Summer Camp
Telfair Museums Summer 2023 Art Camps
2023 Summer Camp Schedule
CAM Camp! Exploring Telfair’s New Children’s Art Museum
Session 1: June 19-23, Ages 7-10yrs
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Session 2: June 26-30, Ages 7-10yrs
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
One-week half-day camps, 9 am – 1 pm
Members: $185
Non-members: $210
Telfair is pleased to offer camps that will provide a sneak preview of Telfair’s brand-new Children’s Art Museum (CAM) before it opens to the public! This camp will allow us to go behind the scenes at CAM, be the first to try new interactive exhibits, explore impressionist art, and make immersive art installations. This five-day, half-day camp in our new Children’s Art Museum will engage camp participants in projects creating environments using projections, and shadow puppets and exploring design principles such as shape, color, movement, and repetition.
Digital Artist Photography Camp
Session 1: June 26-30 (Ages 10-12 years)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Session 2: July 3–7 (Ages 13-16 years)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
One-week half-day camps, 9am – 1pm
Instructor: Desmal Purcell
Members: $185
Non-members: $210
This half-day camp will spend most of the morning outside. The program will develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the Elements of Art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible during morning hours as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
Youth Art Club Drawing and Painting Camp
Session 1: June 19–23 (Ages 10 -12 years)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Session 2: July 24–28 (Ages 12-14 years)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Instructor: Autumn Gary
9am-1pm
Members: $185
Non-members: $210
This half-day camp is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. The camp will meet outside as much as possible during morning hours as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations through painting and drawing. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space.
Museum Adventures Pre-K Camp
Session 1: May 29–June 2 (Ages 4-6 yrs)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at bradleyk@telfair.org.
Session 2: July 17–July 21 (Ages 4-6)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at bradleyk@telfair.org.
Instructor: Autumn Gary
9am-12pm
Members: $160
Non-members: $185
Stave off the summer doldrums! Exploring Telfair Museums’ three sites and exhibitions has never been so much fun. Each day, participants will tour a new exhibit and learn to create the very same types of art seen in the galleries, finding inspiration with instruction in drawing, painting, and printmaking. Students will immerse themselves in innovative arts lessons taught by professional artists.
Crafters Camp
July 10-14 (Ages 8-11)
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at bradleyk@telfair.org.
9am – 1pm
Instructor: Erica Fulp
Members: $185
Non-members: $210
The Ultimate Crafty Kids Camp is packed with a variety of projects: screen printing, knitting, friendship bracelets, calligraphy, paper crafts, and much more. In this weeklong camp, students will explore and learn techniques in a rich variety of crafts that will inspire and develop their desire to be independent makers.
Art with the Pros
9am – 1pm (Ages 10 – 14)
Session 1: June 5 – June 9
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at bradleyk@telfair.org.
Session 2: June 12-16
This camp is currently full. To join the waitlist, please contact Kip Bradley at bradleyk@telfair.org.
Instructor: Autumn Gary
Members: $185
Non-members $210
Each day, this camp will feature a different local artist providing a unique lesson based on his or her medium. Lunch in Telfair Square and special tours of the galleries are all included. Students will learn to give constructive criticism on their own and their peers’ artwork. This camp explores contemporary art making with some of Savannahs’ most notable art professionals.
