I want to spend my summer exploring my passion for art before applying to college. Can anyone recommend some cool art summer camps for high school students?
There are quite a few summer art camps for high school students that can help you explore and develop your passion for art. Here are a few recommendations:
1. Interlochen Arts Camp: Located in Michigan, Interlochen offers a variety of programs in areas such as visual arts, creative writing, film, and music, for students who are passionate about the arts.
2. Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Pre-College Program: This six-week summer program offers high school students the chance to immerse themselves in art and design, with studio classes and critiques, at one of the nation's top art schools.
3. California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA): A four-week summer program that provides advanced training in visual arts, creative writing, film, and more for talented high school students. They are located on the campus of California Institute of the Arts in Valencia.
4. School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Early College Program: This summer program at perhaps the best art school in the country is focused on helping high school students develop their artistic skills and build their portfolios, and offers a variety of programs, ranging from two weeks to six weeks long.
5. Parsons Pre-College Academy Summer Intensive: This four-week program in New York City allows high school students to choose an area of focus, such as fashion, illustration, graphic design, or photography.
These are just a few examples of the many art camps and summer programs available. If none of them seems quite right for you, consider checking out the more extensive list of summer arts programs on CollegeVine's blog: https://blog.collegevine.com/high-school-art-summer-programs. I recommend researching these, and others if you can find them, to find one that aligns with your specific interests and goals.
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