Visual Arts & Imagination Camps

Our arts camps provide the campers with engaging projects that spark imagination, engage fine and gross motor skills, and inspire creativity. Campers come home with multiple projects throughout the week and get to work in our newly renovated art spaces.

Remember, if you're not sure which camps are right for you, or how to fit them into your schedule, use our Camp Concierge Service and receive a personalized recommended camp schedule from answering a few simple questions here.

American Girl Adventure Camp

Instructor: Anita Horwath
Ages: 5-9
Dates: Week 6 (July 21-25), Week 7 (July 28 - Aug 1)
Times: half day (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

This camp gives children the chance to share their love for American Girl dolls and collaborate with friends who have the same enthusiasm for everything American Girl! Campers will make costumes or accessories for their dolls, play games, and perform many artistic vignettes. Dolls are always included and love to be part of everything we do, including visiting a new country every day! We will board a plane and learn about a new place each day. We will have a fashion show, dance to new music and make an interesting snack. Passports will be provided! Note: Campers may bring any doll to camp each day, an American Girl Doll is not required.

Animal Art Camp

Art Innovators Camp

Instructor: SPARK Business Academy
Ages: 5-9
Dates: Week 3 (June 30 - July 3) no camps on July 4th
Times: full day (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $395

This hands-on program is a great way to introduce future artists to art and innovation! Campers draw self-portraits, mold sculptures, and create captivating collages—cultivating essential creativity and risk-taking skills. As campers explore the world of art, from da Vinci to Kahlo, they’ll show their creativity and grow their confidence by sharing their work with others! "Art Innovators" empowers the next generation to envision, create and inspire through the transformative power of art!

Clay and Construction Camp

Instructor: Holly McAslan, RPCS Lower School Art Teacher
Ages: 5-11
Dates: Week 5 (July 14-18)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

This camp is all about building and creating with clay, wood, cardboard, and other materials . Do you have a child who is continually building, designing and making 3-D constructions?? This is the camp for them!! Students will learn how to make solid structures and be inspired by the work of great architects and sculptors like Antoni Gaudi, Alexander Calder, Frank Carme Pinos, and Lloyd Wright.

Comic Book Design Camp

Instructor: Concorde Education
Ages: 7-11
Dates: Week 4 (July 7-11)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

Unleash your creativity and bring your stories to life in the exciting world of comic books! In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of comic book creation, including character design, panel layout, storytelling techniques, and digital illustration. Through hands-on projects and guided instruction, you'll develop your own unique characters and storylines, culminating in the creation of your very own comic book masterpiece!

Fairy Fantasy Camp

Instructor: Anita Horwath
Ages: 5-9
Dates: Week 6 (July 21-25), Week 7 (July 28 - Aug 1)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

Fairies dance! Fairies play! Fairies explore! Each day we will dream up fairy stories to perform with your children and enjoy a scrumptious fairy snack. We will dabble in fairy crafts and use our imaginations. No fairy is complete without magic wings and a wand, plus fantastic fairy face and hair paint at the end of the week! Campers will join friends in the fairy world as we celebrate the power of imagination and creativity.

Fiber Arts Camp

Instructor: Charm City Music School
Ages: 6-11
Dates: Week 7 (July 28 - Aug 1), Week 8 (Aug 4-8)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. OR 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

Fiber Arts Camp introduces campers to a variety of fiber arts and techniques, including: paper and yarn weaving, string art, spool knitters, hand-sewing stitches, basics of crochet/knitting and more. Take-home projects throughout the camp will provide opportunities to explore color, style, and design!

Fiber Arts and Fabric Creations Camp

Instructor: Holly McAslan, RPCS Lower School Art Teacher
Ages: 5-11
Dates: Week 4 (July 7-11)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

This camp is all about fun and creativity with weaving, sewing, wool, felting and more!! Campers will create wonderful art with fabric, yarn, wool, and other materials. Some of the projects include making pillows, bags, puppets, stuffies, and felted objects like animals, coasters, and bowls. Children will learn different hand-sewing techniques, needle felting skills, weaving and other methods to create with fibers!! Age appropriate materials for K-6

Magic Camp

Instructor: School of Magic Arts
Ages: 6-11
Dates: Week 5 (July 14-18)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

School of Magic Arts, one of the world's only 365-day-a-year stage magic schools, presents Magic Camp Summer 2024! In this five day camp, students will learn the art of performing illusions based on the eight types of stage magic: production, vanish, transportation, transformation, levitation, animation, tear and restore, and solid-through-solid. They will use cards, coins, mental magic, and more! SOMA's camp program includes stage magic instruction as well as confidence-building activities, theater games, prop building, writing, and crafts. This a great "introduction to magic" camp!

