Samohi Art Department - General Course Descriptions

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How to Prepare Your Portfolio for BFA and BA Applications.
This informative document includes information on researching your school, types of portfolios, content of portfolios, and how to prepare your artist statment.
Click here to download the PDF file.

The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978, solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives from regionally accredited colleges and universities, which are members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The NPDA is the only organization of its kind, and its membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the United States and Canada.
http://www.npda.org/
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Kansas City Art Institute Pre-College Art Lab

KCAI Pre-College Art Lab is a two-and-a-half week residency program for students who have completed freshman through senior year of high school. If you are accepted as one of our P-CAL students, you will choose a studio major and a liberal arts course which, combined with an intensive life drawing course, will help you discover firsthand the daring and commitment it takes to be an artist.
http://www.kcai.edu/spce/highschool/precollege/

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
MICA offers two distinctly different summer programs for rising high school juniors and seniors.

The Baltimore Pre-College Studio Residency Program is a four-week program offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in college-level studio classes while residing on MICA’s campus with other young artists and designers from around the country and around the world.

The Pre-College Studio Residency Program in Tuscany offers a three week college-level experience in the tradition of MICA’s study abroad programs. This 2-credit experience focuses on DRAWING AND PAINTING THE TUSCAN LANDSCAPE in the Monte Amiata region of Italy.

http://www.mica.edu/PROGRAMS/cs/precollege/

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
For two weeks, students ages 16 to 18 live on campus, experience a college-like curriculum, earn college credits, make art, build a portfolio and attend social activities. These sessions provide students the opportunity to explore their creativity and critical-thinking skills while pushing them to try a wide range of techniques and media. It's a chance to meet students from all around the country who are interested in similar things. It's an opportunity to develop independence and accountability by living in a shared space and managing time and workloads. It's an introduction to college life that will support students as they begin their college experience.
http://www.mcad.edu/

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)
Pre-College Program: Academics
http://pnca.edu/programs/ce/precollege/

Parsons
Summer Intensive Studies: New York
A residential summer program for college, adult, and high school students 16 and older. Four-week, four-credit courses use New York City as a design laboratory. Enroll in Summer Intensive Studies: New York and discover an exceptional academic program enriched by the vast resources of New York.

Summer Intensive Studies: Paris
A residential summer program for college, adult, and high school students 16 and older. Two- and four-week courses in Paris for college credit. At Summer Intensive Studies: Paris, you'll experience this vibrant city from an insider's perspective through exposure to European art, design, and history within Paris' hundreds of museums and design studios.
http://www.parsons.newschool.edu/pre_enrollment//summer.aspx

Pratt
The Pre-College program consists of four classes, as well as lectures and cultural and social events. Students choose one of the Elective course offerings, and are automatically enrolled in a Foundation class, an Art History class, and a Portfolio Development class, to complement their elective of choice.
http://www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege#

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
The RISD Pre-College Program is designed to give 16- to 18-year-old high school students an introduction to the college art school experience. For six weeks, you’ll follow a college-like studio curriculum, live in RISD residence halls and have fun on weekend outings to museums, beaches and area cultural attractions, while maintaining a high level of initiative and responsibility regarding your work and behavior. The course of study is focused, serious and challenging.
http://www.risd.edu/precollege_overview.cfm

Ringling College of Art and Design
PreCollege is for students 16 to 18 years of age, or those currently enrolled in 10th to 12th grades. Three elective college credits will be awarded to all first-time students who successfully complete PreCollege Perspective.
http://www.ringling.edu/PreCollege.77.0.html

San Francisco Art Institute
Experience SFAI’s PreCollege Program—a five-week, five-college-credit program especially designed for those artists who have completed the 10th grade but who haven’t yet started college. The program introduces participants to what it’s like to be in art school—to the broad range of techniques, the concepts, and the debates that make up the contemporary art scene.
http://www.sfai.edu/Page.aspx?page=111

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
The challenging five-week Rising Star program awards college credit to rising high school seniors who are ready for a summer college experience. Students who successfully complete the Rising Star program earn college credit, which may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree at SCAD or at other colleges or universities.
http://www.scad.edu/savannah/summerprograms/rising_star/index.cfm

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art institute’s Early College Program Summer Institute provides high school students of diverse backgrounds and experiences with the opportunity to expand their creative talents and develop a strong portfolio for college admission while receiving college credit. The program is open to current sophomore, junior, and senior high school students. Many of our former students receive top scholarships at SAIC and other top leading art schools.
http://www.saic.edu/continuing_studies/high_school/summer_institute/index.html#overview http://www.sva.edu/adm/index.jsp?sid0=4&sid1=63

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In the Pre-College Summer Studio you will explore painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation, video, digital photography, as well as sound art and performance, so that you may take your artmaking to the next level. These core courses will encompass basic skills, experimentation, conceptual thinking, problem solving, critique, and discussions.
http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Pre_College_Summer_Studio/Index.asp

Skidmore
The Pre-College Program in the Liberal and Studio Arts at Skidmore is a unique summer college experience for high school students interested in exploring the liberal and studio arts -- and in preparing for their future careers as college students. Designed for highly motivated and talented high school students, the program offers them the opportunity to engage in college-level work in areas of their interest and to benefit from Skidmore’s strengths in the liberal and studio arts.
http://cms.skidmore.edu/odsp/programs/precollegiate/index.cfm

Tyler School of Art (Temple)
The Tyler Pre-College Summer Workshop provides a time and place where student artists can immerse themselves in a studio experience on a college campus. Tyler's teachers are working artists dedicated to a solid studio foundation that emphasizes drawing, 2-D and 3-D design principles.
http://www.temple.edu/tyler/cont_ed_p.html


