Hello Parents! We’re thrilled to welcome your children to our Summer Camp Program at Blue Door Studio, where creativity thrives! Each week, young artists explore exciting art themes, styles, and cultures, guided by nurturing educators and supportive staff. Weekly themes ignite imagination, and every Friday concludes with a Grand Finale Art Exhibit, showcasing their spectacular creations. With convenient locations in Cranston and Lincoln, both easily accessible, your child’s art journey is just around the corner. Plus, every artist receives a complimentary Blue Door Studio T-shirt for the summer!
PreK-K Camps (Ages 4-6)
Imagination Station: Light Up Your Art! (Pre-K) (Ages 4-6)
Tuesday, July 8
8:45am-11:45am
Our little artists will dance through the magic of lights and shadows in art as they explore the effects of light in color in their very own artistic creations! We will create glow in the dark art, colorful designs using light tables and shadow puppetry as well. The magic and science of light with color will be a spectrum delight!
Imagination Station: Art Construction World (Pre-K) (Ages 4-6)
Tuesday, July 22
8:45am-11:45am
Get ready to open your tool box of art ideas s to construct your own world of art with us! We will explore the endless possibilities of cardboard and found objects when creating assemblage sculptures. We will be inspired by Louise Nevelson’s found object wall sculptures and learn to transform recyclables into art masterpieces! Artists will design roller coasters using the design elements of line and play with kid-friendly construction tools when they build on work benches and bulldoze their way through sensory sand boxes.
Under the Sea (Pre-K) (Ages 4-6)
July 28-August 1st
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
8:45am-11:45am
Enter the underwater depths by creating paper mache starfish, three dimensional Alexander Calder-inspired hanging Jellyfish, and watercolor paintings that go along with the beloved Rainbow Fish story. Artists will work collaboratively to create a wall mural inspired by contemporary artist Jenny Berry. Explore many types of art mediums such as clay, oil pastels, and paint! After a weeklong of ocean fun, friends and family are welcome to join us for the Under the Sea Grand Finale Art Exhibit in celebration of the artists’ hard work!
Imagination Station: Fly Me to the Moon! (Pre-K) (Ages 4-6)
Tuesday, August 12
8:45am-11:45am
Fly Me to the Moon where I can make art out of this world! We will design our own flying saucers using mixed media and travel to space from our space stations that we create using recycled boxes and found objects. Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry night will inspire our acrylic paintings that we create with swirls of spiraling color in the galaxial skies. Moon dough will be made with sensory textures in mind when we leave our mark our in our art pieces as footprints like astronauts!
Go Wild With Art! (Pre-K) (Ages 4-6)
August 18th-August 22nd
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
8:45am-11:45am
Join the safari to explore wild animals! Create large tiger paintings inspired by the artwork of Henri Rousseau, build a lion mask out of found objects, and look at animal patterns to create an abstract sculpture! Artists will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively to make a jungle scene with slithering snakes and hanging monkeys. Create paper collages like Henri Matisse, sculpt clay giraffe busts and so much more animal fun that will make you roar! At the end of camp on Friday, family and friends are welcome to join us for the Go Wild With Art Grand Finale Art Exhibit in celebration of everyone’s hard work!
Full Day and Half Day Camps (Ages 7-13)
Week 1: June 23rd – June 27th
Block by Block: Creating with Legos and Blocks (Half Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
Let your child’s imagination run free at this one-of-a-kind summer art camp, where legos and creativity collide! Artists will dive into a world of vibrant, hands-on art activities as they use lego blocks as tools for painting, stamping, and designing unique masterpieces. Together, they’ll bring their wildest ideas to life, creating collaborative sculptures that tell a story of teamwork and innovation. Perfect for young builders and budding artists, this camp combines the fun of legos with the joy of artistic expression for a summer week full of color, creativity and unforgettable memories! Artists and their families are welcome to join us on the last day of camp for the Brick by Brick Grand Finale Art Exhibit to celebrate their creativity!
Digital Design (Half Day) (Ages 8-13)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
Calling all aspiring cartoonists and animators! In this half day camp, we will learn how to create unique characters and landscapes and bring them to life through digital comics and animation! Students will learn about the fundamentals of digital painting, animation, and photo editing through fun and engaging projects. The skills of game art and world building will also be explored with exciting projects and side quests designed to familiarize the artists with creating digitally! Digital artists will exhibit their digital masterpieces to friends and family on screen at their Grand Finale Art Exhibit on the last day of camp! Artists will need their Apple iPad (The studio does have a limited number of iPads available if necessary. Please inquire at registration, first come first serve.)
Please have the following apps downloaded upon class arrival:
Procreate ($12.99, one time payment) and FlipaClip (free with ads)
OR
FlipaClip In-App Purchases/Premium Membership (one time payment) *Subscription to premium membership is not required, with this purchase, all ads are removed
Week 2: June 30th – July 3rd – 4 Day Camp Week
Magical Ceramic Characters (Half Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Thursday
9:00am-12:00pm
Join us this summer to glaze bisque-fired ceramic pieces in the happiest art studio on Earth! Students will have the chance to glaze four pieces of ceramic bisqueware based on beloved Disney classics. Glaze artists will get to bring home two dimensional pieces along with their three-dimensional ones. Before artists begin glazing, they will have the chance to draw the pieces of bisqueware with materials such as oil pastels and watercolor. Don’t miss out on your chance to bring the most enchanting stories to life through art!
