: Graphic Design - Video games -- events, seminars, workshops, etc My daughter loves drawing - using pencil. She wants to be a Graphic Designer - mainly for video games area. We got her a

@RJPawlick971

If it works out, get her into a quality art school. The first few years she'll get plenty of introduction to a wide range of art professions, along with getting her generals out of the way as well.

In the interim, if she's really into the idea of game design and if she has even a bit of interest in it--suggest she start taking some computer science classes if they are offered in highschool. You don't have to be a programmer to be a game designer, but if the aptitude and interest is there, it's going to be a skill that will only benefit her.

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@Sims5801359

Well this is still very broad but to try and help you out. NYC is a capital of the design world, you'd be hard-pressed to have a single weekend without some sort of design event. As far as hands-on for kids, that's getting a bit more specific.

You might want to look into aigany.org/get-involved/mentoring/ though it sounds like at least initially it will only be open to students at New York City High School of Art and Design but it never hurts to inquire. They might know another option for you.

Again you're in the design mecca. Look at any number of schools and they probably have a program for her. The first (and only one) I looked at is FIT and sure enough: fitnyc.edu/5915.asp
You could probably find similar programs at Parsons, Pratt, Cooper Union (maybe?), SUNY, RIT, RPI, Rutgers, Syracuse, and everywhere else.

Then there's private tutors. Or just call up a few designers and see if any would be willing to let her sit-in for a day or two at their office.

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