Painting & Drawing Camp

Instructor: Holly McAsland, RPCS Lower School art teacher
Ages: 5-11
Dates: Week 1 (June 16-20) no camps on June 19th
Time: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $245

This camp will focus on drawing from observation and imagination. We will examine art inspired from the natural world. Mediums include pencil, chalk, pen and ink, watercolors and acrylics. Campers should have a smock.

Retro Camp with Harford Heights

Instructor: Harford Heights
Ages: 5-11
Dates: Week 9 (Aug 11-15)
Times: full day (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $495

What’s old is new! Campers will engage in some “old school” activities like going on hikes and playing jacks and dominoes. They will make crafts like friendship bracelets and noodle necklaces. Campers will play games like capture the flag, kick the can, hopscotch, and red rover and make snacks like s’mores, ice-cream-in-a-bag and puppy chow. We will even take a trip to the roller-skating rink!

Scrapbooking Camp

Instructor: Amanda Eich
Ages: 7-11
Dates: Week 2 (June 23 - 27)
Times: half day (1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

This camp is for scrapbook beginners who love making memories! Campers will bring their own photographs, newspaper clippings, tickets, etc. and create a scrapbook throughout the week. We'll practice cutting, gluing, and other fine motor skills to craft a scrapbook unique to each child. We will use everything from paper bags and scraps to beautiful cardstock and stickers to show that truly anything can be used to create a keepsake.

Sewing Camp

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Ages: 5-11
Dates: Week 6 (July 21-25)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

Unleash Your Creativity with Sewing! Join this exciting Sewing class to design and create unique projects. Beginner or experienced, you'll develop essential sewing skills and unleash your imagination. No experience or special materials needed, we’ll provide everything. Discover various techniques, stitches, and decorative embellishments. Craft stylish garments, accessories, and home decor items. Combine learning with fun and become a sewing enthusiast. Enroll now and explore the exciting possibilities of this timeless craft. Get ready to stitch, create, and unlock endless creativity!

Sneaker Revitalization Camp

Instructor: Concord Education
Ages: 7-11
Dates: Week 8 (Aug 4-8)
Times: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

Turn worn-out kicks into stylish works of art with our Sneaker Revitalization course! Learn how to clean, customize, and restore sneakers to their former glory using a variety of techniques and materials. From painting and dyeing to stitching and embellishing, students will explore creative ways to personalize and rejuvenate their footwear collection. Get ready to step up your sneaker game and express your unique style with confidence!

Writopia Camp

Instructor: Writopia
Ages: 9-11
Dates: Week 5 (July 14-18) and Week 8 (Aug 4-8)
Time: half day (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Cost: $295

In Creative Writing workshops, kids and teens are given the space to work on and share their writing with a group of peers and an instructor—a published author or produced playwright. Over the course of five consecutive days, three hours each day, writers may find themselves drawn to any number of forms and genres, including fiction, personal narrative/memoir, playwriting, and screenwriting. We challenge writers to set and achieve their own writing goals, and all writers are encouraged to complete at least one well-developed, polished piece of writing by the end of the week. In addition to writing time, young writers participate in fun, productive writing games that help writers develop their craft, explore new genres, and better understand their characters and narratives.

Through our innovative workshop method, we empower kids and teens as peer leaders as they gain skills in writing, editing, analysis, and effective communication. Writopia Lab has established a community where young writers can find each other, connect via their literary passions, and have lots of fun!

Our Workshops are:

fun, engaging, highly productive
student-centered and author-led
supportive, safe spaces where writers learn how to give and receive insightful feedback

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