Ready to apply?
Applications are now open!
Follow these instructions to apply for your favourite four weeks of the summer.
4 Simple Steps
Pre-College application requires four components that you will complete online:
- Application form submitted in SlideRoom
- Written responses to questions related to Pre-College (see below)
- Five images of your original artwork
- Application fee payment through Elevate
Once you submit your portfolio and written statements, you will receive an email link to pay your application fee, which will secure your spot in the Pre-College 2025 program.
Regular application packages must be completed online by Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12:00 pm. We encourage you to apply early to receive our early-bird discount.
*students must be at least 16 years old by July 7, 2025.
Pre-College Application Process
Students, when creating an online account, please use your email address as the primary contact information!
We communicate with YOU, not with your parents or third parties. Please be sure to check your email regularly. Parents & guardians are required to provide consent through each step and will provide their emails as secondary communication.
Pre-College is filled on a first-come-first-serve basis, this program has limited space and fills up quickly.
ALL who apply while there are seats available are automatically accepted.
As part of the application process, prospective Pre-College students will be required to provide written responses to three questions. Your answers help us understand your motivations, goals and artistic influences.
- Why do you want to participate in the Pre-College program at AUArts?
- What do you hope to gain from studying art and design in Pre-College?
- What mediums and artists inspire you, how/why?