Dragons, sky beasts, magical animals, and creatures of your imagination – the sky is the limit.

In this creative summer camp, students learn how to invent fantasy creatures by combining ideas from real animals, nature, and mythology.

• Morning lessons introduce drawing techniques, creature design, and guided how-to’s.
• Afternoons are dedicated to creating, giving campers plenty of time to develop their own creatures, stories, habitats, and illustrations.

This camp is perfect for kids who love fantasy, dragons, graphic novels, and imaginative drawing.

Campers will:

• Design original fantasy creatures and animals
• Learn drawing, painting, and mixed-media techniques
• Enjoy plenty of time for independent creative exploration

This camp is designed to be a fun, imaginative camp that balances guided instruction with the freedom to create.

• This camp is intended for 9-12 years old.

What do I bring?

• Bring any of your own materials you’d like, but we have all supplies here, so this is not a requirement.
• Clothing that you can get messy. Acrylics paint is permanent.
• Bring a warm layer in case it gets cold.
• Campers need to bring lunch, snacks and a water bottle.  No nuts allowed on premises.

Camp requirements

• Please relate any allergies directly to us prior to the first day of camp.
• A signed waiver will be required by parent or guardian by or on the first day of camp.
• There is no early drop off for this camp.
• There is no late pick up for this camp.

Camp day structure:

Art Camp for middle school and highschool kids, at Bay Area Art School, begins at 10:00 AM, with guided instruction or a prompt.  We take short breaks every 50 to 60 minutes to allow kids to stretch and reset. Lunch takes place from 12:00 to 12:30 PM, followed by a supervised walking field trip around Sharp Park and sometimes along the waterfront. Depending on the group size, we may explore the beach, though we do not allow anyone to get wet or touch the water. Art activities resume around 1:00 PM, with another break to move around around 2:00 PM. In the afternoon, we wind down with a film at 2:30-3:00 PM, depending on the day’s activities, before pick-up at 4:00 PM.

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