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Summer Camp

Weeklong Summer Camps

8:30AM – 3PM
$400 for Members
$450 for Non-Members
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Join MCASD Educators for an exciting camp season, where campers will create fun art projects inspired by pieces from the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions. Weeklong camps start July 6 and run through July 24 from 8:30AM to 3PM.

We’ll explore the works of our special exhibition Giants, as well as the MCASD’s permanent collection, featuring artists from Ebony Patterson to the Light and Space movement and many others in between!

Register now for a fun-filled summer! Please note the age ranges of each camp session before registering. If you have any questions, please email education@mcasd.org.

SPECIAL OFFER: Camp is better together, so sign up with a sibling or a bestie for double the fun and get 25% off with code SUMMERPAIR 


The Great Museum Mystery (Ages 6 – 7)

July 6 – 10, 8:30AM – 3PM

Get ready to solve The Great Museum Mystery! 

An evil lurks in the shadows of the Museum. Solving puzzles, riddles, and mysteries based around the museum's collection, spend the week investigating the suspicious happenings inside the gallery halls. 

  • Hone your investigating skills by studying works by Ebony Patterson.
  • Develop your eye for detail with spyglass inspired by Jamal Shabazz.
  • Team up with your fellow Detectives to resolve the mysterious fate of the museum.  

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Utopia: Imagining a Perfect World (Ages 7 – 9)

July 13 – 17, 8:30AM – 3PM

Create art as we dream of new worlds together and make new friends! 

Explore how art and creation can help us imagine and enact utopia. This exciting week will be filled with community-building and creative learning about how art helps us dream towards a future for everyone. 

  • Design a dream city crafted together with fellow campers
  • Tell stories of your dream future through your art
  • Design comfort objects, community gardens, and artistic survival kits while collaboratively imagining our shared future

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Mighty Makers and Menders (Ages 8 – 10)

July 20 – 24, 8:30AM – 3PM

Learn how to make masterpieces and mend loved objects at MCASD this summer! 

We’ll patch, paint, and collaborate, while learning how contemporary artists build community. At the end of the week, we'll gather with friends and family for a screening and art show celebrating our campers! 

  • Learn how to sew together quilts inspired by Tschabalala Self and Esther Mahlangu
  • Craft intricate and legendary armor modeled after the work of Nick Cave
  • Star in a short film inspired by local artist, Fox Maxy. 

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