Interdisciplinary Arts

Join us on an exploration of visual arts, music and theater, creative writing and poetry, film and animation, graphic design, human development and creative therapy techniques.

Blending the strengths of various majors at Eckerd College, this program challenges students to be storytellers. Students can expect to explore the creative process through various expression channels.

This summer program is ideal for rising 10th through 12th grade students interested in pursuing any art major in college. Students can expect to explore the creative process in many different ways. Students will have the opportunity to show their favorite projects at an open-house gallery on the closing day of the program.

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Activities

Students enrolled in the program will:

  • Engage in college-level art workshops taught by Eckerd College faculty in small class sizes
  • Create a passion piece (in any available media) to show at a gallery held on the last day
  • Enjoy evening activities led by our residential counselors
  • Experience Eckerd College’s beautiful coastal campus and the brand new Nielsen Center for the Visual Arts

Check it out for yourself! #eckerdarts

What can you do with an interdisciplinary arts degree?

  • Arts or Creative Direction
  • Arts Management
  • Business Theatre
  • Community-based Arts
  • Costume Design
  • Digital Arts
  • Events Coordination
  • Interactive and Multimedia Design
  • Musical Production
  • Installation Art
  • Performing Arts
  • Playwriting or Screenwriting
  • Publishing and Editing
  • Teaching
  • Theatre and Set Design
  • Video and Film Production
  • Web Design and Animation
July 6-11, 2025

Students entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade in Fall 2025

$1,800

Cost includes: participation in (and transportation for) all sessions, activities, labs, program supplies, field trips, entrance fees, use of college recreational facilities, meals, lodging and snacks.

Required Forms

Parent/Guardian Waiver
Medical and Travel Form

  • Professor stands in center of a large bright room where students work on easels
  • Student working on clay with utensils covered in clay sit in container on table
  • Student seated outside against large walls covered in murals
  • Student and professor smiling while looking at video editing software on a computer screen
  • Two students standing by easel and looking at art on a wall
  • People walking along corridor inside and outside of a modern arts building

Room and Board

Facilities

Few colleges have a more attractive setting than Eckerd College. Our 188-acre waterfront campus provides a magnificent atmosphere and safe environment. Eckerd College is located in St. Petersburg, just off I-275 exit 17.

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Counselors

Residential counselors work with students in the late afternoons, evenings and overnight. Staff consists of well-trained current Eckerd College students and recent graduates eager to share their enthusiasm for learning.

Housing

Students will live in air-conditioned Eckerd College student residence halls, double- or triple- room occupancy, reserved exclusively for participants in this program. Counselors will be present in each single-sex residence hall.

Meals

Student participants will eat in the main cafeteria which can accommodate allergies, lactose and gluten-free diets. We also have kosher, vegetarian and vegan options available to students. If you have particular needs, please be sure to note them on the General and Medical Information form.

Faculty

Nicole Manuel ’98, Director
Visual Arts Coordinator and Gallery Manager at Eckerd College

Nick Corrao
Nielsen Assistant Professor of Film Studies

Rachel De Cuba
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts (Graphic Design)

Paige Dickinson
Associate Professor of Human Development (Creative Arts Therapy)

Bjoern Muetzel
Assistant Professor of Mathematics (Art & Math)

Refund Policy

Withdrawal DateRefund
60 days before start date100%
30 days before start date50%
20 days before start date20%
<20 days before start date0%

Processing fee of $25 is non-refundable.

No refund will be issued for the following:

  • If a participant fails to show up for the program.
  • If a participant is dismissed from the program by the College.

Participants who cancel their registration and are eligible for a refund should contact precollege@eckerd.edu or 727.864.8422.

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