Summer Studio June 18-21, 2013

Are You Ready To Create Tomorrow?

If you're a high school sophomore, junior, or senior, Summer Studio is the perfect way to find out if you are cut out for a creative higher education. This summer, bring us your energy and passion so we can help you discover how you can Create Tomorrow.

Additional Activities

Housing Students Only

Nightly activities offer housing students a chance to see much of what Chicago has to offer! Activities include (subject to change):

• Pizza Party
• Millennium Park
• Navy Pier
• Michigan Avenue Shopping Trip

New Cost & Housing Information

NEW Full Tuition Housing: $550
NEW Full Tuition Non-Housing: $150
Administrative Fee*: $25


* Administrative Fee included in the cost of Full Tuition.

Refund Policy

The $25.00 administrative fee is non-refundable. Tuition and housing fees are fully refundable until Friday, June 14, 2013. After this date, all fees are non-refundable regardless of early cancellation or departure from the workshops.

Forms

Download Forms Here

The following forms must be signed and completed prior to attending Summer Studio.

• Workshop Release Form
• Medical Release Form
• Code of Conduct Contract
• Summer Studio Workshop Photo Release Form
  Confirmation and Understanding of Rules and Regulations
• Contact and Housing Information Form
• Housing Students Only Room and Board Contract

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 31, 2013
Deadline for payment in full: Friday, June 7, 2013

Transportation to and from the Metra train stations, CTA bus stops, and airports is not provided; students must schedule their own taxi or limousine ride.

Metra: www.metrarail.com/
CTA: www.transitchicago.com/
O'Hare Airport: www.ohare.com/
Midway Airport: www.ohare.com/About/Midway/Default.aspx

ART WORKSHOPS:

AUDIO PRODUCTION

Explore your passion for all things audio this summer in our Audio Production workshop. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of audio production using many of the same tools the pros use, including microphones, mixers, digital effects, and much more. Interested students will gain hands-on experience in recording, editing, and mixing sound using industry-standard software. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to participate in this exciting, intense workshop dedicated to teaching you the principles of audio production.

DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION

Design and create a digital short film! From concept to the final DVD, you will produce your own short movie, documentary, or music video. Gain hands-on experience with digital video cameras, editing, music, and graphics.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

During this workshop you will focus on digital photography and learn the basic tools of image making, photography equipment, lighting, and composition. You will be taught to use photography as a medium of expression as well as to communicate specific ideas and narratives, resulting in photographs that demonstrate your artistic intentions.

FASHION

Learn how fashion design and fashion marketing and management are interrelated in the fashion industry. Learn about trends, concept boards, and how to develop your ideas by applying design and illustration techniques.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Your ideas can go anywhere. Gain a fundamental understanding of the software and techniques used by designers all over the world to create the graphics, brands, and imagery we recognize and interact with daily. This workshop will introduce you to a world that often goes unrecognized — but never unnoticed.

ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN

Illustrators work with graphic designers, art directors, animators and authors to translate words and ideas into images that communicate to a wide audience. Stretch your artistic and problem-solving skills while you learn how to work between traditional and digital media to create illustrations. In these workshops you will also learn the basics about the illustration industry.

INTERIOR DESIGN

In this practical introduction to interior design and the skills necessary to pursue a career in the field, you will complete a design project including floor plans, furniture, colors, and finishes. The final product will be presentation boards that you will assemble to communicate your own design!

MEDIA ARTS & ANIMATION/GAME ART & DESIGN

Learn to animate! Plan animation sequences, develop ideas, and produce an animated project. Learn to develop characters that work in many formats such as games, commercials, and interactive presentations.

CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS:

BAKING & PASTRY

Part chemist, part artist, and always cool under pressure, the pastry chef is a vital and respected member of any good kitchen; the Baking & Pastry workshop is designed to teach you why. Gain an understanding of just how much goes into the crafting of sumptuous breads, pastries, and cakes. You will leave this workshop with techniques and recipes to keep your inner-chef engaged for some time to come.

CULINARY ARTS

Get in the kitchen and see if you have got what it takes. Are you the next great chef? Why not you? Try your hand at cooking amazing dishes that will impress your family and friends. The hands-on approach of this workshop will give you the basic knife skills and cooking techniques that you will use long after the course is over. Work with culinary chefs who will teach you easy and fun ways to execute several dishes. See if a career in the kitchen making culinary magic is in your future.

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Explore the exciting world of hospitality and experience tableside cooking, restaurant food and beverage serving techniques, Illinois sanitation requirements, and restaurant management practices in our real, live restaurant setting. Meet with industry professionals who will share their hospitality experiences and discover international travel opportunities and the many career choices in the hospitality management industry.

PLEASE NOTE:

Workshops are subject to change. All activities are fully structured and supervised. Mature and respectful behavior is expected at all times. All workshops are non-credit bearing and do not transfer into any program offered at The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago.