updated March 3, 2021
Summer Art Camp 2021
TMA Summer Art Camp is a unique camp for artists ages 4–13 inspired by the permanent collections and exhibitions at Tucson Museum of Art.
Summer Art Camp teaches art-making techniques like painting, printmaking and collage while guiding kids to think and talk about bigger ideas, like telling their personal stories with visual media and noticing the patterns and rhythms of nature. It provides rich art experiences for kids while supporting working adults.
Health and Safety Procedures
Each session is limited to 40 students spread among four classrooms. Sessions are full-day only to reduce the number of people coming and going, and no drop-in participants will be accepted. Pre-registration is required on a first come, first served basis.
As a licensed child care provider, we follow all rules and regulations put out by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Pima County Health Department and the CDC. Here are some of the procedures we will follow:
- All child sign-in and sign-out occurs at the east entrance to the Alice Chaiten Baker Center for Art Education on Court Avenue. Parents and guardians may not enter the classrooms.
- Students and staff are asked to wear masks at all times.
- Class sizes are limited to 10 or fewer in order to maintain 6 feet of distance during all activities.
- Hand washing occurs regularly throughout the day (sinks are available in all classrooms).
- Teachers and administration staff sanitize surfaces and materials regularly throughout the day, in addition to the start and end of every day.
- We check the temperature of all children and camp staff upon arrival. If your child has a temperature above 99.6 F, they will need to be fever free without medication for 72 hours before returning to camp. Children with a cough or any other symptoms of illness should remain at home. The same standards are enforced for staff.
- Parents and chaperones will not be allowed in the building. We ask that only one adult drop off and pick up to limit the number of adults near entrances.
- Adults are asked to remain 6 feet apart. This includes camp staff and teachers.
- If you need to communicate with someone in the office, please use phone or email.
Weekly Schedule
Summer Art Camp at TMA consists of 16 individual classes. Each of the four age groups will complete 2 classes a week – one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Below, explore the class schedule by week.
Hours and Prices
Hours:
8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Aftercare: 3 – 5 p.m.
Price per week:
Member Price: $225
Non-Member: $250
Aftercare: $40
Questions?
Get in touch:
education@tucsonmuseumofart.org
(520) 624-2333 x7121
4-6 years old
Week 1 (Jun 7-11)
MORNING: Mixed Media Sculpture. This session will delve into sculptural artworks. Campers will discover various ways to create artworks in the three-dimensional realm. We will explore 3D art through media such as clay, paper mache and recycled materials.
AFTERNOON: Just Paper. Fold, cut, roll, glue, tear, bend and make paper. It is one of the most basic building materials for art making, and there is little that you can’t do with it. In this class we will try and see just how far we can go with a piece of paper. Students will have a chance to make their own paper, marbleize paper, learn classic origami techniques, build masks out of paper, learn some bookmaking techniques and try many more experimental approaches that work with paper. Throughout the class we will look at classic traditional approaches as well as contemporary ideas. You’ll never look at a piece of paper the same way again.
Week 2 - SOLD OUT
MORNING: Storytelling and mixed media. In this class we will explore ways to tell a story using a variety of media including bookmaking, puppetry, drama, painting, sculpture and comic books.
AFTERNOON: Elements of Art. This class will explore various elements of art and explore the museum’s campus and collection. Students will create projects through the technique of drawing using the elements of art.
Week 3 (Jun 21-25)
MORNING: Make an Impression: Patterns, Textures and Printmaking. Campers will explore how artists create enticing patterns and prints using different textures. We’ll make our own stamps out of different materials including sponges, foam and even objects from nature to explore the different textures we can create! We will also make texture and pattern-filled collages and mosaics using mixed media.
AFTERNOON: Wearable Art. By examining the world of fashion, students will develop wearable art through the creation of design sketches, jewelry and sewing.
Week 4 (Jun 28-Jul 2)
MORNING: Painting. The painting session will explore different kinds of paint such as acrylic and watercolor and a variety of painterly techniques.
AFTERNOON: Textures of Nature. Focusing on the textures we see and find in nature, campers will create artworks inspired by the natural world around us. What shapes, lines, textures, colors and forms do we find in nature? Campers will put their inspiration into artworks such as prints, cyanotypes, drawings, paintings and other art forms.
Week 5 (July 5-9)
MORNING: Around the World. Get your passports! This class will take you to continents, countries and cultures around the world. We will study different art forms and practice techniques from all over the world using many different materials such as fabric, paint, wood and clay. Start packing your bags!
AFTERNOON: Scapes. In this class we will explore cityscapes, seascapes and landscapes such as forests, deserts, sunsets, sunrises and skies. Working from life observations and our imagination we will explore many mediums: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture. Focusing on the elements of art and the principles of design, we will create our own masterpieces.
