What kind of super hero would you be? A speedy star? Invisible? Super strength? In this course, students will explore the many ingredients of a super hero, including strengths and weaknesses, the responsibility of being a hero, and everyday heros. Campers will use these ideas to create fun drawings, paintings, and sculpture. Explore the exciting world of super heros!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Sasha Gonchoroff

Dancin' Days is a camp designed for children who love the popular music of today! This camp will combine ballet, jazz, and musical theatre styles of dance in a rocking fun atmosphere! Students will learn proper dance technique and will get great experience in ballet, jazz, and musical theatre dance. By learning proper steps to the music they love, the students will be able to put on a revue at the conclusion of the camp. Meanwhile, campers will create fun decorations for their revue (a paper backdrop), design their own star outfits (make a t-shirt), make a collage of their favorite dancin' stars, and experiment with their own creative choreographic style (create their own moves)! They will learn all about the stage, the movies, performing, and how to shine as bright as they can, all while learning new dance steps!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Kassi Mattera

In this series of workshops, participants will experiment with a variety of other art forms and madiums to include magic color scratch art, water painting, spiral sketching, sculpting with clay and wax, water colors, mandala making, photography, music and musical instruments to discover those art forms that will help them express themselves and write creatively. Campers will also explore the various ways in which they can display their art and writing together in a book, and the last class will be a reading of students' work.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Adele Steiner

An introduction to American musical theatre. Start with improvisational games, learn physical and vocal warm-ups as preparations for learning songs from classical Broadway musicals. Along with the songs, we'll learn about the characters and stories of the original shows. At the end of the session, we will put on a musical revue of the songs we learned for friends and family.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Phyllis Stanley

Come and create your own masterpieces inspired by artists from around the world and throughout time. We will look at the work of Michelangelo and Leonardo and create family portraits, look at ancient Greece and sculpt story vases in clay and create mosaics like those found in Pompeii. Bring your sense of adventure as you will learn new techniques and experiment with materials.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Meghan Schaub Fugate

Students will "dive" into various water-based art projects using materials such as watercolors, watercolor pencils and paper mache to create various images that are influenced by the sea. Campers will create projects that reinforce basic art principles and design. Examples of projects may include reading the story Swimmy by Leon Lionni and then creating multimedia watercolor paintings inspired by techniques used by Lionni. An additional project will be the creation of an underwater seascape inspired from illustrator and writer, Eric Carl.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Sascha Gonchoroff

Get ready to have fun using the dramatic arts! Campers will team build, improve reading skills and build self-esteem as they read plays, create scenery murals and present several plays as a final performance.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Margot Chaffee

Come climb into a time machine as we explore artwork created many years ago. Go into a "cave" to create cave paintings like those found in Europe, use clay to sculpt like the ancient Greeks and visit Ireland to create an illuminated manuscript page. Don't forget to pack your imagination for this trip!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Meghan Schaub Fugate

Campers will be introduced to the basics of the styles of funk and hip-hop while grooving to some funky tunes! This camp will provide a professional, yet fun and nurturing atmosphere for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of dance or for the aspiring dancer to brush up on their basic skills. Campers will learn a complete and thorough warm up, learn a routine or two to present to family and friends at camp's end. Younger campers will complete performance-related projects like hair pieces, props and shadow boxes.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Debbie Braun

Campers will learn and apply basic embroidery stitches, applique, and beading skills as they create their own original designs, like a hat, bag, or miniature crazy quilt, adorned with embroidery stitches, buttons, trims, fabric scraps, and applique. This camp is as fun as it is educational!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Suzanne Herbert-Forton

Get ready to have fun using the dramatic arts! Campers will team build, improve reading skills and build self-esteem as they read plays, create scenery murals and present several plays as a final performance.

Half Day: $80 ($70 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $150 ($140 members)

Led by: Margot Chaffee

In this series of workshops, participants will experiment with a variety of other art forms and madiums to include magic color scratch art, water painting, spiral sketching, sculpting with clay and wax, water colors, mandala making, photography, music and musical instruments to discover those art forms that will help them express themselves and write creatively. Campers will also explore the various ways in which they can display their art and writing together in a book, and the last class will be a reading of students' work.

