Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts

To start an application for GSA 2025, select your artform from the dropdown menu to the left*
*Applicants may apply in up to two GSA art forms. If applying to a second program (aka a second application), you will need the App ID number in the confirmation email you received after submitting your first 2025 application. Previous applications from previous years do not count.
*Before beginning an application, review the Applicant Guide for your art form(s) of interest. Register for (or review a recording of) one of GSA's Virtual Info Sessions.

You are currently on GSA's application portal, called Acceptd. For technical questions about your application, please visit Acceptd's Help Desk. For any other questions about GSA or application requirements, contact GSA at gsainfo@kentuckyperformingarts.org. 

The application and recommendations deadline is January 12 at 11:59PM EST,10:59 CST. 

GSA is looking for students with skills in their art form, passion for creativity, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and an eagerness for learning to apply for the Summer Program. Does that sound like you? Apply now!

For three week sessions every summer, over 500 of Kentucky’s most talented and creative high school students are invited to grow and learn together at the Governor’s School for the Arts’ college summer residence program.  Sophomores and juniors in high school are offered in-depth instruction in one of nine artistic disciplines: creative writing, dance, design (formerly known as architecture + design), drama, film + photography, instrumental music, musical theatre, visual art, and vocal music.  

The honor of experiencing GSA includes:

- Attending the program for FREE (all students receive full tuition, room and board).
- Opportunities to learn in a supportive community of distinguished master-teachers.
- College preparation, career counseling, and the chance to meet college representatives during an exclusive GSA college fair.
- Arts-related community service opportunities.
- The excitement of performing/exhibiting at the Student Festival at the conclusion of the program.
- Serious fun!

Students are immersed in a rigorous schedule of daily seminars, master classes, lectures, hands-on workshops, and field trips. While each student specializes in one art form, all students participate in structured, interdisciplinary arts experiences designed to familiarize them with the joys and challenges of specialties other than their own.  

Upon completion of the summer program, students become part of the ever-growing GSA alumni network, gaining a variety of opportunities such as scholarships and funding through the Toyota Alumni Fund (visit www.kentuckygsa.org for more info).

Questions? Email us at gsainfo@kentuckyperformingarts.org.

For technical questions, please contact the Acceptd Help Desk.