SUMMER ART CAMP 2026: MAKE YOUR MARK
Welcome! Come enjoy a creative summer at my new home studio
43 Gooseneck Lane, Swampscott MA
Spark creativity, build confidence, and bring imagination to life this summer!
Join us for an inspiring Summer Art Camp designed for artists of all ages and skill levels. Whether your child is just beginning or already passionate about art, each session offers a supportive, studio-style environment where creativity thrives. Students will explore a wide range of artistic techniques, experiment with different mediums, and create unique works of art with personalized and professional guidance.
Take a look at previous art class photos: www.oleseadesignart.com/art-classes
Art Camp Schedule
Olesea's Summer Art Camp runs weekly from June 29 through August 21, 2026, with each week featuring a unique creative theme.
Weekly Format: Monday – Friday
Choose the schedule that works for your family
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Full Day: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
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Half Day: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Extension Option: Arts & Crafts Club
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (+$15 per day)
Pricing Options
Flexible options to fit your summer schedule!
Full-Day Camp:
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1 week: $650
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2 weeks: $1,250
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Single day: $150
Half-Day Camp:
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1 week: $350
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2 weeks: $650
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Single day: $85
Enjoy a 5% discount if you register before May!
ART CAMP WEEKLY THEMES
Each week offers a unique creative focus to keep campers inspired and engaged:
June 29 – July 3:
Painting Techniques of Different Art Movements
Let’s travel through art history with brushes in hand! Students will explore how different art movements inspire unique ways of painting, from pointillism to abstraction. Discover how artists across time developed their own visual language and how you can do the same in your own work.
July 6 – July 10:
Expressing Emotions
Using Color Theory
Colors can tell stories! Students will discover how different colors and combinations can show emotions and set a mood. Through fun painting and drawing projects, campers will explore bright, bold, soft, and dramatic color palettes.
July 13 – July 17:
Texture Magic -
Bringing Art to Life
Let’s turn flat art into something full of life! Students will explore how artists create texture not only with layered materials and mixed media, but also through drawing and painting techniques that make surfaces look real enough to touch.
July 20 – July 24:
Stylized Illustration
Anime & Cartoon Creations
Let's create eye-catching illustrations! Learn how artists use bold lines and shapes, specific color palettes, and exaggerated features like expressive eyes, dynamic poses, and stylized proportions to give characters personality and emotion.
July 27 – July 31:
Wild About Animals! Creatures in Art
Step into the animal kingdom! Students will learn how to capture movement, patterns, and unique features, from fur and feathers to scales and spots. Through creative projects, they will bring their favorite animals to life and even imagine new ones of their own.
August 3 – August 7:
Natural Beauty
Landscapes & Seascapes
From rolling hills and forests to mountains, oceans, and sunsets, students will recreate beautiful natural scenes. Experiment with color, perspective, and brush techniques to capture light, movement, and atmosphere. Show off how inspiring and grand our world can be!
August 10 – August 14:
Still Life: Form, Light, & Composition
Discover how everyday objects can become works of art! Students will explore still life drawing and painting with depth, detail, and realistic forms. Students will practice observing shapes, light, and shadow while arranging and illustrating objects like fruit, flowers, or their favorite everyday objects.
August 17 - August 21:
Perspective: Creating Depth and Dimension
Let's play with point of view! Have you heard of bird’s-eye view, worm’s-eye view, and eye-level view? Explore perspective and how artists create the illusion of depth and space on a flat surface. Students will practice techniques like foreground, background, one-, two-, and three-point perspective