Art Studio Intensive · Jun. 22 – Jul. 3, 2026 Apply Now

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In-person courses.
Here in India.

Uncommon Labs brings faculty from leading universities around the world to teach immersive programs for high school and college students — in the creative arts, humanities, and sciences.

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Founding Program · Summer 2026

Art Studio Intensive:
Surface, Space, and Color

An immersive two-week, full-day studio intensive led by Claire Ashley, an internationally exhibiting contemporary artist, senior faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago — consistently ranked among the world's top art and design schools, and visiting faculty at the Kentucky College of Art + Design.

Drawing on SAIC's undergraduate studio pedagogy, students experience the discipline, creative freedom, and intellectual rigor of a world-class arts education — here in Mumbai.

Claire Helen Ashley

Claire Helen Ashley

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Department of Contemporary Practices · Painting & Drawing Also visiting faculty at the Kentucky College of Art + Design
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June 22 – July 3, 2026
10am – 4pm, Mon – Fri
Rising 9th – 12th Grade
Limited to 15 students
Host Venue
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Need-based support available — if cost is a barrier, note it in your application and we'll follow up.

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Mind, machine, universe — exploring the questions scientists ask across disciplines, and figuring out which ones are yours.

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An uncommonkind of education.

Exceptional pre-college programs exist on university campuses around the world. Uncommon Labs brings the educators and pedagogy behind those experiences to India.

Our programs create space for serious engagement with big ideas, exceptional mentors, and sustained practice at a formative stage — when a student's why begins to take shape. Each experience offers both a window into a field and an invitation into deeper self-understanding.

Deep inquiry

Real engagement with ideas, not résumé building — the kind of thinking that changes how a student sees a field and helps them imagine themselves within it.

Faculty who shape their fields

Courses designed and led by educators from leading universities with rigorous pedagogy. We start with an exceptional educator and build everything around them.

Formative timing

The years when students are beginning to ask: What could I do with my life? What matters to me? What am I capable of? We help them go deeper to find what lights them up.

The world's best, here

Exceptional programs exist in London, Chicago, New York. They shouldn't require a visa.

Anuja Mehta
Anuja Mehta
Founder, Uncommon Labs
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” Japanese Proverb

Anuja Mehta started Uncommon Labs after noticing how rarely students in India get the chance to learn from educators working at the forefront of their fields — and how powerful it is when they do.

We are built on a simple belief: when people find work that connects to their curiosity, they don’t just build careers — they shape the world around them.

Anuja holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and has worked across the U.S. and India in technology, consulting, and international development, including roles at Google, Bain & Company, Amazon, and TechnoServe.

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