Summer Springboard
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop
ON THE CAMPUS OF NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN
BUILD A STANDOUT ART AND DESIGN PORTFOLIO THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS GUIDED BY A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS IS A TWO-WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOU’LL FOCUS ON ONE COURSE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION.
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop @ New York School of Interior Design
- Explore a wide range of art and design disciplines, from 2D composition to graphic design and collage.
- Learn core creative skills including page composition, digital design, and drawing techniques.
- Build high-quality pieces to strengthen or begin your professional art and design portfolio.
- Leave the course with portfolio-ready work to showcase in school or program applications.
- Learn from an esteemed NYSID professional designer about the process of applying to art schools.
- Take excursions through the city to gain inspiration for your design projects. Visit museums, art installations, and design studios.
Summer Springboard
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop
About This Course
A art and design program for teens on a university campus in New York City
Guided by professional designer, students will learn the fundamentals of layout, composition and best practices for presenting their work in a professional portfolio, with the objective of being prepared to apply to college art and design programs. This course introduces students to a wide variety of art and design disciplines, ranging from 2D composition, graphic design, and digital tools like Photoshop and Canva, to drawing and collage.
In the first week, students will sketch, experiment and explore multiple design disciplines in order to identify gaps in their current portfolios. In the second week, they’ll choose two areas of focus to create portfolio-ready projects. By the end of the course, students will leave with design and art pieces, either new additions or a strong start to their art portfolio, that can be used in applications to art and design schools, as well as a template or format for their polished portfolio.
Earn College Credit: Students can earn one college credit applicable toward an undergraduate degree at NYSID or to strengthen future college applications.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Students will gain inspiration from their excursions into city, meeting design professionals and discovering their design niches by hands-on projects. Each day will be a new discipline to discover through experimenting with new techniques. They will be working towards creating pieces for their art portfolios to be used when applying to art schools.
Career Exploration
Students will discover multiple types of design paths they can pursue and discover which speaks to them. They will meet industry professionals and learn under esteemed NYSID professors.
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“It was great here. Almost everything was perfect and I genuinely feel that I gained something from this. I finally know what I want to do in life and want to work hard for it.”
-Malcolm C. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop
Meet Your Instructor
A graphic design virtuoso! As the president of FAD Graphics and a former graphic designer for The New York Times, Francisco brings a wealth of creativity to the table.
FRANCISCO DELEON
“Summer Springboard was an amazing experience and I am so glad I chose to do this program. It taught so much about what I want to pursue in my future.”
-Taliha B. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Art and Design Portfolio Workshop
Dates & Tuition
| 2026 Dates |
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| Session 1: July 5 – July 17, 2026 |
| Session 2: July 19 – July 31, 2026 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition |
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| Residential Tuition: $5,898 |
| Commuter Tuition: $3,298 |
Apply by November 30 to lock in the lowest prices of the year. Tuition increases on December 1.
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: New York City |
| State: New York |
| Campus: NYSID |
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly, UW Foster and NYSID which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.