About NYSSSA
What is the New York State
Summer School of the Arts?
- Summer residential programs for New York State high school students which provide intensive pre-professional training with internationally acclaimed artists and artistic companies.
- It's an intense and exciting residential participatory learning experience held each summer.
- It's open to all New York State high school age students who qualify through audition.
- Tuition assistance is available. No students who qualify will be denied NYSSSA's opportunities just because they can't afford the tuition.
- Eight component schools offer training in the specific disciplines of ballet, choral studies, dance, jazz studies, media arts, orchestral studies, theatre and visual arts.
- NYSSSA artistic staff are internationally acclaimed artists and/or performing arts companies such as the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- NYSSSA provides young artists a unique opportunity to experience the discipline and rigors of their chosen arts field.
- Students work in small groups with their instructors. Often NYSSSA students are scheduled for one-on-one sessions with professionals in their arts discipline.
- Students experience the daily life of top professional artists while working with students of similar ability.
- NYSSSA student artists are highly talented people who represent the wide diversity of ethnic, social, cultural and economic background of all New Yorkers.