ATTENTION:

Apply Today, Fall Programs Begin Next Week

Apply to an ASM Fall program today! ⬇️ Below is a list of programs with open spots.


Spaces are limited.

You can be enrolled in only one Fall ASM program, where you will earn a stipend for your participation. 

🚨 Deadline to apply: TODAY, Friday, September 19 🚨 

Already applied but haven't heard back? Log back into your application via the Fall 2025 Teen Dashboard (on the Apply page) and check on the status of each program.

To apply to programs with open spots, search for the program you want to apply for, add it to your application, and click "Next" all the way through to fully submit the application.


Continue to check your email for enrollment offers. You have 72 hours to accept or decline your offer via the Teen Dashboard.

Programs with Open Spots: Categorized by North and West Side, Downtown, and South Side *BE SURE YOU REVIEW THE LOCATION OF THE PROGRAM AND ONLY APPLY IF YOU CAN TRULY ATTEND.


North and West Side:

  • @Yollocalli Lab
  • Authentic Arts: Fashion & Creative Design Club
  • CTVN @ ACCA
  • Digital Video Production
  • HHW The Triple Threat Edition
  • Hip-Hop 'n' Jazz @ Kelvyn Park
  • Intro to Mariachi Rhythm @ True Value
  • Kuumba Lynx Liberation through Creative Leadership
  • Kuumba Lynx Performance Ensemble (KLPE): Movement Technique
  • Latin Music Project @ Broadway Armory
  • Lifeguard Explorers @ Austin Town Hall
  • Lifeguard Explorers @ Homan Square Park
  • Lifeguard Explorers @ Lafollette Park
  • MACC' Hornets Performing Arts @ Major Adams
  • Mexican Folkloric Dance @ True Value
  • Mic Check: Creative and Career Development for Music Artists
  • Peer to Peer Peacemakers
  • Rhythm & Raices: Bomba Performance Arts
  • Somos Arte Pre-Apprenticeship Program
  • Spanish Dance Experience @ NEIU
  • STEM Innovators Lab
  • Workbench Project: Woodshop

Downtown:

  • Build Our Own: Clay / Sculptures @ Gallery 37
  • FMC Dance Collaborative @ Gallery 37
  • Joffrey Dance @ The Joffrey Ballet (Gallery 37))
  • Media Impact: The Power of Digital Voices @ Gallery 37
  • Mixed Martial Arts @ Gallery 37
  • Screenwriting @ Gallery 37
  • TECHSolvers @Gallery 37
  • The Poetry Lab: The Power of the Pen and the Mic @ Gallery 37 


South Side:

  • Advanced Tumbling Into Fitness
  • Audio Engineering @ Bridgeport
  • Basketball @ Fenger
  • Community Influenced Pop Art 101
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teen Leadership Club
  • Lifeguard Explorers at Fernwood
  • Mariachi Ensemble Apprenticeship @ Juarez
  • New Orleans Style Brass Band/ Jazz Improvisation
  • Peacemakers with Increase The Peace
  • Project Echo-The Future Voices Initiative
  • Radio/TV @ Englewood STEM
  • Ray Graham Drumline & Color Guard
  • Teatro Tariakuri Acting 101
  • TGMG Sports and Mentoring
  • TSG B-Ball Skills & Management @ Richards HS
  • Y'Allen Out Entrepreneurship

Check the Status of Your Application via the Teen Dashboard:

  • Application Submitted: You have successfully applied to this program. The instructor is still reviewing all applications and a placement decision has not been made yet.
  • Enrolled: You have accepted an offer to this program. 
  • No Offer: This program is full and you did not receive an offer. If a spot opens (for example, a selected participant can no longer attend), you could still be considered for placement.
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