Enroll in Summer Art Camp

Our 23rd year!

Summer classes for children who love making art, emphasizing fine art materials and instruction, with a changing curriculum of different art mediums. Projects are varied so students can take more than one session and be challenged with new projects. Join us for a variety of interesting projects and serious fun!

Camps will be arranged a little differently in the summer of 2026, with more cross mixing of mediums.

Painting, Drawing and Movement in Art: In this week we’ll be using painting and drawing to tell a stories. We’ll make one (or two) inventive artists’ books and make a low-tech stop action animation as well as traditional two dimensional painting and drawing artwork.

Painting & Drawing with an emphasis on Photography & Book Making: In this week we’ll be using photography as a basis for our painting, drawing and even printmaking projects. We’ll be making a few artists’ books in this week to house the work we make. Cameras will be provided.

Painting & Drawing: Painting and drawing are the basis for all forms of art. In this week we’ll cover techniques in a variety of painting and drawing media: tempera, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, charcoal and acrylics on both paper and canvas. For both beginners and more experienced artists, with individualized attention to the level of the student.

Painting & Drawing with an emphasis on Decorative Arts: In this week we’ll be concentrating on art that is more sculptural or has use in the house or garden. We’ll be using a variety of mediums to create projects: ceramic, fabric, paper maché along with paint and paper.

All classes include a clay project.

Camp will be in-person, with a limit of 18 campers.
Located on the Berkwood Hedge campus in central Berkeley.
1809 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94703

Hours are 9:00am – 3:00pm, for ages 7*-13.
*Younger kids need to have completed 1st grade.

We open at 9 am, classes start at 9:30 and end at 2 pm, with a mid morning snack break and lunch (please provide your own). From 2 to 3 pm we have optional projects and play in the yard.

Camps fill early on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cost: $475. A non-refundable deposit of $100 per session per student is due at the time of registration.

The remainder of tuition is due May 15th, 2026, or you can pay in full when registering. No refunds of tuition after June 1st. Refunds of the tuition above the deposit before June 1 are in full except for the transaction fees on PayPal.

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