Summer Performing & Visual Arts Opportunities
One of the best ways to stand out in the college application process is to build your special skill or talent. Use your summers as an opportunity to develop your skills and prepare for success.
Check back here! This is not an exhaustive list, and we are continually adding quality programs for you to research.
Multiple Art Programs
Arts Bridge List of Best Summer Art Programs - Boston, MA
Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Boston MA, Dance, Music Theater
California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), Valencia, CA
Denison University: Summer TUTTI Performing Arts Camp - Granville, OH
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp - Interlochen, MI
Long Lake Camp, New York
MajoringinMusic - Summer music camps and Programs (general)
Northwestern National High School Institute - Evanston, IL
Walnut Hill Summer Arts Camp - Natick, MA
Theatre & Musical Theatre
Arts Bridge Summer Arts Programs
Berklee College of Music, Musical Theater Workshop
Boston Conservatory, Musical Theater Acting Intensive (MTAI)
Boston Conservatory, Musical Theater Dance Intensive (MTDI)
Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives
BroadwayEvolved NYC Summer Intensive
Bucks Rock Camp, Connecticut
Carnegie Mellon University, Pre-College Drama
Cornish College of the Arts, Summer@Cornish
Interlochen Summer Theatre Programs - Interlochen, MI
Frenchwoods Festival, New York
Herand Camp of the Theatre Arts, Wisconsin
Ithaca College Summer Theatre Intensive
La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory
Marymount Manhattan, Musical Theatre Program
Neighborhood Playhouse, Six-Week Summer Acting Intensive
Northwestern University, National High School Institute (Cherubs)
Oklahoma City University, High School Musical Theater Program
Open Jar Institute, Broadway Summer Intensive
Paper Mill Playhouse, Summer Musical Theater Conservatory
Penn State University, Summer Theatre Artistic Training Experience (S.T.A.T.E.)
Perry Mansfield Performing Arts Camp, Colorado
School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) Musical Theater and Acting for Film
Southeastern Summer Theater Institute (SSTI)
Stagedoor Manor, New York
Stella Adler, Teen Summer Conservatory
Syracuse University, Summer College: Musical Theater
Texas State University, NEXUS Musical Theatre Pre-College Intensive
Tisch Summer HS Drama Programs, New York, NY
UCLA, Acting and Performance Summer Institute
University of Michigan, MPulse Summer Performing Arts Institutes
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Drama Summer Intensive
University of Southern California, High School Summer Conservatory
Walnut Hill Summer Theater Intensive
Voice
ArtsBridge Summer ArtSong - Boston, MA
Schmidt Vocal Institute - Covington, KY
The Royal Conservatory - High School Vocal Performance Intensive - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Music School Central - Classical Voice Summer Programs
Rider University: Westminster High School Vocal Institute - Lawrence, NJ
Music / Composition
Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, ME
Berklee Aspire - Boston, MA
Berklee Film, TV, and Video Game Scoring Program, Los Angeles, CA
Boston University Tanglewood Institute - Boston, MA, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Voice, Piano, Composition, and Harp
Brevard Music Center High School Programs - Brevard, NC
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Music, Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland Institute of Music: Summer Music Camps - Cleveland, OH
DePaul University: Summer Music - Chicago, IL
Johnson String Music Camps - United States
Kinhaven Music School: Senior Session - Weston, VT
Manhattan School of Music Summer - New York, NY
Oberlin College Summer Programs, Oberlin, OH
Rocky Ridge Music: Youth Music Programs - Estes Park, CO
Rafael Mendez Brass Institute - Denver, CO
Summit Music Festival - Pleasantville, NY
University of Rochester: Summer at Eastman School of Music - Rochester, NY
University of Wisconsin: Badger Precollege Summer Music Clinic - Madison, WI
Jazz
Teen Jazz - List of Summer Jazz Camps
Music School Central - Jazz & Contemporary/Popular Music Summer Programs
Summer Jazz Improv and Composers Workshop, NYU - New York, NY
Musical Production & Technology
Music School Central - Music Production & Technology Summer Programs
Oberlin Sonic Arts Workshop - Electronic Music Composition and Production - Oberlin, OH
Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs - Pittsburgh, PA
Steinhardt | NYU - Music Technology Summer Intensive - New York, NY
Berklee - Electronic Music Production and Sound Design - Boston, MA
Art & Design
Artzray - 10 Summer Arts Programs You Should Know
Best College Reviews - 50 Best Pre-College Summer Arts Programs for High School Students
ArtsBridge - Best Summer Arts Programs
ArtSpeak Internship - Asian Art Museum - San Francisco, CA
Academy of Art University - Precollege Art Experience - San Francisco, CA
Cleveland Institute of Art: Artists-in-Residence Pre-College Program - Cleveland, OH
Columbus College of Art & Design College Preview - Columbus, OH
Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Pre-College Summer Session, Minneapolis, MN
Rhode Island School of Design: Pre-College Summer Program - Providence, RI
Ringling College of Art & Design Pre College - Sarasota, FL
University of Michigan: Stamps School of Art & Design - Ann Arbor, MI
Washington University in St. Louis: Portfolio Plus Program - St Louis, MO
Photography
Teen Life - Photography Summer Programs
Film / Animation
NYFA Visual & Performing Arts Summer Day Camps (multiple locations) - Los Angeles, CA
CSSSA Animation Program - California
De Paul University The Game, Cinema, and Animation Summer Academy - Chicago, IL
Emerson Digital Filmmakers Studio - Boston, MA
Idyllwild Filmmaking Intensive - Idyllwild, CA
Interlochen Animation Summer Program for High School Students - Interlochen, MI
Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA
NYU: Tisch Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop - New York, New York
Purchase College Precollege Programs: Filmmaking Institute - Purchase, NY
SOCAPA Summer Film Camps for Teens - New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Burlington, VT
The New School Summer Filmmaking Intensive - New York, NY
UCLA Film and Television Summer Institute - Los Angeles, CA
University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Winston-Salem, NC
USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program for Summer - Los Angeles, CA
Pacifica Screen Student Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA
Dance
Arts Bridge List of Best Summer Art Programs
10 “Must Try” Summer Dance Intensives
Colorado State: Dance Lab Summer Intensive - Fort Collins, CO
Fashion
Albright College: Summer Fashion Studio, Reading PA
Marist College: Summer Pre-College Fashion Design - Poughkeepsie, NY
Sotheby's Summer Institute - New York, NY