CSU Summer Arts was created in 1985 during an arts faculty institute in the woods of Kirkwood, California. The CSU faculty and administrators were seeking a way to meet the needs of the arts students of the CSU and supplement the programs of the CSU's large and diverse Arts Colleges. In its first incarnation, Summer Arts was a summer dance program housed on the campus of CSU Long Beach in 1985. Because of overwhelming student needs, Summer Arts expanded its curriculum to include various arts genres, and in 1990, the Media Arts Festival. The program was housed on the campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1986 and 1987. The program then moved to the campus of Humboldt State University, where it remained from 1988 through 1995 before moving to CSU Long Beach for the 1996 through 1998 seasons. In 1999, Summer Arts relocated to the campus of CSU Fresno, where it will remain through 2010.

To view an extensive list of all past CSU Summer Arts courses click one of the following formates, [pdf] [html] .

For an alphabetical list of all CSU Summer Arts past Guest Artists, click here . (PDF)



Click the links below to view photos and highlights from some of our past festivals.

Summer Arts Expressions (low | high)
Summer Arts Italy (low | high)
Summer Arts Australia (low | high)
TV Production Workshop 2007 (normal)
Puppetry 2006 (low | high)
Animation 2002 (low | high)
Animation 2005 (low | high)