Art Summer School
Develop your creative talents, collaborate with other young people, experience art school life and build your portfolio for further study at our annual Art Summer School for 16 - 18 year olds.
Goldsmiths' School of Art and the Widening Participation team run our annual Art Summer School, a fun and supportive 10-day course for young people.
It is completely free and open to those aged 16 - 18. We encourage and prioritise applicants who may be traditionally underrepresented in the Arts, including young people in the care system and Pupil Premium students. By taking part you will receive a guaranteed interview for our Fine Art programmes, should you wish to apply to Goldsmiths and meet the minimum entry criteria.
2026 Summer School
The Art Summer School is taking place 27 July - 28 August.
Apply now
Applications close 9am, 1 June 2026.
About the course
As part of the course, you can expect:
- Your own artist studio space
- Gallery & artist studio visits
- Mentoring to develop your own art project
- Creative skills workshops
- Collaborative art making
- Portfolio & career advice
- Public exhibition of your work
“Thank you so much for this experience, it's really helped me realise what I really want to do in the future and I'm really looking forward to studying art at university.”
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