Half Day: $80 ($70 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $150 ($140 members)

***Online registration is not currently available for this session. Please call 410-313-2787 to register.***

Led by: Adele Steiner

In this series of workshops, participants will experiment with a variety of other art forms and madiums to include magic color scratch art, water painting, spiral sketching, sculpting with clay and wax, water colors, mandala making, photography, music and musical instruments to discover those art forms that will help them express themselves and write creatively. Campers will also explore the various ways in which they can display their art and writing together in a book, and the last class will be a reading of students' work.

Half Day: $80 ($70 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $150 ($140 members)

Led by: Adele Steiner

A mini-version of Lights of Broadway, Taste of Broadway is an introduction to American musical theatre. Start with improvisational games, learn physical and vocal warm-ups as preparations for learning songs from classical Broadway musicals. Along with the songs, we'll learn about the characters and stories of the original shows. At the end of the session, we will put on a musical revue of the songs we learned for friends and family.

Half Day: $80 ($70 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $150 ($140 members)

Led by: Phyllis Stanley

Students will "dive" into various water-based art projects using materials such as watercolors, watercolor pencils and paper mache to create various images that are influenced by the sea. Campers will create projects that reinforce basic art principles and design. Examples of projects may include reading the story Swimmy by Leon Lionni and then creating multimedia watercolor paintings inspired by techniques used by Lionni. An additional project will be the creation of an underwater seascape inspired from illustrator and writer, Eric Carl.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Sascha Gonchoroff

Get ready to have fun using the dramatic arts! Campers will team build, improve reading skills and build self-esteem as they read plays, create scenery murals and present several plays as a final performance.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Margot Chaffee

Have a blast designing and building many types of puppets and puppet masks, using a variety of materials. Collaborate with your fellow campers to write original puppet show stories. Then, build props and scenery to add to the fun and present a final performance on the last day of camp. This camp is a wonderful chance for campers to learn teamwork skills! Campers will enjoy interacting with each other as we make puppets in various forms and create plays for them. A puppet promenade.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Sue Carrera

This camp will provide a professional, yet fun and nurturing atmosphere for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of dance or for the aspiring dancer to brush up on their basic skills. Campers will learn a complete and thorough warm up, learn a routine or two to present to family and friends at camp's end. Campers will be introduced to some of the great choreographers of our time such as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, George Balachine, and others. Younger campers will complete performance-related projects like hair pieces, props and shadow boxes.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Debbie Braun

Using photos and various prints of landscapes, campers will learn to train their eye to discover where the horizon line appears in a picture, painting or photo. Campers will learn how foreground, background and middle ground help create interesting landscapes. Campers will use different media, such as watercolor, tempera, chalk and more, to create geometric cityscapes, water/beach scenes and typical landscapes.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Judith McConnell

This class is designed for beginners or those with some experience. Improve your music skills and get a headstart for the next school year. Students will work on tone production, fingering, music reading and ensemble playing. Each student will learn a solo piece to perform at the end of camp. Music games and crafts will round out the day such as a handmade flute and a music tote bag.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Elaine Newhall

Hope you like to draw and think BIG! Campers will make clay dinosaurs in a diorama and dino-posters! It will be a dinomite time as we print dinosaurs into a landscape and create a 3D fantasy creature! The fascinating world of dinosaurs provides inspiration for exploring various media and art concepts such as symmetry, textures, and patterns. See how other artists and paleontologists have depicted dinosaurs, then choose to create your own sculptures, giant assemblages, dino-cartoons, and more!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Sue Carrera

This camp will provide a professional, yet fun and nurturing atmosphere for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of dance or for the aspiring dancer to brush up on their basic skills. Campers will learn a complete and thorough warm up, learn a routine or two to present to family and friends at camp's end. Campers will be introduced to some of the great choreographers of our time such as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, George Balachine, and others. Younger campers will complete performance-related projects like hair pieces, props and shadow boxes.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Debbie Braun

Campers will use recyclable materials to create various robots using materials that are either recyclable or found. The robots will be required to have a function and a purpose. Campers will look at various robots that have been featured within films to look at the design and functions of the robot.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Sascha Gonchoroff

