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Great Art Summer Camps near Los Angeles: Where Kids Can Draw, Paint, and Design

Young artists paint, draw, sculpt, design, and more at Robertson Art Zone.
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2/28/22 - By Roberta B

Camp and art go together like, well, crayons and coloring books. But if you're looking for a summer camp where your budding artist can go beyond the Crayolas, you live in the right city. Since Los Angeles is a city bursting with creativity, it makes sense that our art summer camps go beyond popsicle sticks and glitter glue. From West LA to Sherman Oaks to Hollywood, these art-centered summer camps will keep your young Picasso happily creating all summer long.

For more summer camps in Los Angeles, including free and cheap summer camps in Los Angeles and popular LA preschool camps, check our whole Los Angeles Summer Camp Guide. Find a full listing of local summer camps in our Camp Directory, where you can search for summer camps by type, age, and neighborhood.

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Art Summer Camps on the Westside

Robertson Art Zone Summer Camp

Beverly Hills
Ages 5 - 12
At RAZ's summer camp, kids spend 10 weeks traveling the world while staying in LA. Each week they experience cultural art with painting, drawing, sculpting, building with wood and metal, fashion, dance, and music. Kids also learn stories, geography, history, social studies, and try food from around the world, and take field trips every Wednesday to museums or nature destinations.Three additional weeks towards the end of the summer are dedicated to different forms of art.  READ MORE

Brentwood Art Center - Camps

Brentwood
Ages 5 - 14
There are camps that do a little art; then there are art schools that do a little camp. Brentwood Art Center has a long track record of excellence in art instruction for all ages. Online classes and camps are currently enrolling kids ages 5-14. READ MORE

Paint:Lab Art Classes & Camps

Santa Monica
Ages 6- 15
Paint Lab is a studio for serious artists, that's seriously fun for kids. Kids learn real painting techniques, sketching skills, and art theory between walls bedecked with paintings by the grown-ups who spend their evenings here sipping wine and talking of Michelangelo. READ MORE

reDiscover

Mar Vista
Ages 7- 12
What goes on at reDiscover might not be classical art, but it sure is creative. For spring and summer camps, kids can choose from cardboard camp (perfect for ages 6- 10) and Tinkering Camp for ages 8 - 12. Kids will learn the art of engineering, designing, and building creative inventions at these camps that promote creativity and practical know-how.  READ MORE

Palos Verdes Art Center

Palos Verdes
Ages 5 - 12
Palos Verdes "Art-rageous" Art Camps offer five or six weeks of programming each summer (as well as on other school holidays and vacations). Each week features a different artistic theme. READ MORE
At Art Rebel kids explore art in all kinds of unusual ways. Photo courtesy of Art Rebel via Facebook
At Art Rebel kids explore art in all kinds of unusual ways. Photo courtesy of Art Rebel via Facebook

Art Summer Camps in the Valleys

Children's Arts Institute

Van Nuys and Van Nuys
For kids entering grades K - 6
CAI provides a nurturing environment that inspires kids to discover their creative talents through a variety of hands-on workshops taught by professional art educators and artists. Students sign up for workshops that allow them to pursue their own interests at one of three sessions of summer camp. READ MORE

Art Center College of Design for Kids

Pasadena
For kids entering grades 4 - 8
ACX Kids invites youngsters in grades 4 through 8 to nurture their creativity with art and design classes tailored to their needs and taught by practicing artists and designers. Summer camp runs in one-week sessions all summer long, at the college's south campus. READ MORE

Art Rebel

Sherman Oaks
Ages 7 - 14
Plenty of grown-ups know Art Rebel for its evening events that intersperse art activities with dinner and drinks; it's a favorite among artsy-heartsy Valley parents on date night. Fewer folks may realize that the only-nominally-rebellious studio also offers a great selection in summer art camps. The camps run all summer long in week-long sessions, with a different art theme each week; topics include cartooning, fashion, slime, multi-media, and graffiti (ah, that will be where the rebel comes in). READ MORE

Summer Arts Conservatory

Alhambra
Ages 9 - 15
Structured after the arts curriculum at LACHSA, the summer camp offers several classes each day in a chosen art form. The Visual Arts Department covers various media, including drawing, painting, and graphic design. The session ends with a student art exhibit. READ MORE

Summer Art Academy

Valley Village
Ages 5 - 15
Kids ages 5-15 can explore everything from cooking to ceramics to magic to painting. The summer program prides itself on an experience that sparks creativity, engagement, exploration, and individual expression. READ MORE

McGroarty Arts Center

Tujunga
McGroarty Arts Center is a local resource that has been running popular and affordable once-a-week art camps for Valley kids for years. The options change each season, but there is always something going on at McGroarty that is worth checking out. READ MORE
It's Project Runway come to life for young fashion designers at The Unincorporated Life.
It's Project Runway come to life for young fashion designers at The Unincorporated Life.

Art Summer Camps in Hollywood & West Hollywood

Designer Camp

West Hollywood and Costa Mesa
Ages 11 - 17
Designer Camp is a hands-on, creative summer camp for students passionate about design. The camp partners with top experts in the design industry, giving students a rare opportunity to engage and learn through hands-on workshops, design talks from keynote speakers, and behind-the-scenes experiences. Kids can choose between Designer Camp, Fashion & Styling Design Camp, Interior Design Camp, and Photography Camp x Leica. READ MORE

The Unincorporated Life

Hollywood
Ages 6 - 18
The week starts off with brainstorming. Then students create a vision board. They learn fashion sketching and proportions as they draw it out, and even design their own logoYoung designers then pull fabrics from a large stock to create a cohesive look for their own personal line. At the end of the week, the kids are transformed into fledgling fashion designers and debut their line at a fashion show! READ MORE

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Years spent at Nickelodeon prepared Roberta to launch Mommy Poppins' Los Angeles branch in 2011, eventually becoming Mommy Poppins Editor-in-Chief in 2013. Previously she served as LA Editor for GoCityKids, National Editor for ParentsConnect, and Editor for NickMom—all of which works out well for her son, who has grown up serving as Chief Guinea Pig for all things fun in LA and beyond.

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