Best Missouri Art Camps Summer 2024-25 Directory

CAMP FACILITIES: We have both online art camps/workshops and in-person camps for our 2021 summer art program. Go to Our Camp Website Link: IchenArtAcademy.com for more information.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Becoming an Ichen Art Academy student means that you have the opportunity to learn from the best art school with a long proven record of success to develop your creativity, foundational skills and artistic talents that will propel you to reach your full potential.

Best Quality Art Program
Since its inception in 1997 (formerly known as Ichen Art Studio), Ichen Art Academy has been putting relentless focus on developing high-quality art programs, reflected through its students’ artworks and measured by its students’ achievements. Many of its art-major students have now gone on to renowned art colleges and most prestigious majors such as CalArt’s Character Animation, ArtCenter’s Entertainment Design and Rhode Island School of Design. Some art-major students from early years have found employments in high-tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Netflix. Similarly, its non-art-major students have been accepted by nation’s top universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and MIT with the help of submission of a strong supplemental art portfolio. By consistently winning large numbers of national level awards in art competitions, Ichen Art Academy students’ skill levels and artworks are among the best in every age group.

Systematic and Comprehensive K-12 Art Education
Ichen Art Academy offers systematic and comprehensive art education to K-12 students and adults. All of its instructors are highly accomplished artists with many years of teaching and industry experience. Currently the following programs are offered
(Click the respective link to view students' artworks from that age group):

--Children’s Creative Art (Ages 5 to 8)
--Chinese Painting and Calligraphy (Ages 8+)
--Drawing and Sketch Level 1-Basic (Ages 8 to 10) Level 1 (Ages 10-11), 2 and 3 (Ages 12+)
--Oil Painting and Watercolor (Ages 12+)
--Digital Art for Beginner (Ages 9+), Intermediate and Advanced Levels (Ages 12+)
--Cartoon, Manga and Character Design (Ages 11+)
--AP Art Prep (Ages 14+)

Art Consultation Service for College Applications
The art counselor team at Ichen Art Academy specializes in helping art-major students prepare strong college art portfolios and apply for top art colleges and majors in the US. The team is also responsible for helping non-art-major students develop robust supplemental art portfolios for applying top private universities.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We partner with Youth Art Foundation, a non-profit organization to help our students develop leadership and utilize their art talents and skills to make positive contributions to their communities.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Ichen Art Academy provides comprehensive and systematic art education for K-12 students on a yearly basis. Please check our curriculum webpage for a detailed description:

Our Camp Website Link: www.ichenartacademy.com

OTHER CAMP INFO: Oil Painting, watercolor, Portrait/Figure Drawing, Illustration, Chinese Painting, Drawing and Sketching, AP Art Boot Camp, Open Studio, Fashion Design, UI/UX Design, Architectural and Interior Design, Animation and Game Design, Digital Art, Creative Comic Books, Manga and Anime, Cartoon and Character Design, Perspective Drawing, Graphic Design, 3D Modeling and much more.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Art Camps for kids ages 5-9:
Our Camp Website Link: www.ichenartacademy.com

Digital Illustration Art Camp for ages 9+:
Our Camp Website Link: www.ichenartacademy.com

Summer Art Workshops for ages 11+:
Our Camp Website Link: www.ichenartacademy.com

CAMP PROGRAM INFO:
Challenge Camp - Campers Get to challenge themselves on our high flying challenge course!

Edge Camp - Camp centered around creative large group challenges. If things like t-shirt cannon skee ball sound fun to you then this is your camp.

Amazing Race - This camp is just like the show. Campers will race through different challenges on site and across the Midwest.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Scholarships are available as needed, visit Our Camp Website Link: www.heartlandcamps.org for more information.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For information, dates, and prices of our overnight and day camp programs visit.

Please visit: Our Camp Website Link: www.HeartlandCamps.org.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We have both year round and summer jobs available. For more information visit Our Camp Website Link: www.heartlandcamps.org.

Heartland also has a year long internship for camp ministry. For more information visit Our Camp Website Link: www.heartlandcamps.org.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: All camps are run by Ignite Learning Academy, a fully accredited online private school serving students in preschool through grade 12. Camp leaders include faculty, administration, and external experts in the areas they will be teaching.

