ArtStart Youth Art Camps
ArtStart ArtScraps, 1459 St. Clair Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105
About
ArtStart Youth Art Camps offers themed art experiences such as Celebrating Spring With ArtStart, Passport to Mongolia, Passport to China, Camp Create for Teens, Magical MN – Fall Fairy garden, and Passport to Russia. The program also includes artful reuse workshops, artist residencies in schools, camps, and other workshops and programs year round, and the Children’s EcoArts Festival.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal camps and programs in spring, summer, fall, and winter with morning and full-day options
Founded in 1988, ArtStart presents a multicultural, interdisciplinary view of the world through art classes and special programs focusing on the connection between humans and their environment. The organization’s mission is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences. ArtStart’s leadership team includes Anne Sawyer, Executive Director, and Cindy Saucedo Smith, Workshops and Events Coordinator.
ArtStart’s ArtScraps program is a creative reuse store of donated, recycled materials that offers educational activities, information, and displays on site, and over 50,000 pounds of scrap material and discards are reused. ScrapMobile provides artful reuse workshops throughout the year, transported by a vehicle carrying artists and materials to many partnering organizations. The Children’s EcoArts Festival is a free St. Paul citywide event that serves as a culmination of residencies and provides a showcase for young learners and professional artists, representing diverse cultures, to honor and celebrate the Mississippi River. Community involvement also includes ScrapMobile giving 4-6 art-making workshops weekly for youth and adults at recreation sites, housing complexes, after school programs, libraries, and other events in urban and suburban locations.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal camps and programs in spring, summer, fall, and winter with morning and full-day options
Founded in 1988, ArtStart presents a multicultural, interdisciplinary view of the world through art classes and special programs focusing on the connection between humans and their environment. The organization’s mission is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences. ArtStart’s leadership team includes Anne Sawyer, Executive Director, and Cindy Saucedo Smith, Workshops and Events Coordinator.
ArtStart’s ArtScraps program is a creative reuse store of donated, recycled materials that offers educational activities, information, and displays on site, and over 50,000 pounds of scrap material and discards are reused. ScrapMobile provides artful reuse workshops throughout the year, transported by a vehicle carrying artists and materials to many partnering organizations. The Children’s EcoArts Festival is a free St. Paul citywide event that serves as a culmination of residencies and provides a showcase for young learners and professional artists, representing diverse cultures, to honor and celebrate the Mississippi River. Community involvement also includes ScrapMobile giving 4-6 art-making workshops weekly for youth and adults at recreation sites, housing complexes, after school programs, libraries, and other events in urban and suburban locations.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
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