BREC Art Summer Camp

2024 BREC Art Camp

Summer Fun Art Camps!

Our summer art camps are getting an artsy make-over! These weeklong camp sessions will still offer creative and fun art-based projects based on the elements of art. However, this year the creative fun will include artsy field trips, visits from artists and weekly themes! 

Session 1: June 3-7

• Animal Crackers: Puppies / Ages: 6-8
• This session will include pop art puppies, brightly colored bugs, animal stories and animal art from around the world.

Session 2: June 10-14

• Fractured Fairytales + Folklore / Ages: 6-8
• This session will include tales and art from well-known and not so well-known fairytales, fables, and local folklore. 

Session 3: June 17-21

• Save Our Planet / Ages: 9-10
• This session will focus on art and activities that bring awareness to the needs of our planet, endangered species and heroes who have made a difference. 

Session 4: June 24-28

• Influencers / Ages: 9-10
• This session is to learn about artists and how art makes an impact in the world. We will learn about different types of art and how art influeneces things around us!

Session 5: July 1-3

• Americana / Ages: 6-8
• MILTON J. WOMACK PARK LOCATION ONLY
• This session is dedicated to all things US of A! Famous American artists and red, white and blue themed projects all within a carnival themed three days!
• $75 for EBR Parish residents
• $90 for out-of-parish residents

Session 6: July 8-12

• Under the Sea / Ages: 9-10
• This session will dive deep under the ocean to discover art! We will meet new creatures as well as those we know well – we might even meet a mermaid or take a trip to a beach on the other side of the world!

Session 7: July 15-19

• Illustrators / Ages: 11-13
• This session will pay homage to illustrators. Discover the process of different types of illustration that bring stories to life!

Session 8: July 22-26

• Animal Crackers: Kitties! / Ages: 11-13
• This session will include pop art kitties, brightly colored bugs, animal stories and animal art from around the world.

Aspiring Artists C.I.T. (Counselor in Training) Camp

This 4-day workshop/camp is for BREC Art camp graduates and young teens who have an interest in art. In addition to intentional art projects, students will learn how to engage school-aged children, the rules and etiquette of group settings, teaching tips, and creative activities for all ages. Those who complete this class will be invited to volunteer for one of our Summer Fun Art Camps! Ages 14-17

May 28-31 / Tuesday-Friday / noon-5 p.m.

Summer Fun Art Camp for TEENS!

This first-time teen camp is designed for those students who love art and seem to always be drawing, writing, and creating! Professional artist, Holly Stone-Barker, will lead the teens in higher end (but not difficult!) art projects and introduce them to mediums that might be new to the camper, such as sculpture, print making and stamp designing. A week of intentional, creative fun! Register early as this exclusive camp will fill quickly! Ages 14-17

June 17-21

Monday-Friday / noon-3 p.m.

$115 for EBR Parish residents

$138 for out-of-parish residents