The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) offers a variety of summer programs for current college students and adults. Students can take courses in 15 different art and design fields, including architecture, computer-based design, film and video, painting and sculpture. RISD also offers summer courses in the liberal arts, including courses in art history, literature and cultural theory. Students interested in graphic design can attend the Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies and take courses in web design, poster design, magazine design and graphic design history. RISD also offers summer study abroad programs for college students in Copenhagen, Switzerland and Rome. RISD summer-studies students can earn course credit from RISD's Division of Continuing Education.
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6100
risd.edu/
The School for Professional and Continuing Studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) offers a variety of programs for college students and adults during the summers. Undergraduates at other colleges and universities can enroll in MICA's summer undergraduate courses, including three-credit courses in art history and a variety of studio disciplines. MICA also offers summer study abroad programs or "travel intensives," in which students travel with MICA faculty members to study community arts or documentary video in Nicaragua, fiber arts in Turkey, art history or painting in Italy or sculpture in South Korea.
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-669-9200
mica.edu/
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers summer courses for current college students as well as teachers, working artists and interested adults. Students can take three- or six-week classes in art history, fine arts and design. Students live in SAIC dorms and can take advantage of SAIC studio facilities. Summer courses run throughout the summer, from early June to late August.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-629-6100
saic.edu/
Columbia University's School of the Arts enrolls about 350 students each year in its summer arts program in New York, N.Y. Columbia art faculty members offer master classes, workshops and courses in film, theatre arts, writing and the visual arts. Visual arts course offerings include drawing, painting, printmaking and photography. Current undergraduates can earn transfer credit for their home college or university.
Columbia University School of the Arts
305 Dodge Hall, 2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2134
cc.columbia.edu/