Northville Art House
Summer Art Camps for Youth, Teens & Adults
Summer Art Camps offer youth and adults creative opportunities to try a new medium, develop as artist, and expand their art portfolio. Led by Art House instructors, the camps typically start the third week in June and run in morning and afternoon sessions. Limited capacity.
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YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS (for Ages 5 – 18)
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Summer Camp: Outer Space Art for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
June 19-23
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Explore space in this mixed media camp. Projects including a robot canvas painting, learn to draw an astronaut, rockets and distant planets. Even learn how to sculpt an alien out of clay.
Summer Camp: Architecture Rendering for Grades 4th-10th
Instructor: Sandra Nursilo
June 19 – 22
Days: Monday – Thursday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
4 days (M) $150; (NM) $165 (This price includes all material)
Max of 10 students – Outdoor Camp
Location: Mill Race
Meeting Point: Cady Inn Building at Mill Race
Architectural Rendering teaches everything you need to know about rendering photorealistic interior architectural scenes. The class taps into different components that add a sense of depth and realism to professional designs, including materials, and exterior elements like trees, grass, and people.
Artists will bring their own lawn chair.
In case of rain, we will use the Church building at Mill Race.
Summer Camp: Everything 3D for Grades 4th-6th
Instructor: Maria Latour
June 19-23
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Young artists will explore the world of 3D art with lots of clay projects, 3D sculptures and mosaic art.
Summer Camp: Urban Sketching for Grades 5th-10th
Instructor: Sandra Nursilo
June 26-29
Days: Monday – Thursday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
4 days (M) $150; (NM) $165 (This price includes all material)
Max of 10 students – Outdoor Camp
Location: Downtown Northville
Meeting Point: Northville Art House Parking Lot
Urban sketching is a drawing while on location in areas that you live in or traveling to. Learn to sketch of surroundings, groups of building, stores, temples, concerts, parks -you can sketch it! It’s a great informal way to document the world you live in. We will acquire the skills of reading proportion, scaling, vanishing point.
Artists will bring their own lawn chair.
In case of rain, we will use our gallery space at the Art House.
Summer Camp: Art in the Garden for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
June 26-30
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Get inspired by creatures you might find in your backyard and create arts and crafts you can use in the garden. We will make an animal shaped flower pot and plant flowers in it on the last day of camp. Materials will include acrylic paint, pastels, watercolor, clay and natural materials like skeleton leaves, shells and sand.
Summer Camp: Fur and Feathers – Paint and Draw Animals for Grades 4th – 6th
Instructor: Maria Latour
June 26-30
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Using acrylic paint, charcoal, graphite pencils and watercolor students will create amazing animal art. Learn techniques for capturing the unique textures of fur, animal skin and animal eyes.
MINI Summer Camp: Fairytale Fun for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 5-7
Days: Wednesday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
3 days (M) $120; (NM) $135 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Young campers will let their imaginations run wild in this painting and drawing camp. Projects include drawing a castle, a mermaid collage, painting a dragon and making a magic wand.
Summer Camp: Summertime Fun for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 10-14
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer? We will create art inspired by beach vacations, eating ice cream, watching 4th of July fireworks and amusement parks.
Summer Camp: Mix it Up – Mixed Media Art for Grades 4th-6th
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 10-14
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Join the fun to create colorful, layered works of art. Every project will include at least 3 different media. Materials we will combine may include: handmade paper, paint, fabric, pastels, markers, beads, glitter, gold foil, wax and ink.
Summer Camp: Fashion Design Star for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 17-21
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Learn how to design and draw your own fashion collection and make fashion accessories like jewelry, a purse, tie dye t-shirts and paint a silk scarf.
Summer Camp: Crazy Color Camp for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 24-28
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Have fun experimenting with bright and bold colors including neon paint, metallic markers, melted crayons, dip dying and bright clay.
Summer Camp: Exploring Abstract Art for Grades 4th-8th
Instructor: Maria Latour
July 24-28
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Experiment with form, texture and color while learning different approaches to creating abstract art. We will draw and paint to different music, use chance to dictate our color choices and work on a collaborative group project among other experimental artworks.
Summer Camp: Art and Architecture for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Sandra Nursilo
August 7-11
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Architectural models are an excellent way for students to see a three-dimensional representation and get a physical feel for how a design project will develop. Join us for a fun camp as we’ll learn the basics, we’ll get creative and learn all about drawing and building!
Summer Camp: Art Explorers for Grades 4th-10th
Instructor: Elli Fassois
August 7-11
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Join us for the ultimate art camp! We’ll experiment with different mediums (acrylics, clay, watercolor, drawing on special surfaces) & techniques and we’ll create a unique masterpiece every single day! Unwind and explore your creativity with us!
Summer Camp: OFF the Wall – Painting and Drawing for Grades 4th-8th
Instructor: Maria Latour
August 14-18
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Explore unusual materials to create unique artwork including rock painting, drawing on wood, painting on fabric and metal along with other “out of the box” materials.
Summer Camp: Under the Sea for Grades 1st-3rd
Instructor: Maria Latour
August 21-25
Days: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
5 days (M) $180; (NM) $200 (This price includes all material)
In-person at the Art House / Max of 12 students
Create art inspired by surf, sand and animals that live in the ocean. Materials will include water color, pastels, colored pencil, markers and colorful clay.
Questions? Contact Elli Fassois, Education Director, education@northvillearthouse.org
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