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Morning Studio Classes

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Students explore the fundamental principles of animated movement through the use of stop-motion and digital tools. This course will introduce students to the essentials of leading animation programs, with which we will experiment and explore the possibilities of this diverse and contemporary medium.Students will gain a solid foundation in animation, resulting in unique and outstanding pieces for a college portfolio.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

This course introduces students to architectural design through hands-on projects, lectures, and collaborative assignments. Students will learn about practical considerations and broad concepts that shape our built environment by designing a series of structures in response to client and site needs. Technical drawing and model-making are among the skills learned and used with an emphasis on creative problem-solving. Students will come away from the course having experienced a collaborative environment, knowledge of the basic principles of design, and creative work suitable for their portfolio.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Expand your visual vocabulary by learning different tools to develop drawing skills and techniques. This class covers basics of perspective and proportion, as well as a number of less conventional approaches to drawing. In addition to analyzing work by contemporary artists and working independently, students have the opportunity to collaborate through group critiques and discussions.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Students gain an understanding of the human figure using classical and contemporary techniques for understanding proportion, value, contrast, line, texture, and shape. Explore different ways of constructing an image of the figure through both personal expression and abstraction. This class will look at traditional and contemporary works and techniques to help inform one’s work. Materials for this class include pencil, pen, charcoal, or other art materials readily at hand.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Use a 35mm camera and print photographs in a professional darkroom. Develop a range of visual and technical skills through traditional film approaches to photography. Learn about camera controls, darkroom processes, composition and craft. Students who have their own 35mm film cameras are encouraged to bring them to use throughout the course. If you do not have a 35mm camera, one will be provided.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Explore the multi-faceted field of illustration. In this class, students learn about effective tools and techniques for visual communication. Areas of study may include concept art, character design, editorial, and narrative illustration. Students are exposed to the wide range of styles and mediums used by professional illustrators.

Cost: $895

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

This course provides students with an opportunity to learn important skills in jewelry making and metalsmithing. Students consider how to integrate sustainable practices, such as repairing, repurposing and recycling, into the process of creating  jewelry and metal objects. Contemporary and historic artists will be a source for inspiration to encourage students to combine jewelry and metalsmithing methods with personal voice through 3-D problem solving assignments.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Observational painting is the conversation that happens between the artist and the observed. Whether the observed is an object, a place, a person, or even an idea, it becomes the response in visual and personal representation. Working from still life, objects, and the self, students explore foundational concepts such as color, texture, form, space, shape, and line.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM daily

Learn about the transfer of imagery through the tradition of printmaking. This studio class focuses on the monotype. Experiment with color and composition using a variety of techniques. Students are introduced to sustainable approaches to printmaking, and assist each other in this collaborative art practice.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Afternoon Studio Classes

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

Students explore the fundamental principles of animated movement through the use of stop-motion and digital tools. This course will introduce students to the essentials of leading animation programs, with which we will experiment and explore the possibilities of this diverse and contemporary medium. Students will gain a solid foundation in animation, resulting in unique and outstanding pieces for a college portfolio.

Cost: $895

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

This course will explore artist books as a means to communicate ideas. Students will take inspiration from a variety of book making styles and techniques, including, Pop-Up, Origami, and Tunnel Books. Students will learn to build a narrative sequence and integrate text and image. The goal is to experiment with new techniques and expand their visual storytelling abilities. Students are challenged to make art in two and three dimensions.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

This course looks at character archetypes that are at the center of some of our favorite and well-known stories, and allows the artist to re-engage with them and the fantastic worlds they live in. Students create projects from concept to model to portfolio, through supportive critique. This class explores re-imagined popular heroes and villains, making it an ideal experience for anyone creating children’s books, comics or graphic novels, animated cartoons or video games.

On Campus Cost: $990
Virtual Class Cost: $895

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

Expand your visual vocabulary by learning different tools to develop drawing skills and techniques. This class covers basics of perspective and proportion, as well as a number of less conventional approaches to drawing. In addition to analyzing work by contemporary artists and working independently, students have the opportunity to collaborate through group critiques and discussions.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

This on campus class will focus on fashion illustration, research and sustainability, and reusing garments to give them a new life. Re-invent a garment you own: explore sewing techniques and basic pattern making to deconstruct, alter, or combine garments into one-of-a-kind fashion pieces.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

Designers are creative problem solvers. Students of Graphic Design develop an understanding of the principles of visual vocabulary and learn to be comfortable expressing their ideas visually. This course introduces basic skills and concepts fundamental to graphic designers. Students explore the design process, imagery for the commercial space, lettering design, and techniques for combining these disparate elements.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: Classes are from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM daily

Explore the multi-faceted field of illustration. In this class, students learn about effective tools and techniques for visual communication. Areas of study may include concept art, character design, editorial, and narrative illustration. Students are exposed to the wide range of styles and mediums used by professional illustrators.

Cost: $990

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Full Day Studio Classes

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9am-5pm

This full day studio allows students interested in animation to go beyond the basics. This class will introduce students to animation programs and techniques, with which they will experiment and explore the possibilities of this diverse and contemporary medium. Students will use this new set of tools to develop their storytelling skills.

Cost: $1,980

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

Start Date: July 7 , 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025
Meeting Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9am-5pm

Use a 35mm camera and print photographs in a professional darkroom. Develop a range of visual and technical skills through traditional film approaches to photography. Learn about camera controls, darkroom processes, composition and craft. Students who have their own 35mm film cameras are encouraged to bring them to use throughout the course. If you do not have a 35mm camera, one will be provided.

Cost: $1,980

Payment is due in full by June 3, 2025.

Materials and supplies not included in the program fee and are purchased by the participant. Assistance with supplies is available.

On-Campus Experience

Classes will take place on the MassArt campus. The in-person format allows students to experience the college’s facilities and studio spaces, including MAAM, MassArt’s Art Museum. Located on Huntington Avenue in downtown Boston, MassArt is a neighbor of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Housing

Supervised housing will not be provided for students enrolled in in-person Summer Intensives classes. If you are interested in housing, please contact the MassArt Housing Office at summer@massart.edu. Minors will need to be accompanied by an adult in order to reside in the MassArt Residences.

 

Dropping & Refund Policy

Students will receive a full refund if the class is dropped by June 24. Students who fail to notify MassArt Youth Programs of their registration cancellation in writing to k12@massart.edu prior to this date, will not be eligible for a refund.

For questions related to our policies or registration, please contact:
Youth Programs

Email: k12@massart.edu

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