Adventures & Art

90 Main St., Caledonia, NY 14423

Phone: (585) 943-4323

Email: info@Adventures-And-Art.com

Enjoy a wholesome & friendly atmosphere with themes and collaborative activities that bring everyone together much like a family or community. Students will spend much of their time in break-out groups with dedicated age-appropriate spaces, activities, instructors, and expectations. With the students' best interest in mind, 3-4 groups will be formed based on actual registration.

Teens will enjoy a dedicated space to work. Teens have optional opportunities to learn through guided leadership for part of their experience. Focus remains on FUN though, as we will be following their interests and inspiration to make sure they enjoy some of their final years as students before young adulthood.

When:  Week-long sessions available throughout July & August, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, morning/afternoon half-day sessions available, extended care available

Ages:  6-15 years

Cost:  $250 full-day

Summer Workshops: https://www.adventures-and-art.com/events-workshops-camps

Summer Adventures Camp: https://www.adventures-and-art.com/summer-adventures-2024

Animatus Studio’s Summer Animation Camp

34 Winthrop St., Rochester 14607

Phone: (585) 232-3949

The Animation Workshop at Animatus Studio offers a full-day Summer Animation Camp each Thursday in August.  Forms of animation studied are traditional, cut-out and clay.

When:  Thursdays, August 4, 11, 18 and 19 (a four-week Wednesday option in August is already sold out).

Ages:  9 through adult

Cost:  Tuition is $88 per week.  If you take all 4 weeks the total, discounted fee is $284.  Registration is open and is on a first come, first serve basis. Class sizes are small so early registration is recommended.  

Register online via https://animatusstudio.com/workshops/product/summer-animation-camp

Art Center Rochester- Summer Arts Programs: 563 Titus Ave. Rochester, NY 14617

Phone: 585-435-4677

Our programs are led by certified, experienced teachers who are experts in their fields. We promote group learning at Art Center, where participants are emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically engaged in solving problems. It is through creating and finding meaning, that each person grows through the ways of others!  Each day will be filled with a variety of hands-on art activities, games, dramatic play, and team building.

When: Week-long sessions available in July and August, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Ages: 5-12 years*

Cost: $275 per child* 

*different pricing & age range for “Just for Teens” programming, see website for more details

https://www.artcenterrochester.com/summer-art-camps

The Art Stop LLC- Big Fat Messy Art Camp: 1822 Penfield Road, Penfield NY 14526

Phone: 585-872-5710  

Email: artstop@frontiernet.net

In addition to art lessons, private events, and workshops, our 3,000-square foot studio at The Art Stop LLC is used for our Big Fat Messy Art Camps. These are week long camps that are held eight weeks throughout the summer for children ages 5 to 12 years. We also have camps during their Winter and Spring breaks. There are no registration fees! During the Summer we have the 5 to 8 year olds in one group and 9 to 12 in another group.

At our camp, your child will be able to express their creative side through a variety of art projects. Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: acrylics, clay, gouache, watercolor, marker, pastels, colored pencil and more. Camps are week long Monday-Friday with 8 weeks to choose from over the summer. Full day is 9:30-3:30, extended care is from 9:00-5:00, you can also choose half day morning or afternoon.

When: Week-long sessions available in July and August, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm with extended care until 5:00 pm

Ages: 5-12 years

Cost: $259 full-day

https://artstopllc.com/art-camp/

Draper Center- Summer Dance Programs: 1200 Edgewood Ave Rochester, NY 14618

Phone: (585) 461-2000 x271

Email: info@drapercenter.com

Located in Monroe County, we are the official training school for Rochester City Ballet, Rochester’s premiere professional ballet company. We offer a wide variety of educational dance programs including kid’s dance classes & adult dance classes. The school prides itself on providing the highest level of classical ballet and dance training, while adhering to a curriculum that teaches formation of character and stresses standards of excellence applicable to all areas of life.