Around the World Camp
Art Camp: Arts & Crafts with Found Objects
Art Camp: Drawing
Art Camp: Painting
Cooking Camp
DIY/Pinterest Camp
Hawaiian Hullabaloo Camp
JavaScript Coding Camp
Leading Ladies Camp
LEGO Camp
Mad Science Camp
Outdoor Explorers Camp
Scratch Coding Camp
Wizards & Magic Camp
Storytime & Craft Camp

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.ignitelearningacademy.com to view the dates associated with each individual camp.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Youth should plan to be online 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays, and to work ten additional hours per week on their projects. Most of the scheduled time is for projects but some of it will be for meetings.

Required equipment: A tablet or phone with a front-facing camera. A video camera or DSLR camera will also work.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 16 - June 29

Tuition:
$240 for non-MNOHS students
$180 for MNOHS students--or free for those who qualify

Please see our web site for more information: Our Camp Website Link: www.mnohs.org

CAMP FACILITIES: The Fine Arts Building has state of the art facilities, and dining halls/dorms with residential advisors will be available to campers.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Students will learn college level skills over a week-long intensive which can be taken as a day camp or overnight camp experience. Meal plans are available for day campers. Dorm stay and meal plans included for overnight campers. All campers are invited to attend a welcome event on June 19th and a closing reception on Jun 24th with friends and family.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please refer to the camp website for further detail
Our Camp Website Link: visualstudies.missouri.edu

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: In Person and Virtual Camp - for students all across the U.S. and other parts of the world.

6 exciting tracks to choose from:

Foundation: Data Science
Master: AI Model building with code
Full Immersion: AI Model and Research
Design Thinking and AI
AI in Business and Entrepreneurship
Beginner: AI with low code/ no code
STEAM in AI Students have the opportunity to work on exciting AI Projects across Industries, Domains and Careers mentored by AI/ ML Engineers and Data Scientists from the Industry.

Exciting News!! STEAM in AI Intensive is coming to Santa Clara University in the Bay Area this Summer. Get a taste of Silicon Valley, Learn AI and do Research. Check out the Commuter and Residential Programs.

STEAM in AI is Developed by former Stanford and UC Berkeley Adjunct Professor, MIT Mentor $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, Data and AI Ethics thought leader from Silicon Valley, Generative AI Ethics Keynote Speaker for the U.S. Military and the California Department of Education.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Students may apply for a need based scholarship. Scholarship is based on a lot of factors including availability of funds. Application does not guarantee a scholarship. Eligibility Criteria: Must be a student living in the U.S., must have a copy of the most recent U.S. IRS Tax Return. Preference will be given to student recommendations by Partner Schools. Our Nonprofit DataEthics4All 501(c)(3) EIN 85-3148963 provides need based Scholarships to Students to participate in the STEAM in AI Program based on the availability of funds.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Start a STEAM in AI Chapter to find all year round opportunities for students to learn artificial intelligence and ethics, leadership and volunteering. Volunteers can even accrue those hours towards the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Learn More: Our Camp Website Link: steaminai.org

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit the Website: Our Camp Website Link: STEAMinAI.org for complete information

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We offer acceptance and love to more than 1,500 campers with special needs and chronic diseases and their siblings. Through adaptive activities, people with physical, intellectual, and/or medical challenges become participants, not observers, in the world around them. They leave Camp Barnabas knowing they are uniquely created to live lives of ability. Over 2,500 volunteers come through our gates every summer to serve these special people. We also hire and train 150-200 of some of the best college students in the country every summer as staff to serve and encourage our campers and volunteers. The experiences that are gained at Camp Barnabas become more than a week at camp, they are life-changing.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We offer a position for our 2nd year and above campers to train in a volunteer position in various leadership positions at camp.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We provide a camper scholarship fund so that we never need to turn a camper away due to financial reasons.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: From August-May we offer a school for our college-aged campers called Barnabas Prep. Barnabas Prep is an independent living-learning experience that is designed to help young adults move closer to reaching their full potential and to guide each student toward a meaningful life of independence and spiritual growth.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
We offer 13 weeks of camp in two locations in Missouri. Each week is divided by age and diagnoses. Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org for complete information.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We look for some of the best college-aged guys and girls across the country to work with our campers and volunteers for a summer. Apply at: Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org.

