Summer Camp

Mastering the art of summer fun.
Since 1995

June 10 – July 19, 2024

Session I: June 10 – 21 (no camp on June 19th for Juneteenth)

Session II: June 24 – July 5 (no camp on Fourth of July holiday)

Sesssion III: July 8 – 19

 

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Exploration camp is at Miraloma Elementary (to be confirmed)

Broadway Bound, Art & Design, and Fashion are at the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (to be confirmed)

Session I: June 10 – June 21
(no camp on Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday)
Session II: June 24 – July 5
(no camp on Thursday, July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday)
Session III: July 8 – July 19
(High School students encouraged to enroll in Session III)

New This Year! One-Week Workshops @ Minnesota Street Project
Experimental DIY Theatre with the SF Neo-Futurists – June 10-14 (ages 12-16)
Collision: Art Meets Fashion with Tiersa Nureyev – July 22-26 (ages 10-15)
The Puppet Movie Studio with Ramon Abad – July 29-Aug. 2 (ages 10-14)

 

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About SFArtsED Summer: SFArtsED summers are magical times, as children ages 6-14 immerse themselves in the arts—collaborating with many of the same extraordinary artists who teach in our residence programs in the public schools, and in our Players musical theater company.

With multiple sessions to choose from, children have an opportunity to play, explore, and experience to their hearts’ content. Perhaps they’ll paint a mural, sing and hoof in a classic musical, or play drums under the sun; draw, tumble, or create an original piece of fashion. Or even dance beside members of one of San Francisco’s most venerable companies.

Check out the beautiful work of Summer 2020 fashion students on our new
SFArtsED Fashion website.

Really, the possibilities are endless.

Our campers have such a good time, it can be hard to realize that they are also actively learning—making creative decisions, honing their focus, collaborating with peers—and acquiring new skills they can take with them back to school.

“The camp opened up a lot of new avenues for my daughter’s artistic expression. She’s excited to continue in the years to come.

— Craig Berger, SFArtsED Summer Camp Dad

EXPLORATION
(Ages 6-9)

An exhilarating smorgasbord of creative expression taught by our cadre of experienced artist mentors, Exploration Camp is ideal for younger campers, who thrill to the mash-up of visual and performing arts—including world rhythms, dance, choral singing, instrument making, theater, and storytelling.

Session One : June 10 – June 22 (no camp on Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday)
Session Two: June 24 – July 5 (no camp on Thursday, July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday)
Session Three: July 8 – July 19

BROADWAY BOUND
(Ages 9-14+)

This rich immersion in musical theater has older kids singing, acting, and dancing, taught by our staff of stage directors, vocal coaches, and choreographers. Every session is different, and culminates with a showcase performance on the final day for family and friends. This year, Session 3 is open to high school students.
Please note: Enrollment in a Broadway Bound session is a prerequisite for consideration for the SFArtsED Players, our invitation-only musical theater company. This year, for Session 3, we are welcoming high school students to enroll.

Session One: June 10 – June 21 (no camp on Wednesday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday)
Session Two: June 24 – July 5 (no camp on Thursday, July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday)
Classic & Contemporary Broadway – campers will sing, dance and act as they explore work from Broadway’s Golden Age right up through current Broadway hits.

Session Three: July 8 – July 19 (for ages 10+)
Let’s put on an original show! High school students are welcome and encouraged to enroll.

ART AND DESIGN
(Ages 10-14)

Three unique sessions offer campers a hands-on immersion in various aspects of the visual arts, from sculpture to fine arts to mixed media. A curated exhibition in SFArtsED’s Minnesota Street Project gallery will feature work created in all three Art & Design sessions in the late summer/early fall of 2024.

    • In Session One (June 10-21, no camp Wednesday, June 19 for Juneteenth holiday), Art & Design artists focus on the fine arts and building block skills of painting, drawing and illustration
    • In Session Two (June 24-July 5, no camp on Thursday, July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday), Art & Design: 3-D Art & Sculpture will explore a variety of media including paper, mixed media, found objects, and fiber to create soft and hard art objects, dioramas, masks, and more!
    • In Session Three (July 8-19), young visual artists dive into an exploration of mixed-media arts that includes collage, paints, stencils and more in Art & Design: Mixed Media.

