Drawing & Painting Intensive
Drawing and painting are the foundations of all the visual arts. In this program, you will strengthen these core competencies and develop the technical and conceptual capacities you need to thrive in post-secondary art programs. Develop your own unique voice as you examine traditional and contemporary techniques.
What You'll Learn
In this one-week intensive, you will engage in a comprehensive survey of drawing and painting. Our expert faculty will guide you as you hone your technical skills, improve your conceptual foundation, and prepare for the diverse curriculum of higher-education programs. Topics and courses covered in this intensive may include:
- Proportion, perspective, value, and composition
- Traditional drawing and painting techniques
- Contemporary drawing and painting processes
- Finding your personal artistic voice
- Life drawing
- Observational drawing and painting
Program Highlights
Dow Center for Visual Arts
During your session, you will learn and create in the Dow Center for Visual Arts, one of the finest facilities dedicated to the study of the visual arts at the high school level. The 36,000 square-foot complex includes separate studios for drawing, painting, metalworking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, digital arts, and fibers, as well as a gallery for student, staff, and faculty exhibitions.
Additional Opportunities
Interested in continuing your journey at Interlochen? Add a program in Visual Arts, Advanced Drawing, Advanced Painting, or Fashion. Interlochen is also home to Interlochen Arts Academy, a college preparatory arts high school that offers a visual arts major for grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.
A way to get new and different ideas
Hear from other Interlochen Arts Camp students and faculty to learn more about the Visual Arts Division.
Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook
In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about:
- Each of our seven arts areas
- Various programs
- Renowned faculty
- A day in the life of a student
- How to apply and financial aid information
- And more