Come learn and perform classic musical theater songs! The camp will focus on an authentic musical experience, using no prerecorded tracks or amplification. The students can opt to sing a verse, or an entire piece as a solo or in a small group with two or three other students. Campers will get to participate in activities on acting and movement as well. The final show will consist of a group of scenes based around several group numbers. As a special finale to the show, campers will compose their very own musical theatre song!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Glen Newhall

This class is designed both for beginners and those with some experience. Improve your music skills and get a headstart for the next school year. Students will work on tone production, fingering, music reading and ensemble playing. Each student will learn a solo piece to perform at the end of camp. Music games and crafts will round out the day such as a handmade flute and a music tote bag.

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Elaine Newhall

Fun and creativity will fill this week as campers use different media to create picture books that tell an imaginary story. Campers will also make figurines out of clay to go along with their books. What story will you create?

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day: (paired with an afternoon class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Judith McConnell

Take to the sky to draw, paint, build, and print all kinds of real and imaginary birds! Through the depiction of birds we will focus on detail in this camp. Our bird art will also explore the habitats of the birds studied. We will take a special look at Maryland birds, create comical wacky birds, and a 3D multi-media bird!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Sue Carrera

Get ready to have fun using the dramatic arts! Campers will team build, improve reading skills and build self-esteem as they read plays, create scenery murals and present several plays as a final performance.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Margot Chaffe

In this series of workshops, participants will experiment with a variety of other art forms and mediums to include magic color scratch art, water painting, spiral sketching, sculpting with clay and wax, water colors, mandala making, photography, music and musical instruments to discover those art forms that will help them express themselves and write creatively. Campers will also explore the various ways in which they can display their art and writing together in a book, and the last class will be a reading of students' work.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Adele Steiner

Campers will be introduced to the basics of the styles of funk and hip-hop while grooving to some funky tunes! This camp will provide a professional, yet fun and nurturing atmosphere for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of dance or for the aspiring dancer to brush up on their basic skills. Campers will learn a complete and thorough warm up, learn a routine or two to present to family and friends at camp's end. Younger campers will complete performance-related projects like hair pieces, props and shadow boxes.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Debbie Braun

Campers will travel to many different cultures through the work of their artists. We will create paintings, drawings, paper constructions, sculptures, prints and more. We will become familiar with the work of many artists from all corners of the earth. Rainsticks from South America, kachinas from North America, paper cutting from Poland, mosaics from Israel will be a few of our projects as we travel around the world.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Cheryl Teter

Hope you like to draw and think BIG! Campers will make clay dinosaurs in a diorama and dino-posters! It will be a dinomite time as we print dinosaurs into a landscape and create a 3D fantasy creature! The fascinating world of dinosaurs provides inspiration for exploring various media and art concepts such as symmetry, textures, and patterns. See how other artists and paleontologists have depicted dinosaurs, then choose to create your own sculptures, giant assemblages, dino-cartoons, and more!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Sue Carrera

This camp will provide a professional, yet fun and nurturing atmosphere for anyone wanting to learn the fundamentals of dance or for the aspiring dancer to brush up on their basic skills. Campers will learn a complete and thorough warm up, learn a routine or two to present to family and friends at camp's end. Campers will be introduced to some of the great choreographers of our time such as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, George Balachine, and others. Younger campers will complete performance-related projects like hair pieces, props and shadow boxes.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Debbie Braun

Campers will create puppets of all shapes and sizes! We will be using wood, material, faux fur, and all kinds of sparkles, yarn, and fun items to create our puppets. Campers will use existing patterns as well as create their own to make their own unique puppets.  Animals, people, insects, and wild things will be our subject matter. Our cutting skills will be utilized to the fullest as well as our decoration skills as we personalize each project as ours.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Cheryl Teter

An introduction to American musical theatre. Start with improvisational games, learn physical and vocal warm-ups as preparations for learning songs from classical Broadway musicals. Along with the songs, we'll learn about the characters and stories of the original shows. At the end of the session, we will put on a musical revue of the songs we learned for friends and family.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Phyllis Stanley

