Summer Art Program for High School Students in Boston, MA
Young Artist Residency Program @ Art Institute of Boston:
The Young Artist Residency Program (YAR) at The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) at Lesley University in Boston, MA is designed for high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in the Fall. This intensive summer art residency program of four weeks of classes, and art-making is designed to offer a professional art college experience while living on campus. Students live in Lesley University residence halls, minutes from Harvard Square in Cambridge and study art with college professors and graduates of AIB in our Boston studios, just across the Charles River. Discover Boston, a beautiful world-class city rich in history, the arts, nearby beaches, and consistently ranked number one in the "Big City College Towns". Weekend and evening activities are organized to highlight the historic and cultural significance of Boston through visits to galleries, museums, and artist studios.
The Young Artist Residency Summer Program (YAR)
This program is for high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in the Fall (4-week program)
- Select a full schedule of classes from over 60 exciting course offerings in the areas of Artistry, Technology, and Professions in the Visual Arts.
- Join a thriving art college community.
- Receive 6 college credits for successful completion of courses and enrichment activities.
- Earn incentives for applying and enrolling in AIB as a college choice.
- Strengthen your portfolio and become the artist you were meant to be.
- Learn the high-tech side of art-making by gaining experience with state-of-the-art computer software and hardware.
- Students select their own courses, build their own schedules and are in classes Monday through to Friday.
Artistry Classes:
* Foundation in Drawing + Design
* Anatomy and Figure Drawing Portfolio
* Advanced Figure Drawing
* Drawing II
* Introduction to Painting
* 3-D Painting and Assemblage
* Mural Painting
* Jewelry + Metalsmithing
* Beginning Sculpture
* Experimental Figure Sculpture
* The Art of the Handmade Book
* Summer Sketchbook
* Introduction to Basic Printmaking
* Field Practicum
Technology Classes:
* Media Literacy
* Digital Photography
* Animation Festival
* Video Production
* Digital Drawing for Fashion
* Game Design for Graphic Artists
* Field Practicum
Professions Classes:
* Graphic Design Techniques
* Introduction to Typography
* Design can change the World?
* Illustration Toolbox
* Comics and the Graphic Novel
* Fashion Illustration
* Fashion Photography
* Textile Print Design for Fashion
* Portfolio Preparation
* Portfolio Preparation for Photographers
* Photo Foundation: Young Photographers Workshop
* Color Photography: Techniques + Concepts
* Alternative Photographic Processes
* Traditional Black and White Photography
* Black and White Photo II
* Photographic Portraiture
* Art Appreciation
* Introduction to Art Therapy
* Introduction to Art Education
* Introduction to Furniture Design
* Field Practicum
Schedule:
A typical weekday:
- Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45am
- Shuttle departs for AIB studios 8:50am
- Morning classes begin 9:30am - 1:00pm
- Lunch at AIB 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Afternoon classes begin 2:00pm - 5:30pm
- Shuttle departs for Doble Campus 5:45pm
- Dinner in White Hall 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Optional Artist Presentation 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Free Time 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- Curfew 11:00pm
- Lights out 12:00am
A typical weekend:
- Breakfast 8:00am - 8:45 am
- Museum or Gallery Visits 10:00am
- Lunch out 12:00pm
- Tours and shopping 2:30pm
- Dinner in White Hall 6:00pm-7:00pm
- Optional Activities 8:30pm
- Curfew 11:00pm
- Lights out 12:00am
Student Activities:
While living on campus, weekend and evening activities are designed to highlight the historic and cultural significance of Boston through visits to galleries, museums, and artist studios. Below is a partial list of activities from which the weekend schedule is determined.
Educational activities (museums, artists talks, studio visits) are not optional since they contribute to the 6 college credits that the program awards. Many non-educational activities are optional with alternative activities offered.
- Harvard Art Museums
- MIT List Visual Arts Center
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- The Institute of Contemporary Art
- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
- Studio visits to the Brickbottom Artists Association
- Visiting artist presentations
- Walking tours, including Boston's Italian neighborhood "The North End", Chinatown, The Freedom Trail, Historic Downtown Boston, Newbury Street Galleries, Harvard Square, Quincy Market, and Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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- Customized/individual instructions
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