SUMMER ART CAMP

Art Camps 2026

REGISTRATION FOR 2026 SUMMER ART CAMP OPENS ONLINE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 AT 5PM.
*PLEASE NOTE: our camp offerings are now for AGE 4 and older*

Please note: children must be the appropriate age for each camp by June 1, 2026.
3 week maximum registration per child - in an effort to make our camp weeks available to more families, we have instituted a 3 week maximum participation for each child.

Featherstone offers weeklong art camps for children ages 4 through teens on our 6 acre bucolic campus, inspiring young minds to explore art and creativity. Camps are Monday through Friday, 9:00AM-12:00PM, beginning the mid June and running through mid August, for four age groups, plus a weeklong film camp with MV Film Society & MVTV from 1:00-5:00PM. Each week of camp costs $450 (except for shortened holiday weeks which are $360* for 4 days).

Days: Monday - Friday
2026 Dates:
June 15 - 18 (no June 19)* // June 22 - 26 // June 29 - July 2 (no July 3)* // July 6 - 10 // July 13 - 17 // July 20 - 24 // July 27 - 31 // August 3 - 7
Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Fee: $450 per week (*$360 for shortened 4 day weeks for Juneteenth and 4th of July holidays)

PLEASE READ:

Camp General Information and Cancellation Policy can be found here.
You are required to agree to a Waiver Statement to complete your registration online. In the interest of time during the registration process, you may read the waiver in advance here.

Magic Garden Summer Art Camp for ages 4-5
with Ellika Edelman

*This camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is licensed by the local board of health ALL CAMPERS MUST BE POTTY TRAINED AND 4 YEARS OLD BY THE START OF OUR CAMP SEASON - JUNE 1, 2026*

Art is all around us on the Featherstone campus. Join us as we investigate nature and learn elements of art and mix media during art camp designed just for the preschooler! We will offer a wide range of art experiences that utilize different materials and techniques, all designed to build confidence and experiment with creativity, while also enriching basic fine motor skill development. Come find out what art means to the youngest among us!

Explore, Discover & Create Summer Art Camp for ages 6-7
with Rory Valentine

Come Explore, Discover & Create with Featherstone Center for the Arts!

This summer, children are invited to immerse themselves in the joy of creativity while surrounded by the natural beauty of Martha’s Vineyard. Set on Featherstone’s inspiring campus, campers will be encouraged to observe and make meaning of the world around them.
Each morning, campers will engage in student-driven experimentation with the support of teaching artists. A variety of media will be offered everyday along with teacher guided projects including clay, paint, print, textiles and more. In this safe, supportive environment, children will be free to explore their ideas, build confidence, while connecting and collaborating with fellow campers.

At Featherstone, creativity and curiosity come together to nurture the artist within every child.

Ceramics Summer Art Camp for ages 8-10
with Sabrina Kuchta and Buffy Carroll
* Please note: no camp during the short weeks of June 15 - 18 and June 29 - July 2

During this camp, students will focus on hand building techniques with clay to explore 3D art, art in the round, and texture. Children will create sculpture pieces such as food, creatures, and wind chimes and mobiles, but we will also make functional ware such as mugs, dinner ware, and vases.

Youth Filmmakers Camp for ages 11 and older
with Michelle Vivian
* Please note Filmmakers Camp takes place during the afternoon.

July 6 - 10 with Michelle Vivian from 1:00PM to 5:00PM

This 5 day FILM CAMP is a collaborative production with MVTV and MV Film Society

During this 5 day camp, students will learn various video techniques such as video camera use, interviewing skills, musical video, creating public service announcements, and editing of video content. The camp will meet each day at Featherstone Center for the Arts and will use its spaces each day to create content, except for one day spent at MVTV to learn editing skills.

The Youth Filmmakers Camp is designed to introduce digital media literacy by way of learning Videography, Interviewing Techniques, Music Production, Public Service Announcements, Stop Motion and Storytelling style of productions. Campers enter the exciting world of video production in this hands-on camp offered to Campers ages 11-14! Campers learn the operation of High Definition cameras and several different editing platforms to create programs that will be aired on MVTV’s Channel 13 and Channel 14! Students will receive their own DVD copy of their work at the end of camp. All materials are provided by MVTV. Camp instructor is Michelle Vivian, Access Coordinator & Instructor at MVTV.

