
Summer Art Camp | Art & Our Environment (Rising 6th - 8th grade)
Mixed media art camp centered on environmental awareness, with collages of animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes featuring local wildlife. The week wraps with memory or shadow boxes filled with hand built clay creatures and personal expression.
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Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.

Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.
Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.

Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.
Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.

High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.

High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.
High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.

Uplifting summer collage workshop blending gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative joy. Create mindful collage art for self expression, then journal and reflect in a supportive community circle.

Uplifting summer collage workshop blending gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative joy. Create mindful collage art for self expression, then journal and reflect in a supportive community circle.
Uplifting summer collage workshop blending gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative joy. Create mindful collage art for self expression, then journal and reflect in a supportive community circle.

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.

Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.

Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.
Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.

Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.

Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.
Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.

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 summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.

Beginner botanical drawing series focused on linework, shading, and pen and ink, then finishing studies with watercolor washes. Hands on practice with composition, contour, contrast, texture, and personal style experimentation with materials provided.

Beginner botanical drawing series focused on linework, shading, and pen and ink, then finishing studies with watercolor washes. Hands on practice with composition, contour, contrast, texture, and personal style experimentation with materials provided.
Beginner botanical drawing series focused on linework, shading, and pen and ink, then finishing studies with watercolor washes. Hands on practice with composition, contour, contrast, texture, and personal style experimentation with materials provided.

A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.

A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.
A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.
Paint a ceramic bowl or plate in a calm, beginner-friendly studio-style session with all brushes, paints, and bisque pieces provided. A hands-on creative workshop geared toward relaxing, personal design and take-home keepsakes.
Paint a ceramic bowl or plate in a calm, beginner-friendly studio-style session with all brushes, paints, and bisque pieces provided. A hands-on creative workshop geared toward relaxing, personal design and take-home keepsakes.
Paint a ceramic bowl or plate in a calm, beginner-friendly studio-style session with all brushes, paints, and bisque pieces provided. A hands-on creative workshop geared toward relaxing, personal design and take-home keepsakes.
Hands on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful cut glass tiles and patterned designs, guided step by step from layout to assembly. A creative afternoon workshop geared toward beginners who want a take home statement lamp.
Hands on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful cut glass tiles and patterned designs, guided step by step from layout to assembly. A creative afternoon workshop geared toward beginners who want a take home statement lamp.
Hands on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful cut glass tiles and patterned designs, guided step by step from layout to assembly. A creative afternoon workshop geared toward beginners who want a take home statement lamp.

Hands-on ceramics workshop focused on surface design, blending screen stencils with freehand marks to create custom underglaze transfers. Learn printing techniques you can apply to clay pieces for crisp patterns and layered color.

Hands-on ceramics workshop focused on surface design, blending screen stencils with freehand marks to create custom underglaze transfers. Learn printing techniques you can apply to clay pieces for crisp patterns and layered color.
Hands-on ceramics workshop focused on surface design, blending screen stencils with freehand marks to create custom underglaze transfers. Learn printing techniques you can apply to clay pieces for crisp patterns and layered color.

A self guided studio crawl through the Beaverdam area, with working artist spaces open for browsing, conversation, and behind the scenes process. Expect a neighborhood arts vibe with chances to meet local makers and discover new work.

A self guided studio crawl through the Beaverdam area, with working artist spaces open for browsing, conversation, and behind the scenes process. Expect a neighborhood arts vibe with chances to meet local makers and discover new work.
A self guided studio crawl through the Beaverdam area, with working artist spaces open for browsing, conversation, and behind the scenes process. Expect a neighborhood arts vibe with chances to meet local makers and discover new work.