AR Workshop Youth Workshops and Summer Art Camps

AR Workshop Youth Workshops and Summer Art Camps offers hands-on craft classes that include group activities, private parties, and summer art camps. Participants work on wood workshops such as wood signs, trays, porch signs, and seasonal projects, as well as candle pouring workshops where they mix scents to create their own candle and fragrance. The program also offers chunky knit blanket workshops, canvas workshops with projects like canvas pillows, wall hangings, tote bags, and youth aprons, along with watercolor, embroidery, mahjong, hat burning, jewelry, cookie decorating, charcuterie, and handlettering workshops, plus DIY-to-Go kits.

• Schedule: Schedule details vary by offering
• Price: Price information varies by offering

AR Workshop Youth Workshops and Summer Art Camps takes place in boutique DIY studios described as charming boutique studios designed to inspire creativity. The program provides tools and materials that are ready for participants, and it offers a wide variety of personalized projects and designs so participants leave the mess behind and leave with home decor they made. AR Workshop is described as a destination for all things DIY and a space where participants can create and celebrate, and it is noted as fun for all ages. The organization has more than 125 franchises across the country and is growing through strategic franchise partnerships.

In 2016, Maureen Anders and Adria Ruff introduced AR Workshop. The leadership team includes Maureen Anders (Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer), Adria Ruff (Co-Founder / Creative Director), Ryann Fairweather (VP of Operations), Libby Martel (VP of Strategy and Brand Development), Emily Ostrowski (Director of National Marketing & Brand Partnerships), Joanna Rapuzzi (Director of Franchise Development), Kellie Smith (Operations and IT Manager), Melissa Bowen (Brand Manager), Jillian Russell (Franchise General Counsel), and Jen Carver (Content Contributor).

Last updated May 30, 2026.