Summer Art Camps for Kids

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Sampler Art Camp
Enhance drawing, painting and mixed media techniques while exploring all kinds of art-making experiences in this sampler art camp. Students will begin drawing with pencil and oil pastels, try their hand at painting with watercolor or acrylics, and then work with mixed media to create multi-dimensional compositions.

Tuesday-Friday: July 7-10
Ages 6-10
10:30AM-12:30PM
$150/$100 Member

OR

Ages 11-15
1:30-4:30PM
$225/$150 Member

Art in 3-D: Sculpture Camp
Discover the third dimension of art! Inspired by the Art Museum’s vast collection of indoor and outdoor sculptures, young artists will work with clay, wire and other mixed media to create their own sculptural masterpieces.

Tuesday–Friday: July 14-17
Ages 6-10 only
10:30AM-12:30PM
$150/$100 Member

Art and Music Exploration Camp
Join us for an exciting collaboration with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music as we explore connections between music and art! Each morning starts at the Conservatory for small group instruction on, piano, percussion, harp and musicianship and rhythm skills through Dalcroze methodology. Afternoons are spent at the Milwaukee Art Museum with additional instrument sampling on the recorder, as well as gallery walks to explore visual movement, emotion, color and composition in painting and sculpture. The afternoon concludes with studio time to create our own responsive artworks. Transportation between the Conservatory and the Museum is provided. No experience necessary!

ENTERING GRADES 1-4
Monday – Friday: July 13-18
9AM-4:15PM
$295 paid to Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Please call 414-276-5760 to register.

Painting Art Camp
Explore the diverse painting styles and subjects in the Art Museum’s Collection, as well as the feature exhibition The Eight and American Modernisms. Young artists in this camp will learn a variety of painting techniques with watercolor, tempera and acrylic as they discover the stories behind some of their favorite paintings in the Museum.

Tuesday-Friday: July 21-24
Ages 6-10
10:30AM-12:30PM
$150/$100 Member

OR

Ages 11-15
1:30-4:30PM
$225/$150 Member

Drawing and Printmaking Art Camp
Investigate the Milwaukee Art Museum’s large and unique collection of prints while developing drawing techniques and learning the fun process of printmaking. Young artists in this camp will create prints using traditional techniques including etching, relief, and monoprinting while learning about printmaking’s rich history.

Tuesday-Friday: July 28-31
Ages 6-10
10:30AM-12:30PM
$150/$100 Member

OR

Ages 11-15
1:30-4:30PM
$225/$150 Member

CLASS REGISTRATION
To register for classes, call 414-224-3803. Class fees include supplies, unless otherwise noted. MAM's class fees include admission to the Museum's galleries on the day of each session. All registration closes five working days prior to class start date. If you cancel 24 hours prior to the first session of class, there is a cancellation fee of 50% of the price of the class. NO REFUNDS AFTER CLASS STARTS. Save on registration by becoming a Milwaukee Art Museum member!

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