February 28, 2025

School break camps are a great way to engage young artists

CSMA’s school break art camps are thoughtfully designed to allow children to explore new art mediums, make friends and discover their inner artist. Offered year-round during school breaks and summer, art camps are taught by professional teaching artists focused on age-appropriate themes tied to the seasons.

Take a look at artwork from some of our recent school break camps below. Our next round of camps is scheduled for April 7-11. Spring camp options include Cartoon Creations, exploring Digital Game Art, and a Passport to Creativity where participants can dive into a variety of media, including painting, building with recycled materials, and mixed media. Children are given plenty of playtime and breaks with active outdoor games.

A camp participant shows a winter scene he created in Arctic Adventures.

Camp participants smile as they show off their 3D winter foxes in Arctic Adventures.

Camp participants look at artwork in the Friday Art Show at the end of the camp week. Each camp concludes with an art show for parents and siblings in CSMA’s lovely courtyard!

Ahoy! A camp participant holds a pirate ship he made in Art on the High Seas.

Two participants in the 3D Art Adventures camp are designing a puzzle.

A Digital Comic Art camp participant holds up an expression sheet she created.

An original comic by a Digital Comic Art camp participant.

Camp participants work on digital comic art creations.

Students in Artful Animals camp work on an art project.

Camp participants hold up puppets they made.

Artwork on display from 3D Art Adventures camp.

By TaLeiza Calloway-Appleton

Photos by TaLeiza Calloway-Appleton and Erin Brownfield

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