REGISTER FOR 2026 SUMMER ARTS CAMPS TODAY!
Summer Camps Keep Kids Engaged
Each summer, Athens Area Council for the Arts (AACA) welcomes hundreds of students to five arts camps exploring visual and performing arts for a variety of ages (5-17).
Want to learn more about our annual summer arts camps? Keep reading!
KIDS ARTS CAMP
Kids who have completed grades K - 6 explore singing, dancing, visual arts projects, and more. Camp ends with a showcase performance during the last hour of camp.
2026 CAMP DATES Week 1: June 1 - 5 Week 2: June 8 - 12
JR. MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP
2026 CAMP DATES June 15 - 26
Campers who have completed grades 1 - 6 pick up the basics of theatre while learning lines and staging for a 30-minute musical. The musical is presented in 3 ticketed performances on Friday and Saturday after camp.
YOUTH THEATRE CAMP
2026 CAMP DATES July 6 - 17
Students ages 11 - 17 work hard during two weeks of acting, stage combat, music, and movement classes all while preparing to premiere a new, original musical in the evening on the last day of camp.
VISUAL ARTS MINI CAMP
2026 CAMP DATES July 20 - 24
Students who have completed grades K - 2 and grades 3 - 5 create daily visual arts projects ending with an exhibit of finished work during the last 30 minutes of camp. (Grades K - 2 meet in the morning, while grades 3 - 5 meet in the afternoon.)
MAKE YOUR MARK CAMP
2026 CAMP DATES July 27 - 31
Artists who have completed grades 6 - 12 study master artists, then create their own artistic expressions. Camp ends with an exhibit of finished work during the last 30 minutes of camp.