Summer Intensive | Mill Street Loft

A pre-college portfolio development program on Vassar College campus. Download a brochure as a PDF

Session 1 June 25 – July 6
Session 2 July 9 – July 20, Residential is available
Session 3 July 23 – Aug 3

Each two-week session (9:00am-4:30pm) offers 3 areas of concentration: Advanced Drawing & Painting, Drawing & Painting, and Photography.

Early Bird Discount till April 1st, enter code “SUM2012EB” when you check out.

The Program
This art immersion program is designed for motivated, artistically and career-minded teens ages 14 – 19 to help develop their ideas and build skills in the visual arts. We believe that every student should be given a firm foundation to build upon. Therefore, we explore the depth of shape, color, line, texture, space and movement as well as the importance of conceptualism to help students develop scholarship-level portfolios.

The Summer Art Intensive of the Art Institute is located in the Fine Arts Studios, and Photo Lab at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie on New Hackensack Rd. There are beautifully landscaped areas, historic buildings and the Lehman Loeb Museum that serve as inspiration. The Summer Intensive utilizes many studios including sculpture, a fully equipped darkroom, professional exhibit areas, dorms, and the expansive grounds and facilities.

Take a video virtual tour of our new facilities at Vassar College:
Studio1 • Studio2 • Studio 3 • Critique Room • Photo Critique Room

Art Institute & Junior Art Institute Staff
All Instructors are professional visual and media artists who teach from a mentor position — encouraging students to build their skills while becoming well-rounded and diversified in the visual arts. They also include illustrators, photographers and exhibiting visual artists. Some artists appear in national publications and are affiliated with professional organizations that focus on arts and education.

A limited number of scholarships are available based on need and talent.

Advanced Drawing & Painting
9:00 – 12:30 Adv. Drawing & Painting • lunch • 1 – 2:45 Photography • 2:50 – 4:30 Drawing II
Students will work from landscape, still life, the self, and the model, while exploring representational, abstract, and conceptual sensibilities. This MAJOR uses a wide range of media from charcoal and pastel on paper; water-color and ink painting, mixed media and collage, and acrylic paint on canvas. Students learn to hone their skills of self-expression into personal statements and powerful works of art while developing their portfolio and critique dialogs.

If you would prefer to register by placing a non-refundable deposit, please call our office at 845.471.7477 or download our brochure and mail in your registration.

Drawing & Painting
9:00 – 12:30 Drawing & Painting • lunch • 1 – 2:45 Media • 2:50 – 4:30 Photography
A foundation course which will explore the principles of art & 2D design. Students will work from landscape, still life, and the self, while exploring representational and abstract forms as they develop a higher level of skills. In addition students will discover new drawing techniques with different printmaking methods. This MAJOR begins to prepare students for advanced study as they pursue portfolio development for college admission.

If you would prefer to register by placing a non-refundable deposit, please call our office at 845.471.7477 or download our brochure and mail in your registration.

Photography
9:00 – 12:30 Photography • lunch • 1 – 2:45 Drawing II • 2:50 – 4:30 Digital Photography
Students will explore photography as a medium for creative expression in our fully equipped darkroom studio and on our landscaped grounds. The emphasis will be on seeing – what is visually significant – and craftsmanship – mastering particular photographic techniques in order to create dynamic photographs. Students will explore how a camera works, film processing, innovative techniques, and black-and-white printing. This MAJOR will give students direct and practical experience while gaining an understanding of the technical wonders of photography.

If you would prefer to register by placing a non-refundable deposit, please call our office at 845.471.7477 or download our brochure and mail in your registration.

Summer Intensive Residential Program, 2012
Enjoy the same great Summer Intensive program but with an added twist. Each participant will be enrolled in extended evening studio courses, special activities, and weekend excursions while living in the dorms on campus at Vassar College. Meals included. Sunday, July 8 – Friday, July 20

Take a video virtual tour of our new facilities at Vassar College:
Studio1 • Studio2 • Studio 3 • Critique Room • Photo Critique Room