Top art options in Chicago, IL

Engage in bike trips, kayak lessons, swim times, adventure hikes, arts/crafts, sports/games, and learning about local history and landmarks.

Ballet camps incorporating childhood literature, classical music, costumes, and theatrics. Seasonal themes and crafts.

Arts camps for youth who have experienced trauma, focusing on healing and expression through various art mediums.

Campers ages 6–12 can expect a warm, supportive environment filled with fun, on-your-feet classes like improv, sketch comedy, and music. Summer Camp at The Revival is a perfect way to spark creativity, build new skills, and have a blast!

YMCA Summer Camp offers a safe, engaging environment where children explore arts and crafts, sports, and games. The camp fosters personal growth, social skills, and friendships, ensuring every child enjoys a memorable and adventurous summer.

STEAM Academy engages children aged 4-12 in hands-on programs that utilize cutting-edge technologies to creatively tackle real-world challenges, fostering essential skills in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics for future...

Camp Lakeshore offers a vibrant summer experience where children engage in sports, arts, and games in a safe environment. With nutritious meals crafted by an Executive Chef, campers thrive while making friends and discovering new passions.

Day Camp offers an engaging summer filled with sports, arts, fitness, and outdoor activities. Campers build friendships while focusing on civic engagement, environmental awareness, and inclusion, all within a safe and supportive environment.

Classes in drawing, painting with oils, watercolor, pastels, or acrylics. Small class sizes and individual attention.

An immersive summer arts intensive for middle schoolers focusing on various art forms with hands-on training.

Mixed Media Camps and Special Topics Camps offering visual and performing arts, field trips, and outdoor play. Camps are led by professional artists.

Focus on interests, learn new skills, and bring ideas to life through illustration, comics, sculpture, 3D modeling, and creative writing.

Summer, Winter, & Special Day Off School Camps focusing on painting, drawing, sculpting, and building. Mixed age camp for children ages 5 to 11.

Multimedia classes and summer camps for children and families, covering ceramics, metalsmithing, textiles, printmaking, and drawing.

Afterschool art program for teens, offering classes in acrylic painting, watercolors, sculpture, and more.

Hands-on art appreciation lessons, drawing, painting, cartooning, and music appreciation. Year-round camps and seasonal workshops.

Classes focusing on pottery, from basics to advanced techniques, including throwing clay, drying, trimming, bisque firing, and glazing. Small classes ensure personalized help.

Build holiday-themed mobile apps, create robot obstacle courses, 3D print, and learn about circuits in a state-of-the-art studio.

Learn to create games and 3D art using Roblox.

Interdisciplinary activities bridging science, art, and engineering. Hands-on experiences and Museum exhibits.