Art Camp

Introduce your children to the world of art through our Summer Art Camps. These week-long camps are tailored to a variety of age groups and feature many different art activities. Bookmark this page and check back often for updates about our 2013 summer Art Camps. Sign up for our eNewsletter to get the latest updates on Art Camps and advance notice of registration dates!

For more information about Art Camps, contact Alex Otte, at 937-512-0167 or aotte@daytonart.org.

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Registration Information & Fees

Camp Themes & Schedules

Camp Questions

Downloadable Registration Form

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Become a Museum Member and save today on the cost of Art Camp! A Family Membership is a great way to enjoy the museum with your children. The cost of a Family/Senior Family membership is $70 per year. Membership benefits (for two named adults and children/grandchildren, age 18 and under) include:

• Early Bird registration for Art Camps
• FREE Admission to the museum & special exhibitions
• FREE subscription to the Member Magazine
• 10% discount at The Museum Store and Leo Bistro
• Discounts on art classes, Art Camp, lectures, educational programs and more!

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2013 Summer Art Camps

Explore the range of your creativity this summer with our Summer Art Camps! Learn and get inspired by the museum’s permanent collection and create your own masterpieces using a variety of art making techniques in our studios and nationally acclaimed Experiencenter. Kids entering Pre-K through 9th grade will have fun all summer long in weekly, mixed-media art camps. 

CAMP FEES
Mini Art Camp: $80 members; $100 non-members
Kids Camps: $150 members; $165 non-members
Teen Classes*: $180 members/$195 non-members
Includes admission the museum/special exhibits
*Includes additional material fee of $30

EXTENDED CARE
Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Monday – Thursday 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.
$80 members, $100 nonmembers
Campers can come early and stay late to play games, make art and watch a weekly movie in Extended Care. An afternoon snack is provided. Families are welcome to drop off and pick up their camper anytime within the Extended Care hours. Extended care is not provided on Friday afternoons, as families are invited to join their young artists at the Art Party at 2:30 p.m.

Pre-registration for museum members begins April 2
General registration begins April 9

Download the Summer Art Camp Registration Form

Limited scholarship funds are available for summer art camp. Contact Alex Otte at 937-512-0167 or aotte@daytonart.org for more information or to request an application.

Camp Themes & Schedules

MINI ART CAMPS

Campers entering Pre-K and Kindergarten in the fall of 2013 (campers must be at least 4 years old)

MINI ART EXPLORERS
Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
July 29 - August 2
August 5 - 9

Explore, learn and create! Young artists will explore museum galleries, learn new and exciting things about art and create masterpieces of their own during a week of half-day camps. Mini Art Explorers will create art with paint, clay, paper mache and much more. Campers will also read stories and visit the Experiencenter, a space devoted to young learners.

KIDS CAMP: 1st - 3rd Grades

Campers entering grades 1, 2 & 3 in the fall of 2013
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Art History Jr.
June 10 - June 14
Get inspired by looking at works in the museum and listening to stories about art and artists. Make your own mixed media art using painting, printing, sculpture and drawing both in 2D and 3D!

Printmaking Fun
June 17 - June 21
Campers will learn a variety of printmaking processes and make many fun prints to take home!  We will be inspired by the artwork of Andy Warhol and visit the special exhibition learn more about his work and printmaking. Students will also combine photography, drawing, and painting to make some amazing works of art.

Art Around the World
June 24 - June 28
Ever wanted to travel across the world? In this camp you will journey around the globe and create art inspired by different cultures! Explore working with collage, mask-making and painting, as well as nontraditional materials.

Safari Creations
July 8 - July 12
Explore the museum to find jungle animals in paintings and sculptures! Create your own safari creatures and scenes in the studio with paint, mixed-media sculpture and printmaking.

Puppets and Play
July 15 - 19
Use your imagination to bring make-believe characters to life. Make puppets and explore a new world of your own creation! You will create a story, script, backdrops and puppet characters. At the end of the week you will get to perform your play for your parents at the Art Party!

