Find the Right Summer Experience
Whether your child loves spending hours making art, wants a mix of creative and active time, or is just beginning to explore art, Kids at Art offers several ways to make creativity part of the summer.
Half-Day & Full-Day Summer Camps
Half Day Morning Art Camp
Ages 4½ and up
Kids at Art’s summer morning camp gives young artists three hours (9am – 12pm) to immerse themselves in creative projects while exploring a wide variety of materials and techniques.
Campers work in small groups with plenty of individual attention from our instructors. Projects are adapted to each child’s age and experience, allowing both beginners and more experienced young artists to feel challenged and successful.
Throughout the summer, children may explore:
- Drawing and painting
- Clay and sculpture
- Papier-mâché
- Mask and puppet making
- Mixed-media projects and more
We always keep things fresh. Children who attend multiple days or weeks will work on new projects each time, with no repeats. With multiple instructors on hand, kids get guidance, encouragement, and room to experiment.
Full Day Art + Sports Camp
Ages 4½ and up
Our Full Day Camp (9am – 3pm) combines the creativity of Kids at Art with an active afternoon at Kids in Sports, located just down the block.
Children begin the day with morning art at Kids at Art. At noon, they’re picked up for lunch and head to Kids in Sports, where they spend the afternoon enjoying a dynamic, multi-sport program that introduces them to popular team sports such as basketball, baseball, soccer, football, volleyball, hockey, and lacrosse.
The Kids in Sports facility is temperature-controlled and professionally cleaned, and the program emphasizes fitness, fundamentals, and teamwork through cooperative games, drills, and activities. Elements of music and yoga are also incorporated, creating a fun, balanced, and high-energy experience that keeps kids active and smiling all summer long.
Note: For Full Day Camp, children should be dropped off at Kids at Art and picked up at Kids in Sports. Children should bring a lunch.
Summer Art Classes for Ages 2 – 4
We’ve created a welcoming, engaging art class just for our youngest artists.
Our summer classes for ages 2-4 introduce young children to art through playful, hands-on exploration.
Children experiment with color, texture, paint, collage, and other age-appropriate materials while developing confidence and becoming comfortable expressing their own ideas.
Rather than focusing on making every child’s project look the same, our classes encourage exploration, imagination, and the joy of creating.
Summer classes for young children are typically offered in shorter 45-minute sessions designed especially for this age group.
A parent or caretaker must accompany children in this age group.
Summer Art in Central Park
Take Art Outside the Studio
Each summer, Kids at Art offers young artists ages 6 – 14 the opportunity to draw and paint in Central Park.
Working outdoors gives children a completely different kind of artistic experience. Students learn to observe the world around them and use nature, architecture, people, light, and movement as inspiration for their artwork.
With guided instruction, individual support, and plenty of room for creative exploration, children develop observational drawing and painting skills while enjoying the experience of making art in one of New York City’s most inspiring settings.
Projects may involve drawing and painting from observation as well as interpreting what students see in their own creative way.
Art in Central Park is offered on select summer dates and sessions typically last two hours. We meet at the 72nd Street entrance to Central Park, and in case of inclement weather classes will be held in our studio at 1412 2nd Avenue. Registration details are announced with each summer schedule.
Why Families Choose Kids at Art
For more than 25 years, Kids at Art has provided a welcoming, creative, and enriching summer experience for children on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Here are just a few of the reasons families return year after year:
Summer Camp FAQs
Here are some of the most common questions about our summer session:
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