Discovery Studio Summer Art Camp for ages 11 and older

Discovery Studio features a variety of different art mediums by week, camp descriptions below!

June 15 - 18 (no June 19): Silkscreening with Sabrina Kuchta
June 22 - 26: Printmaking with Allison Doherty
June 29 - July 2 (no July 3): Collage with Bricque Garber
July 6 - 10*: Printmaking with Allison Doherty *same week as (afternoon) Filmmakers Camp
July 13 - 17: Acrylic Painting with Donna Straw
July 20 - 24: Printmaking with Allison Doherty
July 20 - 24: Photography with Kate Patterson
July 27 - 31: Photography with Kate Patterson
August 3 - 7: Acrylic Painting with Donna Straw

Silkscreen: a printing and dyeing class with Sabrina Kuchta
Silkscreen printing is a versatile technique used to add images and words on everything from shirts to bags to posters to anything you can think of. In this class not only will we learn how to silk screen, we will use a variety of dyeing techniques to create a complete finished project. T-shirts, bags and pencil cases will be available but students are encouraged to bring other pieces that they want to alter (please make sure they are 100% cotton).

Acrylic Painting: focusing on color and design with Donna Straw
Welcome to Summer Art Camp and working with acrylics! We are going to continue to explore color
mixing, color theory and design.
• In this class we are going to work with a wide range of values through extensive color mixing in order to create contrasts and areas of emphasis in a unified work of art. We will discover how we can achieve a successful composition through the overlapping of images and grids. On the first day please bring in a box full of images, photos, objects, still- life subject matter, etc. that you will be interested in drawing, painting and fragmenting.
• We are going to analyze styles of art from the Expressionist, Cubist and Futuristic Movements and begin to plan out our compositions and fragmented grids. We will think about how we can create interesting compositions by zooming-in, cropping off and breaking up our spaces. You can create grids out of concentric circles, continuous overlays, geometric shapes, cracked lines, webbed patterns, asymmetrical design, etc.
• Painting on practice sheets, we will discuss and explore a wide variety of color theories so that we can decide which ones we want to incorporate in our paintings. In order to be successful, you will need to restrict yourself to a color theory. (mono-chromatic, tertiary, complementary, split-complementary, etc.)
• Once we sketch our ideas onto the canvas and have our grids figured out the fun begins. Every time you cross over the line, you must change the color. Always think in terms of contrasting values so that the image stands out. You are going to have to use extensive color mixing to achieve your goal.
Let's have fun!

Mixed Media Collage with Bricque Garber
Mixed media collage is a visual representation made from an assembly of different forms, materials and sources to create a new whole. A Collage or Mixed Media piece may include paint, news paper clippings or pictures, ribbons, threads or yarns, bits of colored paper or hand made papers, portions of other artwork, photographs and such... glued or otherwise affixed to a canvas or other solid support surfaces. It’s super fun and foolproof.!

Photography with Kate Patterson
In this fun class, students will explore and expand their creative photo image-making skills with a student supplied iPhone or other simple digital camera. They’ll learn to edit pictures in Adobe Photoshop and create inkjet prints. Constructive encouragement and feedback is ongoing while students spend the week doing a series of fun projects. At the end of class on Friday each student leaves with a portfolio/folder of new images. Please bring an iPhone or other simple digital camera to use during camp.

Exploring Printmaking with Allison Doherty
This class supports the creativity, development and expression of young artists through the exploration of traditional and experimental printmaking techniques. Mastery of tools and materials will provide students with the confidence to find their artistic voices. This class can be tailored to the interests of those attending.
An introduction to several printmaking techniques including monoprinting, relief block printing and dry-point etching.
MONOTYPE: A unique print is a one-of-a-kind transfer of an inked or painted image from a Plexiglas plate to paper pressure or by means of a press. Sometimes there is enough ink or paint residue left on the plate surface to pull a second, much lighter print. This is called a “ghost”. Each transfer is unique and cannot be exactly duplicated.
RELIEF BLOCK PRINTING: The transfer of drawings and compositions that are cut into soft linoleum using carving tools and run a proof.
DRY-POINT ETCHING: "Drawing" into Plexiglas sheets with a metal scribe, ink the sheets and print the results. This technique can be combined with other printmaking possibilities, such as chine collé or with drawing to create a multi-layered final piece.