Summer Camps

Create art you can play with! You will learn how to make toys that move and learn the basics of sewing a plushie. Develop problem solving skills when making a board game and learn how to make a splatter painting with a spinning top!

Travel all over the world in one week from the comfort of the museum! From frilly piñatas to ornate vases, campers will learn about different art styles and cultures from around globe.

Turn your trash into treasure! This week, artists will explore a variety of art-making techniques, from building to collage to painting, using a combination of reclaimed materials.

Explore different methods of print making. Campers will experiment individually and collaboratively with multiple methods of printmaking such as relief printing, stamping, and sun printing. Follow your interests and create a unique collection of prints!

Have you ever dreamed of meeting a dragon, brewing a potion, or riding a unicorn? Join us this week to create artwork inspired by your favorite fairy tale and fantasy stories. Fairy wings not required but highly encouraged!

Delve into a fantasy world of your own making in this hands-on world-building camp! Map out a new place, imagine new monsters, and populate your world with interesting characters and stories through collaborative paint, sketch, narrative, and sculpture! Roll the dice and see how your story goe

Dive into the world of clay and explore how ideas take shape through form and function. Campers will learn foundational hand-building techniques, including pinch pots, coils, and slabs, while creating both functional pieces and imaginative sculptural works. Throughout the week, artists will experiment with texture, surface design, and glazing as they develop projects inspired by their own interests and creative questions.

Embark on a journey through a fantasy landscape populated by different creatures and characters of your own making in this creative story-telling camp! Design maps and fantastical places, make magical spells, and bring new creatures to life through painting, drawing, and building!

Travel into the past and explore art from different time periods. Campers will explore a variety of media, from painting to fiber art to ceramics, while being inspired by figures from art history.

Do you love cats? Greek gods? Outer space? Share your enthusiasm for your current obsession through sculpture, printmaking, collage, clay, and more in a slower paced sensory-friendly studio environment. Students can enthusiastically share their excitement for their favorite thing, experiment with different artistic mediums, and learn about other people’s passions.

Dive into the underwater world of our beaches! Learn about marine biology and the ecology of fish, whales, and other ocean critters as we create prints, watercolors, mobiles, and other artwork inspired by our local wildlife and ocean ecosystems!

Blast off into space and make art inspired by outer space. Discover color and light when making your own galaxy. Become an astronaut through obstacle courses. Make friends along the way, some are human and some are from a planet far away!

Dive into the world of clay! Campers will explore hand-building techniques like pinch pots, coils, and slabs while creating both functional and imaginative artworks. Throughout the week, artists will experiment with texture, form, and glazing as they design sculptures, vessels, and playful projects inspired by their own ideas. This camp encourages creativity, problem-solving, and confidence as campers bring their clay visions to life.

Pack your creativity and get ready to explore the great indoors! This art camp happens inside the museum, where campers will turn the indoors into an outdoor-inspired adventure. Using natural materials, they’ll make art, invent their own exploration tools, and let their imaginations run wild—no hiking boots or bug spray required!

Calling all makers! Participate in daily art and design challenges. Experiment with different tools and mediums such as hammers, sewing, and wood burning to build a 3D world.

What is a museum? What goes inside it? How do we choose what is included or excluded? Explore the history and function of museums and act as the curator of your own personal “collection” of meaningful or made up artifacts through collage, mixed media sculpture, drawing, and printmaking.

Why do some birds have webbed feet? Why do flies have so many eyes? Can bats really see in the dark? Learn about the advantages of animal biology and design your own creatures using traits from across the animal kingdom using paint, paper, sculpture, collage, and more!

Did you know that the Whammock! was hand crocheted? Or that the Breathing Room was made almost entirely from t-shirts? This week, artists will dive into the world of fiber art and learn a variety of techniques to make their textile dreams come true.

This week campers will have the chance to show off their inner ROCKSTAR! Create costumes, instruments, explore set design, and be prepared to find out just how loud cardboard can really get.

For the comic book lovers at heart. This week we will explore different mediums such as drawing, painting, and sculpture to create our own comic book and cast of characters.