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Summer Art Camp

Now offering Summer Camps for 2023!

Play, imagine, discover, create, and participate in a weeklong arts adventure!

In-Person Camps Begin the Weeks of June 19, June 26, and July 10

CMA is offering the in-person camps following recommended health and safety guidelines to ensure a fun and creative, yet safe, environment and experience.


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NEW IN PERSON CAMPS: Click for session descriptions below

Come explore your creative side! Campers will have the opportunity to participate in educational and exciting hands-on art activities in the museum’s classrooms and galleries. Tuition includes all materials in order to create their own masterpieces. All themed sessions are taught by professional artists or licensed art educators!


CMA Summer Camp is for students ages 6-14. The Camp will be divided by the amount of students registered and age groups (usually ranging from ages 6-10, 11-14).


Each camp runs for 5 days. Students registering for a “Full Day” are required to pack a lunch every day to eat during the supervised break, outside or inside. Small bags are allowed for lunches and other necessary items. 

 

*At this time, the CMA no longer requires campers and instructors to wear a face mask inside the building. (Mask policies subject to change based on CDC guidelines)

 


In Person Camps: Click for session descriptions below
*Please note, remaining seats showing on website may not be accurate

  • Session 1A & 1B (All Day): June 19 – June 23, 10:30 – 3:30
  • Session 1A (Morning) Studio Arts Academy, 2D Media: June 19 – June 23, 10:30 – 12:30
  • Session 1B (Afternoon) Studio Arts Academy, 3D Media: June 19 – June 23, 1:30 – 3:30
     
  • Session 2A & 2B (All Day): June 26 – June 30, 10:30 – 3:30
  • Session 2A (Morning) Drawing 101: June 26 – June 30, 10:30 – 12:30
  • Session 2B (Afternoon) Character Illustration: June 26 – June 30, 1:30 – 3:30
     
  • Session 3A & 3B (All Day): July 10 – July 14, 10:30 – 3:30
  • Session 3A (Morning) Story Telling Through Art: July 10 – July 14, 10:30 – 12:30
  • Session 3B (Afternoon) Creative Clay: July 10 – July 14, 1:30 – 3:30
     

IN PERSON CAMP REGISTRATION
Cost per Session = $155 (Cost for Members: $124) (Morning OR Afternoon)
Sign up for a Full Day and save:
Cost for a Morning AND Afternoon session = $289 (Cost for Members: $231)
 


Families should not be discouraged from applying due to tuition costs. Scholarships are made available through support from The Hoover Foundation for CMA Summer Art Camps.

For more information and how to apply: Summer Camp Scholarship Application

 


Camp Sessions

Session 1-A & 1-B (All Day) - Studio Arts Academy - 2D Media & 3D Media

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/19/2023, Ends 06/23/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/15/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Session 1A & 1B (All Day) & Studio Arts Academy, 2D & 3D Media

Cost: $289.00 per person (Cost for Members: $231.00)

 

Session 1-A (Morning) - Studio Arts Academy - 2D Media

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/19/2023, Ends 06/23/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/15/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Take your creativity to the next level and explore 2D materials like never before. Be inspired by the world around you through visits to the Museum galleries and learning about famous artwork. Students will learn to build their fundamental artistic skills essential to any artist. Create unique 2D art projects using a variety of drawing and painting art materials. Taken 2D Media before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2023!

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)

 

Session 1-B (Afternoon) - Studio Arts Academy - 3D Media

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/19/2023, Ends 06/23/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/15/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 01:30 PM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Build exciting 3D sculptures using mixed media, clay, plaster, paper mache, and more. View masterpieces from the Museum collection firsthand and learn about Art History to spark creativity to create one-of-a-kind works that will impress and inspire. Taken 3D Media before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2023!

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)

 

Session 2-A & 2-B (All Day) - Drawing 101 & Character Illustration

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/26/2023, Ends 06/30/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/22/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Session 2A & 2B (All Day) & Drawing 101 & Character Illustration

Cost: $289.00 per person (Cost for Members: $231.00)

 

Session 2-A (Morning) - Drawing 101

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/26/2023, Ends 06/30/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/22/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Do you love to draw and want to improve your skills? This camp is for you! Students enrolled in this course will learn fundamental drawing techniques from observation and other sources, using a variety of materials such as charcoal, pencil, graphite, and pastels. Learn how to use value, perspective, shading, line, texture, and more! Taken Drawing 101 before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2023!

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)

 

Session 2-B (Afternoon) - Character Illustration

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 06/26/2023, Ends 06/30/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 06/22/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 01:30 PM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Delve into the mind of an illustrator! Explore what it takes to design unique characters through fundamental drawing, illustration, and cartooning techniques. Analyze commercial, cartoon, and fine art to build your understanding of visual language and then put that knowledge to work. Explore the principles behind style and effectively communicate a message in your art. All skill levels welcome. Taken Character Illustration before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2023!

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)

 

Session 3-A & 3-B (All Day) - Creative Clay & Story Telling Through Art

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 07/10/2023, Ends 07/14/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 07/06/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Session 3-A & 3-B (All Day) - Creative Clay & Story Telling Through Art

Cost: $289.00 per person (Cost for Members: $231.00)

 

Session 3-A (Morning) - Story Telling Through Art

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 07/10/2023, Ends 07/14/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 07/06/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Inspired by the book illustrations in the exhibit "Finding Home: Four Artists' Jouneys." Let your child unleash their creativity and bring their stories to life through art. Throughout this camp, students will explore various art materials and techniques, including painting, drawing, bookmaking, and more! Using these tools, students will create unique artworks that tell their own journeys, discover themes of family and home, and use their artistic voices only limited by their imagination.

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)

 

Session 3-B (Afternoon) - Creative Clay

Designed for ages 6-10 & 11-14

Begins 07/10/2023, Ends 07/14/2023 - Register

*deadline to register: 07/06/2023

5 Monday-Friday, 01:30 PM-03:30 PM

Room 101 or 102

Instructor: CMA Staff

Now offering this unique camp at CMA! Who doesn't love to play in the mud? Come explore the endless creativity of clay in this fun yet challenging class. Campers will visit the CMA galleries and see famous ceramic pieces firsthand. Tours of the ceramics lab will be given while learning the process that the clay goes through from beginning to end. Create fun, decorative, and sculptural pieces to cherish always. Taken Creative Clay before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2023! (Families will need to make arrangements to pick up fired pieces 3-4 weeks after camp.)

Cost: $155.00 per person (Cost for Members: $124.00)