BEVERLY – Montserrat College of Art’s annual Pre-College Program is in full swing! High School artists from across the country live in Beverly on Montserrat’s campus to participate in Montserrat’s three-week intensive program. This year’s class includes students from across the northeast and from as far as Florida and Louisiana.
Montserrat’s program has been running for more than a decade, gives students aged 16 and older a chance to experience life at an art college while enhancing their portfolios for future art college admissions applications. Students take classes led by the same talented faculty instruct Montserrat’s college-aged population during the academic year or by other working artists and professors from the northeast. Every student takes a Foundation Drawing or Digital and Interactive Media class. Additionally, students select elective courses covering various subjects such as animation, illustration, printmaking, 3D design and creative writing.
In addition to their coursework, students will enjoy field trips to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, and local trips to the Beverly Farmer’s Market, Dane Street Beach, and the Castle board game café. Students will also attend a talk with Montserrat’s first Artist-in-Residence, Amanda Beard-Garcia.
Montserrat College of Art is a private, residential college of visual art educating designers, artists, and entrepreneurs for a rapidly changing world that requires creative solutions to new challenges. At the intersection of art, design and technology, the college offers international study programs,12 concentrations, five minors and a required internship program. Montserrat alumni are employed by some of the country’s biggest brands including Disney, Puma, Hasbro and more. Students earn the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and develop their skills for success in today’s growing creative economy. The college also offers year-round classes for youth, teens and adults through its Continuing Education Division, and has four public galleries offering year-round, free, exhibitions and lectures. Montserrat is “Where Creativity Works.” www.montserrat.edu
