Youth Programs | International Center of Photography

Through our on-site programs, public programs, online class offerings, or partnerships, we welcome teens and pre-teens and help them explore a wide range of photographic techniques, genres, and wide-ranging themes.

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Teen and Pre-Teen Academy Seasonal Courses

Find upcoming seasonal Teen and Pre-Teen course offerings, for ages 11–13 and 14–19. These courses are offered as 10 week sessions in spring and fall, and summer intensives.

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Teen Academy Imagemakers

Teen Academy Imagemakers enables motivated high school juniors, seniors, and gap year students to advance their photography, writing, and public speaking skills while developing an awareness of the creative and professional possibilities in the field.

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ICP at THE POINT

A year-round collaboration with THE POINT Community Development Corporation in the South Bronx, providing a photography-based program for preteens and teens that includes a classroom/studio, black-and-white darkroom facility, and gallery.

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Questions? Be sure to visit our FAQ. If you still are in search of more information, please reach out to [email protected] or 212.857.0011 for more information.

Scholarships are available for teen courses. Please visit each specific program page to find relevant scholarship information.

Special Thanks

ICP's Youth Programs are generously supported by the Joy of Giving Something, Inc., William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Keith Haring Foundation, Philip and Edith Leonian Foundation, Cornelia T. Baily Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Thomas and Susan Dunn, and Jane Martin and Stuart Katz.

Additional support for Imagemakers is provided by The New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowships.

General Program support is provided, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Coyne Family Foundation, Marc Haas Foundation, Carl Jacobs Foundation and the ICP Board of Trustees.