MDCA Art Camps and After School Art Club
Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 847 E 5th Ave, Mount Dora, FL 32757
About
MDCA Art Camps and After School Art Club offers hands-on art activities including painting, sculpting, print making, sketching, and chalk drawing. Art instructors may vary throughout the summer sessions, and guest artists provide a variety of skills and viewpoints. All weeks are themed and include a variety of artistic techniques, and instructors work with individual students to customize the activity and enhance their experience.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Winter Art Camp 2025 offers two separate 2-day sessions during the school winter break; Spring Art Camp 2026 runs one week Monday–Friday; Summer Art Camp 2026 offers nine different week-long sessions with full-day and half-day options; After School Art Club for Teens meets one hour every Wednesday.
• Price: Winter Art Camp 2025 is $100 per 2-day session; Spring Art Camp 2026 is $250 per week with optional $50 before/after care; Summer Art Camp 2026 is $150 per half-day week or $250 per full-day week with optional $50 before/after care; Sponsor Kids Art Camp is $250 per week session; Be a Super Sponsor is $2000.
MDCA Art Camps are age-integrated in one classroom for children 6–12 years old, and all supplies are included for Winter Art Camp 2025, Spring Art Camp 2026, Summer Art Camp 2026, and the After School Art Club for Teens. The After School Art Club for Teens meets every Wednesday from 2:00–3:00 PM, and all supplies are provided, with Art Club free this month due to the generosity of donors. MDCA provides visual art education through virtual, on-site, and remote classroom settings.
Mount Dora Center for the Arts was formally founded as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1986, following the start of the Mount Dora Arts Festival in 1975 and the formation of the Mount Dora Cultural Council in 1984. The organization’s mission is to enrich lives through diverse and inclusive art education, exhibits, and events, and it states that art must be accessible to all regardless of financial status, race, color, ability, age, gender identity, ethnic origin, and political or religious beliefs. Mount Dora Center for the Arts provides scholarships through its Art Camp Outreach Program and creates opportunities for artists to reach underserved communities, and it is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, Lake County, the Florida Division of Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The leadership team includes Executive Director Janet Gamache, Executive Assistant Keri Bourne, and Gallery Director Paul Morris, along with an Executive Board of Directors and Board of Directors. The Executive Board of Directors consists of President Cathy Hoechst, Vice President Paula NeJame Tucker, Treasurer Jonathan Brownfield, and Secretary Kate Ondrasik. The Board of Directors includes Tina Hartsfield, Brian Clemens, Pat Price, Jonathan Brownfield, Jack Andreano, Bill Lowery as Director Emeritus, and Gary Hopcraft as Director Emeritus.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Winter Art Camp 2025 offers two separate 2-day sessions during the school winter break; Spring Art Camp 2026 runs one week Monday–Friday; Summer Art Camp 2026 offers nine different week-long sessions with full-day and half-day options; After School Art Club for Teens meets one hour every Wednesday.
• Price: Winter Art Camp 2025 is $100 per 2-day session; Spring Art Camp 2026 is $250 per week with optional $50 before/after care; Summer Art Camp 2026 is $150 per half-day week or $250 per full-day week with optional $50 before/after care; Sponsor Kids Art Camp is $250 per week session; Be a Super Sponsor is $2000.
MDCA Art Camps are age-integrated in one classroom for children 6–12 years old, and all supplies are included for Winter Art Camp 2025, Spring Art Camp 2026, Summer Art Camp 2026, and the After School Art Club for Teens. The After School Art Club for Teens meets every Wednesday from 2:00–3:00 PM, and all supplies are provided, with Art Club free this month due to the generosity of donors. MDCA provides visual art education through virtual, on-site, and remote classroom settings.
Mount Dora Center for the Arts was formally founded as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1986, following the start of the Mount Dora Arts Festival in 1975 and the formation of the Mount Dora Cultural Council in 1984. The organization’s mission is to enrich lives through diverse and inclusive art education, exhibits, and events, and it states that art must be accessible to all regardless of financial status, race, color, ability, age, gender identity, ethnic origin, and political or religious beliefs. Mount Dora Center for the Arts provides scholarships through its Art Camp Outreach Program and creates opportunities for artists to reach underserved communities, and it is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, Lake County, the Florida Division of Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The leadership team includes Executive Director Janet Gamache, Executive Assistant Keri Bourne, and Gallery Director Paul Morris, along with an Executive Board of Directors and Board of Directors. The Executive Board of Directors consists of President Cathy Hoechst, Vice President Paula NeJame Tucker, Treasurer Jonathan Brownfield, and Secretary Kate Ondrasik. The Board of Directors includes Tina Hartsfield, Brian Clemens, Pat Price, Jonathan Brownfield, Jack Andreano, Bill Lowery as Director Emeritus, and Gary Hopcraft as Director Emeritus.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
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