Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Art
AbOUT the Program
The Pre-College Art Program at Carnegie Mellon University provides a rich and EXCITING opportunity for high school students to develop their creative potential and portfolios. Through the program, students engage in a wide variety of experimental and traditional art-making activities. They work and socialize in a diverse and supportive community of emerging artist peers and established professional faculty, gaining a PREview of undergraduate campus life in a creative environment.
History
The Pre-College Saturday Art Program has for the past seventy years provided a learning environment for high school students in the visual arts from the Pittsburgh region as well as from West Virginia and Ohio. Ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students choose from an array of options in two and three dimensional media and electronic media. Classes introduce and immerse students in professional art training that prepares them for future study at universities, colleges and art schools.
Environment
A significant attribute of the program is the university setting. Students have the opportunity to experience the work of undergraduate and graduate art students in ProgresS in studios, in hallway displays and several student galleries. Campus venues, including the Miller Gallery (located in the Purnell Center for the Arts), exhibit work by Carnegie Mellon faculty, national and international artists. Exposure to these exhibits and evolving artworks further enhances Pre-College students’ development as young artists.
Classes
The Pre-College faculty, professional artists and educators, exhibit locally, nationally and internationally. They represent a wide spectrum of talent, experiences and abilities, and are particularly interested in young people. The opportunity for students to interact with the faculty is encouraged by a low student/teacher ratio. Class sizes typically range from ten to fifteen students.
Program Mission
Program Mission The Pre-College Saturday Art Program is designed to stimulate artistic growth and development in high school students. Emphasis is placed on exploration, analysis, and discovery. It is the only Pittsburgh art program offering a broad preparation for future study at universities and professional art schools.
Additional Objectives
To emphasize the connection between creative and intellectual development.
To expose students to contemporary and historical perspectives in art through exhibition, demonstration and practice.
To present a broad spectrum of both new and established media processes and technologies.
To foster individual creative development.