FreeArt Camps | The Joslyn
Art Camps
Join us for week-long summer art camps that will take you into the galleries and gardens for inspiration and get you drawing, painting, printing, and constructing in the studio. Sign up now, then get ready to explore all kinds of art methods and materials when school’s out.
Art Camp T-Shirt
This year’s camp t-shirt features a drawing by Edda Marinkovich, age 7, of Antony Gormley’s Feeling Material XXII, on view in The Joslyn’s Hawks Pavilion. Edda made the drawing as a student in the spring Art You Wear class series with Teaching Artist Therese Straseski.
T-shirts are $10; purchase here; delivered at camp.
Youth – XS, S, M, L, XL
Unisex Adult – XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
100% cotton; heather blue color.
Ages 4–5
General Public: $175 per camp; Joslyn Members: $148.75 per camp
Mon–Fri: Jun 1-5; 9 am–noon
Campers will explore shape and form as they draw, paint, and sculpt the people, places, and things found in our city. We’ll visit the exhibition City in Print for inspiration, then learn about different community helpers and what makes a neighborhood special. Campers will add their creations to a collaborative city mural after we learn and play in our own little community.
Teaching Artist: Cassidy Coalson
Registration is closed.
Mon–Fri: Jun 22-26; 9 am–noon
Young artists will discover how shapes and forms pop up in real space as they build their own 3D creations. Using materials like cardboard, found objects, fiber, and clay, campers will experiment, play, and make simple sculptures full of imagination!
Teaching Artist: Clarissa Weitzel
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Mon–Fri: Jul 13-17; 9 am–noon
Venture into artistic scenes of nature to find animals, climb mountains, and experience the great outdoors. In the studio we will create artistic environments using traditional sculpture, painting, and drawing materials, as well as materials found in nature.
Teaching Artist: Stephanie Carlson-Pruch
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Mon–Fri: Jul 20-24; 9 am–noon
Everyone loves to make a funny face! In this camp we’ll investigate portraits in the galleries and look into mirrors to understand how the face is put together. In the studio we’ll make collages and paintings full of character and expression.
Teaching Artist: Harrison Cook
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Mon–Fri: Jul 27-31; 9 am–noon
Feelings show up in all kinds of creations! Campers will visit artworks in the galleries that seem happy, silly, calm, or even angry to see how artists share emotions. In the studio, we’ll experiment with different techniques to make expressive drawings and paintings that show how we feel.
Teaching Artist: Therese Straseski
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Ages 6–12
General Public: $175 per camp; Joslyn Members: $148.75 per camp
Campers pairing morning and afternoon sessions for a day-long experience may bring lunch and join the supervised Lunch Bunch.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jun 22–26; 9 am–noon (pair with Handmade Paper)
Get ready to roll, stamp, and print! Campers will explore a range of printmaking techniques as they create lively monoprints, relief prints, and gelli prints. Visits to the exhibition City in Print will inspire the artwork we create, celebrating the people, places, and things around us. We’ll use color theory and simple linear perspective to make our prints bold and full of depth.
Teaching Artist: CaSandra Johnson
Registration is closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jul 13–17; 9 am–noon (pair with Handmade Paper)
Get ready to roll, stamp, and print! Campers will explore a range of printmaking techniques as they create lively monoprints, relief prints, and gelli prints. Visits to the exhibition City in Print will inspire the artwork we create, celebrating the people, places, and things around us. We’ll use color theory and simple linear perspective to make our prints bold and full of depth.
Teaching Artist: CaSandra Johnson
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Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jul 20–24; 9 am–noon (pair with 3D Makers Lab)
Take a world tour through the Museum! In the galleries, we’ll discover the subjects, symbols, and traditions of cultures from around the globe. Back in the studio, campers will create sculptures, paintings, prints, and wearable art inspired by their “travels.”
Teaching Artist: Therese Straseski
Registration is closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jun 15–19; 9 am–noon (pair with 3D Makers Lab)
Take a world tour through the Museum! In the galleries, we’ll discover the subjects, symbols, and traditions of cultures from around the globe. Back in the studio, campers will create sculptures, paintings, prints, and wearable art inspired by their “travels.”
Teaching Artist: Therese Straseski
Registration closed.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jul 6–10; 1–4 pm
Discover the many ways artists paint! We’ll explore major art movements through time by visiting the galleries to see iconic works in the collection. Inspired by Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, campers will create their own landscapes and still lifes using a variety of painting techniques.
Teaching Artist: Baylee Bennett
Registration closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jun 1–5; 1–4 pm (pair with Comics: Visual Storytelling)
Discover the many ways artists paint! We’ll explore major art movements through time by visiting the galleries to see iconic works in the collection. Inspired by Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, campers will create their own landscapes and still lifes using a variety of painting techniques.
Teaching Artist: Baylee Bennett
Registration is closed.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jun 22–26; 1–4 pm (pair with Hot Off the Press)
Discover this unique art making technique by beating recycled paper to a pulp and incorporating natural or found objects to make one-of-a-kind art papers. Use the colors and natural imagery of the Impressionist for inspiration as you learn to control your paper pulp to create landscapes and imagery by “painting” with paper.
Teaching Artist: Therese Straseski
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Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jul 13–17; 1–4 pm (pair with Hot Off the Press)
Discover this unique art making technique by beating recycled paper to a pulp and incorporating natural or found objects to make one-of-a-kind art papers. Use the colors and natural imagery of the Impressionist for inspiration as you learn to control your paper pulp to create landscapes and imagery by “painting” with paper.
