Camp Create 2025
July 7 – August 22 | 9 – 4 pm
Complimentary before and after care | 8:30 – 9 am, 4 – 4:30 pm
$300 per 5-day week; $240 per 4-day week | Includes all art materials
Registration opens on Tuesday, January 21. Please check back on this date for details and to access the registration form.
The Art Gallery of Guelph is the place for summer camping! This year, give your child the opportunity to explore creativity like never before at the AGG’s week-long art camps. With seven unique weeks of hands-on artmaking, all campers aged 7 to 12 will be introduced to “the works” to hone their art skills in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and more, creating their own masterpieces to be shown off at weekly mini art openings and taken home to cherish. See descriptions for each week of camp below.
Activating the AGG’s world-class art collection and beautiful natural surroundings, each camp offers an exceptional and transformative experience. Whether you choose one week or more, each will feature new activities, ensuring fresh and exciting opportunities for all. From the emerging to the more experienced young artists, Camp Create is designed to broaden both their artistic skills and understanding of art’s role in the world.
Check back on January 21 when registration opens and register early to avoid disappointment! Children slightly above the age range are welcome with the understanding that lessons are tailored to the specified age group. To ensure an optimal experience for all campers, we kindly ask parents to adhere to the minimum age requirement.
We are committed to providing a positive, inspiring, and safe experience for all campers. A Camp Create Caregiver Guidebook that includes health and safety procedures will be released in June 2025. Please note that AGG plans new activities each year and each day for campers, so descriptions are subject to variation. To be the first to know our camp news and much more, sign up for our monthly e-newsletter. We can’t wait to see your child’s creativity come to life this summer!
This program is organized and presented by the Art Gallery of Guelph with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council an agency of the Government of Ontario.
Camp Create Weeks
Week 1 | July 7 – 11 | Full Meal Deal
Take your creative skills to the next level with our Full Meal Deal art camp! Perfect for those who want to try it all, don’t miss this jam-packed artistic experience and exploration of artmaking techniques that bring your biggest ideas to life. This weeklong adventure offers artists the chance to explore painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, collage, and more. Each day introduces new techniques and tools, encouraging experimentation and a sparking a lifelong love of art in a fun and supportive environment.
Week 2 | July 14 – 18 | Snap, Crackle, POP!
Unleash your creativity by infusing art with your favorite pop culture influences and everyday objects. Campers will explore how to elevate what they see around them—from adapting familiar imagery like logos and emojis into vibrant works of art and crafting paintings and collages inspired by the iconic legacy of Pop Art, to mastering the intricacies of stenciling, printmaking, word art and sculpting in mixed media. Perfect for young artists with a love for color, creativity, and turning the mundane into the magnificent, participants will bring their imagination to life in projects that truly POP!
Week 3 | July 21 – 25 | Arty Architecture
Calling all architects and 3D designers! This week is all about bringing your creative ideas to life through sketching, painting, sculpture, and design. Immerse yourself in hands-on making as you construct imaginative structures and environments, designing dream room dioramas with personalized flair, cardboard cityscapes full of detail and crafting 3D maps, and landscapes inspired by real and imaginary places. Exploring architectural sketching and painting techniques, this week is perfect for young creators who love to dream big and bigger!
Week 4 | July 28 – August 1 | Animation Station
For all budding filmmakers, comic book writers, and storytellers, take a deep dive into the production of visual stories, movies, and books to bring your daydreams to life! This week will focus on creative world-building with both collaborative and independent projects, as campers explore activities like prop building, puppet-making, storyboarding, set design, character creation, and bookmaking, using techniques like painting, drawing, animation, and more.
Week 5 | August 5 – 8 | Glow Up (4-day week)
In Glow Up, campers will tap into their imagination to craft extraordinary works of art, discovering the magic of upcycling and transformation. From mastering creative painting and sculptural techniques to reimagining everyday objects like beads and ball caps, they’ll experiment with unconventional materials to create truly gorgeous things. Exploring mixed media, collage, and assemblage, and delving into themes like sustainability and artistic innovation, this camp is perfect for young artists who thrive on thinking outside the box and creating beauty from the unexpected.
Week 6 | August 11 – 15 | The G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time)
Unleash your inner creative champion in this weeklong celebration of greatness in art! Campers will explore legendary artists, iconic masterpieces, and groundbreaking techniques while creating their own works of art worthy of G.O.A.T. status. Reimagine famous artworks with a modern twist, experiment with techniques inspired by the greats, and collaborate on projects to create something truly epic. Exploring what it means to be the “greatest” in the world of art and beyond, this week is perfect for young artists ready to aim high and create their best work yet!
Week 7 | Aug 18 – 22 | D(IY)esign
This week will show you how to create your own line of art objects with your signature style and designs! Learn to create anything and everything you can imagine, from clothing and paper to jewelry and woven fabrics, with your own two hands. Crafting this week will include dyeing and designing fabric, collaborative mural-making, textile-making, printmaking from t-shirt printing to paper designs , and more! Perfect for young creators who love to personalize and make everything from scratch, get ready to design, create, and take home a collection of your own DIY masterpieces!
