All Events

Monday June 08-12

Drawing Basics

Monday - Friday, June 8 – June 12; 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 Get inspired sketching inside and outside the museum with time-tested techniques to make drawings come to life. Campers explore new drawing media and strategies, improve their drawing abilities, and increase confidence with creating art.
Monday June 08-12

All Around the World

Monday - Friday, June 8 – June 12 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 4 – 6 Travel the world without leaving the museum! Art adventurers journey to ancient Greece, Edo-period Japan, the American West, and more, exploring each culture by getting up close and personal with original works of art and making masterpieces of their own.
Monday June 08-12

Comic Creations

Monday, June 8 – Friday, June 12 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 Create a comic book story from start to finish. Draw characters and environments to tell a story with pictures using storyboards, play drawing games, and read great comic books!
Monday June 08-12

Drawing Fundamentals

June 8 – 12 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 From figure drawing to shading and perspective, learn the basics of 2D composition with media ranging from pencils to charcoal. Get inspired sketching inside and outside the museum and learn time-tested techniques to make drawings come to life.
Monday June 15-19

Clay Creations

Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 19 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 7 – 9 Campers use hand-building techniques to create bowls, teapots, and other vessels inspired by ancient Greek, Catawba, and contemporary pottery in the CMA collection.
Monday June 15-19

Fins, Feathers, Fur

Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 19; 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 4 – 6 The museum galleries are just crawling with creatures! Discover animals in works of art from clay to canvas. Campers read and learn about all kinds of animals as they create their own in clay, paint, and collage.
Monday June 15-19

Comics

Monday, June 15 – Friday June 19 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 7 – 9 Create a comic book story from start to finish. Draw characters and environments to tell a story with pictures using storyboards, play drawing games, and read great comic books!
Monday June 15-19

Sculptural Explorations

Monday, June 15 – Friday, June 19 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 Explore the ins and outs of 3D design and create sculptures with a range of materials. Campers get inspired in the Design by Time exhibition, seeing how artists use media in unusual ways, then make their own creative constructions.
Monday June 22-26

Fabulous Fibers

Monday, June 22 – Friday, June 26; 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 4 – 6 From block printing to weaving, dyeing, and more, campers explore the various ways to create art using textiles. Dress for a mess as we work with dyes!
Monday June 22-26

Painting

Monday, June 22 – Friday, June 26 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 This camp explores paints from tempera to watercolor and beyond. Campers learn about different styles of painting throughout the centuries and even paint on easels en plein air like modern-day Impressionists.
Monday June 22-26

Photography

June 22 – 26 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 Teens learn to improve their photography skills no matter the kind of camera. Get to know all about composition in the Black Is Beautiful exhibition and by shooting your own images in and around the museum. Participants must provide their own camera.
Monday June 22-26

Painting Fundamentals

June 22 – 26 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 This camp explores paints from tempera to watercolor and beyond. Taking inspiration from the CMA collection, teens learn about different styles of painting throughout the centuries.