FASHION
(Ages 10-14)

Designers have two sessions to explore their fashion-forward creativity.

Session 1: Fashion 1 – The Quilted Body – June 10-21 (no camp on Wednesday, July 19 for the Juneteenth holiday)
We will learn all about different forms of quilting, traditional block quilting, appliqué and crazy quilting, yo-yo piecing and trapunto (stuffed corded quilting). We’ll utilize any and all types of textiles including up-cycled clothing, trims, buttons, and embellishments. We will then apply these techniques to a unique garment that will have the opportunity to be a part of a fashion show being staged at the Minnesota Street Project gallery at the end of the summer.

Session 3 Fashion: Accessories – All That Pizzazz – July 8-19
We will explore fashion accessories such as purses, belts, head pieces, statement jewelry and more. We’ll utilize traditional and nontraditional materials to create a capsule collection of 2-4 pieces that are sure to upgrade even the most simple outfit to fashionista status. A selection of the pieces made will be included in an exhibit at the Minnesota Street Project gallery in August and September 2024.

For true fashionista’s, check out Tiersa Nureyev’s special one-week workshop at Minnesota Street Project for ages 10-15 July 22-26

 

One-Week Workshops at Minnesota Street Project
(Ages 10+)

NEW THIS YEAR are three weeklong workshops at SFArtsED’s Gallery at Minnesota Street Project offering non-traditional theater-making, fashion/art design and puppet movie making. First, we’ll collaborate with SF Neo-Futurists on a play-making workshop from June 10-14 using the principles of Neo-Futurism: we don’t play characters, we don’t pretend to be in a different time or place, and we involve the audience as active participants instead of passive observers. It’s an all-levels class—whether you’ve been doing school plays forever or have never performed before, this class is for you!

Then, from July 22-26, our fashion guru, Tiersa Nureyev explores the intersection of fashion and art, taking inspiration from the fashion design of Martin Margiela in all its deconstructed, avant garde glory and the intricate monochromatic sculpture/assemblage of Louise Nevelson. Students will create fabulous garments made from repurposed materials including up-cycled clothing and textiles that blur the line between Object D’art and ready-to-wear garments. The work from this class will be shown in a fashion show/exhibit at Minnesota Street Project.

And then, from July 29-August 2, puppet master Ramon Abad welcomes all future filmmakers and storytellers to make their own short video with puppets of their own making. Students will design and hand make their own puppets and write, direct and act in their own puppet videos.

The age range for each workshop varies. For the first session with SF Neo-Futurists, it’s 12-16; for the second session with Tiersa Nureyev, it’s 10-15; for Ramon’s Puppet Movie Studio, it’s 10-14.

Experimental DIY Theatre with the SF Neo-Futurists
Dates: June 10-14
Location: SFArtsED Gallery at Minnesota Street Project (1275 Minnesota Street @ 24th Street
Ages: 12-16
Times: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Price: $500

Collision: Art Meets Fashion with Tiersa Nureyev
Dates: July 22-26
Location: SFArtsED Gallery at Minnesota Street Project (1275 Minnesota Street @ 24th Street)
Ages: 10-15
Times: 9am to 3pm.
Price: $530 (includes $30 materials feel)

The Puppet Movie Studio with Ramon Abad
Dates: July 29-Aug. 2
Location: SFArtsED Gallery at Minnesota Street Project (1275 Minnesota Street @ 24th Street)
Ages: 10-14
Times: 9am to 3pm.
Price: $530.00 (includes $30 materials fee)

 

“My child has rated his experience a ‘ten’ every day when we pick him up from camp. We could not have been happier with camp Exploration. My child kept asking to do another session, and we ended up doing all three. We feel very lucky and hope to return next summer. Thank you!”

— Cecilia Vollaro and Henry Moore, SFArtsED Summer Camp Parents

Summer starts today!