Art & Pottery Summer Camps

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Our fun and enriching programs are designed to educate, inspire, and entertain your young artists. We believe variety fuels imagination, so each of our camps features a vibrant mix of project themes and art materials. Every day brings new opportunities to explore age-appropriate techniques that spark creativity and encourage artistic growth.

Summer camps offer the perfect setting to dive into bigger, bolder projects—from papier-mâché and batik painting to sculpture and printmaking. For our dedicated campers who return year after year (or week after week!), we carefully catalog each student’s completed work to ensure they’re always creating something fresh, exciting, and new!

Summer Camps in Charlotte

HALF + FULL DAY OPTIONS:

Weekly half day Mixed Media Art Camps (9am-12p or 1-4pm) for ages 4-14 includes painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, printmaking, chalk pastel, & more! $299 / 10% sibling discount.

Weekly half day Pottery Camps (9am-12pm or 1-4pm) for ages 6-14 includes the pottery wheel + hand building! $299 / 10% sibling discount.

Full Day Pottery + Mixed Media Art Camps camps are 9am-4pm, and include lunch time childcare (students bring a light morning + afternoon snack and a lunch). $560 / 10% sibling discount.

HALF DAY & FULL DAY CAMP OPTIONS!

HAPPY KIDS

Each day we send you home with an excited & proud paint-smudged artist & a frame-worthy pile of loot! They might look like they just did the Color Run 5k but on the bright side – no sunburns or skinned knees!

THREE HOUR DROP OFF

Half Day camps are 3 hours a day in the mornings (9am-12pm) or afternoons (1-4pm). Full Day is 9am-4pm (bring a lunch). Drop off, ages 4-14. Pottery starts at age 6. New projects each week!

MULTIPLE UNIQUE PROJECTS

Students create original & unique fine art projects (a mix of open-ended and guided lessons). We have been known to take on some pretty ambitious projects, so clear some wall and shelf space!

SNACK BREAK

We provide a light NUT-FREE snack (goldfish, pretzels or animal crackers). Or send a nut free snack if you have special preferences or dietary restrictions.

LOW STAFF:STUDENT RATIO

Each child feels supported & challenged as we strive to maintain a ratio of 1:8. We always have at least two teachers, regardless of how small the group is.

AGE APPROPRIATE GROUPS

If warranted, artists are separated into age appropriate groups. Students may be using the same materials at the same time but the project and/or techniques are modified for age.

Summer Camp Cancellation Policy

A non-refundable $150 deposit, per child, per camp session, is required to register. The full balance (less your deposit) is due the week before camp. We will send you an email reminder the week before camp with a link to pay the balance due online. If you need to cancel and have already paid for the session, your payment (less the non-refundable deposit) will be refunded in the form of a studio credit if we are notified in writing seven days prior to the start of camp (info@smallhandsbigart.com). There are no studio credits for last minute cancellations less than seven days prior.

If you’d like to change the camp dates & times, please submit a change request via email at least one week prior to the start of camp to info@smallhandsbigart.com, and we will be happy to accommodate your request, space permitting.

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