SUMMER CAMP CATALOG | 2025
Join us this summer at the BCA Studios and work closely with professional teaching artists for a full week of in-depth studio arts experience.
Every camp includes high-quality art materials and a final celebration of students’ work. Come for a half-day or pair a morning and afternoon camp together for a full day.
Need a longer camp day? Join our Aftercare Art Club from 3-5 pm for an extended camp experience, which features sketch book time, visits to Pine Street hot spots, and other fun art activities. More time to explore and make!
NEW!
Advanced Registration for Burlington Residents
Wednesday, February 5 at 12 pm to Thursday, February 6 at 11:59 pm.
Registration for All Monday, February 10 at 12 pm.
Scholarship applications should be submitted between January 15-29. Scholarships submitted after January 29 will be reviewed on a rolling basis and subject to availability at that time.
REGISTRATION
Please create an account or locate your login in advance of registration. Add children to your account and complete all required fields including emergency contacts.
BCA camps serve ages 6-17. Your child must be of eligible age by the first day of the camp in which they are enrolling. Our database will reflect program eligibility.
At the time of registration, you must select your child’s name for enrollment. Once registration opens, you will be able to add camps to your cart. Your shopping cart will hold a spot for 15 minutes.
TIMES
HALF-DAY MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 am
HALF-DAY AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 pm
FULL-DAY CAMPS: 8-3 pm
LUNCH BREAK: 11 am–12 pm (add-on available for AM half-day camps; required if staying for a full-day)
AFTERCARE ART CLUB: 3-5 PM (add-on for full-day & PM half-day camps only)
NOTE: Campers enrolling in a morning and afternoon camp will need to select ‘yes’ to the lunch coverage add-on prompt at registration. Please bring a peanut and tree-nut free bagged lunch and snacks with your campers. Campers enrolling in only a morning camp (8 am-11 am) are welcome to add lunch supervision for an additional hour of coverage.
COST
HALF-DAY CAMP (15 HOURS): $189 resident / $198 non resident
FULL-DAY CAMP (35 HOURS):
$438 resident / $456 non resident
SCHOLARSHIPS
EXTENDED COVERAGE ADD-ONS:
LUNCH BREAK (1 EXTRA CAMP HOUR): $60 per week
AFTERCARE ART CLUB (10 EXTRA HOURS): $120 per week
Burlington City Arts strives to make arts education accessible to all. Full and partial scholarships are available to anyone regardless of ability to pay.
Please submit a scholarship application online between January 15-29 at burlingtoncityarts.org/form/apply-for-a-youth-scholarship or call (802) 865-7166 to request an application. Your scholarship form is your registration. BCA’s Education Director is usually able to process scholarship applications within two weeks at most and will be in touch as soon as your application is approved.
REFUNDS
Refunds can only be given if the request is made at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the camp. 15% of your registration fee is non-refundable. After the twoweek window, a class credit will be processed at the discretion of the education director. Class credits are non-refundable. A full refund will be given if BCA has to cancel a camp.
WAITLISTS
BCA camps may fill up quickly! If your desired camp fills up, we encourage you to join the waitlist. Once a spot becomes available, you will be sent a notification via email that your spot has become available along with a unique link to register. This link will stay active for 24 hours. Once that time has lapsed, we will notify the next name on the waitlist.
