2026 Summer Art Camp for Tweens (ages 10–12): Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques and Comics, Cartoons & Anime on Monday July 6 – Friday July 10 from 10AM – 3PM

Summer Art Camp for Tweens (ages 10–12)
Monday–Friday, 10 AM–3 PM
This offering is for young artists ready to graduate to the next level of Art Camp, where they will explore art media and techniques in greater depth during two daily studio sessions. Our talented teaching artists will guide tweens in developing their own personal style while they learn and refine their art skills.


Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques and Comics, Cartoons & Anime
Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10, 10 AM–3 PM

Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for campers looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Campers will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media, such as graphite, charcoal, acrylics, and watercolors, through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings, blind contours, and contour drawings. Linear perspective, color theory, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as campers render their artistic creations.

Comics, Cartoons & Anime: Calling all comic, cartoon, and anime lovers! Campers will explore drawing popular characters and work on simple and effective techniques for creating their own character concepts. Master a unique style of creating cartoon, anime, and comic art.


SCHEDULE & PRICING

Daily Schedule
8–10 AM                             Flexible Extended Care (optional, additional fee applies)
9:30–10 AM                        Carline Drop-off
10 AM–12:15 PM                Morning Studio Session
12:15–12:45 PM                 Lunch (brought from home)
12:45–3 PM                        Afternoon Studio Session
3–3:30 PM                          Carline Pick-up
3:30–5:30 PM                     Flexible Extended Care (optional, additional fee applies)


Pricing Per Week
(member discounts apply to members at the dual/family level and above)
Tuition: $530/week members; $540/week non-members

 
Flexible Extended Care
Our flexible extended care options make busy family schedules easier while also giving students more time to create and explore. Extended care is a welcoming space to start or end the camp day with free-choice art activities and games in a fun and relaxed environment. Flexible, affordable, and supervised by caring staff, these options are the perfect extension of the camp day. You can purchase single days or full-week care starting at 8 AM and ending at 5:30 PM.

The following options are available:
$30 for early drop-off OR late pick-up per day
$115 for a full week of early drop-off OR late pick-up
$190 for a full week of early drop-off AND late pick-up