CAMP FACILITIES: Purdy, MO: We have 16 new cabins with wheelchair accessible showers, recreation/dining hall, outdoor basketball courts, newly remodeled volunteer living, new on-site medical facility with nurse and doctors quarters, media/game building, arts/crafts building, zero entry swimming pool with two water slides, beautiful creek for fishing and canoeing with wheelchair lift to dock, wheelchair accessible treehouse. Shell Knob, MO: Swimming pool with water rings, trapeze, diving boards and water basketball, slip n slide, outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball, barn swing, boat dock on Table Rock Lake with boating, recreational/sports fields, dining hall, recreational hall, pristine lake for swimming, putt-putt golf course

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We offer acceptance and love to more than 1,500 campers with special needs and chronic diseases and their siblings. Through adaptive activities, people with physical, intellectual, and/or medical challenges become participants, not observers, in the world around them. They leave Camp Barnabas knowing they are uniquely created to live lives of ability. Over 2,500 volunteers come through our gates every summer to serve these special people. We also hire and train 150-200 of some of the best college students in the country every summer as staff to serve and encourage our campers and volunteers. The experiences that are gained at Camp Barnabas become more than a week at camp, they are life-changing.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We offer a position for our 2nd year and above campers to train in a volunteer position in various leadership positions at camp.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We provide a camper scholarship fund so that we never need to turn a camper away due to financial reasons.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: From August-May we offer a school for our college-aged campers called Barnabas Prep. Barnabas Prep is an independent living-learning experience that is designed to help young adults move closer to reaching their full potential and to guide each student toward a meaningful life of independence and spiritual growth.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
We offer 13 weeks of camp in two locations in Missouri. Each week is divided by age and diagnoses. Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org for complete information.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We look for some of the best college-aged guys and girls across the country to work with our campers and volunteers for a summer. Apply at: Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: All camp leaders are CPR/Lifeguard certified. Your kids will love this camp, while learning to swim at the same time.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Memberships available, Kids Night Out, Dive-In Movie Nights

CAMP FACILITIES:

Camp Cedarledge is located in Pevely, MO and rolls across 700 acres of wooded hills. It is home to 35 horses, a covered riding arena and horse trails. Camp Cedarledge has lodge, cabin and tent units and hosts Resident, Troop and Day Camp sessions.

Camp Tuckaho is located in Troy, MO and sits on more than 600 acres of beautiful forest. Here, girls build leadership skills by participating in the Outdoor Adventure Course Challenge.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Both Camp Tuckaho and Cedarledge are accredited by the American Camp Association Camps (ACA) which requires us to follow over 300 specific criteria in addition to Girl Scouts of the USA, county and state rules.

All staff are required to go through several background screenings, drug screenings, complete a week of intense training and be certified in First Aid and CPR.

Lifeguards are training and tested through a Red Cross Certified Instructor.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Our camps offer Leader-in-Training, Counselor-in-Training and Advanced Counselor-in-Training.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We have activity scholarships and offer payment plans

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): She and Me for daughter and their favorite female (Mom, Aunt, Grandmother)

Just the 2 of Us for girl and their favorite male (Dad, Uncle, Grandfather)

Labor Day Family Camp for the whole famiy

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Our camps host special events and camping for troops on weekends throughout the year.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Our camps are open to all girls. You DO NOT have to be a Girl Scout to attend our camps.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:

The Camp Adventure Guide, our camp publication, is available online at girlscoutsem.org/campadventureguide.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We currently have openings for Camp Counselors.

Interested parties can email Melissa Niedermann at mniedermann[AT]girlscoutsem.org.

