<p>I'm a high school sophomore and I really want to go to Parsons. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good summer art program for developing an art portfolio. There are so many- I don't know which to choose! I would prefer to stay in the New England area, close to Boston....</p>
<p>Has anyone been to the pre college program at Suffolk U or can tell me anything about it?
I'm also interested in the Mass art summer program.</p>
<p>SMFA did a presentation in our school
their summer art program seems very interesting.
you will definitely produce some nice paintings if you choose to attend.
BU also seems to have a nice program.</p>
<p>i did one at risd, it was ridiculously amazing, and a few of my friends had also done one at pratt, but risd's is much more hardcore.</p>
<p>I also would like to know about summer programs.
I've looked at RMCAD, RISD, MICA, and Carnige Mellon.</p>
<p>The downfall for me is the cost of such programs.
I plan on applying for an AMVETS scholarship for $3000 to help me with the cost. Of course, going to a program would all rely on me getting the AMVET scholarship or another from the program.</p>
<p>I know RISD give full and partial scholarships for the progrma, but does anyone know of any others who do?</p>
<p>^SVA offers tuition scholarships (but they don't cover housing costs). It's also cheaper in the first place than many other programs.</p>
<p>If you want to go to parsons, why don't you just do the Parsons intensive summer studio program? one of my best friends did it and i went to visit her and she had a blast.</p>
<p>I did look at SVA.
I think Pratt would be pretty cool too. It's also one of the lower cost programs.</p>
<p>I did Maine College of Art's summer program when I was a sophomore, and it helped me develop a great portfolio. The drawing class was especially good. (but that's probably true of all of them) I don't know for sure, but I'd venture to guess it'd be cheaper there than a school in New York City, or even Boston, so considering the classes are basic, you get what you put into them, as well as you're probably going to attend a very expensive school for your undergrad, money is a factor to consider. (then, again, I don't know for sure on price comparison) It's about two, maybe three hours away from Boston. And Portland is a nice place to live in the summer, lots of music, ocean, etc. </p>
<p>If you want any more info about it, just ask. Here's the link, copy and pasted:</p>
<p>MECA:</a> Pre-College</p>
<p>I'm thinking of attending RISD the summer after my junior year. It would be difficult for me to get into a summer program that requires a portfolio since I do not have much artwork to show...which is why I want to attend a summer art program. I'm really looking for something that will help me develop an art portfolio, that provides rigorous art instruction, but is not too pricey (in the $2000 range) and is in the New England area. </p>
<p>About Parsons pre-college...I don't like that you can't take a variety of classes at the same time...can someone explain the certificate program to me?</p>
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<p>You're not going to find many places that don't do that. Since most summer programs are only a month long and art classes last hours, there isn't time to cover too many topics. But usually the "major" you sign up for will have a few different courses to go along with it; I know that Pratt and SVA do this, and Parsons probably does too.</p>
<p>The only program I'm positive doesn't is FIT; it allows sign-ups for two separate classes instead.</p>
<p>Have you looked into New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH? My daughter is planning on going there this summer for their pre-college. This year's info isn't available yet, but last years costs were around $1700 I think.</p>
<p>Sorry, I am new to this and don't know if I'm posting in the correct place... My D was accepted into the Young Artist Residency program at the Art Inst. of Boston/Lesley Univ. It sounds like a good program (RISD way too much $$ for us, & other summer programs didn't have photography), but now I'm getting nervous - she was accepted really quickly. Does anyone know anything about this program??</p>
<p>AIB is a very small school in general, so they probably don't get many applicants to their precollege summer program and can respond to them quickly. I don't know much about the school besides for that the facilities aren't the greatest but the quality of teaching is supposed to be pretty good. Of the few photography students' work I've seen from there (undergrad level) I don't think you should worry.</p>
<p>I did RISD and Pratt pre-colleges. If you have any questions, pm me because I have a lot to say about both and I would be happy to talk about my experiences.</p>
<p>Check out MICA summer abroad program. They also offer scholarships.</p>
<p>cherrycrush021- please post we would like to hear your comments here.</p>
<p>My daughter attended the Massart pre-college summer program. She stayed at the school in the dorms while attending. The classes consisted of intensive drawing classes(lots of observational work) , 3d/sculpture type classes and 2 electives of their choice. There was also a class that discussed and focused on current events and the artworld - alot of conceptual type work was done. The variety seemed to be perfect for helping build some solid portfolio work and touching on stuff that is covered in a college setting-she is now attending Massart as a freshman. I also would like to recommend the NH art institute. My D took Saturday classes there while in HS and my husband does continuing ed night classes there. The instructors are top notch and while I can't vouch for the summer program it is reasonably priced. Good luck!</p>
<p>Okay so
I did RISD Pre-college the summer after my sophomore year for drawing.
I knew nothing about art and I had NO experience with drawing from life.
It was really intimidating, but I improved a lot. I LOVED my drawing teacher.
Pros: great drawing teacher, improved A LOT, 6 hour sessions really enabled me to do a ton of work, the teachers push you really hard so you produce much better work, the caliber of students is really high, Boston isn't all that far if you want to make a day trip
Cons: I got bored of Providence pretty quickly (the city isn't all that nice), it was so long at 6 weeks so I felt like it ate up all my summer (& let's face it... after 180 days in school you need somewhat of a break), it was really expensive, many of the students were snooty/cutthroat, my other teachers like in basic design and foundation drawing were not very good, art history was completely pointless, only the RISD museum is really close</p>
<p>Pratt I went to the summer after my junior year. I knew nothing about the school, but I love New York & it was a shorter program. I signed up for Painting & Drawing, & we ended up doing more painting which was good for me since I knew nothing about oils.
Pros: AMAZING painting teacher, I NEVER got bored in NYC, I loved Brooklyn, I got to go to free concerts & such, so many museums and galleries were close by, the attitude of the students was much more laid-back
Cons: the sessions were only 3 hours long (they split up the classes, unlike RISD in which you take one class per day) so it was harder to finish work in a shorter amount of time, there were a lot more rules than at RISD such as an earlier curfew & checking in for "homework space" which I never used but to some people it was helpful, the portfolio class wasn't all that helpful (until they had admissions people & artists come in to review our work individually), & my foundation teacher had some pretty wacky assignments which I couldn't really use for my portfolio</p>
<p>all in all... I liked Pratt better. The atmosphere was just so more relaxed... I always felt nervous at RISD because of the attitude of the students there. I improved at both places, probably more at RISD because it was 6 weeks instead of 4, but I had more fun at Pratt. I did find great friends at both places though, so no matter where you go it'll be fun. </p>
<p>if anyone has any more questions, I'd be happy to answer.</p>
<p>I did RISD's pre-college program. Amazing experience, learned a TON. And then the people are amazing; I'm still in contact with a bunch of my friends.</p>
<p>I'd love to go to the RISD summer program, or even go to RISD for college next year.
It's all about the funds for me to go though.
Hopefully they'll be there.</p>