Art Camp 2026

Summer 2026 Art Camp Schedule

Summer 2026 Art Schedule Table
Camp	Grade	Date	Days	Time	Fee
Ceramics	9th–12th	Jun 1–12	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$400
Ceramics	6th–8th	June 8–12	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	$200
Multimedia, Upcycled Art	3rd–6th	June 15–19	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	$175
Crafty Critters Art Camp	2nd–4th	June 15–19	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	$175
Miniature Art Camp	5th–7th	June 15–19	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$175
High School Art Camp	8th–12th	June 15–19	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$175
Printmaking	9th–12th	June 22–26	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$400
Printmaking	6th–8th	June 22–26	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	$400
Grandparent & Me Art Camp	3rd–6th	July 6–10	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	$175
Fantasy & Mythical Creature Art Camp	2nd–4th	July 6–10	Mon - Fri	9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	$175
Multimedia, Upcycled Art	5th–8th	July 6–10	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$175
Best Friends Art Camp	4th–6th	July 6–10	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$200
Ceramics Workshop (Must complete two-week June session before registering)	9th–12th	July 6–17	Mon - Fri	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	$300

**All Art Camps are half-day camps. Please see camp descriptions below**

ELEMENTARY ART CAMPS

Multimedia, Upcycled Art (3^rd-6^th grade)

Come explore drawing, painting, collage, sculpting, sewing, tie dyeing and candle making with a wide variety of art materials. We will use EVERYTHING we can imagine to bring our creative ideas to life. This camp will give opportunities for expression and exploration through conventional and upcycled materials.

Crafty Critters (2^nd-4^th grade)

Make monsters out of model magic, a custom designed habitat for that monster, animal paintings, tie dye, and more! The only limit is your imagination!

Grandparent & Me (3^rd-6^th grade)

My Grandparent & Me Art Camp is a special opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren to create art together, focused on stories and memories. You will paint, collage a keepsake box, tie dye, create a candle, and sew a pillow and make shaving cream art cards that you can mail to each other, all year long!

Grandparent with child at crafts table

This camp will be in the Melvin Peterson Gallery located at 1935 Lincoln Avenue. The gallery is ADA accessible. The fee includes admission and materials for one grandparent and child.

Fantasy & Mythical Creatures (2^nd-4^th grade)

Explore a magical camp where we will make dragons, unicorns, fairies and anything else you can dream up! You will also create sculptures, your own book about your creations, shrinky dinks, wands, tie dye and a magical candle.

Best Friends Art Camp (4^th-6^th grade)

Bring your best friend or come make a new friend where we will make friendship bracelets with shrinky dinks, matching tie dye shirts, paintings that go together, hugging pillows, friendship candles and more!

Two children sitting on the ground with arms around each other

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART CAMPS

Miniature Art Camp (5^TH-7^TH grade)

Do you love teeny, tiny things? This is the perfect camp for you!

We will create tiny paintings, collages, book charms, buildings with tiny decorations, tiny sewing, sculpting, shrinky dinks and more. You will tie dye a human sized shirt and create a small one too! This camp will amaze you with the tips and tricks of making things small. You will also make a full-sized candle!

Multimedia, Upcycled Art (5^th-8^th grade)

Middle schoolers will be challenged with a variety of media-drawing, paint, sculpting, shrinky dinks, tie dye, collage and candle making, with some upcycled elements to create art personal to them. You choose the theme of what inspires you, and we help you translate it through different media. The final project is your own, personalized suitcase!

Ceramics (6^th-8^th grade)

Introduces students to working with clay, primarily hand building, and glazing. Students will take with them several completed projects at the end of the one-week workshop. The class will be taught by various UE faculty with assistance from UE Art students.

Printmaking (6^th -8^th grade)

Introduces students to a variety of printing techniques such as gelli monotypes, cyanotype, silk screen, and letterpress. Class will be taught by UE faculty with assistance from UE Students.

HIGH SCHOOL ART CAMPS

Come explore drawing, perspective, interior design, figure drawing and painting in a collegiate setting. Students will design and paint a suitcase, make a candle and tie dye.

Daily field trips will let you see all parts of campus from dorm rooms to the theater. Participants may apply for a portfolio scholarship upon completion of the camp.

Ceramics (9^th-12^th grade)

Introduces students to working with clay, including hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing. Students will take with them several completed projects at the end of the two-week workshop. Advanced students may work at their own pace under the supervision of the workshop leaders. The class will be taught by various UE faculty with assistance from UE Art students.

Ceramics Workshop (9th-12th grade)

This is an open studio workshop for high school students who have completed the 2-week class in June and wish to continue to explore their work in clay. This will be supervised but unstructured in the Ceramics studio in conjunction with the summer faculty residency.

Printmaking (9^TH-12^TH grade)

Introduces students to a variety of printing techniques such as gelli monotypes, cyanotype, silk screen, and letterpress. Class will be taught by UE faculty with assistance from UE Students.

Mrs. Valerie Milholland, BS, MA

Adjunct, Pre-Art Therapy

812-488-2757
vm10@evansville.edu

Mr. Eric Renschler, BS, BA, MFA

(he/him/his)

Associate Dean, William. L. Ridgway College of Arts and Science
Director of Community Arts Engagement

Room 220, Hyde Hall
812-488-2423
er55@evansville.edu

Please read the Youth Programs, Camps, & Conferences Handbook and Child Protection Policy PRIOR to registering for programs, camps, and conferences. Be advised there is a non-refundable $40 registration fee included in the price of each camp.

Our goal is to make our youth programs, camps, and conferences accessible to students regardless of their ability to pay. Thanks to generous funding from Lilly Endowment Inc., we can offer financial assistance to students who demonstrate need. If you are interested in receiving Financial Assistance, please complete the Financial Assistance Request Form BEFORE registering. Please allow up to two business days for your request to be processed. Because demand for assistance is great and funds are limited, we encourage parents/guardians to apply early.