CAMP FACILITIES: Located on a 150 acres with 15 modern cabins with bathrooms. Outdoor swimming pool, air conditioned dinning hall, recreation room, crafts room, nature lodge, activity pavilion, two lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, rifle range, archery range, ropes course, 2 zip lines, horse stables, Health center, tree house located on the Black River.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Taum Sauk has been a leader in camping since 1946. Located in Lesterville, Missouri on the Beautiful Black River. Our caring and skilled staff lead campers through daily activities. American Camp Accredited. Learn more from our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.taumsauk.com.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Campers finishing 9th grade and are 15 to 16 years old can participate in a leadership training program. Hands on activities and training.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Off season rental groups welcome.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Camp Taum Sauk coed private camp for children ages 8 - 15. Transportation is included in the tuition. Winter phone 314-993-1655. Visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.taumsauk.com

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Two Week: June 8 to June 21 $1,900.00
Three Week A: June 22 to July 12 $2,625.00
Three Week B: July 13 to Aug 2 $2,625.00
Five Week: June 8 to July 12 $3,975.00
Six Week: June 22 to Aug 2 $4,700.00
Eight Week: June 8 to Aug 2 $6,050.00

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Summer staff starting at age 18.  Be a part of a caring, and personal staff.  Nine weeks of commitment.  Visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.taumsauk.com to complete a staff application.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our Cabins are modern with electricity, air conditioning and comfortable bunk beds. We have a charming dining hall and recreation hall and modern bathroom facility with private shower and changing areas.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: With over 100 years of experience Camp Wakonda provides campers with the 'Best Week of Their Year'! Helping them grow in self confidence & esteem through positive leadership, progressive skill development and relationship building all done in a Christian culture.

Staff are college age and chosen for their maturity and Christian values. All are certified in First Aid & CPR and 75% are also lifeguards.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We offer a CIT program for campers going into 11th & 12th grades.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: YMCA Camp Wakonda offers both voluntary tiered pricing and Financial Assistance up to 90% based on need.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): YMCA Camp Wakonda offers a Family Camp Weekend each year in early September.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: YMCA Camp Wakonda has a robust Outdoor Education program.
Call 417-830-2131 for more information.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please refer to the Dates & Rates tab on our website.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Summer Camp Counselors must be out of High School for 1 year and love working with children.  No camping experience necessary.  To apply please visit the Summer Staff tab on our website.

CAMP FACILITIES: The camps will be held in New Castle County schools in their computer lab.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: This program can also be delivered through our TUTORING service by appointment during the summer.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
$235.00 for Monday-Friday Camp
Choose the A.M. OR P.M. camp for this fee

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Seeking part-time technology coaches to assist with the summer camp hours. 

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: - Live Zooming and friendship-making time (prescheduled so your family can plan ahead!)
- Off-screen activities for independent play and learning (and naps! and yard time!)
- Hands-on activities with real art materials (art camp should be a little messy!)
- Small group sizes ensure that campers receive high quality instruction and individual attention from their teachers.
- Daily movement and mindfulness exercises integrated throughout the day to get the wiggles out

Camp tuition includes an Art Toolbox mailed to your home and a live exhibition every Friday that the whole family can attend, even those living far away.

Camp Staff:
Katerina Romanenko, Ph.D. Assistant Director of Youth and Family Programs

An experienced educator and visual culture historian, Dr. Romanenko specializes in Museum education, art history, American History, and object-based learning in formal and informal environments. She holds a PhD in Art History from the City University of New York and for more than 15 years teaches art history and works in Museum education. She also holds a BA in Education Sciences and has experience in research, development and implementation of educational programs for different age groups.

Alicia Mino, Art Educator, Manager of the School and Community Programs

An accomplished practicing artists and art educator, Alicia Mino received her Master’s in visual communication from the Metropolitan University of Chile, She spent fifteen years in Italy studying art history, oil painting, and sculpture. She presented in numerous art exhibitions and founded the Mates Art and Design Studio, where she taught drawing, oil/acrylic painting, and sculpture fundamentals for ten years. In 2008 Alicia moved to Philadelphia where she continues to exhibit her work and teaches art.

Lindsey Murphy, Art Educator and K-8 Program Coordinator

An art educator with over a decade of experience in the field of education, Lindsey Murphy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology; concentration in Archaeology from Millersville University, and an Elementary Teaching Certification from Millersville University. She worked as a general education classroom teacher in the Oxford Area School District in Chester County, PA for 8 years, and has worked in PAFA’s education department over the past 11 years creating and implementing numerous museum tours and art making experiences for children and families of all backgrounds, becoming the K-8 Program Coordinator in 2019..

