Camps & Classes

Lux’s popular five-week Summer Art Camp allows kids to explore, make and exhibit art in a museum setting. Each week of camp is based on a different theme or discipline, including Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Mixed-Media. Classes meet three days a week (for a total of 9 instruction hours per week) and feature creative projects, nature walks and studio tours. The camp culminates with a professionally hung art show in the Artist Pavilion, where students invite family, friends and teachers to view work created during the camp. Sessions are available for students ages 6-16.

This year, Summer Art Camp will take place in the new Lux Education Center, a 7,000-square foot facility that fronts El Camino Real, and provides expansive classrooms, plentiful parking and a big backyard.

Summer Art Camp 2012 Schedule: 

*DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND AN OVERFLOW CLASS HAS BEEN OPENED FOR KIDS AGES 7-9*

Ages 6-7
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9am-12pm
Location: Studio 1, Lux Education Center
SOLD OUT: Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (Email education@luxartinstitute.org to be added to the wait list or join the 7-9 overflow class below)

Ages 8-9
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9am-12pm
Location: Studio 2, Lux Education Center

Ages 7-9 OVERFLOW CLASS
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9am-12pm
Location: Studio 3, Lux Education Center

Ages 10-12
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 1:30-4:30pm
Location: Studio 1, Lux Education Center
SOLD OUT: Weeks 2 & 3 (Email education@luxartinstitute.org to be added to the wait list)

Ages 13-16
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 1:30-4:30pm
Location: Studio 2, Lux Education Center

Week 1 (July 10, 11, 12) Drawing: Investigate mark-making instruments including graphite, charcoal and ink to make a series of works on paper.
Week 2 (July 17, 18, 19) Painting: Discover the possibilities of paint--from fundamentals to experimentation and from abstraction to realism.
Week 3 (July 24, 25, 26) Sculpture: See yourself in 3-D with a popular figurine project that utilizes wire armature, clay and paint.
Week 4 (July  31, August 1, August 2) Printmaking: Cut, carve, ink, press and print to create lino-cuts, silkscreen t-shirts and foam prints.
Week 5 (August 7, 8, 9) Mixed-Media: Explore what happens when painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking collide!

Open Studio Fridays: An open studio session is held on Fridays, from 10am-12pm for ages 6-9, and from 2pm-4pm for ages 10-16, to allow kids to make up a class or finish up a project from that week of camp.

Summer Art Camp student art show: Tuesday, August 14, from 5-7pm

Cost:
All five weeks (includes a free camp t-shirt): $580 non-members; $480 members
Individual weeks: $120 non-members; $100 members

To sign up: Click here to register and complete payment online. Click here to download the registration form and submit by fax or mail. Click here to download the Summer Art Camp 2012 flyer.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds or credits will be issued after June 18. However, funds may be allocated to another week of camp if space is available. If a student misses a day of class, a make-up session is available each Friday during camp.

For more information: email education@luxartinstitute.org or call 760.436.6611.

Summer Art Camp Internship
Click here for more information about volunteering at Summer Art Camp.

To apply: Click here to download the Summer Art Camp Scholarship application.

For more information or to recommend a student: email education@luxartinstitute.org or call 760.436.6611.

Support for the Summer Art Camp Scholarship program is provided by the Leichtag Family Foundation, David T. & Dorris E. Staples Foundation and other private donors.