PRECOLLEGE SUMMER STUDIO
ABOUT
DATES
SMFA’s Pre-College Summer Studio is a
4-Week Program
rigorous summer program for high school
July 10 – August 5, 2016
students interested in the visual arts. Young artists from all over the world come to the
COURSE OFFERINGS
school to experience college life, learn new
∙∙ 2D Studio: Painting + Drawing
art forms, and build a portfolio. Graduates
∙∙ 3D Studio: Sculpture + Installation
of the program can earn up to four college credits towards undergraduate study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
LEARN MORE www.smfa.edu/precollege
∙∙ Digital Media: Photography + Graphic Arts ∙∙ Moving Image: Video + Animation ∙∙ Advanced Projects
STUDIO SPACE All pre-college students have access to a personal studio space, a valuable and unique feature of our program. Use your space to work on class projects, create independent work, get feedback from faculty and mentors, and showcase your art throughout the program. Individual studios are grouped together to create a strong sense of community, so you can make great art and life-long friends.
FACULTY + VISITING ARTISTS Learn from a faculty of professional artists and educators who will encourage you to push limits and engage with new art mediums. Renowned visiting artists will present their work and visit with you in your studio space to give advice on your artistic path.
BOSTON
Home to more than 60 colleges and universities and 56 museums, Boston is a great place to live, study and play. Its diverse and urban environment provides an exciting atmosphere in which to engage with the local art and culture scene. Students have the option of living on campus in the residence hall or commuting from home as a day-only student.
COMMUNITY Our international community of young artists includes students with a variety of artmaking experience.
MENTORSHIP Our unusually low student to faculty ratio ensures that you will get the attention you need as you develop your portfolio. You will also be matched with a graduate student mentor from our Master of Fine Arts program who, during regular meetings, will help you to further cultivate your individual vision.
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT Whether or not you are looking to apply to art school, you will gain the early professional skills necessary to document and present your work. Our admissions staff provides college application workshops and one-onone portfolio review sessions.
SMFA Pre-College students are saying great things about our program.
“I love the interdisciplinary aspect of the program…all the teachers were phenomenal.” “I liked being immersed in a really richly diverse and eccentric group of people that I wouldn’t otherwise have met or been exposed to.” “The teachers were amazing. Before I came to this program I had only worked with one medium and now I have learned so much from each teacher.” “I feel that this program has helped my confidence levels but also showed me that I am capable of much more than I thought. I have really learned to expand myself to different things and think outside the box and find meaning in my work.”
LEARN MORE www.smfa.edu/precollege
“I’ve started thinking more about different kinds of art and how I can incorporate art into my life.”