Art Camps Directory

Alcott Arts Center
www.alcottartscenter.org
913-233-2787
Alcott Arts Center offers weekly art and craft classes that are affordable and fun for people of all ages. The classes offered this year will be a mixture of painting, drawing, printmaking, clay and construction projects. Spring session starts April 5 from 6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. $5 each class period.

Blue Valley Recreation Camps
www.bluevalleyrec.org/page/camps.php

Heart of America Shakespeare
www.KCShakes.org
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is keeping the heart of Shakespeare alive in the hearts of Kansas City’s youth. Each year, more than 3,000 children ages five to 18 benefit from school programs, summer camps, internships, apprenticeships and art contents geared around the works of Shakespeare.

Johnson County Library
www.jocolibrary.org/events
The Johnson County Library offers a wide variety of classes for all ages year-round. With class subjects ranging from art to technology, games, history and beyond, there is sure to be something for everyone.

Johnson County Parks and Recreation Camps
www.jcprd.com/

Kansas City Art Institute
www.kcai.edu/artventure
816-802-3333
ARTventure summer camp at the Kansas City Art Institute offers fun, fine art classes for ages six to 18. Choose from animation, ceramics, drawing, fiber, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture classes. Campers can navigate their own ARTventure by taking a different class each week all summer long. The cost is $125 per class plus a material fee.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
www.kcfaa.org
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey teaches children confidence through the arts. Each year, around 8,000 students are taught by instructors who believe that dance has the power to inspire and change lives.

Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department
www.kcparks.org
Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department offers cultural activities and events year-round at its many facilities for youth for all ages. Registration is open for KC Parks Summer Enrichment Camps, which run from June 5 to Aug. 11. Camps include field trips, art projects, swimming lessons, guest speakers, sports and more.

Kansas City Starlight Theatre
www.kcstarlight.com/education
Students in kindergarten through high school can shine bright through classes and camps offered at Starlight Theatre. From fun camps to master classes, there’s something for all skill levels that will inspire imagination and a love of theater.

Kansas City Young Audiences Art Camps
kcya.org
The Kansas City Young Audiences Community School of the Arts offers classes in creative writing, dance, drama, music and visual art for students as young as two. Students are encouraged to discover and develop their own unique talents.

Kansas City Zoo
www.kansascityzoo.org
Kids ages 5 to 15 can dive into a wild summer at the Kansas City Zoo’s day camps. Camps offered include Zoofari Adventures, Junior Zoologists, Polar Quest and Act Like an Animal. Each camp promotes learning through fun, adventure and creativity.

KC Art Angels
www.kcartangels.com
KC Art Angels is a not-for-profit art gallery, studio and retail space in Lenexa that was dubbed “A gallery on steroids” by ARTrageous. They feature 26+ local artists with varying mediums. Art classes, aka #workwhops, are offered in mediums including basic drawing, acrylics, woodworking, pyrography, ceramics, sculpting, mixed media, digital art, Suminagashi and jewelry making to name a few. If you can dream it, they can do it. Their outreach program, funded by #workwhops, provides free or reduced classes for all ages with disabilities.

KC Clay Guild
www.kcclayguild.org/camp
Your kids will have a blast learning to make their own ceramic art in our summer kids camps! Four full-week sessions in June with morning and afternoon classes are offered. Choose either hand building or wheel throwing. Make it a full day by taking a morning and afternoon class with free supervision over lunch. Campers bring home several pieces of their own art each week!

Mattie Rhodes Art Center
www.mattierhodes.org/cultural-arts/

Mesner Puppet Theater
www.mesnerpuppets.org
Mesner Puppet Theater is bringing creativity to life during their spring break camp, March 13 to 17. Students in first through third grade will make puppets, create art, play games and meet new friends. Additional classes are offered throughout the year.

Musical Theater Heritage
musicaltheaterheritage.com/education/
Kids in kindergarten through 12th grade can immerse themselves in theater and flourish this summer at Musical Theater Heritage. Ten classes led by professionals will be offered for all skill levels. This is MTH’s second year of camps that promote raising each other up through singing, dancing and making memories.

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
www.nermanmuseum.org/education/youth-art-classes.html

Red Star Studios Art Camps
www.redstarstudios.org/enroll-in-art-classes.html

“Reel” Inspiration Animation
Film Camp
www.kcfilmfest.org/camp?page=reel-spirit-camp

The Coterie Theatre
thecoterie.org/

The Culture House
culturehouse.com/
The Culture House offers a wide variety of classes in dance, theater, music and art year-round. With more than 50 teaching artists, The Culture House is a place for kids to grow in confidence and find friends.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
www.nelson-atkins.org/things-to-do/classes/

The Theater in the Park
www.theatreinthepark.org
The inaugural season of The Theatre In The Park Summer Academy will shine the spotlight on performers in grades 4 through 9 for six weeks this summer. Three two-week camps will each feature a different show and conclude with a performance at the new Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center.

Trilogy Cultural Art Centre
www.trilogyculturalarts.org
Trilogy Cultural Arts Centre provides training in acting, singing, dancing, aerial dance, stunts for film and stage and leadership. Year-round classes and summer camps give children an opportunity to participate in the arts in a way that promotes a quadruple effect — singing, dancing, acting and integrity.

Wolf Creek Art Studio
www.wolfcreekartstudio.com/workshops-and-classes.html

YMCA
kansascityymca.org/programs/summer-camps