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2025 Summer Art Camp for Teens (ages 13+) Everything Clay and Character Design on Monday July 28 – Friday August 1 from 10 AM–3 PM

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CourseGraphic Summer Art Camp for Teens (ages 13+) 
Monday–Friday, 10 AM–3 PM
Teens ages 13+ will gain an in-depth studio art experience that engages their creativity and enhances their skills. Each week, teens will concentrate on two focus areas during their studio sessions. Small class size enables our talented teaching artists to take a deep dive with teens to build their techniques and individual styles.


Everything Clay and Character Design
Monday July 28 – Friday August 1, 10 AM–3 PM

Everything Clay:
This camp is perfect for the student looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, we will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. We will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to ways to decorate their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, we will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.

Character Design: During this week of camp, students will learn to design their own character(s) for comic books, graphic novels, or cartoons. They will focus on personality and expression plus learn anatomy and posing using the human body as reference. We will also have a chance to explore costume design for their character. All this will come together in a project that features the character(s) they created.



Daily Schedule
8–10 AM                              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                    Extended Care (optional, additional fee applies)


Pricing Per Week (member discounts apply to members at the dual/family level and above)
Early Bird Tuition (last day to save is 2/17/25):  $500/week members; $510/week non-members
Tuition (as of 2/18/25): $515/week members; $525/week non-members
*Week of June 30–July 3: $425/week members; $435/week non-members (4-day week)


Optional Extended Care
We offer early drop-off starting at 8 AM, and late pick-up until 5:30 PM. The following options are available:
$30 for drop-off OR pick-up per day
$115 for a full week of drop-off OR pick-up
$190 for a full week of drop-off AND pick-up


 

Class Details

5 Session(s)
Daily

Location
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Instructor
TBD 

Tuition: 

$525.00


Registration Closes On
Sunday, July 27, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
7/28/2025 - 8/1/2025 Daily - Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Summit, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey  Map TBD 

Store Information

* denotes items required with registration.
Item Name SKU Price **
Single Day - Camp Early Drop-Off SingleCampDropOff $30.00
Single Day - Camp Late Pick-Up SingleCampPickUp $30.00
Full Week - Camp Early Drop-Off Beginning 8am FullWeekCampDropOff $115.00
Full Week - Camp Late Pick-Up Until 5:30pm FullWeekCampPickUp $115.00
Full Week - Camp Early Drop-Off And Late Pick-Up FullWeekExtendedDayEarlyandLate $190.00
** Price can vary based on attributes.