When: Several-week-long sessions available, single-day classes available, see website for more details

Ages: 7-20 years

Cost: varies depending on program, see website for more details

https://drapercenter.com/2024-summer-dance-classes-registration

Flower City Arts Center- Camp: 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: 585-244-1730

Email: mmcmahon@flowercityarts.org

Whether it's Spring, Summer, or Winter break, we offer a variety of sessions that help keep young students engaged and creative in their time away from the classroom. Through the youth programs at Flower City Arts Center, we encourage young artists to blossom; learning more about craft while exploring their own creative process. Our youth programs also encourage a variety of practical skills that can be taken back to the classroom, including:

• Teamwork

• Problem solving

• Empathy and self understanding

• Memory building

• Communication skills

Most importantly, camps are for FUN! Whether your student is in high school and looking to build their portfolio, is in middle school and is looking for like-minded friends, or is in elementary school and just starting to learn what art is, our variety of camp offerings will have the education, experience, and community they are looking for. 

When:  Week-long sessions available in July and August, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Ages: 8-18 years

Cost: ~$300-400, tuition assistance available here

https://flowercityarts.oCamps - The Flower City Arts Centerrg/camps/

Genesee Country Village & Museum- Creativity Camps: 1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford, NY 14511

Phone: 585-538-6822

Email: info@gcv.org

Throughout the year at Genesee Country Village & Museum, we offer exciting camps that immerse children in history, art, and science! For children who love to exercise their imaginations, we have a variety of magical experiences! Campers may tumble down the rabbit hole, flitter off to Neverland, enroll in a magical academy, or search the woods for local mythological creatures as they explore, experiment, discover, and create.

When:  Week-long sessions available in July and August, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, extended care & bussing available here

Ages: 4-10 years

Cost: $283

https://www.gcv.org/creativity-camps/

Genesee Valley Council on the Arts- Kids Art Camp:  510 State St, Rochester, NY 14608

Phone: 585-243-6785

Email: director@gvartscouncil.org

Students will participate in a variety of arts activities including drawing, painting, dance, ceramics, music, and sculpture with a variety of local teachers and artists. 

When:  8/5-8/9, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm

Ages: grades 1-9

Cost: $45 members/$55 non-members 

https://gvartscouncil.org/class-camp

Girl’s Rock! Rochester- Summer Music Camp: MCC Downtown Campus, 321 State St, Rochester, NY 14608

Phone: (585) 204-7775

Email: info@girlsrockrochester.org

Girls Rock! Rochester, Inc. is dedicated to using music creation and performance as tools for cultivating self confidence in girls and trans youth. We foster creativity while building a supportive community of peers and mentors, while developing life and leadership skills to effect positive social change. The summer music camp is a week-long day-camp where campers receive instruction on the instrument of their choice, attend workshops, form a band with new friends, write an original song together, and perform in a showcase at a local venue. 

When:  7/29- 8/2, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm

Ages: 8-16 years

Cost: $375

https://girlsrockroPrograms – Girls Rock! Rochesterchester.org/programs/

The Hochstein School- Arts in Action Summer Camp: 50 N. Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY 14614

Phone: 585-454-4596

Join our specially selected instructors as they embark on a journey filled with music, art, and movement. Sessions are based on a specific theme that unlocks your child’s imagination, and each week concludes with a performance that brings all of the learned elements together. Core instructors include specialists in music, creative movement, and visual arts, who are joined by guest performing artists from Hochstein’s talented faculty and the Rochester community.

Campers attend daily music, art, and movement classes—all designed around a general theme. A short daily rehearsal brings the groups together to prepare for a concluding performance each Friday. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks (individually packaged) are provided and full-day campers must bring their own bag lunch.

When:  Week-long sessions available throughout July, extended care available

Full day- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 

Half-day- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ages: 5-10 years

Cost: $275 full day, $170 half-day, $20 registration fee for all sessions

https://hochstein.org/Summer/Summer-Camps/Arts-in-Action-Summer-Camps-for-Ages-5-10

JCC- Musical Theatre Mayhem camp & KidStage Summer Theatre: 1200 Edgewood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Phone: (585) 461-2000

Email: membership@jccrochester.org

MTM is a full triple-threat experience featuring classes in vocal technique, scene study, improvisation, audition technique, dance styles, iconic Broadway choreography, acting on screen, storytelling through movement and so much more! This is the only pre-professional program that offers a hybrid triple threat experience with mentorship from Broadway stars virtually and in person.  Participants are grouped by age and experience level so all are welcome. Throughout the workshop, we will also be joined virtually by stars currently on Broadway for Zoom talk back sessions.