Week 3: July 7th – July 11th
Glow in the Dark World (Full Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
Ignite your creativity in this immersive outer space, under the sea and rainforest black light/glow in-the-dark-camp! In this unique environment where young artists can discover the intriguing world of glow-in-the-dark and UV-reactive art. This hands-on experience invites campers to break away from traditional art forms and experiment with techniques that come to life in the dark, sparking their imagination in exciting and unexpected ways. Throughout the camp we will create stunning artwork on canvas, design larger than life paper-mache sculptures and light up the art studio with jaw-dropping installations at our Glow in the Dark Grand Finale Art Exhibit on Friday afternoon.
Claymation: The Art of Motion (Half Day) (Ages 8-13)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a stop motion filmmaker? Join the fun as we put art into motion through claymation, paper animation, and whiteboard animation! Watch your stop motion film ideas come to life as we build original characters and their imaginative worlds out of modeling clay, cut paper, and whiteboard designs! Sound effects of the artist’s choice will also be added to finalized videos. After a weeklong of stop motion fun, artists’ friends and families are invited to a special Claymation: The Art of Motion Grand Finale screening showcasing everyone’s stop motion creations on the last day of camp!
Week 4: July 14th – July 18th
Clay With Us! (Half Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
This week is all about learning and experimenting with the endless possibilities of clay from relief sculptures to pinch pots and coil building, slab building to wheel throwing! Our three-dimensional forms will first be planned two-dimensionally using traditional art media such as graphite, charcoal and watercolor paints, to learn the planning process of ceramic artists. Artists’ designs and sketches will come to life when building them each day with clay! Clay lessons will be inspired by artists Betty Woodman’s funky colorful clay vessels and Hitomi Hosono’s textural clay pots inspired from nature. We will have fun exploring the world of ceramics with nature, ocean, animal and various artist’s styles inspiring us throughout this exciting hands-on messy week of ceramics camp. After a weeklong of clay fun, friends and family are welcome to join us for the Clay with Us Grand Finale Art Exhibit in celebration of the artists’ hard work!
Sea Meets Land (Half Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
Join us by exploring the deep blue sea and its marine life, the beauty of the tropical rainforests, and the heat and magnificent animals who roam the savannah by creating drawings, paintings and sculptures inspired by artists such as Henri Matisse’s jungle landscapes, Pablo Picasso’s cubism fish and oversized polka dot flowers by modern japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Let your imagination go wild as we work collaboratively to create habitats that showcase your one-of-a-kind pieces and bring art to life! Artists’ families will be invited to our Sea Meets Land Grand Finale Art Exhibit to see the adventurous art pieces created individually and collaboratively throughout their camp week!
Week 5: July 21st – July 25th
s.t.e.A.m. (Full Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
We surely will be putting the A in s.t.e.A.m. this art camp week! s.t.e.A.m. art camp will have you making, designing, building, experimenting, researching, problem solving and having FUN!! We will be offering a variety of lessons focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math. Each day we will be providing hands-on projects from building creatures out of machine parts to designing and building a car that will roll down a ramp. Using an investigative mind, we will learn about and use kinetic energy within sculpture designs and show how the science of the sun affects art. Being inspired by Rube Goldberg’s impossible machines, we will collaborate to design and build an amazing marble run obstacle course based on cause and effect. Technology will be explored on studio-provided iPads using the well known digital app Procreate. This camp is aimed to develop problem-solving skills through interactive projects that encourage a love for s.t.e.A.m. Family and friends are welcome to the s.t.e.A.m. Grand Finale Art Exhibit on the last day of camp in celebration of the artists’ hard work!
Art Techniques: Drawing and Painting (Half Day) (Ages 7-12)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm
Get ready to use a plethora of art media as you immerse yourself in loads of drawing/painting techniques with fun and innovative subject matter to explore the use of observational skills along with personal creative styles! We will explore drawing and painting as an art process where our young artists learn to develop their sketching and planning skills as they journey through the art world of media and techniques! Artists will use graphite and charcoal to learn about shading three dimensional geometric forms and still life subjects! The science of mixing colors will be taught with the color wheel guiding us through the color theory of the impressionist artists when we paint acrylic French impressionist landscapes and still lives. We will dive into the sea of watercolors and learn the many techniques used by watercolor artists such as Emma Larrson’s and Claire Cowie’s abstract colorful paintings! Our artists will also create lively animal pet portraits using acrylic paint on canvases with creative compositions. Families will be in for a treat when joining us on the final day of our Art Techniques camp to see the masterpieces of our art campers’ beautiful Grand Finale Art Exhibit!
Week 7: August 11th – August 15th
Draw, Paint and Animate (Full Day) (Ages 8-13)
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
Join us for a weeklong artistic adventure where artists will explore a variety of artistic mediums, including painting, sculpture, animation, digital illustration and mixed media. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment, play, and create their own masterpieces in a supportive, hands-on environment. Artists will be inspired by contemporary and classical artists such as Kent Paulette, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama. Artists will take inspiration from their two-dimensional art to create animations and digital illustrations. Students are required to have their own iPad with the Procreate Stop Motion Studio apps in order to participate in this class. However, we do have a limited number of studio iPads available if needed. Please inquire within, first come first serve. Artists and their families are welcome to join us for the Draw, Paint, and Animation Grand Finale Art Exhibit on the last day of camp!
Please have the following apps downloaded upon class arrival:
Procreate ($12.99, one time payment) and FlipaClip (free with ads)
OR
FlipaClip In-App Purchases/Premium Membership (one time payment) *Subscription to premium membership is not required, with this purchase, all ads are removed and Stop Motion Studio (free with ads)
OR
Stop Motion Studio Pro ($5.99, one time payment) *Stop Motion Pro is not required, but with this purchase, all ads are removed.