TeenLife 2023 Guide to Performing & Visual Arts Colleges
You likely have a lot of questions about an education and career in the performing arts. What kind of jobs are actually out there? Where can you find a paid art internship? How can you nail your audition? In the TeenLife Guide to Performing and Visual Arts, we answer all of these questions and more. Inside, you’ll find articles, first-hand stories, and dozens of exciting program opportunities as well, most of which you can explore while still in high school. We hope this guide excites you about a future in the arts and helps you chart your path towards that future!
You likely have a lot of questions about an education and career in the performing arts. What kind of jobs are actually out there? Where can you find a paid art internship? How can you nail your audition? In the TeenLife Guide to Performing and Visual Arts, we answer all of these questions and more. Inside, you’ll find articles, first-hand stories, and dozens of exciting program opportunities as well, most of which you can explore while still in high school. We hope this guide excites you about a future in the arts and helps you chart your path towards that future!
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DEAN COLLEGE: SCHOOL
OF THE ARTS
Location: Franklin, MA
Majors: D, MT, T, O
dean.edu/academics/schools/
school-of-the-arts
Dean College is a private residential
college located just outside of Boston,
in Franklin, MA, with unique programs
geared to individual learning styles.
Students can choose from programs
in the School of the Arts, the School
of Business, the Joan Phelps Palladino
School of Dance and the School of
Liberal Arts. A degree in theatre or
arts and entertainment management
from Dean College opens the door
to a world of possibilities.
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY:
ANTOINETTE WESTPHAL
COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS &
DESIGN
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Majors: A, D, FD, F, G, M, P, T, V, O
drexel.edu/westphal
Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal
College of Media Arts & Design
offers 18 undergraduate majors, 26
undergraduate minors, and several
STEM-designated and accelerated
degree options housed in awardwinning
facilities that encourage
collaboration across creative disciplines
in the fields of media, entertainment,
design, and the visual and performing
arts. Through experiential learning,
studio-based curriculum, industryleading
faculty, and Drexel’s widely
recognized Cooperative Education
program, students are prepared to
contribute to, and lead in, the fastgrowing
creative economy.
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GETTYSBURG COLLEGE:
SUNDERMAN
CONSERVATORY OF
MUSIC
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Majors: M, F, V, O
gettysburg.edu/academicprograms/sundermanconservatory
Gettysburg’s Sunderman
Conservatory provides excellent
musical training grounded in
the liberal arts for students who
seek to make music integral
to their lives, whether as a
career or a life-long avocation.
Honoring our place as a dynamic
conservatory within one of the
nation’s leading liberal arts
colleges, we foster rigorous
study, creativity, intellectual
curiosity, and joy in music.
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HARCUM COLLEGE
Location: Bryn Mawr, PA
Majors: FD, G, V, O
harcum.edu
Harcum is an associate’s degreegranting
independent residential
college located near Philadelphia
offering career-ready programs
in fashion design, fashion
merchandising, graphic design,
and interior design—all housed
in our picturesque, awardwinning
Art & Design Center.
Take your creativity to the
next level. Learn More »
A: Architecture, D: Dance,
FD: Fashion Design, F: Film,
G: Graphic Design, M: Music,
MT: Musical Theatre,
P: Photography, T: Theatre,
V: Visual/Fine Arts, O: Other
INDIANA UNIVERSITY:
ESKENAZI SCHOOL OF
ART, ARCHITECTURE
& DESIGN
Location: Bloomington, IN
Majors: A, FD, G, P, V, O
eskenazi.indiana.edu
Eskenazi School is where artists,
designers, and merchandisers
find their community and shape
their skills with guidance from
expert creatives. We offer
degrees in Comprehensive
Design, Fashion Design, Interior
Design, Merchandising, and
Studio Art, with options to
explore ceramics, digital art,
fibers, graphic design, metals,
painting, photo, printmaking,
and sculpture. Learn More »
ITHACA COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF MUSIC,
THEATRE, AND DANCE
Location: Ithaca, NY
Majors: D, M, MT, T
ithaca.edu/academics/schoolmusic-theatre-and-dance
A natural habitat for trailblazers
and difference-makers, the
Ithaca College School of
Music, Theatre, and Dance
empowers emerging artists to
be agents of positive change.
As a comprehensive college
that offers both liberal arts
and professional degree
programs, Ithaca College offers
an exceptionally broad array of
possibilities for Music, Theatre
and Dance students. Study
various aspects of composition,
production, stage management,
and performance in music,
theatre, and dance.
Learn More »
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