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.
Fall: Registration Now Open for Fall Courses & Workshops
Early Bird Registration Discount
All winter and spring program registration is 15% off through December 12th, 2025. No code needed.
Winter 2026
Teen Academy (ages 14-19)
Photography I in Black-and-White: Camera and Darkroom w/ Anthoula Lelekidis, January 17-March 28, Meets on Saturdays, 10AM-1PM
Photography I and II in Black-and-White: Photography as a Tool for Community Storytelling w/ Roy Baizan, January 17-March 28, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
Photography I and II in Digital: Portraiture w/ Néstor Pérez-Molière, January 17-March 28, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
Digital Collage: Unmaking the Image [ONLINE] w/ Carla Liesching, January 24-February 28, Meets on Saturdays, 11AM-1:30PM
Exploring Image Transfer Techniques w/ Anthoula Lelekidis, February 22-March 15, Meets on Sundays, 11AM-1:30PM
Spring 2026
Teen Academy (ages 14-19)
Exploring the World of Opportunities for Photographers: Grants, Competitions, & Scholarships w/ Mark Nevers, April 18-May 16, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
Lighting: In the Studio and Beyond w/ JJ Reddington, April 18-June 27, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
Photography II in Black-and-White: Tools for Darkroom Printing w/ Kyra Taveras, April 18-June 27, Meets on Saturdays, 2PM-5PM
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.
- Even if a course is showing as full, we may have designated space available for young people applying for scholarships. When in doubt, apply and be in touch with any questions.
- For information regarding refunds, please visit the youth programs section of our refund policy page.
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 winter scholarship application is live here.
- The current spring scholarship application is live here.
- For additional FAQ, visit this page.