Making Music into Art
July 22 - 26
Love music? Love art? This is the camp for you! Learn about lots of art styles and how many artists mix music influences and sounds into their art. Campers will use a variety of materials such as paints, pastels, markers, wood and clay! We will even create a functional musical instrument!

Nature Exploration
July 29 - August 2
Explore the outside and the inside of the Museum as we discover our surroundings. We will make creations out of found objects; re-purposing items found in nature such as twigs, leaves, stones. Paint with corn and other home-made brushes and make crayon rubbings from what we find.

Fairytale Adventure CLOSED!!!!
August 5 - 9
You are the knight, slaying a dragon to save a beautiful princess. Or, perhaps you are the princess slaying a scary dragon to save the knight! Either way, you will be using paint, pencils, clay and more to create your own fairytale adventures during this week of camp.

KIDS CAMP: 4th - 6th Grades

Campers entering grades 4, 5 & 6 in the fall of 2013
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ohio Naturalists
June 10 - June 14
Learn about the plants and animals found in Ohio by creating a naturalist's journal! Explore the outdoors and learn about the flora and fauna around you while using it as inspiration in your artwork.

Make a Book
June 24 - June 28
What makes a book? Do you like to draw and create?  Come ready to learn how to make all types of books and journals using paints, pastels, collage, fabric and more! Create altered books and fill some books with drawings and a story you will write.

Modern Masters
July 8 - 12
Like modern art? This camp will focus on all types of art from the 20th and 21st century! Create drawings, paintings, sculptures and more using many different materials. Projects will be related to modern masterpieces, many of which are found here at The Dayton Art Institute.

Zoot Theatre Camp
July 15 - July 19
For one week only, Zoot Theatre Company will be teaching a summer art camp all about what goes into creating beautiful, creative puppets. See a Zoot performance, learn backstage with the actors and create your very own puppet to take home at the end of camp.

Adventure Games!
July 22 - 26
Make your own rules when you create your own board game and players! Playing cards, tokens, pathways, loops, and hoops will fill your week as you take two steps forward and one step back into a fun adventure.

Rock the Art
July 29 - August 2
Discover how music and art go together!  Learn about and listen to music from a variety of cultures by drawing inspiration from the Experiencenter special exhibition, I See the Rhythm. Create your own instruments using a variety of art making techniques.

Printmania!
August 5 - 9
Draw inspiration from this summer’s Andy Warhol exhibition and learn all about different types of printmaking - screenprints, monotypes, linoleum and more!

TEEN CAMP: 7th - 9th Grades

Campers entering grades 7, 8 & 9 in the fall of 2013
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Jewelry
June 10 - June 14
Instructor: Diane Zubrick
Learn a variety of jewelry-making techniques and create examples to take home.  Make jewelry with glass, tooled metal, Steampunk items, glass slides, collage, beads, paper and more. By then end of camp you will have plenty of handmade jewelry to wear, share or even sell.
(additional $30 material fee applies)

Glass Fusing
June 24 - June 28
Instructor: Diane Zubrick
Explore the wonderful world of fused glass with your professional instructor! Learn the techniques of dichroic glass, frits, images in glass, stacked glass, and etching. Create beautiful, functional plates, dishes, pendants and more!
(additional $30 material fee applies)

Create an Installation with Michael Bashaw
July 8 - July 12
Instructor: Michael Bashaw
In this very special, one-time-only camp, work with local musician and artist Michael Bashaw to create an interactive musical installation that will be on display for guests to view and explore in the Experiencenter for the duration of the exhibition I See the Rhythm. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to have your artwork on display in the museum!
(additional $20 material fee applies)

Fabric Frenzy
July 15 - 19
Create both functional and decorative fabric pieces. This camp will focus on using basic sewing skills to create many fabric creations, including stuffed "ugly" dolls, bags or coin purses, jewelry, needle felted accessories and more. We will also hand dye and batik some of the fabrics that we are going to use!

Painting
July 22 - July 26
Instructor: J Austin Jennings
Spend a week as a painter! Explore the creative process from getting ideas to learning new techniques with local painter, J Austin Jennings. Create works of art in acrylic, watercolor and oil pastel while getting inspiration from master works in the museum.
(additional $20 material fee applies)