During our week together, we will do a variety of classic camp crafts. We will make beaded animal keychains, beaded bracelets, and learn to use basic bead looms. Students will also weave small bags, make woven mandalas, and tie-dye bandanas. There will be lots of variety and explorations of different materials in this camp.

Travel the globe at Art Around the World Camp! Artists ages 5–12 explore cultures and traditions through drawing, painting, sculpture, and crafts inspired by global art styles. Campers build creativity, cultural curiosity, and confidence while creating vibrant projects from continents near and far. Bring a snack and water bottle daily. All supplies provided and included in cost.

Are you interested in making movies? Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be a cinematographer, a video editor, or a director? Come join the next generation of Chico film makers. Learn video making techniques from accomplished film makers, teachers, and students. Students will be given a prompt and work in small groups to create a short film.

Crafty kiddos, who love stuffies and imaginary play, will have a blast at this 4-day art camp. Students can bring their small stuffies to camp and create fun stuffie accessories like cute cardboard houses, beds, collars, outfits, etc. Students will enjoy the workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life.

Unleash your imagination and connect with nature at this one-of-a-kind art camp! Each day begins with an inspiring outdoor journey to Bidwell Park where campers explore the beauty of nature to spark their creativity. Then, they’ll return to a working artist’s studio to learn professional art techniques and create keepsake worthy arts and crafts. Art projects are thoughtfully designed to evolve with each session, so artwork will vary depending on the week your child attends. This allows returning campers to enjoy a fresh creative experience every time!

Design, print and sell your own T-shirts with Pedal Press! Workshop participants will learn in our Fair St. studio, fundamental graphic design concepts, how to design for screen printing, how to prepare screens, and print their own t-shirts! Each participant will print a small run of T-shirts to sell at a local pop-up/Thursday Farmers’ Market. Campers can keep their remaining shirts or sell them on our Youth Art web store!

Tie-Dye Camp offers the ultimate summer fun experience! Campers will begin by exploring color theory and experimenting with color mixing techniques of their choice. Next, they’ll dive into various folding and tying techniques, manipulating different materials through wet dyeing, dry dyeing, and ice dyeing methods. Each day, campers will create their own colorful masterpieces, which they’ll get to take home and share with friends and family.

Our Toddler Summer Camps for children ages 3-5, are led by our amazing, dedicated toddler staff and take place in our specially curated toddler classroom at the Dorothy F. Johnson Center. Each camp is filled with exciting activities tailored to fun themes from cooking to sports to science.  Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience for your toddler!