ICP Youth Programs welcomes students ages 11–19 from New York City and beyond to develop their skills as visual storytellers and changemakers through our Teen Academy and Pre-Teen Academy offerings.
Summer: Register now for Summer Teen & Preteen Academy Courses & Workshops
This summer, get 10% off tuition on a Youth Programs summer class. Enter the code EDULES10 at checkout. Expires 8/15/2025.
NEW: Preteen Academy (ages 11–13)
Photostravaganza with Lauren Oliver, August 11-15, Meets Monday-Friday, 10AM–4PM
Teen Academy (ages 14–19)
- Demystifying the White Box Gallery Section 1 with Néstor Pérez-Molière, July 11-25, Meets on Fridays, 1PM-4PM
- Creating Handmade Photobooks with Alexis Lambrou and Sean Sirota, July 14-18, Meets Monday-Friday, 10AM-4PM
- The Art of Mobile Visual Storytelling with Shweta Gulati, August 4-8, Meets Monday-Friday, 10AM-4PM
Fall: Registration Now Open for Fall Courses & Workshops
Early Bird Registration Discount
All fall program registration is 15% off through July 15th, 2025. No code needed.
Teen Academy (ages 14-19)
- Photography I in Black-and-White: Camera and Darkroom with Roy Baizan, September 25-December 18, Meets on Thursdays, 3PM-5:30PM
- Photography I in Digital: Street Photography with David Joseph, September 27-December 6, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
- Photography I and II in Black-and-White: Documenting Your Community with Néstor Pérez-Molière, September 27-December 6, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
- Bookmaking with Photobook Fest with Anthoula Lelekidis, October 4&5th, 11th&12, Meets on Saturdays & Sundays, 10AM-3PM
Preteen Academy (ages 11-13)
Stay tuned for 2025-2026 preteen opportunities coming soon.
Notes on registration:
- All program registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- For each youth programs class, half of all class seats are for students paying full tuition and half for students receiving scholarships. Students paying full tuition have a guaranteed seat in the class and are not eligible for scholarships.
For first-time registrants:
- If you’re registering someone else for a class (e.g. a parent/family member registering a teen), you’ll need to create an account for yourself first and then create a separate account for your teen with the ICP registration system. Here is the link to create the accounts. You’ll only need to go through this step the first time you’re registering.
- Once you have created an account for yourself and for the teen you’re enrolling, go back to the class you want to register someone for. Logged in as yourself, select the “enroll someone else” option to enroll your teen.
- You and the teen you registered for will both receive an email after enrollment with a separate form to complete after enrolling in the class. Please fill this out as soon as possible after receipt so that we can prepare our faculty and equipment staff to make our classes as welcoming and prepared as possible.
Once initial enrollment is filled, students are placed on a waitlist. If a space in the class opens up, we will contact the first student on the waitlist regarding placement in the class.
For scholarship applicants:
- For any given term or program with a fee, there will be a need-based scholarship form for scholarship enrollment. These are reviewed and space in class is confirmed on a rolling basis. If you applied but haven’t heard from us after a couple of weeks, please feel free to reach out to [email protected] and check your status with us.
- Students paying full tuition have a guaranteed seat in the class and are not eligible for scholarships. Only complete the scholarship application if you are not able to afford full tuition at this time.
- The current fall scholarship application is live here.