Week 6 (July 12-16)
MORNING: Soft Sculpture. In this class students will learn techniques to create their own soft sculptures. Student will learn how to sew using a machine as well as hand stitching with a variety of materials such as felt and other types of fabric. This class will also focus on the history of textiles as well as their importance within art.
AFTERNOON: Imaginary Creatures. Students will discuss folktales and explore objects on view in the museum to brainstorm and learn about mythical creatures and animals. They will create their own imaginary creatures from a variety of materials.
Week 7 (July 19-23)
MORNING: Color. An exploration in color! Students will investigate color through the lens of an artist in order to develop new ways of approaching artwork with color and the colorful world that surrounds us all. The class will begin working in black and white and students will progressively employ more color until at the end of the week, students will have a portfolio filled with works of colorful art.
AFTERNOON: Environmental Art. In this class, students will learn about the world around them by using the environment as their inspiration. Classes will include landscape art, sketching, printmaking and more. Students will also use repurposed materials from nature to make artworks including mosaics, paintings and sculptures.
Week 8 (July 26-30)
MORNING: Modern Art. Go back in time to learn about Modern Art. Experiment with new styles like Pop Art, Expressionism, Abstraction and Pointillism. Express yourself using new techniques like collage, printmaking, painting, sculpture and more. Students will channel modern artists to see things a new way and use art materials in different ways.
AFTERNOON: Collage and Combination. During the week, students will explore and experiment with vibrant forms of expression through… PAPER! We will select, reorder and talk about our decisions. We will also learn about certain artists and see what they did with paper. Visiting a diverse array of uses, students will have the opportunity to explore freely in their practice.
7-8 years old
Week 1 - SOLD OUT
MORNING: Painting. The painting session will explore different kinds of paint such as acrylic and watercolor and a variety of painterly techniques.
AFTERNOON: Wearable Art. By examining the world of fashion, students will develop wearable art through the creation of design sketches, jewelry and sewing.
Week 2 - SOLD OUT
MORNING: Make an Impression: Patterns, Textures and Printmaking. Campers will delve into exploring how artists create enticing patterns and prints through using different textures. We’ll make our own stamps out of different materials including sponges, foam and even objects from nature to explore the different textures we can create! We will also make texture and pattern-filled collages and mosaics using mixed media.
AFTERNOON: Textures of Nature. Focusing on the textures we see and find in nature, campers will create artworks inspired by the natural world around us. What shapes, lines, textures, colors and forms do we find in nature? Campers will put their inspiration into artworks such as prints, cyanotypes, drawings, paintings and other art forms.
Week 3 (Jun 21-25)
MORNING: Mixed Media Sculpture: This session will delve into sculptural artworks. Campers will discover various ways we can create artworks in the three-dimensional realm. We will explore 3D art through media such as clay, paper mache, and recycled materials.
AFTERNOON: Elements of Art: This class will explore various elements of art and explore the museum’s campus and collection. Student will create projects through the technique of drawing using the elements of art.
Week 4 (Jun 28-Jul 2)
MORNING: Storytelling and mixed media: In this class, we will explore ways to tell a story using a variety of media including bookmaking, puppetry, drama, painting, sculpture, and comic books.
AFTERNOON: Just Paper: Fold, cut, roll, glue, tear, bend, and make paper. It is one of the most basic building materials for art making, and there is little that you can’t do with it. In this class we will try and see just how far we can go with a piece of paper. Students will have a chance to make their own paper, marbleize paper, learn classic origami techniques, build masks out of paper, learn some bookmaking techniques, and try many more experimental approaches that work with paper. Throughout the class we will be looking at classic traditional approaches as well as contemporary ideas. You’ll never look at a piece of paper the same way again.
Week 5 (July 5-9)
MORNING: Modern Art: Go back in time to learn about Modern Art. Experiment with new styles like Pop Art, Expressionism, Abstraction, and Pointillism. Express yourself new techniques like collage, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and more. Students will channel modern artists to see things a new way and use art materials in different ways.
AFTERNOON: Imaginary Creatures: Students will discuss folktales and explore objects on view in the Museum to brainstorm and learn about mythical creatures and animals. They will create their own imaginary creatures from a variety of materials.
Week 6 (July 12-16)
MORNING: Around the World: Get your passports! This class will take you to continents, countries, and cultures around the world. We will study different art forms and practice techniques from all over the world using many different materials such as fabric, paint, wood, and clay. Start packing your bags!
AFTERNOON: Environmental Art: In this class, students will learn about the world around them by using the environment as their inspiration. Classes will include landscape art, sketching, printmaking, and more. Students will also use repurposed materials from nature to make artworks including mosaics, paintings, and sculptures.
