
AMOS Summer Camp
Weeklong STEAM summer camp built around hands-on exploration of the natural world, chemistry activities, and introductory computer programming. Designed to support youth development and classroom success with age-range sessions including rising kindergarteners at a downtown science museum.
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An open community listening session focused on the Asheville Museum of Science expansion, with space to share ideas and priorities for future exhibits and programming. Expect a structured public meeting vibe centered on civic input and local voices.

An open community listening session focused on the Asheville Museum of Science expansion, with space to share ideas and priorities for future exhibits and programming. Expect a structured public meeting vibe centered on civic input and local voices.
An open community listening session focused on the Asheville Museum of Science expansion, with space to share ideas and priorities for future exhibits and programming. Expect a structured public meeting vibe centered on civic input and local voices.

Interactive sound-focused experience inside a science museum, with hands on demos exploring vibration, hearing, and acoustic phenomena. Family friendly and curiosity driven, geared toward learning through playful experiments and exhibits.

Interactive sound-focused experience inside a science museum, with hands on demos exploring vibration, hearing, and acoustic phenomena. Family friendly and curiosity driven, geared toward learning through playful experiments and exhibits.
Interactive sound-focused experience inside a science museum, with hands on demos exploring vibration, hearing, and acoustic phenomena. Family friendly and curiosity driven, geared toward learning through playful experiments and exhibits.

Interactive sound lab stations invite you to manipulate decibels, amplitude, frequency, and sound waves to create beeps and boops, match mystery sounds, and build a movie soundtrack. A summer science exhibit geared for curious kids and adults who like to tinker.

Interactive sound lab stations invite you to manipulate decibels, amplitude, frequency, and sound waves to create beeps and boops, match mystery sounds, and build a movie soundtrack. A summer science exhibit geared for curious kids and adults who like to tinker.
Interactive sound lab stations invite you to manipulate decibels, amplitude, frequency, and sound waves to create beeps and boops, match mystery sounds, and build a movie soundtrack. A summer science exhibit geared for curious kids and adults who like to tinker.

A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.

A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring planets, galaxies, and astronaut life through interactive experiments and virtual reality experiences. Kid-focused learning in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting with playful, science-forward activities.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring planets, galaxies, and astronaut life through interactive experiments and virtual reality experiences. Kid-focused learning in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting with playful, science-forward activities.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring planets, galaxies, and astronaut life through interactive experiments and virtual reality experiences. Kid-focused learning in a Cooperative Extension classroom setting with playful, science-forward activities.

Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring electricity through beginner-friendly lessons on basic circuits, current, and simple components. Kids build take-home projects that light up and learn practical troubleshooting along the way.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring electricity through beginner-friendly lessons on basic circuits, current, and simple components. Kids build take-home projects that light up and learn practical troubleshooting along the way.
Hands-on STEM camp exploring electricity through beginner-friendly lessons on basic circuits, current, and simple components. Kids build take-home projects that light up and learn practical troubleshooting along the way.

Hands-on summer camp for ages 9–13 blending art projects with beginner metalsmithing and jewelry-making techniques in a working studio. Skill-building sessions emphasize creative design, basic tool use, and safe fabrication.

Hands-on summer camp for ages 9–13 blending art projects with beginner metalsmithing and jewelry-making techniques in a working studio. Skill-building sessions emphasize creative design, basic tool use, and safe fabrication.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 9–13 blending art projects with beginner metalsmithing and jewelry-making techniques in a working studio. Skill-building sessions emphasize creative design, basic tool use, and safe fabrication.

Drop in for a hands on studio art activity guided by museum staff, with prompts drawn from the permanent collection and current exhibitions. A relaxed, all ages making session where kids participate alongside an adult.

Drop in for a hands on studio art activity guided by museum staff, with prompts drawn from the permanent collection and current exhibitions. A relaxed, all ages making session where kids participate alongside an adult.
Drop in for a hands on studio art activity guided by museum staff, with prompts drawn from the permanent collection and current exhibitions. A relaxed, all ages making session where kids participate alongside an adult.

