This two-week summer program is perfect for high school students interested in exploring the arts as a possible college and/or career options. ArtForce has two groups: visual arts and performing arts.
For Summer 2020, both groups will be going virtual; details will be made available to applicants.
Both groups are led by professional teaching artists with Arts for Learning. Guest artists and speakers come from the broader arts community and from Ivy Tech faculty. Participants will get experience in a variety of techniques and skills related to the artform, build on their portfolios, work with other students passionate about the arts, and learn how art can be used to speak to a social issue. The summer program finishes with a display of visual artwork and a short theatrical performance created by the students. This year’s social issue theme is Community+Connection, and how art can bring a community together. This will likely also be virtual for 2020.
Upon completion of the two-week summer program, students receive a stipend. Throughout the rest of the year, Arts for Learning often hires previous participants to work at special events side by side with our administrative staff, or with our professional teaching artists
