Program
A creative studio experience to explore who you are before choosing what comes next.
DCADI's flagship 8-week experience gives Detroit area high school students space to explore creative possibilities while learning more about themselves.
Through guided exploration, hands on experiences, and exposure to the creative world, students begin discovering what interests them, how they like to work, and where they may want to go next.
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There's more than one way to be creative.
Creative industries are bigger than the careers students most often see. DCADI gives students opportunities to encounter different disciplines, roles, ways of working, and possibilities without expecting them to already know where they belong.
Explore
Encounter creative fields including fashion, design, interiors, photography, film, beauty, branding, media, creative direction, technology, and the careers that connect them.
Create
Experiment through hands on experiences that encourage students to make, collaborate, problem solve, and discover what feels natural and what doesn't.
Connect
Meet creative professionals and gain exposure to real roles, experiences, pathways, and possibilities within creative industries.
Reflect
Build greater awareness of personal interests, strengths, working preferences, and the environments where creativity may thrive.
Beyond the experience
Clarity doesn't always mean having the answer. Sometimes it means knowing what to explore next.
Students are not expected to leave DCADI with their entire futures figured out. The goal is to leave with more information about themselves and more possibilities than they had when they arrived.
Greater self-awareness
Understand more about personal interests, strengths, working preferences, and creative inclinations.
Creative industry exposure
Discover disciplines, roles, and pathways students may not have known existed.
Portfolio-ready work
Begin documenting creative exploration, developing skills, and growth through work students can continue building upon.
Greater clarity
Leave better equipped to make informed decisions about what to explore next.
A place to begin
You don't need experience. You need curiosity.
Who
Detroit area high school students
Length
8 weeks
Experience
Guided exploration + hands-on creative experiences
Prior experience
None required
Status
Preparing for our inaugural cohort
Applications
Coming soon
Program dates, schedule, location, eligibility details, and application information will be shared as the inaugural cohort is finalized.
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