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High School / Pre-College

Art & Architecture: Summer at Penn

Printmaking at Art and Architecture at Penn
  • Ages 15–18
  • 4-Week Session
  • Residential: July 4–31
  • Day: July 5–30
  • For full academic details, please visit Art and Architecture at Penn

Explore the Arts and Architecture

The University of Pennsylvania School of Design offers a four-week intensive studio program in art and architecture.

Art students choose major courses in animation, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography or sculpture. In addition, they select two-week projects in ceramic wheel throwing, figure drawing, filmmaking, graphic design, photography, printmaking and book arts, or Web design. Architecture students follow a full-day studio intensive every day and do not study a minor.

Working with Penn faculty from around the world, you will build your portfolio, experiment with new disciplines and improve existing skills. The curriculum is taken from regular Penn courses and is sequenced and paced for the age and experience of the student body. Classes are small and we expect individualization within projects.

Architecture Majors

  • Students study this major for the full day and do not select a minor.

Art Majors

  • Animation
  • Drawing
  • Filmmaking
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Sculpture

Art Minors

  • Ceramic Wheel Throwing
  • Digital Photography I & II
  • Experimental Photography
  • Figure Drawing
  • Filmmaking
  • Graphic Design
  • Printmaking & Book Arts
  • Web Design

Experience Penn Campus Life and Activities

  • Stay in dormitories and eat in dining halls on Penn’s Campus in University City.
  • Explore Penn and Philadelphia through various planned excursions throughout the city.
  • Enjoy evening and weekend activities including recreational and cultural trips designed to provide a truly East Coast and Ivy League experience.
  • Learn from and interact with current Penn undergraduates who serve as Residential Assistants (RTAs) and live with students on campus to serve as a resource for academic and co-curricular activities.
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