Artists in Wondercamp Summer 2025

Artists in Wondercamp is a summer art program designed to introduce elementary, middle, and high school students to contemporary art through inquiry-based learning, open-ended discussions, hands-on studio art experiences, and interactions with professional artists. Each week students explore meaningful ideas and processes that help them investigate the world around them through the elements of art while, most importantly, having lots of fun. Different themes and media are explored with an emphasis on the process over the final product to allow creativity to flow freely. We’ll begin each day with mindful body movement. Art is a messy business, so please dress appropriately!  

Camps for rising 2nd - 4th graders (your child will be entering 2nd-4th grade in the fall of 2025)

WEEK ONE - JUNE 16 - 20, 2025

How Does Your Garden Grow?: With Clay, Paint, and Magical Creatures! 

For rising 2nd - 4th graders 

Join us for a week of wonder, creativity, and nature-inspired fun! Students will build their very own fairy houses to take home, using natural materials to create whimsical homes and gardens for fairies and elves. We’ll also create handmade paper, nature prints, and watercolor paintings, all inspired by the beauty of the earth. Throughout the week, we’ll listen to magical folktales, explore famous artworks by Claude Monet and John Anster Fitzgerald, and discover how contemporary artists use their work to care for the planet. Through art, we’ll explore how we, too, can make a difference for the environment!

WEEK TWO - JUNE 23 - 27, 2025

Digital Studio: Character Design and Storytelling 

For rising 2nd - 4th graders 

Does your child love creating their own cartoon, anime, or imaginary characters? Then this is the camp for them! We’ll start by exploring shape language and digital design fundamentals to create an original character. Then, using students’ 2D artwork as a blueprint, they’ll sculpt their characters using polymer clay, fabric, and mixed media. But the adventure doesn’t stop there! Next, we’ll dive into world-building and storytelling, learning the basics of stop-motion animation to make their creation move and bring their stories to life. Get ready for a fun week of creativity, technology, and hands-on art making, where imagination takes center stage!

Camps for rising 5th-8th graders (your child will be entering 5th-8th grade in the fall of 2025)

WEEK THREE: JULY 7 - 11, 2025

Experimental Painting: The Art of the Series 

For rising 5th-8th graders 

What if one idea could spark an entire collection? In this exciting class, you’ll create a series of connected artworks based on your own interests and ideas. Whether through a common theme, color palette, technique, or subject, you’ll discover how artists build a body of work that tells a story. We’ll experiment with painting, printmaking, collage, and digital art, pushing creative boundaries by working on unexpected surfaces and mixing techniques in bold new ways. This is your chance to take artistic risks, explore new materials, and develop your unique creative voice, all in a fun and supportive environment!

WEEK FOUR - JULY 14 - 18, 2025

Self-Portrait Studio: What’s Your Story? 

For rising 5th-8th graders 

Who are you, and how can art express your story? During this inspiring week, we’ll explore self-portraiture through both 2D and 3D mediums, creating works that range from realistic to symbolic. Through painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media, we’ll dive into identity, self-expression, and personal storytelling. Students will make plaster masks, illustrate words, and paint their silhouettes. As we explore who we are and who we want to become, we’ll also identify our leadership skills and create art that reflects how we can help make the world a better place.  From capturing your likeness to imagining your hopes and dreams for the future, this week is all about creativity, self-discovery, and the power of art to inspire change!

WEEK FIVE - Teen Camp

Details Coming Soon!

Every summer ArtReach Orlando offers one week of art camp just for high schoolers. We'll explore a different theme each summer and a variety of art mediums to help teens develop their art practice and sense of self. We hope your young artist will join us this summer for a week of high level art instruction, community building, and fun!