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		Art School Directory at ArtSchools.com Find art schools not just in the U.S., but worldwide. www.artschools.com How to Prepare Your Portfolio for BFA and BA Applications. This informative document includes information on researching your school, types of portfolios, content of portfolios, and how to prepare your artist statment. Click here to download the PDF file. The National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) was created in 1978, solely for the organization and planning of National Portfolio Days. The Association consists of representatives from regionally accredited colleges and universities, which are members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The NPDA is the only organization of its kind, and its membership represents the highest standard of visual arts education available in the United States and Canada. http://www.npda.org/ " Kansas City Art Institute Pre-College Art Lab KCAI Pre-College Art Lab is a two-and-a-half week residency program for students who have completed freshman through senior year of high school. If you are accepted as one of our P-CAL students, you will choose a studio major and a liberal arts course which, combined with an intensive life drawing course, will help you discover firsthand the daring and commitment it takes to be an artist. http://www.kcai.edu/spce/highschool/precollege/ Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) MICA offers two distinctly different summer programs for rising high school juniors and seniors. The Baltimore Pre-College Studio Residency Program is a four-week program offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in college-level studio classes while residing on MICA’s campus with other young artists and designers from around the country and around the world. The Pre-College Studio Residency Program in Tuscany offers a three week college-level experience in the tradition of MICA’s study abroad programs. This 2-credit experience focuses on DRAWING AND PAINTING THE TUSCAN LANDSCAPE in the Monte Amiata region of Italy. http://www.mica.edu/PROGRAMS/cs/precollege/ Minneapolis College of Art and Design For two weeks, students ages 16 to 18 live on campus, experience a college-like curriculum, earn college credits, make art, build a portfolio and attend social activities. These sessions provide students the opportunity to explore their creativity and critical-thinking skills while pushing them to try a wide range of techniques and media. It's a chance to meet students from all around the country who are interested in similar things. It's an opportunity to develop independence and accountability by living in a shared space and managing time and workloads. It's an introduction to college life that will support students as they begin their college experience. http://www.mcad.edu/ Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) Pre-College Program: Academics http://pnca.edu/programs/ce/precollege/ Parsons Summer Intensive Studies: New York A residential summer program for college, adult, and high school students 16 and older. Four-week, four-credit courses use New York City as a design laboratory. Enroll in Summer Intensive Studies: New York and discover an exceptional academic program enriched by the vast resources of New York. Summer Intensive Studies: Paris A residential summer program for college, adult, and high school students 16 and older. Two- and four-week courses in Paris for college credit. At Summer Intensive Studies: Paris, you'll experience this vibrant city from an insider's perspective through exposure to European art, design, and history within Paris' hundreds of museums and design studios. http://www.parsons.newschool.edu/pre_enrollment//summer.aspx Pratt The Pre-College program consists of four classes, as well as lectures and cultural and social events. Students choose one of the Elective course offerings, and are automatically enrolled in a Foundation class, an Art History class, and a Portfolio Development class, to complement their elective of choice. http://www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege# Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) The RISD Pre-College Program is designed to give 16- to 18-year-old high school students an introduction to the college art school experience. For six weeks, you’ll follow a college-like studio curriculum, live in RISD residence halls and have fun on weekend outings to museums, beaches and area cultural attractions, while maintaining a high level of initiative and responsibility regarding your work and behavior. The course of study is focused, serious and challenging. http://www.risd.edu/precollege_overview.cfm Ringling College of Art and Design PreCollege is for students 16 to 18 years of age, or those currently enrolled in 10th to 12th grades. Three elective college credits will be awarded to all first-time students who successfully complete PreCollege Perspective. http://www.ringling.edu/PreCollege.77.0.html San Francisco Art Institute Experience SFAI’s PreCollege Program—a five-week, five-college-credit program especially designed for those artists who have completed the 10th grade but who haven’t yet started college. The program introduces participants to what it’s like to be in art school—to the broad range of techniques, the concepts, and the debates that make up the contemporary art scene. http://www.sfai.edu/Page.aspx?page=111 Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) The challenging five-week Rising Star program awards college credit to rising high school seniors who are ready for a summer college experience. Students who successfully complete the Rising Star program earn college credit, which may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree at SCAD or at other colleges or universities. http://www.scad.edu/savannah/summerprograms/rising_star/index.cfm The School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art institute’s Early College Program Summer Institute provides high school students of diverse backgrounds and experiences with the opportunity to expand their creative talents and develop a strong portfolio for college admission while receiving college credit. The program is open to current sophomore, junior, and senior high school students. Many of our former students receive top scholarships at SAIC and other top leading art schools. http://www.saic.edu/continuing_studies/high_school/summer_institute/index.html#overview http://www.sva.edu/adm/index.jsp?sid0=4&sid1=63 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston In the Pre-College Summer Studio you will explore painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation, video, digital photography, as well as sound art and performance, so that you may take your artmaking to the next level. These core courses will encompass basic skills, experimentation, conceptual thinking, problem solving, critique, and discussions. http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Pre_College_Summer_Studio/Index.asp Skidmore The Pre-College Program in the Liberal and Studio Arts at Skidmore is a unique summer college experience for high school students interested in exploring the liberal and studio arts -- and in preparing for their future careers as college students. Designed for highly motivated and talented high school students, the program offers them the opportunity to engage in college-level work in areas of their interest and to benefit from Skidmore’s strengths in the liberal and studio arts. http://cms.skidmore.edu/odsp/programs/precollegiate/index.cfm Tyler School of Art (Temple) The Tyler Pre-College Summer Workshop provides a time and place where student artists can immerse themselves in a studio experience on a college campus. Tyler's teachers are working artists dedicated to a solid studio foundation that emphasizes drawing, 2-D and 3-D design principles. http://www.temple.edu/tyler/cont_ed_p.html

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