Craft Shop Summer Art Camps

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Last Updated: Mar 10, 2026, 09:34 AM

Camps and Workshop Dates

June 8-12, 2026: Clay Dinner Party

Clay Dinner Party

Get creative with clay! Discover wheel throwing and hand-building techniques to create a unique themed set. Students will learn how to make plates, bowls, cups, clay food, and other items for the table. Each day will focus on different items to add to the decorative and functional table setting. The class will learn to add color with underglaze and glaze. Finished works will be available for pick up approximately 2 – 3 weeks after camp after the final glaze firing.

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost: $185

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1 PM – 4PM - (Grade 4 - 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 14
  • Cost $195

 

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June 14-18, 2026: Wearable Art (4-day camp- No Friday due to Holiday)

Wearable Art

Create unique wearable art such as pins, necklace, crown, stamped leather belt, and custom printed tee shirts, and more. We look at artists who focus on wearable items.

Campers will create a variety of materials such as clay, fabric, felt, paper, yarn, leather, and more

 

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost: $160

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June 22-26, 2026: Design Your Own Board Game

Design Your Own Board Game

Design your own board game! Throughout the week we will create a book of rules, develop board box packaging, design the game board, create the parts and pieces using clay and various other mixed media. By the end of the week, you will have a playable creativity-created board game

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost: $165

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1 PM – 4PM - (Grade 4 - 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost $175

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July 6-10, 2026: Paper, Print, Bookmaking

Paper, Print, Bookmaking

Explore the age of technique of papermaking, printmaking, and bookbinding. This week camp will learn to make our own paper using molds and deckles from paper pulp to plant fiber. We will use our handmade paper for drawing on, collage and to print. to create a colorful creative artist book.

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost: $180

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1 PM – 4PM - (Grade 4 - 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 12
  • Cost $190

 

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July 13-17, 2026: Sewing Stuffed Sculptures

Sewing Stuffed Sculptures

Learn both hand sewing and to use sewing machine to create felt stuffed sculptures. You can make a pillow, animal, cartoon, or use your imagination and create

a mythical creature. We will design on paper, create a pattern, sew, and build. After our sculptures are

assembled, we will embellish with fabric paints, buttons, embroidery and appliqué techniques.

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 10
  • Cost: $200

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1 PM – 4PM - (Grade 4 - 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 10
  • Cost $200

 

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July 20-24, 2026: Art Explorers

Art Explorers

Discover the world of art. This week camp will focus on different media each day from watercolor painting, clay, fiber arts, printmaking, sculpture, sewing, and more.

 

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 1 – 3)

  • Min 4 - Max 10
  • Cost: $175

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1 PM – 4PM - (Grade 4 - 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 10
  • Cost $185

 

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July 27-July 31, 2026: Clay Sculptures

Clay Sculptures

 

Learn the many techniques of hand-building with clay to make sculptures. We will work on a theme each day to create four creative projects. We will learn to coil, pinch, and slab build to create a sculpture from our imaginations. On the last day we will use colorful underglazes, slips, and cold finishes such as paint and mixed media to add color and finished pieces. Finished works will be available for pick up approximately 2 – 3 weeks after camp after. This is not a wheel throwing class.

9 AM – 11 AM (Grade 4 – 8)

  • Min 4 - Max 10
  • Cost: $185

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Camp Information

  • Registration

    Registration Deadline: One week before the camp start date or until full.

  • Cancellation Policy

    All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing. The registration fee, less a $20 cancellation fee, will be refunded if you cancel at least 7 business days before the camp. Any time after that date, refunds (less the $20 fee) will be issued for medical reasons only. Refunds are not given to campers who voluntarily leave camp.
  • Camp Requirements

    The Camp Medical Release Form is required for camp participation and must be received in our office prior to camp beginning.

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