Summer in Boston
At VASI, students are expected to work hard and take their classes very seriously, but they always have fun as well.
Boston is an incredibly vibrant city, and VASI students get to experience many of the city’s “greatest hits.” Evening and weekend activities change each summer, but past favorites have included:
- Getting acquainted with the city, and the Charles River, aboard a Boston Duck Tour
- Watching 4th of July fireworks and tie-dying t-shirts
- Attending summer concerts and street festivals throughout the city
- Visiting open studio events and gallery openings to learn more about Boston’s arts community
- And of course, visiting Boston’s incredible museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Peabody Essex Museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, as well as the New England Aquarium and the Museum of Science.
All activities are included in the VASI tuition, as is travel on the T, Boston’s public transit system.
Students have a variety of activities to keep themselves busy on campus as well, including working in their studios, open drawing sessions, and movie nights. Students age 16 and older also have the option to purchase a Summer Guest Pass to Boston University’s state of the art Fitness and Recreation Center.