Week 7 (July 19-23)
MORNING: Soft Sculpture: In this class students will learn techniques to create their own soft sculptures. Student will learn how to sew using a machine as well as hand stitching with a variety of materials such as felt and other types of fabric. This class will also focus on the history of textiles as well as their importance within art.
AFTERNOON: Collage and Combination: During the week, students will explore and experiment with vibrant forms of expression through… PAPER! We will select, reorder and talk about our decisions. We will also learn about certain artists and see what they did with paper, too. Visiting a diverse array of uses, students will have the opportunity to explore freely in their practice.
Week 8 (July 26-30)
MORNING: Modern Art: Go back in time to learn about Modern Art. Experiment with new styles like Pop Art, Expressionism Abstraction, and Pointillism. Express yourself new techniques like collage, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and, more. Students will channel modern artists to see things a new way and use art materials in different ways.
AFTERNOON: Scapes: In this class we will be exploring cityscapes, seascapes, and landscapes such as forests, deserts, sunsets, sunrises and skies. Working from life observations and our imagination we will explore many mediums: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture. Focusing on the elements of art and the principles of design we will create our own masterpieces.
9-10 years old
Week 1 (Jun 7-11)
MORNING: Storytelling and mixed media: In this class, we will explore ways to tell a story using a variety of media including bookmaking, puppetry, drama, painting, sculpture, and comic books.
AFTERNOON: Elements of Art: This class will explore various elements of art and explore the museum’s campus and collection. Student will create projects through the technique of drawing using the elements of art.
Week 2 (Jun 14-18)
MORNING: Mixed Media Sculpture: This session will delve into sculptural artworks. Campers will discover various ways we can create artworks in the three-dimensional realm. We will explore 3D art through media such as clay, paper mache, and recycled materials.
AFTERNOON: Just Paper: Fold, cut, roll, glue, tear, bend, and make paper. It is one of the most basic building materials for art making, and there is little that you can’t do with it. In this class we will try and see just how far we can go with a piece of paper. Students will have a chance to make their own paper, marbleize paper, learn classic origami techniques, build masks out of paper, learn some bookmaking techniques, and try many more experimental approaches that work with paper. Throughout the class we will be looking at classic traditional approaches as well as contemporary ideas. You’ll never look at a piece of paper the same way again.
Week 3 (Jun 21-25)
MORNING: Painting: The painting session will explore different kinds of paint such as acrylic and watercolor and will learn a variety of painterly techniques.
AFTERNOON: Textures of Nature: Focusing on the textures we see and find in nature; campers will be creating artworks inspired by the natural world around us. What shapes, lines, textures, colors and forms do we find in nature? Campers will put their inspiration into artworks such as prints, cyanotypes, drawings/paintings, and other art forms.
Week 4 (Jun 28-Jul 2)
MORNING: Make an Impression- Patterns, Textures, and Printmaking: Campers will delve into exploring how artists create enticing patterns and prints through using different textures. We’ll make our own stamps out of different materials including sponges, foam, and even objects from nature to explore the different textures we can create! We will also make texture and pattern-filled collages and mosaics using mixed media.
AFTERNOON: Wearable Art: By examining the world of fashion, students will develop wearable art through the creation of design sketches, jewelry, and sewing.
Week 5 (July 5-9)
MORNING: Color: An exploration in color! Students will investigate color through the lens of an artist in order to develop new ways of approaching artwork with color and the colorful world that surround us all. The class will begin working in black and white and students will progressively employ more color until at the end of the week, students will have a portfolio filled with works of colorful art.
AFTERNOON: Environmental Art: In this class, students will learn about the world around them by using the environment as their inspiration. Classes will include landscape art, sketching, printmaking, and more. Students will also use repurposed materials from nature to make artworks including mosaics, paintings, and sculptures.
Week 6 (July 12-16)
MORNING: Modern Art: Go back in time to learn about Modern Art. Experiment with new styles like Pop Art, Expressionism, Abstraction, and Pointillism. Express yourself new techniques like collage, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and more. Students will channel modern artists to see things a new way and use art materials in different ways.
AFTERNOON: Collage and Combination: During the week, students will explore and experiment with vibrant forms of expression through… PAPER! We will select, reorder and talk about our decisions. We will also learn about certain artists and see what they did with paper, too. Visiting a diverse array of uses, students will have the opportunity to explore freely in their practice.
Week 7 (July 19-23)
MORNING: Around the World: Get your passports! This class will take you to continents, countries, and cultures around the world. We will study different art forms and practice techniques from all over the world using many different materials such as fabric, paint, wood, and clay. Start packing your bags!
AFTERNOON: Scapes: In this class we will be exploring cityscapes, seascapes, and landscapes such as forests, deserts, sunsets, sunrises and skies. Working from life observations and our imagination we will explore many mediums: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture. Focusing on the elements of art and the principles of design we will create our own masterpieces.