When:  Month-long programs available in July and August

Ages: 3rd-6th grades 

Cost: $350 members, $375 non-members

https://jccrochester.org/arts-culture/classes-more/

A Magical Journey Through Stages- Musical Theatre Summer Camps: 875 E. Main Street, Suite 380, Rochester, NY 14605

Phone: 585-935-7173

Email: stages@mjtstages.org

Show camps will have an Orientation and Casting Session prior to the start of camp. Everyone who registers for a camp will be cast in the show. Prepare and perform a show over the course of 4-6 weeks in the summer.

When:  Several-week-long programs available in July and August

Ages: 1st-12th grades, depending on the musical

Cost: $550

https://www.mjtstages.org/summer-camps

The Memorial Art Gallery Creative Workshop- Camps for Kids: 500 University Ave Rochester, NY 14607

Phone: 585-276-8959

Email: creativeworkshop@mag.rochester.edu

Our hands-on art classes for all ages are taught by artist-teachers, and frequently inspired by art on view in the museum. Since 1949 we have been teaching, inspiring, challenging, and encouraging. We love to help you make the artwork you never thought you could make.

When:  Programming available throughout July and August

Ages: varies by program

Cost: ~$330

https://mag.rochester.edu/creativeworkshop/camps-for-kids/

Ms. Mason’s Art Club: 100 Passing Creek Drive, Webster, NY 14580

Email: mmartclub@rochester.rr.com  

Summer Schedule meets every day for 2 hours. This allows for more involved crafts like clay and sculpture that need more time to create. The weekly sessions are 10 hours of teaching. I purchase a wide variety of supplies:professional air dry clay, canvases, different sculpture materials, paint and many craft materials. The projects are well planned and demonstrated but allow individuality to shine. My goal is to inspire and enhance confidence.  

When:  Week-long sessions available from June-August

Ages: 8-12 years

Cost: $150

https://www.mmartclub.com/

The Mill Art Center and Gallery- Summer Creative Camp: 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472

Phone: (585) 230-7232

Email: millartcenter@gmail.com

The Mill Art Center & Gallery provides an environment in which the community can express and develop their artistic abilities through instruction, observation and interaction with professional artists. Our unique blend of classroom studios and professional gallery exhibition space encourages students to immerse themselves in art, with inspiration from instructors and the art that surrounds them. 

When:  July 22 - 26 and August 19 - 23, Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 3:30pm

Ages: 6-10 years

Cost: $365, partial days- $14/hr

https://www.millartcenter.com/summer

Nazareth College- Summer Art for Teens: 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Phone: 585-389-2539 

Email: artinfo@naz.edu 

Summer Art for Teens is an intensive three-week summer program for students ages 13 through 18 who have artistic talent and interest in the visual arts. Students also have the opportunity to build their portfolios for college admittance. The session ends with a student art exhibition.

When:  July 8-26, Monday-Friday 9:00am - 2:30pm

Ages: 13-18 years

Cost: ~$600

https://www2.naz.edu/dept/art-design/summer-art/

Rochester Dance Theatre: 250 Cumberland St. Suite 250, Rochester NY 14605

Email: contact@rochesterdancetheatre.com

Phone: (585) 969-3320

https://rochesterdancetheatre.com/

Spectrum Creative Arts- Summertime Singers: 3300 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Phone: (585) 383-1999

Join the Summertime Singers for a musical adventure to a tropical paradise! This vibrant and engaging class is designed for singers of all levels who are looking to explore the joyful and festive sounds of a tiki island party. Embrace the spirit of summer as we dive into a repertoire filled with lively tunes, rhythmic beats, and exotic melodies that capture the essence of a tropical getaway.

When: July 11th – August 29th, Thursdays, 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM

Ages: 13+ years

Cost: $120/month

https://spectrumcreativearts.org/portfolio-items/summertime-singers/?portfolioCats=86%2C492%2C444