Summer Art Camps
We are proud to offer the YAE (Young Artist Experience) Summer Art Clubs. The mission of this program is “to create a positive environment for our youth to explore art and encourage creativity and personal growth in a safe place where everyone feels included, valued, and encouraged for their ideas.”
Put some art in your summer by coming to our awesome art camps this July and August! Register in person or online at Salmon River Fine Arts Square Site. Note: Space is limited to 6 - 8 students per camp. A minimum of three students is required to hold a camp. All classes are held at the arts center and are listed below.
*Pay what you can! Rate options available at time of checkout ($5 - $40 for all four days).
Free scholarships available for those with financial need - no questions. Email the arts center or call (315-298-7007) with your request.
We are grateful to the Oswego Credit Union, Mexico Branch, for providing funding to make this program possible!
July 22 - 25
- Summer Art Camp July 22 - 25
- Ages 5 - 11
- Creating 3-D Cartoons
- Mon - Thurs, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Brooke Snyder
- Pay what you can*
Drawing Cartoons Week. Do you love to draw? Improve your drawing skills and have fun while doing it! You will learn how to draw cartoons that are inspired by Mark Kistler’s Imagination Station. You’ll draw alongside the instructor step by step as she teaches you about shading and overlapping to make wonderfully wacky 3-D drawings. *Sign up here and pay what you can!
July 22 - 23 (Mon - Tues) & July 29 - 30 (Mon - Tues)
July 24 - 25 (Wed - Thurs) & July 31 - Aug 1 (Wed - Thurs)
- Summer Art Camp
- July 22 - 23 (Mon - Tues)
- July 29 - 30 (Mon - Tues)
- Ages 8 - 11
- Play with Clay
- Mon - Tues each week, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Sara Fowler
- Pay what you can*
Play with Clay. This four-day camp is divided over a two-week period. We will meet only Monday and Tuesday of each week. The first Monday and Tuesday you will explore different techniques to make creatures and creations out of clay. We will need time to fire your art so you can take the week off and come back the next Monday and Tuesday to glaze and finish your pieces. They will then be fired at a higher temperature so the glaze melts to a hard glass-like finish to create beautiful pieces of art that can be functional too! Your finished art will be available for pick up at the end of the week. *Sign up here and pay what you can!
- Summer Art Camp
- July 24 - 25 (Wed - Thurs)
- July 31 - Aug 1 (Wed - Thurs)
- Ages 8 - 11
- Outer Space Art
- Wed - Thurs each week, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Jackie Radell
- Pay what you can*
Outer Space Art. This four-day camp is divided over a two-week period and meets only on Wednesday and Thursday of each week. We will combine art and science to learn about rockets, spaceships, the moon, galaxies, constellations and so much more. Children will have fun as they create their outer space art through sculpture, painting, drawing and collage. *Sign up here and pay what you can!
July 29 - August 1
- Summer Art Camp July 29 - August 1
- Ages 5 - 11
- Bugs and Monsters
- Mon - Thurs, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Samantha Cook
- Pay what you can*
Bugs and Monsters. This week it’s all about bugs and monsters! Explore different art techniques and projects as you create your own fun and creepy, crawling creatures! *Sign up here and pay what you can!
August 5 - 8
- Summer Art Camp August 5 - 8
- Ages 5 - 7
- Art and Books
- Mon - Thurs, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Samantha Cook
- Pay what you can*
Art and Books. Have fun bringing some of your favorite books alive through art! This week we’ll create art projects based on children’s books. *Sign up here and pay what you can!
- Summer Art Camp August 5 - 8
- Ages 8 - 11
- Painting Animal Masterpieces
- Mon - Thurs, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Brooke Snyder
- Pay what you can*
Painting Animal Masterpieces. Animals are very cool and a great way to learn about art! In this class we will learn how to make the different textures we see on animals. Sometimes it’s fur, sometimes it”s feathers! There are many different ways to paint, and we will experiment with four different techniques to make four different masterpieces of animals! *Sign up here and pay what you can!
August 12 - 15
- Summer Art Camp August 12 - 15
- Ages 5 - 11
- Fun with Paper Mache
- Mon - Thurs, 9 - 11 am
- Instructor Mrs. Sara Fowler
- Pay what you can*
Fun with Paper Mache. This class is going to be all about making things in 3D! Try paper mache and create cool objects or creatures! They could be statues or maybe even a helmet! You'll really be able to let out your creativity! This is a great class for kids who like to build things and work with their hands! *Sign up here and pay what you can!
- Summer Art Camp August 12 - 15
- Ages 12 - 17
- Fun with Watercolor
- Mon - Thurs, 1 - 3:30 pm
- Instructor Ms. Lyn Bernatovich
- Pay what you can*
Fun with Watercolor. In this camp, we will be using several watercolor mediums such as watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, Gelatos, and chalk. We will experiment with eco printing using food. We’ll have fun sketching sessions drawing a variety of objects that we’ll paint (using the various mediums we learned). Some sketches we’ll cut out and affix to notebook pages and some sketches will be created directly on a page. Later, you can enjoy further working on your notebook using all the creative techniques we learned. *Sign up here and pay what you can!