Melissa Hendrixson, Art Educator

Melissa Hendrixson is an artist and art educator who has worked in Museum Education for over five years. She has her Bachelor's of Fine Arts and Studio Certificate from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has gained experience through assisting the coordination and development of various museum programming including family programs, youth art classes, and summer camps. She now works for the School and Community Partnership Program as an art educator where she develops and implements museum tours, school lessons, and community outreach programs to support student learning, parental engagement and visual literacy initiatives.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: It is our sincere desire that no child be denied the opportunity to attend camp because of financial difficulties. Thanks to our generous donors, PAFA is able to offer a limited number of scholarships.

Please email artcamp[AT]pafa.org to receive a scholarship application

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Friday Art Show

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: PAFA offers a year round programs, online and in person for youth and families that engage parents and children with the museum collection and art-making. Our programs inculde art classes for middle school students, afterschool program for kids 6-11, and Sunday Family workshops. please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.pafa.org

OTHER CAMP INFO: Drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, comic books and graphic novels, collage and mixed media, and video arts.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Dates
June 21 - August 13, 8 weeks

Ages: 6-14 (groups: 6-8; 9-11; 12-14)

Mon-Fri from 9am - 3pm each day (except July 5rd).

For camps description, cost and schedule go to the registration website. Our Camp Website Link: www.pafa.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Camp Assistants and Camp Instructors.
Please visit for current job announcements and apply via 
Our Camp Website Link: hr.pafa.org

CAMP FACILITIES: Cub Creek boasts our modern, air-conditioned cabins with private showers and restrooms in each cabin. Each of the 15 cabins comfortably sleeps 16 campers and 4 staff counselors. Camp's newest addition is our large dining hall that allows for all of camp to eat at the same time. The dining hall is also home to some of camp's favorite animals- lemurs! They are housed in an adjacent, glassed enclosure so that campers may see them as they eat! Camp also has a swimming pool, 3 cleared, camp sites, several activity pavilions, 2 ropes course towers, 3 main animal buildings not including our dog kennels and wallaby country, pottery and art studios, and an impressive camp store with snacks, knick-knacks, and apparel.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Counselors at camp are college students or graduates who have an interest in children, animals, and science. All of our staff are trained for two weeks prior to the start of camp so that we can deliver the best possible program. Camp has a long list of activities! Please visit our website for a complete description at: Our Camp Website Link: www.MOScienceCamp.com.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Senior campers (12+) are encouraged to take our CIT program. This is a wonderful start to their leadership training, and prepares them for the ASIT Program at Cub Creek. At our camp, our teen campers who wish to have more responsibility and more animal training, take part in the Animal Specialist in Training (ASIT) Program. Requirements for this program include one year at camp as a camper, recommendations from counselors and staff, and exemplary behavior. Our ASITs work in the animal area with our Animal Team, are leaders around camp, teach and assist in classes,and are a valued part of the CCSC family.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Camp starts June 4th and has four, one-week sessions. Starting July 2nd, campers can stay for two, four, or six week sessions. Please visit our website for a complete list of dates and prices.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Cub Creek Science Camp offers a variety of fun jobs this summer! Most of our staff are counselors who are assigned to a cabin, but also have instructor duties for what we call our "activity periods". Activities include ROPES COURSE (climbing, zip-line, rappelling, big swing, crate stacking, leap of faith), ARCHERY, ARTS & CRAFTS, RIFLERY, ANIMALS (llamas, alpaces, procupines, foxes, lemurs, sloths, parrots, snakes, ferrets, etc), JR. VET, CULINARY,SURVIVAL SKILLS, HIKING, BOTANY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, CAVING, CRIME SCIENCE, plus many more!

We train you here! No prior experience is needed!

Interested applicants may apply for summer camp on our website. The link to the application is Our Camp Website Link: www.mosciencecamp.com

For questions, please contact Ari Farley, camp's Assistant Director at the email, marketing[AT]bearriverranch.com