Is your child creative and loves anything art related? Then, check out these summer camps in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor where they can learn new mediums and techniques.
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Be A YouTube Star at College for Creatives Studies
June 19-23, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will learn the basics of using a green screen, shooting video and editing.
Characters and Toy Design at College for Creatives Studies
June 19-23, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will invent their own characters and create a soft sculpture plush toy.
Designing Cars and Cities of the Future at College for Creatives Studies
June 19-23, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will imagine what the world would look like in the year 2050. They’ll sketch their vision.
Summer Art Studio Camp at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls
June 19-Aug. 11, 2023
- Address: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
- Cost: $2,850/full session, $1,550/half session, $430/week session
Kids in grades 2-10 can enjoy this art camp, which features instructions in painting, drawing, sculpture, composition, illustration and photography. Week 1 is 3-Dimensional, Illustration, Foundation: Figure Drawing, Week 2 is Wheel Throwing, Cartooning, Collage, Week 3 is Drawing, Fibers, Foundation: Perspective Drawing, Week 4 is Ceramics, Acrylic, 3-Dimensional, Week 5 is Wheel Throwing, Drawing, Printmaking, Week 6 is Watercolor, Photography, Foundation: Portrait Drawing, Week 7 is Ceramics, Jewelry, Bookmaking and Week 8 is Illustration, Sculpture, Exploring Still-Life. Lunches and snacks are included. You may also sign up for half sessions (June 19-July 14 or July 17-Aug. 11) or partial sessions, which are on a weekly basis.
Young Authors Camp at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls
June 19-Aug. 11, 2023
- Address: 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
- Cost: $2,850/full session, $1,550/half session, $430/week session
Boys and girls in grades 2-8 can enjoy this writing camp, where campers will experience being authors, illustrators, editors and published writers. Each week focuses on a different theme. Week 1 is The Art of Storytelling, Week 2 is Famous Authors and Characters, Week 3 is Building a Story with Legos, Week 4 is Greek Mythology, Week 5 is Caption This!, Week 6 is Thinking in the Box: Comic Heroes and Villains, Week 7 is Out of This World! and Week 8 is Spooky Stories. Lunches and snacks are included. You may also sign up for half sessions (June 19-July 14 or July 17-Aug. 11) or partial sessions, which are on a weekly basis.
Beginning Animation at College for Creatives Studies
June 26-30, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will create their own animated cartoon.
Ceramics and Sculpture at College for Creatives Studies
June 26-30, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will spend half the day in the ceramic studio and the other half in the sculpture studio at this camp.
UpCycled Fashion Design at College for Creatives Studies
June 26-30, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will create new clothes from thrifted clothing. They’ll use sewing machines or sew by hand.
Splendid Ceramics at The Roeper School
July 3-14, 31-Aug. 11, 2023
- Address: 41190 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
- Cost: $1,025/session
Campers in grades 3 to age 12 will work exclusively with clay and experiment with air dry clay, glazing, drawing and painting.
Cartooning and Character Development at College for Creatives Studies
July 10-14, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will use humor to create their own comic book characters at this camp.
Patterns and Fabric Design at College for Creatives Studies
July 10-14, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will use hands-on techniques like tie-dye, block printing and more.
Playing with Printmaking at College for Creatives Studies
July 10-14, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will learn screen printing, cyanotypes, monotypes and block printing at this camp.
Design Your Own Brand at College for Creatives Studies
July 17-21, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will learn the basics of graphic design to create their own brand.
Drawing at College for Creatives Studies
July 17-21, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will draw realistically using, still life, clothed models, nature and the Detroit Institute of Arts for inspiration.
Mixed Media Magic at The Roeper School
July 17-28, 2023
- Address: 41190 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills
- Cost: $1,025/session
Campers in grades 3 to age 12 will create illusions, magical potions, their own wands and more.
Painting with Watercolors and Tablets at College for Creatives Studies
July 17-21, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Use watercolor paints and Procreate on a tablet to create paintings at this camp.
Design Your Space at College for Creatives Studies
July 24-28, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students at this camp will design their dream room.
Playing with Painting at College for Creatives Studies
July 24-28, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will experiment with acrylics, watercolor and handmade brushes.
Stop Motion Animation: Legos and Clay at College for Creatives Studies
July 24-28, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will use modeling clay and LEGOs to create animated video shorts.
Character and Animation at College for Creative Studies
July 31-Aug. 4, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will draw their own characters and then adapt them to small screen using computer animation at this cmap.
Digital Photography at College for Creative Studies
July 31-Aug. 4, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will take photos with their own DSLR camera, tablet or phone. Then, they will learn how to enhance their photos in Photoshop.
Game Design at College for Creatives Studies
July 31-Aug. 4, 2023
- Address: 201 E. Kirby St., Detroit
- Cost: $325
This summer camp is broken up into ages 8-10 and 11-13. Students will create their own video game map with Unreal Engine.
