UCLA Department of Art
Summer Art InstituteSession A: July 9 - 20 | B: July 23 - August 3
This two-week summer institute in studio art is designed for exceptionally talented and highly motivated high school students. The program's curriculum, created and supervised by the internationally recognized UCLA Department of Art faculty, offers three units of academic credit. Students may select from one of two two-week sessions, or enroll in both sessions for a total of six units of academic credit. In each session, students will choose one of the following disciplines for their studio concentration: Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Sculpture. Students who enroll in both sessions may either repeat or choose alternate disciplines. Each session is structured around a combination of focused studio work, lectures, presentations, field trips, and includes a final exhibition of student work in the New Wight Gallery.
Special programming for all participants includes presentations by UCLA Department of Art faculty as well as emerging artists, lectures on contemporary art history, and field trips to nearby museums. The program also offers focused workshops geared toward development and documentation of artwork for college portfolios. Through exposure to a range of media and contemporary art practices, students are encouraged to explore and expand their vision of creative work and develop their individual artistic vocabularies.
The intensive program culminates in a final critique of students' projects and an exhibition of the student work held at the UCLA New Wight Gallery. Parents, families, and friends are invited to attend the exhibition where they can celebrate with all participants. Held in the Richard Meier & Partners-designed Broad Art Center adjacent to the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, the program offers students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the arts at UCLA. Supervised evening activities are also offered for students staying in the UCLA residence halls.
Admission to the program is by instructor consent. As part of the application process, students wishing to enroll in the Summer Art Institute must submit and upload 4 examples of recent artwork in JPEG format (500 x 1024 pixels at 72 dpi). Image dimensions must be no smaller than 500 and no larger than 1024 pixels. Please remember that even after you have been approved, official enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Coursework completed through two consecutive sessions of the Summer Art Institute (Session A and Session B, 6 units total) with “P” (Passed) grades may be applicable toward the University of California’s Visual and Performing Arts Subject Requirement, if also approved for graduation requirements by the student’s high school. Students must consult with their respective high schools for verification as to whether courses would be applicable toward graduation and subject requirements.
Sculpture Scholarship Opportunity
The UCLA Department of Art is pleased to announce a scholarship opportunity for students interested in Sculpture. This scholarship covers program fees (not housing) and will be awarded to a student based on artistic ability demonstrated in the application. Applicants who wish to be considered for this scholarship opportunity must submit their applications and upload images no later than April 2nd.
Please note that Sculpture is being offered in Session B only.