ArtStart

Camp Create for Teens

Ages 13-17

Mon- Thursday, June 22-25, 9 AM-3 PM

Camp Create is perfect for youth who want to explore their imagination through a variety of art media, learn about the arts of a culture, and gainnew artistic skills. Designed to inspire creativity and gain insights about a specific culture, these classes encourage participants to think outside the box, see people and things with new eyes, and gain new art skills and techniques using different art media. Camp Create’s theme this year is “Cultural Gems of China.”

Offerings include 4 different arts experiences:

Landscape Painting- 9-10:15 am • Melodee Strong

Jade Jewelry- 10:30-11:45 pm • Jeanette Dickinson

Opera Masks- 12:30-1:45 pm • Julie Boada

Wonderous Wall Hangings- 1:45-3 pm • Tara Fahey

Internship Program

Paying it forward

One of the ways older ArtStart campers can turn their knowledge and skill learned in Camp Create into action, is to assist artists and staff as interns in ArtStart’s 2-week Passport to China camp for younger children ages 4-12 years. Interns work side-by-side with professional teaching artists to assist in the classroom.The internship program is for youth ages 13 years & older. There are 16 openings for full-day internships this year. Interns receive a stipend each week. To be apply for an internship, both new and returning interns should complete the following by April 25, 2026:

1. Fill out the application for interns by April 25. Apply online at artstart.org under Youth Camps, Camp Create. We will reach out within two weeks of your application to schedule an interview.

2. Register for Camp Create offered June 22-25, 2026 from 9 am–3 pm. If you are selected, reserve Friday, June 26 from 10 am-3 pm for Internship Training and Camp set-up.