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!
Labor Day Camp: Creative Kickoff
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.
School's Out, MOCHA's In!: Mini Makers Lab
September 18, 2026, 9:00am to 3:30pm
Become an artist for the day! Campers will explore painting, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media while trying new techniques and creating unique works of art to take home.
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.