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Youth Summer Camp offers kids and teens hands-on art activities such as traditional painting and drawing, digital storytelling, character creation, comics, and concept art. Campers can work with watercolor, acrylic paint, oil painting, clay, digital painting, 2D character design, animation, illustration, and book arts like Magical Pop-Up Books. Some sessions also include movement class, youth yoga, costumed figure drawing, figure drawing like an animator, acrobatic arts, sketchwalks, urban and nature sketching, ocean art, pop art, Broadway- and jazz-themed art, scientific illustration and watercolor, and themed projects like Tasty Treats + Nature Beats and Bring Your Toys To Life.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp dates run June 29–August 28, with many full-day camps Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM, offered in 1-session, 2-session (weekend), 5-session (1-week), 10-session (2-week), and 20-session (4-week) formats; before care is available Monday–Friday 8:00–9:30 AM and after care Monday–Thursday 3:30–5:00 PM.
• Price: $255–$1,780 per camp session, with Creative Care (before and after care) available at $125 for a full week or $32 for drop-in.
Youth Summer Camp is part of Gage Academy of Art, which offers all art supplies for both Kid and Teen camps and provides full and partial scholarships (tuition assistance) for these camps based on need. Kids camps are full-day from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with half the day in the art studio and half in movement class, and end each week with an art showcase and performance at 3:00 PM for family and friends. Teen camps are also full-day from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, welcome all levels, are taught by professional working artists, and end each week with an art showcase at 3:15 PM for family and friends. Four 1-week online teen camps focus on digital storytelling and character design, and additional online options include Figure Drawing Like An Animator and Digital Painting: Fundamentals and Next Level.
Gage Academy of Art states that it educates, enriches, and transforms the community through the visual arts and offers programs for youth ages 6–11, teens ages 12–18, and adults, along with family-friendly events and workshops. Gage reports 30+ years of service to the community and 35 years of art education excellence, and it offers seven internationally recognized ateliers plus art classes and workshops for all skill levels throughout the year. Each year, Gage enrolls more than 3,000 adults and youth in its programs and welcomes another 8,000 community members for free lectures, free youth programs, community art programs, and family events, supported in part by an annual Collectors’ Gala & Auction and an Art Auction & Gala. The leadership team includes acting Artistic Director Mike Magrath, Advancement Manager Carl Gellert, and Director of Programming Jessica Heide, and one participant, Antonella Pavese, reports taking three watercolor classes at Gage and describes them as fantastic.
Last updated June 13, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp dates run June 29–August 28, with many full-day camps Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–3:30 PM, offered in 1-session, 2-session (weekend), 5-session (1-week), 10-session (2-week), and 20-session (4-week) formats; before care is available Monday–Friday 8:00–9:30 AM and after care Monday–Thursday 3:30–5:00 PM.
• Price: $255–$1,780 per camp session, with Creative Care (before and after care) available at $125 for a full week or $32 for drop-in.
Youth Summer Camp is part of Gage Academy of Art, which offers all art supplies for both Kid and Teen camps and provides full and partial scholarships (tuition assistance) for these camps based on need. Kids camps are full-day from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with half the day in the art studio and half in movement class, and end each week with an art showcase and performance at 3:00 PM for family and friends. Teen camps are also full-day from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, welcome all levels, are taught by professional working artists, and end each week with an art showcase at 3:15 PM for family and friends. Four 1-week online teen camps focus on digital storytelling and character design, and additional online options include Figure Drawing Like An Animator and Digital Painting: Fundamentals and Next Level.
Gage Academy of Art states that it educates, enriches, and transforms the community through the visual arts and offers programs for youth ages 6–11, teens ages 12–18, and adults, along with family-friendly events and workshops. Gage reports 30+ years of service to the community and 35 years of art education excellence, and it offers seven internationally recognized ateliers plus art classes and workshops for all skill levels throughout the year. Each year, Gage enrolls more than 3,000 adults and youth in its programs and welcomes another 8,000 community members for free lectures, free youth programs, community art programs, and family events, supported in part by an annual Collectors’ Gala & Auction and an Art Auction & Gala. The leadership team includes acting Artistic Director Mike Magrath, Advancement Manager Carl Gellert, and Director of Programming Jessica Heide, and one participant, Antonella Pavese, reports taking three watercolor classes at Gage and describes them as fantastic.
Last updated June 13, 2026.
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