Imaginative movement and story based play for preschoolers combining songs, prop driven storytelling, and playful dance games to develop gross motor skills, social imagination, and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

Imaginative movement and story based play for preschoolers combining songs, prop driven storytelling, and playful dance games to develop gross motor skills, social imagination, and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Imaginative movement and story based play for preschoolers combining songs, prop driven storytelling, and playful dance games to develop gross motor skills, social imagination, and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

Ziplines, ropes courses, and climbing walls drive high energy summer day camps focused on skill building, guided outdoor challenges, and supervised play for youth, blending confidence building instruction with adventurous recreation.

Ziplines, ropes courses, and climbing walls drive high energy summer day camps focused on skill building, guided outdoor challenges, and supervised play for youth, blending confidence building instruction with adventurous recreation.
Ziplines, ropes courses, and climbing walls drive high energy summer day camps focused on skill building, guided outdoor challenges, and supervised play for youth, blending confidence building instruction with adventurous recreation.

Bug-brained curiosity takes over with interactive insect science exploring Western North Carolina species, from how flies see to whether insects can hear. A library-based nature learning program geared for kids and curious adults alike.

Bug-brained curiosity takes over with interactive insect science exploring Western North Carolina species, from how flies see to whether insects can hear. A library-based nature learning program geared for kids and curious adults alike.
Bug-brained curiosity takes over with interactive insect science exploring Western North Carolina species, from how flies see to whether insects can hear. A library-based nature learning program geared for kids and curious adults alike.

Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.

Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.
Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.

Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.

Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.
Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.

Hands on summer art camp for rising 9th–12th graders exploring Appalachian craft traditions through vibrant painted barn quilts and basic weaving with natural materials. Build skills all week making reed baskets and needle felted landscape scenes.

Hands on summer art camp for rising 9th–12th graders exploring Appalachian craft traditions through vibrant painted barn quilts and basic weaving with natural materials. Build skills all week making reed baskets and needle felted landscape scenes.
Hands on summer art camp for rising 9th–12th graders exploring Appalachian craft traditions through vibrant painted barn quilts and basic weaving with natural materials. Build skills all week making reed baskets and needle felted landscape scenes.

Hands-on fern field study in the Arboretum and Bent Creek using hand lenses, field guides, and nature journaling. Learn Southern Appalachian fern ecology and evolution while collaborating to identify local species in mostly outdoor settings.

Hands-on fern field study in the Arboretum and Bent Creek using hand lenses, field guides, and nature journaling. Learn Southern Appalachian fern ecology and evolution while collaborating to identify local species in mostly outdoor settings.
Hands-on fern field study in the Arboretum and Bent Creek using hand lenses, field guides, and nature journaling. Learn Southern Appalachian fern ecology and evolution while collaborating to identify local species in mostly outdoor settings.

Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.

Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.

Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.

Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.
Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.

Hands-on tree identification workshop using leaf shape, bark, and other seasonal clues alongside field guides to recognize common Western North Carolina species. Mid-summer leafed-out canopies make comparisons easier during this NC Arboretum class.

Hands-on tree identification workshop using leaf shape, bark, and other seasonal clues alongside field guides to recognize common Western North Carolina species. Mid-summer leafed-out canopies make comparisons easier during this NC Arboretum class.
Hands-on tree identification workshop using leaf shape, bark, and other seasonal clues alongside field guides to recognize common Western North Carolina species. Mid-summer leafed-out canopies make comparisons easier during this NC Arboretum class.
Intermediate sewing camp focused on building confidence with more advanced stitching and construction techniques in a hands-on classroom setting. A youth-friendly 4-H skill-building session led through N.C. Cooperative Extension in Haywood County.
Intermediate sewing camp focused on building confidence with more advanced stitching and construction techniques in a hands-on classroom setting. A youth-friendly 4-H skill-building session led through N.C. Cooperative Extension in Haywood County.
Intermediate sewing camp focused on building confidence with more advanced stitching and construction techniques in a hands-on classroom setting. A youth-friendly 4-H skill-building session led through N.C. Cooperative Extension in Haywood County.