Week 8 (July 26-30)
MORNING: Soft Sculpture: In this class students will learn techniques to create their own soft sculptures. Student will learn how to sew using a machine as well as hand stitching with a variety of materials such as felt and other types of fabric. This class will also focus on the history of textiles as well as their importance within art.
AFTERNOON: Imaginary Creatures: Students will discuss folktales and explore objects on view in the Museum to brainstorm and learn about mythical creatures and animals. They will create their own imaginary creatures from a variety of materials
11-13 years old
Week 1 (Jun 7-11)
MORNING: Make an Impression- Patterns, Textures, and Printmaking: Campers will delve into exploring how artists create enticing patterns and prints through using different textures. We’ll make our own stamps out of different materials including sponges, foam, and even objects from nature to explore the different textures we can create! We will also make texture and pattern-filled collages and mosaics using mixed media.
AFTERNOON: Textures of Nature: Focusing on the textures we see and find in nature; campers will be creating artworks inspired by the natural world around us. What shapes, lines, textures, colors and forms do we find in nature? Campers will put their inspiration into artworks such as prints, cyanotypes, drawings/paintings, and other art forms.
Week 2 (Jun 14-18)
MORNING: Painting: The painting session will explore different kinds of paint such as acrylic and watercolor and will learn a variety of painterly techniques.
AFTERNOON: Wearable Art: By examining the world of fashion, students will develop wearable art through the creation of design sketches, jewelry, and sewing.
Week 3 (Jun 21-25)
MORNING: Storytelling and mixed media: In this class, we will explore ways to tell a story using a variety of media including bookmaking, puppetry, drama, painting, sculpture, and comic books.
AFTERNOON: Just Paper: Fold, cut, roll, glue, tear, bend, and make paper. It is one of the most basic building materials for art making, and there is little that you can’t do with it. In this class we will try and see just how far we can go with a piece of paper. Students will have a chance to make their own paper, marbleize paper, learn classic origami techniques, build masks out of paper, learn some bookmaking techniques, and try many more experimental approaches that work with paper. Throughout the class we will be looking at classic traditional approaches as well as contemporary ideas. You’ll never look at a piece of paper the same way again.
Week 4 (Jun 28-Jul 2)
MORNING: Mixed Media Sculpture: This session will delve into sculptural artworks. Campers will discover various ways we can create artworks in the three-dimensional realm. We will explore 3D art through media such as clay, paper mache, and recycled materials.
AFTERNOON: Elements of Art: This class will explore various elements of art and explore the museum’s campus and collection. Student will create projects through the technique of drawing using the elements of art.
Week 5 (July 5-9)
MORNING: Soft Sculpture: In this class students will learn techniques to create their own soft sculptures. Student will learn how to sew using a machine as well as hand stitching with a variety of materials such as felt and other types of fabric. This class will also focus on the history of textiles as well as their importance within art.
AFTERNOON: Collage and Combination: During the week, students will explore and experiment with vibrant forms of expression through… PAPER! We will select, reorder and talk about our decisions. We will also learn about certain artists and see what they did with paper, too. Visiting a diverse array of uses, students will have the opportunity to explore freely in their practice.
Week 6 (July 12-16)
MORNING: Color: An exploration in color! Students will investigate color through the lens of an artist in order to develop new ways of approaching artwork with color and the colorful world that surround us all. The class will begin working in black and white and students will progressively employ more color until at the end of the week, students will have a portfolio filled with works of colorful art.
AFTERNOON: Scapes: In this class we will be exploring cityscapes, seascapes, and landscapes such as forests, deserts, sunsets, sunrises and skies. Working from life observations and our imagination we will explore many mediums: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture. Focusing on the elements of art and the principles of design we will create our own masterpieces.
Week 7 (July 19-23)
MORNING: Modern Art: Go back in time to learn about Modern Art. Experiment with new styles like Pop Art, Expressionism, Abstraction, and Pointillism. Express yourself new techniques like collage, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and more. Students will channel modern artists to see things a new way and use art materials in different ways.
AFTERNOON: Imaginary Creatures: Students will discuss folktales and explore objects on view in the Museum to brainstorm and learn about mythical creatures and animals. They will create their own imaginary creatures from a variety of materials
Week 8 (July 26-30)
MORNING: Around the World: Get your passports! This class will take you to continents, countries, and cultures around the world. We will study different art forms and practice techniques from all over the world using many different materials such as fabric, paint, wood, and clay. Start packing your bags!
AFTERNOON: Environmental Art: In this class, students will learn about the world around them by using the environment as their inspiration. Classes will include landscape art, sketching, printmaking, and more. Students will also use repurposed materials from nature to make artworks including mosaics, paintings, and sculptures.