New York State Summer School of the Arts

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The New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) is a series of summer residential programs for New York State high school students. It provides intensive pre-professional training. It is open to all New York State high school age students who qualify through audition. Three component schools offer training in the specific disciplines of media arts, theatre and visual arts.^[1]

In 2020 and 2021, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NYSSSA offered tuition-free virtual programs for young art students in each of the seven disciplines. In 2022 and 2023, the New York State Department of Education put the programs on hold.

In February 2024, the Department of Education announced that it would relaunch three of the seven programs (visual arts, media arts, theater) for three weeks. The summer residencies will be held at SUNY Fredonia.^[2]

Application details, deadlines and forms for 2024 NYSSSA programs, called "NYSSSA In-Residency Programs" are posted online by the NYS Department of Education Office of Cultural Education. ^[3]