Artsplace Cheshire CT
  • Home Spring 1 2026
  • Kids Spring 1 2026
  • Kid's Camps 2026
  • Art Galleries
    • 2023 Colored Pencil & Oil Painting Art Show
    • 2023 Kid's Virtual Art Show
    • 2022 Student/Teacher Special Art Show
    • 2021 Student/Teacher/Staff Special Art Show
  • Opportunities
    • Volunteer at Artsplace
    • Become an Instructor
  • About
    • Location/Hours
    • Policies/Procedures >
      • Payment Policies
      • Inclement Weather
      • Ways to Register
      • Register
    • Subscribe to Email
    • CPFA Committee >
      • Members
      • Mission
    • Friends of CPFA/Artsplace, Inc.
    • Financial Aid
  • Events
  • Instructors
    • Christine Jewell
    • Emerson Crowley
    • Eugene Teixeira
    • Jocelyn Pannell
    • Kelley Cooney
    • Mally DeSomma
    • Megan Jeffery
    • Norma Curtis
    • Robin McCahill
    • Rita Paradis
    • Tony Ruggiero
  • John Frederick Kensett

Artsplace Summer Camps

Click here to register
Please note: Grades are based on the grade a child will be entering in Fall 2026.
Mini Seaside Camp (Grades 3-6) ~ 5 days  
​Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 9:00 am-2:00 pm

A small CRAFTING advisory will be in effect for an entire week of building a mini seaside town! Students will create areas of ocean, beach and park, and will populate them with characters (surfers, mermaids, pirates, lifeguards, sunbathers) and create a myriad of props using clay, wood, fabric, and more. Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Megan Jeffery
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents    
Picture
Nature Camp (Grades 2-5) ~ 5 days 
​
Monday-Friday, July 6-10
, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  

Let’s get outside and be inspired by the beauty of nature that surrounds us! Students will enjoy a walk on the linear trail to look, listen, collect and sketch in our art journals. Back in the studio, we will explore printmaking bees and butterflies, draw animals, make moss gardens, create giant 3-D flowers, design wind chimes and more, based on our Nature theme of the day! Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Kristy Endriss
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents      
Picture

Puppet Making Camp (Grades 3-6) ~ 5 days 
​
Monday-Friday, July 13-17, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  

Experience a hands-on, imagination-filled adventure where kids create all kinds of puppets—spoon puppets, bag puppets, sock puppets, simple rod puppets, puppet theaters, and even big puppets! Campers will dream up and craft their own characters and learn how to bring them to life using voices, movement, and lots of creativity. Through building and performance, children will learn to act with and through their puppets to tell silly, exciting, and surprising stories, collaborating with new friends to put on playful puppet shows together. Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Megan Jeffery
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents     
Picture

Storybook Camp (Grades 1-2) ~ 5 days 
​
Monday-Friday, July 20-24, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  

Each day we’ll read a Caldecott Honor or Medal picture book and explore its beautiful illustrations. Then, the kids will be led in creating their own artwork inspired by the story’s theme or the illustrator’s medium – bringing books to life through art. Some of the books that will be read to inspire the kids in their creative art making  will be: HOT DOG by Doug Salati, Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, and more. Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Megan Jeffery
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents     
Picture

Fairytopia Camp (Grades 1-4) ~ 5 days 
​
Monday-Friday, July 27-31, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  

Immerse yourself in a world of fairies! Visit a fairy world and make fairies out of wire, beads, and flowers. Create a fairy garden, a headdress and jewelry; decorate fairy cakes; and explore the entire world of magical fairies wearing your own set of wings. Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Deb Lasher
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents      
Picture

Magical Kingdom  Camp (Grades 1-3) ~ 5 days 
​
Monday-Friday, August 3-7, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  

Experience the Magic! Bring characters from your favorite movies such as Frozen, The Lion King, Beauty & the Beast and more to life. You will build your own castle, design your own crown and learn how to draw famous characters and more! Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents     
Picture

Wizarding World Camp (Grades 4-7) ~ 5 days   
​Monday-Friday, August 10-14, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 

Your magic wand awaits your hand to bring it to life with a week of magical art experiences where imagination in your most important tool! Through stories and with drawings, paint, and clay, each participant will heighten their wizardly skills.  Using herbology, incredible plants will be sculpted from clay; transfigurations will occur through collaborative drawing exercises; potion making will be a breeze with liquid food mixing; care for a magical creature you create from fabric, yarns and wool. Bring a lunch, snack and water bottle. Instructor: Robin McCahill
Fee: $290 for Residents or $310 for Non-Residents    
Picture

Artsplace

About
Email
Register

Classes

Grades K-12
Adults

Workshops

Grades K-6
Adults

Camps

Grades 1-6
© COPYRIGHT 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home Spring 1 2026
  • Kids Spring 1 2026
  • Kid's Camps 2026
  • Art Galleries
    • 2023 Colored Pencil & Oil Painting Art Show
    • 2023 Kid's Virtual Art Show
    • 2022 Student/Teacher Special Art Show
    • 2021 Student/Teacher/Staff Special Art Show
  • Opportunities
    • Volunteer at Artsplace
    • Become an Instructor
  • About
    • Location/Hours
    • Policies/Procedures >
      • Payment Policies
      • Inclement Weather
      • Ways to Register
      • Register
    • Subscribe to Email
    • CPFA Committee >
      • Members
      • Mission
    • Friends of CPFA/Artsplace, Inc.
    • Financial Aid
  • Events
  • Instructors
    • Christine Jewell
    • Emerson Crowley
    • Eugene Teixeira
    • Jocelyn Pannell
    • Kelley Cooney
    • Mally DeSomma
    • Megan Jeffery
    • Norma Curtis
    • Robin McCahill
    • Rita Paradis
    • Tony Ruggiero
  • John Frederick Kensett