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A two-week summer institute in studio art designed for exceptionally talented and highly motivated high school students. The program's curriculum, created and supervised by internationally recognized UCLA Department of Art faculty, offers 3 units of Pass/No Pass UCLA college credit. Students may select from one of two 2-week sessions, or enroll in both sessions for a total of 6 units. In each session, students will choose from one of four disciplines for their studio concentration: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Video Art and New Genres, 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, lecture/presentations, field trips, and includes a final exhibition of student work.

Please note that the Video Art session is not being offered during Session B.

Special programming for all participants includes presentations by UCLA Art Department faculty as well as emerging artists, lectures on contemporary art history, and field trips to the UCLA Hammer Museum, the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, and the Fowler Museum. 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 student projects led by UCLA faculty 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 meet UCLA faculty and 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. Interested applicants must complete the online registration form and submit 4 digital images of recent artwork (JPEG format, 1024 x 768 pixels at 72 dpi). Directions on the the file upload process will be sent to the applicant via e-mail upon completion of the online registration form.

Please remember that even after you have been approved, official enrollment is on a first-come, first served basis.

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