Summer Camps for Ages 5–6

Registration Information

Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for VMFA Members & Non-members is currently underway online, by phone, and in person.

Questions: 804.340.1405

Explore the Winter/Spring 2024 Classes & Programs Brochure

 

Summer 2024 Classes & Programs

Registration for Members

To accommodate the high volume of enrollment, members-only registration for the following categories will begin as noted below:

Tue, Apr 9 | 8 am
Studio School and Adult Art History Classes

Wed, Apr 10 | 8 am
Early Childhood Classes & Camps (age 5 and under), Kids Studio Classes (ages 5–12), and Teen Summer Classes (ages 13–17)

VMFA members have the first chance to register for classes. Not a member? Join today.

Registration for Non-members

Tue, Apr 16 | 8 am
Non-member registration for all classes begins

Explore the Summer 2024 Classes & Programs Brochure

In need of assistance? Visitor Services is available by phone 804.340.1405 starting at 8 am
or in-person at the museum starting at 10 am on registration days.

Week-long (five-day) camps
Jun 24–Aug 16, 2024
Mon–Fri
Mornings, 9 am–noon or
Afternoons, 1–4 pm
$150 per camp (VMFA members $130)
Registration Opens in April
More details coming soon!

SummerASD3
SummerASD2
SummerASD
Experience adventures in art, culture, and creativity in VMFA’s studios and galleries! Art camps are carefully tailored to your child’s specific age group and taught by professional artists and educators. Each camp provides access to quality supplies and a world-renowned art collection, inspiring young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine, and have fun!

Download Program Guidelines & Forms

Note: Upon registration, VMFA will send a confirmation to the email address you use in your registration. Please review the information carefully as it provides further details about the program and the student emergency form, which should be submitted on the first day of camp. It is important that caregivers understand all rules, policies, and procedures including drop-off and pick-up procedures, food regulations, studio conduct, and VMFA’s cancellation policy.

Connect-a-Camp: For students enrolled in both morning and afternoon youth camps, this program provides supervised activities such as drawing in the galleries and playing games as well as supervision during lunch. Students are required to bring bagged lunches from home.

Class Schedule

 


[C1] Creative Senses

Mon–Fri, Jun 24–28, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ

Ages 5–6 | Focus on one of the five senses each day. Touch, see, hear, smell, and taste in the most creative way! Discover how artists use senses to explore, interpret, and create art while making your own multisensory creations.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C3] Drawing Fundamentals

Mon–Fri, Jun 24–28, 1–4 pm| Art Education Studious 
TIFFANY GLASS FERREIRA

Ages 5–6 | Experience the fun in fun-damentals while boosting skill, confidence, and creativity in drawing. Gain insight into using lines, shapes, and textures with different media to draw playful pictures from observation and your own imagination.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C8] Inspired by Nature

Mon–Fri, Jul 1–5, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
KERRY MILLS

Ages 5–6 | Unearth fun through innovative ways to make art inspired by nature. Take joy in using natural materials and art supplies to create organic compositions, environmental sculptures, prints with plants, and much more.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C11] I ♥ Textiles

Mon–Fri, Jul 8–12, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
MARY SWEZEY

Ages 5–6 | Fall in love with textiles as you explore in the basics of silk painting, printing, and weaving. Stunning textiles in the galleries are sure to inspire your own artistic fabric-ations!

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C13] Wild about Animals

Mon–Fri, Jul 8–12, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
KASSIDY STROSNIDER

Ages 5–6 | Let your imagination run wild in this exploratory adventure inspired by animals and your own imagination. Play around with different painting, printing, and sculpting techniques to create crazy creatures and whimsical wonders. 

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C16] Paint & Play

Mon–Fri, Jul 15–19, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
MAYZIE ZECHINI

Ages 5–6 | Spark imagination and creativity through constructive play, museum excursions, and mixed-media art activities. Enjoy using paints and unexpected materials while learning new techniques and strengthening fine motor skills.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C18] Empowered by Art

Mon–Fri, Jul 15–19, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
KERRY MILLS

Ages 5–6 | Learn about luminaries of the art world and discover how people can make positive changes to help others. Enjoy making puppets, painting storybooks, and other projects inspired by kindness and making good decisions.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C23] Studio Celebrations

Mon–Fri, Jul 22–26, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
ELIZABETH DALY

Ages 5–6 |Embark on a global adventure where each day brings a new celebration! Explore diverse cultures through their art to experience the colors of holidays around the world and make your own vibrant and festive creations.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C26] Clay & Create

Mon–Fri, Jul 29– Aug 2, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
DAN KACZKA

Ages 5–6 |Discover three-dimensional art and sculpture through engaging gallery adventures and studio explorations. Using clay and other sculptural materials, delve into fun and creative art making designed to foster artistic growth, dexterity, and imagination.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C28] Parks & Art

Mon–Fri, Jul 29– Aug 2, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
ELIZABETH DALY

Ages 5–6 |Embark on a cross-country trip through time! Connect art and nature through American history and our National Parks. Explore Native American heritage, wildlife, and conservation, see artworks inspired by park landscapes, and make your own multimedia works that document the journey!

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C31] Art in Motion

Mon–Fri, Aug 5 - 9, 9 am–noon | Art Education Studio 2
ALEX PARRISH

Ages 5–6 |Mix movement and art making to discover new artistic possibilities! Engage in activities that get you moving and grooving, such as energetic action painting, fantastical dancing, and kinetic mobile construction. This camp is extra messy; please wear old clothes and shoes.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C33] Imagination Station

Mon–Fri, Aug 5 - 9, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
JAFFRAY WITHEROW

Ages 5–6 |Explore the outdoors and let your imagination run free! With a focus on bugs and insects, enjoy storytelling, movement exercises, music, field investigations, and, most of all, art making. Create work inspired by favorite tiny creatures using a variety of sculptural media including natural materials and air-dry clay.

$150 (VMFA members $130)


[C38] Gallery Games

Mon–Fri, Aug 12 - 16, 1–4 pm | Art Education Classroom
KASSIDY STROSNIDER

Ages 5–6 |From museum scavenger hunts to “eye spy,” learn about art, history, and culture through interactive gallery experiences and exploratory studio art projects. Each day is a new adventure and opportunity to explore new materials and art-making fun!

$150 (VMFA members $130)