YAX Summer Art Camp
YAX Studios at Kapuso / Balboa Park Location, 2330 San Jose Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
About
YAX Summer Art Camps offer hands-on art-making that includes visual arts, STEM-based projects, painting, sculpture, mixed media, and immersive craft projects. Campers design and construct imaginative worlds by crafting unique ecosystems and landscapes, draw and create monster trading cards, and make art inspired by ancient civilizations and futuristic cities. The program also includes crafting marine creatures and coral reef scenes connected to deep-sea adventures, along with activities such as Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Screen Printing Open Studios.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: YAX Summer Art Camp is a 4-week hands-on summer art camp running June 29, 2026 – July 24, 2026, with weekly sessions including Week 1 (June 23–27), Week 3 (July 7–11), and Week 4 (July 14–18)
For more than 20 years, Youth Art Exchange has centered free, high-quality arts programming for public high school students. Classes at YAX are led by professional artists and educators. Youth Art Exchange states that free afterschool programs for public high school students are the foundation of its work, and that racial equity and youth leadership are central to how it designs programs, builds partnerships, and invests resources. YAX offers camp programming for 3rd–5th grade students in the summer and hosts weekly Afro-Brazilian drumming meet-ups and Screen Printing Open Studios as part of its hands-on art-making. Youth Art Exchange describes itself as a place to create, connect, and belong, and states that it believes the arts are essential to personal expression, community connection, and collective well-being, and that creativity is not a luxury but a public good. Youth Art Exchange serves San Francisco youth, artists, and community members across generations and hosts rotating exhibitions, drawing nights, open-mic nights, textile art drop-ins, seasonal celebrations, and makers markets, with volunteers assisting with outreach, special projects, and community events.
Last updated March 20, 2026.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: YAX Summer Art Camp is a 4-week hands-on summer art camp running June 29, 2026 – July 24, 2026, with weekly sessions including Week 1 (June 23–27), Week 3 (July 7–11), and Week 4 (July 14–18)
For more than 20 years, Youth Art Exchange has centered free, high-quality arts programming for public high school students. Classes at YAX are led by professional artists and educators. Youth Art Exchange states that free afterschool programs for public high school students are the foundation of its work, and that racial equity and youth leadership are central to how it designs programs, builds partnerships, and invests resources. YAX offers camp programming for 3rd–5th grade students in the summer and hosts weekly Afro-Brazilian drumming meet-ups and Screen Printing Open Studios as part of its hands-on art-making. Youth Art Exchange describes itself as a place to create, connect, and belong, and states that it believes the arts are essential to personal expression, community connection, and collective well-being, and that creativity is not a luxury but a public good. Youth Art Exchange serves San Francisco youth, artists, and community members across generations and hosts rotating exhibitions, drawing nights, open-mic nights, textile art drop-ins, seasonal celebrations, and makers markets, with volunteers assisting with outreach, special projects, and community events.
Last updated March 20, 2026.
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