WEEK 1: JUNE 16-20
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8
CLAY CREATIONS
AGES 9-11
CARTOONS & COMICS
DARKROOM PHOTO
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8
STUFFIES
AGES 9-11
POTTERY
SCREEN PRINT
AGES 12-17
DARKROOM PHOTO
AFTERCARE IS AVAILABLE EVERY WEEK (AGES 6-11): 3-5 PM
WEEK 2: JUNE 23-27
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8
MINI WORLDS
AGES 9-11
POTTERY
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT DARKROOM PHOTO
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8
PHOTO COLLAGE
AGES 9-11
DIY T-SHIRTS DIGITAL PHOTO
AGES 12-17 POTTERY FINE METAL JEWELRY
WEEK 5: JULY 21-25
FULL-DAY CAMP: 8 AM-3 PM
AGES 9-12
SUMMER ART ADVENTURE WEEK, BCA CENTER
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8
CLAY CREATIONS
AGES 9-11
DIY T-SHIRTS
LEGO ANIMATION
AGES 12-17
DARKROOM PHOTO
FINE METAL JEWELRY
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8
MINI WORLDS
AGES 9-11
POTTERY
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT
DIGITAL PHOTO
WEEK 6: JULY 28-AUG 1
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM AGES 6-8 JEWELRY
AGES 9-11 POTTERY
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT DARKROOM PHOTO
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8 STUFFIES
AGES 9-11
SCREEN PRINT DARKROOM PHOTO
AGES 12-17
POTTERY DIGITAL PHOTO
WEEK 3: JULY 7-11
FULL-DAY CAMP: 8 AM-3 PM
AGES 9-12
SUMMER ART ADVENTURE WEEK, BCA CENTER
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8
CLAY CREATIONS
AGES 9-11
SCREEN PRINT
FINE METAL JEWELRY
AGES 12-17
DRAWING & PAINTING
DARKROOM PHOTO
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8 STUFFIES
AGES 9-11
DARKROOM PHOTO
DIGITAL PHOTO
AGES 12-17
POTTERY
NEEDLE FELTING
WEEK 7: AUGUST 4-8
FULL-DAY CAMP: 8 AM-3 PM
AGES 9-12
SUMMER ART ADVENTURE WEEK, BCA CENTER
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8 PRINTMAKING
AGES 9-11
LEGO ANIMATION JEWELRY
AGES 12-17 POTTERY
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8
CLAY CREATIONS
AGES 9-11
DRAWING & PAINTING
DARKROOM PHOTO
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT
DIGITAL PHOTO
WEEK 4: JULY 14-18
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8 PRINTMAKING
AGES 9-11
CARTOONS & COMICS JEWELRY
AGES 12-17 POTTERY
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8
MINI WORLDS
AGES 9-11
POTTERY
DARKROOM PHOTO
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT DIGITAL PHOTO
WEEK 8: AUGUST 11-15
MORNING CAMPS: 8-11 AM
AGES 6-8 JEWELRY
AGES 9-11 POTTERY
AGES 12-17
SCREEN PRINT DARKROOM PHOTO
AFTERNOON CAMPS: 12-3 PM
AGES 6-8 MINI WORLDS
AGES 9-11
SCREEN PRINT DIGITAL PHOTO
AGES 12-17 POTTERY
HALF-DAY CAMPS
BCA STUDIOS AT 405 PINE STREET
PAIR HALF-DAY CAMPS TOGETHER TO CREATE A FULL-DAY CAMP EXPERIENCE. SEE SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
CARTOONS & COMICS
AGES 9-11: Learn design and drawing tricks to take your comics and cartoons to the next level. Campers look at a variety of illustrators and styles before incorporating special design elements into their work. Campers also discover how to enhance their work by learning about layouts, lettering, and figure drawing techniques. By the end of the week, students will have created their own storyline, cartoon, and comic strips to share.
CLAY CREATIONS
AGES 6-8: Join us for a week of hands-on play in our clay studio! In this project-based camp, students will learn fun and functional art through handbuilding methods including pinch, coil, and slab. Using stamps, textures, and colorful underglazes, they’ll add decorative techniques that make their creations unique. Finished pottery will be available 4-6 weeks after the camp’s end. All items will be dishwasher-safe and lead-free.
DARKROOM PHOTO
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Experience the magic of a traditional photographic darkroom! In this camp, students go on guided photo shoots in the South End of Burlington with our manual 35mm SLR film cameras and learn how to print their own photographs in our black and white darkroom.
