Develop the foundational skills vital to the practice of the visual arts.
Visual Arts summer students engage in 2-D and 3-D design through hands-on courses such as printmaking and ceramics, and in projects like stone carving, painting, and photography while also strengthening their understanding and use of visual language and their artistic voice.
Arts Odyssey Program
Rising 8th & 9th-Graders
June 20 - 25 / June 27 - July 2, 2021
This one-week program consists of intensive studio sessions in several visual art areas over the duration of the program. These areas broadly include drawing and two- and three-dimensional design classes with specific studio experiences in disciplines such as sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, graphic design, photography and animation chosen yearly by faculty. These studio courses change each year. In addition, students engage in a visual language class where they learn how to talk about art.
Students apply in the 7th or 8th grade and must be legal residents of South Carolina.
Academy Program
Rising 10th-Graders
July 11 - 24, 2021
This two-week program consists of courses across several visual arts areas. Classes and activities will provide studio experience and build individual confidence in developing, analyzing, and communicating visual ideas. The program consists of intensive studio experiences and includes final critiques prior to the end of program exhibition. The goals of the Academy Program are to give students a broad-based creative experience, and also give them the tools to begin to make objective critical analysis of their own work.
Students apply in the 9th grade and must be legal residents of South Carolina.



Academy Application
First Application Deadline: $25 application fee automatically waived if application form is submitted by November 30, 2020
Final Application & Mail-In Portfolio Deadline: January 6, 2021
- Components for Online Application
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Inquiry & Login Credentials
Application Form
Passport-Style ID Photo
Arts Experience
Mail-In Portfolio *see details below*
Art Area Recommendation
Academic Recommendation
Current Report Card
Current Attendance Record
- Mail-In Portfolio
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The Mail-In Portfolio is part of the application and must be postmarked by January 6, 2021. Overnighting your artwork is not necessary; call or text Daphne, our visual arts liaison, at 864-546-0197 with any questions.
Mail the two (2) pieces of artwork to:
SCGSAH - Office of Admissions
15 University Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Arts Odyssey Application
Final Application & Mail-In Portfolio Deadline: December 11, 2020
- Components for Online Application Process
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Inquiry & Login Credentials
Application Form
Passport-Style ID Photo
Arts Experience
Mail-In Portfolio *see details below*
Art Area Recommendation
Current Report Card
Academy Audition
The Academy Visual Arts Auditions will be held virtually this year.
All applicants will submit images of their sketchbook pages and additional piece by January 22, 2021. See "Audition Requirements & Submission Guidelines" below for more details.
Selected applicants will be invited to a virtual interview. The portfolios & sketchbook may be discussed during the interview. These will take place on various Saturdays during late January & early February.
- Audition Requirements & Submission Guidelines
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Academy Audition Requirements Audition Submission Guidelines
- Resources for Photographing Artwork
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Use these resources to help you photograph your artwork for the Audition Presentation.
How to photograph your art at home
How to photograph your two-dimensional art with a smartphone
How to photograph your three-dimensional art with a smartphone
How to photograph your art with a digital camera
Use as a last resort: How to photograph your art with a laptop
Arts Odyssey Mail-In Portfolio
The Mail-In Portfolio is part of the application and must be postmarked by December 11, 2020. Overnighting your artwork is not necessary; call or text Daphne, our visual arts liaison, at 864-546-0197 with any questions.
Mail the two (2) pieces of artwork to:
SCGSAH - Office of Admissions
15 University Street
Greenville, SC 29601