Events (Category: Summer Camps) | Columbia Museum of Art

Saturday June 10

10:00 am

Teen Workshop: Express Yourself

Saturday, June 10 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ages: 13 - 18 Students dive into conceptual art and learn what it takes to create their own unique and contemporary showpieces. With inspiration from the CMA galleries, they go on to produce their own abstract works.

Monday June 12-16

Let’s Get Mythical

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Ages: 4 – 6 Campers explore art inspired by ancient myths and legends in Asia, Greece, Rome, and Egypt, then create mythology-based artworks of their own.

Monday June 12-16

New Perspectives

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

SOLD OUT Ages: 10 – 12 Campers explore new drawing media and strategies, improve their drawing abilities, and increase confidence when creating art. They find inspiration sketching inside and outside the museum and learn time-tested techniques to make drawings come to life.

Monday June 12-16

Pencil Me In

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT Ages: 7 – 9 Campers explore new drawing media and strategies, improve their drawing abilities, and increase confidence when creating art. They find inspiration sketching inside and outside the museum and learn time-tested techniques to make drawings come to life.

Monday June 12-16

First Edition

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Ages: 10 – 12 Campers learn how to design and create self-published works through the art of zine making and creative journaling.

Saturday June 17

10:00 am

Metal Works

Saturday, June 17 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ages: 13 - 18 Teens cut, saw, solder, and form sheet metal into original creations as they learn the basics of metalsmithing. This camp is a great introduction for anyone with an interest in jewelry making or sculpture.

Monday June 19-23

A Brush with Greatness

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

SOLD OUT Ages: 10 – 12 Campers explore paints from oil and acrylic to watercolor and beyond. They learn about different styles of painting using the CMA Collection for inspiration.

Monday June 19-23

It’s Only Natural

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

SOLD OUT Ages: 4 – 6 Artists and scientists both learn about the world using their senses. This camp’s group of naturalists learn about exploring and expressing the beauty of the outdoors by examining exquisite landscapes, experimenting with using natural resources to create art materials, venturing outside for nature walks, and more.

Monday June 19-23

Print Condition

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT Ages: 7 – 9 Campers use the CMA Collection as inspiration and learn about a variety of printmaking techniques, experimenting with relief, monotypes, collagraphs, and screenprinting.

Monday June 26-30

Space Explorations

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

SOLD OUT Ages 4 – 6 Campers have an out-of-this-world week as they explore the many three-dimensional objects around the galleries. In the studios, campers use their hands to sculpt, design, and create their own 3D projects with all kinds of materials.

Monday June 26-30

Canvas Concentrations

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

SOLD OUT Ages 13 – 18 Students explore paints from oil and acrylic to watercolor and beyond. They learn about different styles of painting using the CMA Collection for inspiration.

Monday June 26-30

Fit to Print

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Ages 10 – 12 Campers use the CMA Collection as inspiration and learn about a variety of printmaking techniques, experimenting with relief, monotypes, collagraphs, and screenprinting.

All Events

Teen Workshop: Express Yourself

Saturday, June 10 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Let’s Get Mythical

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

New Perspectives

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Pencil Me In

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

First Edition

Monday – Friday, June 12 – 16 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Metal Works

Saturday, June 17 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A Brush with Greatness

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

It’s Only Natural

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Print Condition

Monday – Friday, June 19 – 23 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Space Explorations

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Canvas Concentrations

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Fit to Print

Monday – Friday, June 26 – 30 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.