DIGITAL PHOTO
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Learn the basics of digital photography! In this camp, students go on guided photo shoots in the South End of Burlington and are instructed in our Digital Lab, learning camera controls, image editing software, and color printing techniques to make prints, small books/zines, and more!
DIY T-SHIRTS
AGES 9-11: Create one-of-a-kind t-shirts using a variety of construction methods such as appliqué, embroidery, fabric dying, printing, and upcycling of old clothes. Students learn basic hand sewing techniques and take turns on the sewing machine. All materials are provided, but campers are also invited to bring in old t-shirts that they want to reinvent.
DRAWING & PAINTING
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Spend the week in BCA’s drawing and painting studio experimenting with different techniques such as acrylic, charcoal, perspective, and abstraction. Students develop a deeper understanding of professional 2-D artistic techniques and leave with painting and drawings to add to their art portfolio. Individual projects are encouraged in this class based on students’ interests.
FINE METAL JEWELRY
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Use professional jewelry tools to make rings, pendants, and bracelets with brass and silver. Learn basic jewelry techniques including sawing, filing, soldering, texturing, ring sizing, and more. Beads and other craft techniques enhance your wearable art. Leadfree solder and flux are used during the camp.
JEWELRY
AGES 6-8, 9-11: Paper beads, glass beads, clay beads, and more! Learn how to make jewelry with all different kinds of materials. Campers learn how to attach clasps, use beading tools, and make their own beads and pendants. By the end of the week, campers will have earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and more to share or keep.
LEGO ANIMATION
AGES 9-11 : Learn how to bring your favorite Lego characters to life using stop-motion animation! Students write original stories, construct sets, and then animate their characters for the camera. Aspects of postproduction work, including some computer editing, are incorporated. Campers leave with a flash drive of their images and projects. Bring your favorite Legos (or other small toys) or use the ones we provide.
MINI WORLDS
AGES 6-8: Shrink down with us and come create small wonderful worlds. Campers are encouraged to explore a variety of craft media to create tiny, intricate terrariums, doll houses, fairy worlds, and more.
NEEDLE FELTING
AGES 12-17: Explore fiber arts as a new way of making and creating! In this camp, students will learn needle and wet felting as well as decorative embroidery techniques to transform spools of colorful wool roving into whimsical 3D creations, felted soaps, and fiber relief wall hangings.
PHOTO COLLAGE
AGES 6-8: Experience BCA’s photography lab! Instant print photos, nature prints, found imagery, and camera-less photograph prints called photograms become the base for creating unique photo collages. Create landscapes, portraits, or silly abstract concepts and use other mixed media supplies to embellish your creations.
POTTERY
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Join us for a week of working with clay in the BCA ceramics studio. Create bowls, cups, sculptures, and more through wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Learn surface design and decorating tips to make your pieces amazing. Finished pottery will be available 4-6 weeks after the camp’s end. All items will be dishwasher-safe and lead-free.
PRINTMAKING
AGES 6-8: Learn all about printmaking as a way to make exciting new art. In BCA’s professional print studio, campers will learn different techniques such as carving foam stamps and monoprinting using professional tools. Students will create a variety of one-of-a-kind prints on tote bags, cards, and posters that they will be excited to show off.
SCREEN PRINT
AGES 9-11, 12-17: Take your favorite drawings, photos, and designs and print them onto t-shirts, bags, posters, and more! Working in BCA’s professional print studio, students learn to apply photo emulsion, use a silkscreen exposure unit, and print images using water-based inks. At the end of the week, students will have an array of printed items to wear or share. BCA provides one t-shirt or tote bag and poster paper; students are invited to bring a limited number of other surfaces to print on as well.
STUFFIES
AGES 6-8: Make a stuffed animal or creature of your choice! Campers learn basic sewing techniques and use simple patterns to cut and create their own stuffies out of various sewing materials, including cottons, rickrack, yarns, ribbons, buttons, puffy fabric paints, and more. By the end of the week, campers will have a new handmade toy and skills they can be proud of.