Campers will learn and apply basic embroidery stitches, applique, and beading skills as they create their own original designs, like a hat, bag, or miniature crazy quilt, adorned with embroidery stitches, buttons, trims, fabric scraps, and applique. This camp is as fun as it is educational!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Suzanne Herbert-Forton

Art can come from a variety of found and discarded objects! Projects may include bottle cap collages, utensil wind chimes, saw dust bird nests, puzzle picture frames, magazine mosaics, bubble wrap paintings, egg carton bees, lady bug rocks, or tissue paper flowers!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Bobby Deitrich

All the world's a stage and we want you on it! Get moving and shaking with Shakespeare through theatre games, music, acting exercises, and the unique opportunity to rehearse and perform actual scenes from Shakespeare's plays. At the end of the camp, you'll be stuck on Shakespeare!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Learn how to draw, design and create prints in a variety of printing styles, including monoprints, relief prints and mixed media prints!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Caryl Henry Alexander

Come learn and perform classic musical theater songs! The camp will focus on an authentic musical experience, using no prerecorded tracks or amplification. The students can opt to sing a verse, or an entire piece as a solo or in a small group with two or three other students. Campers will get to participate in activities on acting and movement as well. The final show will consist of a group of scenes based around several group numbers. As a special finale to the show, campers will compose their very own musical theatre song!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Glen Newhall

This class will enable campers to explore a variety of materials and techniques as they create works of art inspired by portraits and the human figure. Using observation and other strategies, campers will learn to render more realistic representatives of people. They will also use their imaginations and design concepts to create exciting and expressive works of art relating to portraiture, the figure and famous artists' works.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Debra Rogers

Learn how to make and use puppets! Projects may include giraffe sock puppets, egg carton dragon puppets, and winter glove monsters! Also make your very own shoebox puppet stage!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Bobby Deitrich

Come and create a short musical theater production! Campers will complete exciting activities based on storytelling and acting and play some improvisational games like “one word story” or “late student” that require the students to act out a story on the spot. Campers will craft a story based on archetypes of fairy tales and other stories familiar to the students, as well as folk songs. Campers will also make their own costumes, props, and scenery!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Glen Newhall

Explore the dynamic world of cartooning as you create original characters and stories! Develop scene backgrounds, design a comic book cover and practice painting and drawing skills in this fun-filled camp.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Caryl Henry Alexander

All the world's a stage and we want you on it! Get moving and shaking with Shakespeare through theatre games, music, acting exercises, and the unique opportunity to rehearse and perform actual scenes from Shakespeare's plays. At the end of the camp, you'll be stuck on Shakespeare!

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day: (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Campers will build large scale sculptures using materials such as recyclables, cardboard, wire and paper mache. First, they will create a life-sized version of their project to explore various sculpture and assemblage techniques. Then, they will supersize their object and create a sculpture that is twenty times larger! Campers will choose their own objects and will have the opportunity to incorporate materials from home.

Half Day: $190 ($170 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $360 ($325 members)

Led by: Sasha Gonchoroff

Ever wonder how the artwork in children's books are created? Here is your chance to find out how to create them. We will explore the work of Leo Leonni with cut paper, Eric Carle with collage, and Robert Sabuda with pop-ups, as well as others. Please bring some of your own favorites to share too!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Meghan Schaub Fugate

Campers will learn and apply basic embroidery stitches, applique, and beading skills as they create their own original designs, like a hat, bag, or miniature crazy quilt, adorned with embroidery stitches, buttons, trims, fabric scraps, and applique. This camp is as fun as it is educational!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with an afternoon class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Suzanne Herbert-Forton

Campers will have a variety of experiences in sculptural media and techniques, like salt and flour dough, paper mache, soft sculpture, found object sculpture, masks, and mosaics. Campers have the chance to get a little messy and learn a lot about sculpture!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190 ($170 members)

Led by: Suzanne Herbert-Forton

Come and create art inspired by some of the modern masters! Paint watercolor flowers like Georgia O'Keefe, make food sculpture like Claes Oldenberg and draw portraits like Pablo Picasso, just to name a few!

Half Day: $100 ($90 members)

Full Day (paired with a morning class): $190($170 members)

Led by: Meghan Schaub Fugate