We are thankful to Lynn a Meadows Discovery Center for sponsoring the Art Camp section in our 2022 Ultimate Summer Camp Guide.
Research shows us that arts-based education wires and rewires our brains for creativity. Art camp activities can stimulate young minds with new concepts and skills, as well as lessons about art and art history.
ART ADVENTURES ⭐️
Ages: 7-11
Where: Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Gulfport
www.lmdc.org/summer-camps
In this half-day camp, kids will discover the artist within! Campers will have the opportunity to gain new skills, develop ways to express themselves, and learn about the world around them through fun, hands-on art activities.
CLAY CAMP
Ages: 13-17
Where: MGCCC, Perkinston Campus
https://mgccc.edu/programs/community-education/summer-camps/
Campers will create art with clay, exploring various techniques, including hand building and the potter’s wheel.
ELEMENTS OF STEAM
Ages: 8-12
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
Campers combine STEM with Art! Participants will bring their own devices (iPad/Android tablet) and use technology to take their art to the next level.
PRINTMAKING REALIZATIONS
Ages: 8-12
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
For both beginners and returning campers, this camp will focus on printmaking projects with accomplished artists as instructors.
ADVANCED ART TECHNIQUES
Ages: 13-18
Grades: Middle and High School Students
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
Serious art students work on a variety of advanced art techniques and discuss ways to further their artistic interests.
WHAT WOULD WALTER DO?
Ages: 8-12
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
This is the perfect camp for beginning and advanced artists! Campers will draw inspiration from Walter Anderson and the world around them to draw, paint, and create! Students will learn basic drawing and painting techniques.
TINY MASTERS
Ages: 5-8
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
Young artists will spend the morning engaged in fun and creative two and three-dimensional projects with painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media.
SHAPE YOUR IDEAS
Ages: 8-12
Where: Courtney Blossman Art Cottage, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs
www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events
From cardboard sculptures to clay, campers will work to create whimsical and functional works of art.
SUPERHERO ART CAMP
Ages: 4-10
Where: Create-A-Craft, Ocean Springs
https://createacraftos.com
If you have a kiddo who loves art and superheroes, this may be the perfect camp for them! Campers will explore their imaginations and apply their bold ideas to fun, hands-on art projects.
MUD DAUBERS: SUMMER CRAFT BOOTCAMP
Ages: 6-14
Where: Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi
www.georgeohr.org/summer-camp/
Campers will learn traditional craft processes that they will remember for a lifetime! Students will be introduced to sewing, weaving, jewelry making, papermaking, and ceramics. In addition to learning about the history of these crafts, students will make a woven tapestry, a sewn pouch, beaded bracelets, seed paper, and ceramic pots.
ART EXPLORATION SUMMER CAMP
Ages: 6-11
Where: FACE @Twelve Oaks, Ocean Springs
www.thefriendsoface.org/summer-camp-2022
This is a great camp for beginning artists! Students spend the week drawing, painting, printmaking, and collage making in this class.
PAINTING FOR KIDS SUMMER CAMP
Ages: 6-11
Where: FACE @Twelve Oaks, Ocean Springs
www.thefriendsoface.org/summer-camp-2022
In this camp, future Picassos will learn about the lives of famous artists and art movements, and create works inspired by their art. (Age 6 is welcome, but light writing is involved.)
ART OF PLAY SUMMER CAMP
Ages: 6-11
Where: FACE @Twelve Oaks, Ocean Springs
www.thefriendsoface.org/summer-camp-2022
This camp is the ultimate example of learning through play! Kids will complete art projects, play art games, team up with classmates to sketch prototypes on inventions and pitch them to the class, and have a blast playing team trivia and other fun games.
POTTERY CAMP
Ages: 8-15
Where: Kroc Center, Biloxi
www.krocmscoast.org/programs/camps/
Learn to create one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces. Students will learn the basics of pottery from hand-building to throwing on the wheel, and so much more!
ART CAMP
Ages: 5-13
Where: Kroc Center, Biloxi
www.krocmscoast.org/programs/camps/
This week-long camp will unleash your child’s imagination this summer! Art camp provides children a wonderful introduction to several mediums of art. Students will create a new project that may include drawing, painting, printmaking, or sculpture.
NEED MORE CAMP IDEAS?
Check out our Ultimate Summer Camp Guide! We have gathered all the camp resources for moms on the Gulf Coast!
Please note: MGCCC, Lynn Meadows, Rock U2, and Walter Anderson, and F.A.C.E. have other summer camp options that may not be included in the guide. Please check out their websites for more info!
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