PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER STUDIO

ABOUT

SMFA’s Pre-College Summer Studio is a

rigorous summer program for high school

students interested in the visual arts. Young

artists from all over the world come to the

school to experience college life, learn new

art forms, and build a portfolio. Graduates

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

DATES

4-Week Program

July 10 – August 5, 2016

COURSE OFFERINGS

∙ 2D Studio: Painting + Drawing

∙ 3D Studio: Sculpture + Installation

∙ Digital Media: Photography + Graphic Arts

∙ Moving Image: Video + Animation

∙ Advanced Projects

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.

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.

COMMUNITY

Our international community of young artists includes

students with a variety of artmaking experience.

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.

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-on-

one 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.”

“I’ve started thinking more about different kinds of art and how I

can incorporate art into my life.”

LEARN MORE

www.smfa.edu/precollege