SCAD Summer Seminars offers week-long art and design workshops for high school students at two SCAD campuses: Savannah, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. Students work alongside peers from around the world under the instruction of SCAD professors, alumni, and select graduate students, with class sizes of generally 20 or fewer for individual attention.
2026 sessions:
Savannah:
- Session 1: June 21–26
- Session 2: July 5–10
- Session 3: July 12–17
- Session 4: July 19–24
Atlanta:
- Session 1: June 21–26
- Session 2: July 5–10
- Session 3: July 12–17
Registration for each session closes two weeks before it starts, and sessions fill on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshops span the full range of SCAD's disciplines — illustration, animation, fashion, photography, graphic design, game design, and more — and include studio work, demonstrations, lectures, and local field trips. Daily social and cultural activities are organized for an authentic campus experience.
Fees:
- Registration fee: $100/session (nonrefundable)
- Commuting participant: $1,450
- On-campus residential participant: $1,750
Scholarships: A limited number of merit-based scholarships are available for students who excel artistically and academically. All scholarship materials must be submitted via the registration portal by April 13, 2026. Winners notified April 29, 2026.