Summer Art Camps

Summer Art Camps offer youth and teens creative opportunities to try a new medium, develop as artist, and expand their art portfolio. Led by Art House instructors, the camps start on June 19 and run in weekly morning and afternoon sessions through the end of August. One-day workshops also offered. Space is limited so register early. Registration opens March 1 at 10 am.

A refund will be issued minus a 10% non-refundable deposit on ALL camps when cancelled 2 weeks or more before the first day of camp. Students who wish to cancel less than 2 weeks before the first day of camp are not eligible for a refund or credit. 

Note: This cancellation policy is different than classes and workshops.

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REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1, 2024 at 10:00 am


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SUMMER CAMPS

Note: Grade levels listed for each correspond to students’ grade levels during the 2023-2024 school year.


Art Around the World For Grades 1-2

Instructor: Maria Latour

June 17 – 21
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included)
In person at the Art House

Create 2D and 3D art inspired by the art, animals and scenery of a different country each day.

 


 

 


Mini-Camp: Paper Sculpture For Grades 6-10

Instructor: Angela Heflin

June 19 – 21
Day: Wednesday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Three day camp: (M) $105; (NM) $115
In-person at the Art House

Join us for an exciting paper sculpture class where kids will unleash their creativity by crafting intricate animal head sculptures from paper. Through hands-on exploration, children will learn techniques for manipulating paper to create shapes, forms, and textures that bring their imaginative creations to life. Our instructor will guide them through the process, fostering imagination and artistic expression every step of the way.

 

 

 

 


Animals Wild and Tame For Grades 3 – 5

Instructor: Maria Latour

June 24 – June 28
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Learn how to draw and paint animals like elephants, monkeys, kittens, lizards and many more.

 

 

 


Creative Color For Grades 1-2

Instructor: Maria Latour

June 24 – June 28
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Experiment with COLOR including neon, metallic, and glow-in-the-dark paint, markers and pastels. We will also create tie dye and colorful clay projects.

 

 

 


Mini-Camp: Printmaking Play For Grades 3 – 5

Instructor: Shannon Karol

July 1 – 3
Day: Monday – Wednesday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Three day camp: (M) $110; (NM) $121 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Discover a variety of printmaking techniques, many of which use materials you already have around your house. We‘ll learn basic forms of printmaking including stamps, monoprints, screenprints, and more!

 

 

 


Art Across America For Grades 1 – 2

Instructor: Maria Latour

July 15 – July 19
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Take an artistic journey across the USA. Explore the animals, scenery and landmarks of America with acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, markers, clay, yarn and beads.

 

 

 


Creative Crafts for Grades 3 – 5

Instructor: Maria Latour

July 15 – July 19
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Explore fun and functional projects like jewelry making, soapmaking, and fabric painting. Design and sew your own stuffy on the last day of camp.

 

 

 


Artistic Inspiration For Grades 3 – 5

Instructor: Maria Latour

July 22 – July 26
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

We will look at art by famous artists and not so famous artists for our inspiration. Projects will include: acrylic paint, pastels, water color, clay and found object sculptures.

 

 

 


Fairytale Fun For Grades 1 – 2

Instructor: Maria Latour

July 22 – July 26
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Draw, paint and sculpt woodland fairies, gnome homes, castles, dragons and mermaids in this fun, week long camp.

 

 

 

 


Focus on Drawing For Grades 4 – 7

Instructor: Maria Latour

July 29 – August 2
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Learn strategies and techniques to improve your drawing skills including sketching outside, drawing from still lifes and from images. On the last day of camp students will use these techniques to draw their own subject matter with the drawing media of choice. We will use pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink and watercolor.

 

 

 


Urban Sketching For Grades 5 – 10

Instructor: Sandra Nursilo

August 19 – August 22
Day: Monday – Thursday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Four day camp: (M) $150; (NM) $168 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Join our fun art class in downtown Northville, MI! Learn urban sketching, capturing real-life scenes with spontaneous drawing. Bring a lawn chair for outdoor sessions; in case of rain, we’ll meet at the Gallery at The Art House . Let’s explore Northville’s streets and beyond, creating art and memories together!

 

 


Fantasy Arts For Grades 3 – 5

Instructor: Maria Latour

August 19 – August 23
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Inspired by Surrealism students will use their imaginations to create other worldly compositions and invent creatures like dragons and fairies.

 

 

 


Rainforest Adventure For Grades 1 – 2

Instructor: Maria Latour

August 19 – August 23
Day: Monday – Friday
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Five day camp: (M) $180; (NM) $200 (materials included) 
In-person at the Art House

Use colored pencils, acrylic paint, water color and pastels to explore the plants, flowers and animals of the rain forest like the toucan, sloth, jaguar and colorful frogs.

 

 

 

 


STEAM Workshops with Nuts About Science

Nuts About Science is holding their 2024 summer camps at the Northville Art House!

July 29 – August 2, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm: Mysteries of Science STEAM Camp for Grades 1-5

August 5 – 9, 1:00 – 3:30 pm: STEM + Art Camp for Grades 3-6

August 12 – 16, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm: STEM + Art Camp for Grades 1-2

For additional information and registration, visit the link below:

 

 


 

Questions? Email education@northvillearthouse.org