College of Fine and Applied Arts

At this immersive, weeklong program, each high school student selects a track for the week. Students stay in our state-of-the-art residence halls, and the tracks run 9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.4:30 p.m. MondayFriday. Participants also join in evening activities such as bowling, movies on the Quad, exploring campus, scavenger hunts, and museum trips.

Students will participate in rigorous acting, voice and speech, movement, and scene study classes to learn the art of acting for the stage. Students will also explore improvisation and learn techniques through coaching and warm-up exercises that will build confidence and improve theatrical performance skills.

My World of Comics is a weeklong comic making class where you will explore a few basic comic skills. Each day you will focus on one to two fundamental elements of the craft: writing, drawing, inking, coloring, lettering, prepress, and printing. This will be an exciting class for all skill levels.

In this track, teens will join the faculty and students of one of the strongest and oldest dance programs in the country. Students will be immersed in intense technical training in various styles and forms including modern dance, ballet, African dance, and hip-hop.

In Fashion Design, you will take on the role of fashion designer, learning the basics of design, construction, and sewing to make your very own one-of-a-kind avant garde ensemble using existing clothing as raw material.

In this course students will explore fundamental facets including technical dimensions like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; aesthetic dimensions like composition, color theory, and lighting; and conceptual dimensions like narrative strategies, emotional affect, and critical analysis.

Students in this intensive will make relief block prints. We will cut linoleum and tile pieces together to make complex multicolor compositions. Students will learn how professional poster artists make their relief prints, using a press and printing with oil-based ink.

Students will create a series of works on paper based on individualized themes, inspired by contemporary artists and art making. Repetition of subject matter and media will lead to a final series of explorations that consider compositional emphasis and layering of materials.

Students will explore what it means to work behind the scenes in theatre. Learn the skills and techniques you need to successfully put up a show. Gain hands-on experience in a variety of theatrical jobs including scenic/props design and technology, costume design, lighting design and technology, sound design, and stage management.