art camps
Art Camps are innovative, hands-on, arts activities for children and youth (incoming Kinder & up). With a new theme every week - from fashion design to puppet-making, campers will leave with real skills and something they made themselves.
Each week is designed to put the camper in an environment where play, creativity and expression, innovation, and exploration is validated through the process of making art. Campers from 6th to 8th grade can join our Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program to build real leadership and work-readiness skills, as well as make art themselves.
fee & scholarships
week long sessions: $475 (M-F)
pre-care available from 8:00am-8:40am: $10/day
optional available from 3:30pm-5:30pm: $25/day
MOCHA believes children should have access to Art Camps, regardless of their family's ability to pay. We are offering a limited of number of scholarships for our Art Camps! Find our scholarship applications below.
Labor Day Camp: Creative Kickoff
Monday, Sept 7, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Celebrate the changing seasons with a day full of creativity! Campers will paint, build, sculpt, and experiment with a variety of art materials while exploring fun, hands-on projects that spark imagination and artistic confidence.
Week 4 - Puppet Palooza: Stories Come Alive
June 22-26, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Create your own characters and bring them to life! Campers will design, build, and perform with their own puppets—telling silly, heartfelt, and imaginative stories on the puppet stage. A perfect blend of art, theater, and storytelling!
Week 5 - Bold Builders: 3D Explorers
June 29 - July 3, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Think beyond the page! Campers will explore three-dimensional art, experimenting with clay, cardboard, found objects and more. They’ll learn about balance, form, and design while turning imaginative ideas into creations that reach up, up and away!
Week 6 - Ink & Imagination: Comics and Zines
July 6-10, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Create your own world, one panel at a time! Campers will dive into character design, storyboarding, and illustration to craft their own comics and handmade zines. Whether hilarious, heroic, or mysterious — every artist becomes the author and illustrator of their own story.
Week 7 - Beyond the Brush: Mixed Media Magic
July 13-17, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Break the rules and color outside the lines! This camp is all about experimentation — layering paint, collage, printmaking, and sculpture to create bold, textured masterpieces. Campers will play, explore, and push creative boundaries in every direction.
Week 8 - Runway Remix: Design Studio Take 2
July 20-24, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Design it. Create it. Wear it! Young designers will explore the world of fashion through sketching, sewing, and wearable art projects. From bold accessories to statement pieces, campers will express their personal style and end the week with a mini fashion showcase!
Week 9 - ARTchitects: Architecture & Design Lab
July 27-31, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Design your dream world! Campers will explore how artists and architects create the spaces around us, then build their own models — from cozy cottages to futuristic cities. With imagination as their blueprint, young designers will shape skylines and landscapes of their own invention.
Week 10 - Global Creators: Art Around the World
August 3-7, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Pack your brushes and imagination — we’re traveling the globe! Campers will dive into the art of different cultures, making colorful textiles, prints and more. Each project sparks creativity while teaching how art connects people and ideas across the globe — no passport required!
Indigenous Peoples' Day Camp:
Stories of the Land
October 12, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Celebrate the connections between art, nature, and storytelling. Campers will create projects inspired by landscapes, animals, patterns, and traditions while learning how artists express their relationship with the natural world.
Veterans Day Camp: Kindness in Color
November 11, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Discover how art can bring people together. Campers will create colorful paintings, collaborative murals, and thoughtful projects that celebrate community, gratitude, and caring for others.
Fall Break Camp: Cozy Creations (3 Days)
November 23-25, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Celebrate the season with warm, colorful works of art! Campers will explore painting, collage, sculpture, and printmaking while creating handmade gifts, imaginative decorations, and projects inspired by gratitude and fall.
Winter Break Camp #1: Glow & Spark (3 Days)
December 21-23, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Brighten the winter season through art! Campers will experiment with light, color, reflective materials, and shimmering textures while creating glowing sculptures, sparkling paintings, and dazzling mixed-media masterpieces.
Winter Break Camp #2: New Year Makers
December 28-30, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Start the new year with fresh ideas and endless creativity! Campers will invent imaginative sculptures, build creative contraptions, and design colorful artworks inspired by new beginnings and big dreams.
School's Out, MOCHA's In!: Color Explosion
January 4, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Dive into a world of bold colors and exciting techniques! Campers will mix, layer, splash, and print their way through a day of vibrant paintings and expressive mixed-media creations.
School's Out, MOCHA's In!: Art for Change
January 18, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Discover how artists use creativity to inspire hope and bring communities together. Campers will create meaningful artwork that celebrates kindness, courage, and the power of making a positive difference.
February Break Camp: Showstoppers!
February 15-19, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Join us in this high-energy camp where big imaginations and bold creativity take center stage! Campers will create their own original play, from developing characters and rehearsing scenes to designing costumes, building props, and painting backdrops. At the end of the week, they’ll take the stage for a spectacular final performance showcasing the world they brought to life together!
School's Out, MOCHA's In!: Build It!
February 15, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Think like an artist and an inventor! Campers will design imaginative buildings, bridges, cities, and sculptures while exploring engineering, architecture, and creative problem-solving through art.
Spring Break Camp #1: Woodland Worlds
March 29 - April 2, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Spring is bursting with inspiration! Campers will paint blooming flowers, sculpt woodland creatures, create colorful insects, and build imaginative gardens while celebrating the beauty of the season.
Spring Break Camp #2: Creature Creators
April 12-16, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Dream up amazing creatures from your imagination! Campers will design fantastical animals, sculpt mythical beasts, build puppets, and create stories that bring their original characters to life.
Memorial Day Camp: Outdoor Art Explorers
May 31, 2027, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Celebrate the start of summer with art inspired by the outdoors! Campers will create nature prints, colorful landscapes, collaborative murals, and imaginative sculptures while exploring the world around them.