Teaching Artist: Therese Straseski
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Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jun 8–12; 9am–noon (pair with Fine Lines)
This multimedia camp invites young artists to discover the people, places, and things that make our community special. After gathering inspiration from a temporary exhibition about city life, campers will work together using paint, sculpture, and collage techniques to create artwork for a collaborative mural in the Discovery Garden.
Teaching Artist: Cassidy Coalson
Registration closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jun 8–12; 1–4 pm
This multimedia camp invites young artists to discover the people, places, and things that make our community special. After gathering inspiration from a temporary exhibition about city life, campers will work together using paint, sculpture, and collage techniques to create artwork for a collaborative mural in the Discovery Garden.
Teaching Artist: Cassidy Coalson
Registration closed.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jun 8–12; 1–4 pm (pair with City Scenes)
Line is an element of art that can be found everywhere in the Museum- in artworks made across different times and cultures. From zigzags to swirls, bold strokes to tiny details, we’ll search the galleries to see how artists use lines in their artworks to tell stories, build patterns, and bring ideas to life, then create our own lively drawings, sculptures, prints, and paintings.
Teaching Artist: Stephanie Carlson-Pruch
Registration closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jul 27–31; 1–4 pm
Line is an element of art that can be found everywhere in the Museum- in artworks made across different times and cultures. From zigzags to swirls, bold strokes to tiny details, we’ll search the galleries to see how artists use lines in their artworks to tell stories, build patterns, and bring ideas to life, then create our own lively drawings, sculptures, prints, and paintings.
Teaching Artist: Stephanie Carlson-Pruch
Registration closed.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jul 20–24; 1–4 pm (pair with Art Passport)
Young artists will experiment with building in three dimensions using cardboard, fiber, found objects, and clay. Campers will learn how to combine materials, create sturdy structures, and add expressive details as they design imaginative sculptures from everyday materials.
Teaching Artist: Clarissa Weitzel
Registration closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jun 15–19; 1–4 pm (pair with Art Passport)
Young artists will experiment with building in three dimensions using cardboard, fiber, found objects, and clay. Campers will learn how to combine materials, create sturdy structures, and add expressive details as they design imaginative sculptures from everyday materials.
Teaching Artist: Harrison Cook
Registration closed.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jun 15–19; 9 am–noon
Campers will search the Museum’s gardens for leaves, stones, sticks, and other natural treasures to inspire their artwork. We’ll explore each object’s structure to gain a better understanding of how to draw it, all while having fun outdoors! Back in the studio, we’ll create artwork using both traditional materials and our collection of natural, found objects.
Teaching Artist: Stephanie Carlson-Pruch
Registration closed.
Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jul 6–10; 9 am–noon
Campers will search the Museum’s gardens for leaves, stones, sticks, and other natural treasures to inspire their artwork. We’ll explore each object’s structure to gain a better understanding of how to draw it, all while having fun outdoors! Back in the studio, we’ll create artwork using both traditional materials and our collection of natural, found objects.
Teaching Artist: Stephanie Carlson-Pruch
Register here.
Ages 6-8
Mon–Fri: Jul 27–31; 9 am–noon
Comic book illustrators turn drawings into action‑packed stories. We’ll look at masterful paintings in the galleries that show great storytelling, then create our own comic book pages in the studio using professional drawing materials and techniques.
Teaching Artist: Darrell Riche
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Ages 9-12
Mon–Fri: Jun 1–5; 9 am–noon (pair with Paint Like a Pro)
Comic book illustrators turn drawings into action‑packed stories. We’ll look at masterful paintings in the galleries that show great storytelling, then create our own comic book pages in the studio using professional drawing materials and techniques.
Teaching Artist: Darrell Riche
Registration closed.
Teens
General Public: $175 per camp; Joslyn Members: $148.75 per camp
Mon–Fri: Jun 15–19; 1–4 pm
This camp will focus on how artists grow within a creative network through communication and experimentation with fellow artists. After visiting City in Print for inspiration, the group will work through the creative process to envision, plan, and construct a sculptural mural. Using acrylic paint, sculptural materials, and artistic contributions from younger campers, we will create a 3D community mural for The Joslyn’s Discovery Garden, transforming our collective vision into a public work of art!
Teaching Artist: Cassidy Coalson
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Mon–Fri: Jun 22–26; 1–4 pm
Explore embroidery and crochet as creative ways to personalize everyday clothes and objects. We’ll look to decorated objects in the American collection and contemporary fiber artists for inspiration, then learn essential embroidery skills and crochet basics to make simple accessories, patches, and small pieces we can wear.
Teaching Artist: Megan McCoy
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Mon–Fri: Jul 6–10; 1–4 pm
Shibori is a traditional Japanese resist‑dyeing technique that inspired modern tie‑dye, known for its structured methods and intricate patterns. In this class, you’ll fold, twist, stitch, and clamp fabric before dipping it in indigo to reveal beautiful designs. We’ll finish by adding bold, geometric details using Shashiko embroidery, turning your work into wearable art.
Teaching Artist: Megan McCoy
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Mon–Fri: Jul 13–17; 1–4 pm
Learn analog photography techniques, then display the photos they produce in a variety of cool ways! We’ll visit photographs in the galleries to gain inspiration, then back in the studio we’ll build our own pin-hole cameras and experiment with photo scanner photography and cyanotypes to create collages, dioramas, and zines that really show off our shots.
Teaching Artist: Harrison Cook
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Mon–Fri: Jul 27–31; 1–4 pm
Level up your drawing skills! In this camp, you’ll build confidence through fun exercises, creative challenges, and model studies. Learn how to draw accurately from observation, nail proportions, and create convincing perspective—all while experimenting with a variety of drawing tools and techniques.
Teaching Artist: Cassidy Coalson
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