PrattMWP PreCollege Brochure Summer 2021

Pratt Institute’s Extension Center Utica, New York

Precollege Programs Summer 2021

PrattMWP

COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Alyssa Pezzuti

Maddison Manente

Considering a Major in Art or Design?

See what it would be like to study art or design and experience college life in PrattMWP College of Art and Design’s summer Precollege Program for high school students.

PrattMWP is Pratt Institute’s upstate New York extension center in Utica, New York. PrattMWP’s campus features modern, full-equipped studios, on-campus residence halls, and the world-renowned Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art. The strength of your portfolio will be one of the most important factors when applying to art and design colleges and universities, and it will be a key component in determining your merit scholarship opportunities. Our Precollege Programs give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in an intensive studio environment while living on campus, taking college level classes, and developing your visual portfolio. In addition, students who participate in the Precollege Program and apply to PrattMWP will be given special consideration during the admission decision process and the granting of merit-based scholarships.

Daniela de Pontes

Choose from two programs

Four-Week College Credit Program This four-week program awards students four college credits granted by Pratt Institute and accepted by many other colleges and universities.

Students will carry a rigorous course load Monday through Friday while being taught by professional artists and designers. Upon completion of this program, students will have the opportunity to exhibit their artwork in the PrattMWP College of Art and Design Gallery.

Two-Week Intensive Non-Credit Program This two-week program provides students with the foundation needed to begin developing a portfolio. The program allows students to immerse themselves in a comprehensive art school experience. Students in this program focus on a specific concentration of study combined with drawing workshops. Students will carry a rigorous course load Monday through Friday while being taught by professional artists and designers.

One-Week Intensive Non-Credit Program This one-week program provides students with the foundation needed to begin developing a portfolio. Students in this program focus on a specific concentration of study combined with drawing workshops. Students will carry a rigorous course load Monday through Friday while being taught by professional artists and designers.

Cover artwork: Dana Hinkson

Aijia Fang

Zoe Kelly

Four-Week College Credit Program June 28 through July 23, 2021 REQUIRED COURSES Foundation: Modeled after Pratt’s first-year foundation program and taught by professional artists and designers, this course will expand your visual thinking, strengthen your portfolio and provide a basis for further study.

Art History: This course will use the extraordinary resources of the internationally prominent Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art and the culturally rich Mohawk Valley to build a solid foundation in Art History. This course also serves as a complement to studio classes, helping students find meaningful connections between art history and the development of their own work.

Portfolio Development: Your portfolio is a vital component of your college application to an art and design school or university with an art program. It is also often a factor in determining scholarships. Students will develop a body of work and learn what to include in their portfolio as well as gain experience in discussing the work produced.

ELECTIVE COURSES Students will be placed in one of the following electives based on their preference as indicated on the registration form.

Graphic Design: Learn the basic skills necessary to design professional publications and develop an understanding of the computer software used by professionals in graphic and advertising design.

Illustration: Learn to create compelling images that communicate a narrative.

Through life studies in drawing and painting, and analysis of contemporary illustration, students develop technical and artistic skills for use in the commercial art world.

Painting and Drawing: Develop skills of observation and expression working with the beautiful pigments and surfaces paint affords. This concentration course enhances students’ perceptual and aesthetic awareness through the creation of fine art, incorporating a variety of techniques, media, and subject matter.

Photography: Capture life in the moment. Study 35mm camera operations, lighting techniques and darkroom procedures to achieve a broad-based knowledge of black and white photography. Learn exposing and developing film, making contact prints, and enlarging and finishing photographs. Digital and color will be introduced.

Ceramics: Develop skill and coordination as a tool of the ceramic-forming process as you are introduced to hand-building techniques. Develop aesthetics in a contemporary, social, and historical context while also exploring the fundamental process of firing and glazing.

Two-Week and One-Week Intensive Non-Credit Program Both the two-week and one-week intensive programs will consist of two components; a portfolio development course and the student’s chosen elective (see offerings and course descriptions below). The portfolio development class will assist students in developing a body of work, learn what to include in their portfolio, gain experience discussing their work and writing an artist statement.

TWO-WEEK ELECTIVE CHOICES June 28 through July 9, 2021 Choose one elective Illustration Explore ways to create images that communicate new ideas and convey a narrative.

Through life studies in drawing and painting, you will develop technical and artistic skills for use in the commercial art world.

Painting and Drawing Develop skills of observation and expression working with the beautiful pigments and surfaces paint affords. This concentration course enhances students’ perceptual and aesthetic awareness through the creation of fine art, incorporating a variety of techniques, media, and subject matter.

ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE July 12 through July 16, 2021 Choose one elective Graphic Design Learn the basic skills necessary to design professional publications, and develop an understanding of the computer software used by professionals in graphic and advertising design.

Illustration Explore ways to create images that communicate new ideas and convey a narrative.

Through life studies in drawing and painting, you will develop technical and artistic skills for use in the commercial art world.

Painting Develop skills of observation and expression working with the beautiful pigments and surfaces paint affords. This concentration course enhances students’ perceptual and aesthetic awareness through the creation of fine art, incorporating a variety of techniques, media, and subject matter.

FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM TUITION & FEES

TWO-WEEK PROGRAM TUITION & FEES

Tuition $2,040 Housing $1,120 Meal Plan $980 Student Activities Fee $175 Health Service Fee $40 Total $4,355

Tuition $1,020 Housing $560 Meal Plan $490 Supplies/Materials $170 Student Activities Fee $90 Health Services $20 Total $2,350

Four-Week Supplies: Students will be provided with a Precollege Art Kit for their Foundation, Art History and Portfolio Development courses. (Students will only be required to purchase supplies and materials for their chosen elective.)

For more information, contact 800-755-8920 or email admissions@mwpai.edu.

ONE-WEEK PROGRAM TUITION & FEES Tuition $510 Housing $280 Meal Plan $245 Supplies/Materials $130 Student Activities Fee $45 Health Services $10 Total $1,220 Two-Week and One-Week Intensive: Supplies included

This innovative college-level program is open to high school students who are at least 16 years of age by July 1, 2021, and do not exceed age 18 during the program.

Health Insurance: All students will be required to show proof of health insurance coverage.

Ada Hayduke-Toomath

Register Online Now: mwpai.edu/academics

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2021 A non refundable $25 registration fee and $100 deposit are due at registration. (Deposit fees will only be refunded if space is no longer available).

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Utica, New York 13502

mwpai.edu

admissions@mwpai.edu

800.755.8920