The application to MS Arts Audition Boot Camp is now open! Deadline to apply is April 3, 2026.
Middle School Arts Audition Boot Camp is a FREE two-week summer arts program for New York City Public School students entering grade 8. This intensive program is an in-person camp to coach students auditioning for screened arts high school programs in the fall. The New York City Public Schools Arts Office administers this program in collaboration with Lincoln Center, Weill Institute of Music at Carnegie Hall, Harlem School for the Arts, NY Philharmonic, Studio in a School, and Juilliard. The goal of the program is to provide equity and access for up to 350 Title I middle school students to prepare for screened public arts high schools and arts programs. Accepted students receive studio supplies and lunch. Free roundtrip bus transportation to camp is also available for students in every borough.
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