2022 Summer Camp Guide
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Note: Due to COVID-19 health events, summer camp dates and times are subject to change.
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Dates: June 29 - July 1; July 4-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29
Where: Circus Academy of Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250 per week
Description: A great intro to circus arts or a way to deepen skills for experienced kiddos! Tumbling, theater, juggling, plates, poi, diabolo, stretching, tightwire, STILTS!, trapeze and back this year: SILKS and SLING!!! More..
A Midsummer Summer Camp - Full Day Camp Ages 13-18
Dates: July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Temple of Music and Art - Cabaret Space
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $400. Cost for 2 weeks
Description: Join us for a 2-wk full-day camp exploring classical theater! Dive into all things Shakespeare with workshops in acting, stage combat, technical theatre, scenic & costume design, stage management, commedia dell'arte mask-making, etc., performing a one act of A Midsummer More..
Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Summer CAMP
Dates: July 25-29
Where: Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Academy
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Camp price = $225/week. Camp fee covers all camp activities and art supplies that will give your child a fantastic week of camp. Drop-off 9:30 - 10:00 AM is included. Before/After-camp available daily 8:30 - 9:30 AM & 3:00-5:00 PM for extra cost.
Description: TRAIN/PLAY Capoeira. EXPERIENCE Afro-Brazilian culture. CAPOEIRA = Afro-Brazilian martial arts flowing like dance! Combine strength, flexibility, confidence in fun, challenging kicks, escapes, cool moves FEEL the RHYTHM: Afro-Brazilian PERCUSSION & DANCE SONGS in Portuguese Playing is Winning©️ More..
Dates: July 18-22
Where: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $245 Museum Members/ $265 Non members
Description: Explore colors and how they are perceived (or not!) by both humans and animals. This camp combines art and science, where microscopes and paintbrushes work side by side as we investigate and create a colorful world. More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: Rita Ranch, Tucson, Marana/Oro Valley
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $225 for our weekly themed camps for ages 4 to 11/$475 for our performance 2 week camps including musical theater
Description: When school is out – Drama is IN! We offer different weeklong Tucson kids summer camps for acting and performing arts that are run on half-day and full-day schedules. Our summer camps help children develop fundamental skills that will benefit More..
Dates: July 6-8
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Charcoal is a fast, expressive and forgiving medium, perfect for exploring and learning about the face and head. The concepts and techniques used for charcoal drawing go hand in hand with painting. More..
First Spotlight: A Camp for Young Actors
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $265. for 2 week session
Description: Students age 7-12 will learn acting skills, improv and theatre games, and rehearse a short play to be performed on the last day of camp in front of a live audience. More..
Gotta Dance! Matilda The Musical - Musical Theater Camp
Dates: July 5-30
Where: Gotta Dance Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Before May 5th, $650. After May 5th, $720
Description: This is a month-long musical theater day camp for students ages 7-18. This camp is designed to be a fun and energetic immersion into the world of musical theater. Campers will learn the ins and outs of putting on a More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $175. Week
Description: Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film. More..
Dates: July 11-15
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $175. Week
Description: Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film. More..
Dates: July 18-22
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $175. Week
Description: Students will learn stop-motion animation techniques in a collaborative environment while creating miniature sets, figures, and props with repurposed materials. Each camp cohort will produce a collaborative short animated film. This session is for students ages 13 - 17. More..
Dates: July 18-21
Where: Desert Dance Collective
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $200/week
Description: It's showtime! Build your skills as a triple threat as we act, sing, and dance our way through the week. We will build our own sets and make our own costumes too! Includes vocal lessons, acting games, and a mini More..
Dates: July 20-22
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Learn how to paint animals with acrylics! You will be led step by step through the painting process on the animal designs of your choice, you can even bring in pictures of your own pets. Discover tricks for More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Oro Valley Community Center
Hours: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $165 for the 3 days of camp, includes all supplies.
Description: Come paint expressive and realist portraits in oil paint. You will learn how to mix all manner of skin tones with only 4 colors! And to create 3-D looking faces. You will also learn how to paint More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1; July 4-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5; August 8-12
Where: Playformance
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $275/week
Description: At Playformance, children connect, learn, and PLAY through our active and engaging day camp. We offer a variety of physical play, games, and activities designed for children of all temperaments and athletic inclination. In our amazing 7,000 sq. foot facility, More..
Scamp Camp: Summer of Shakespeare
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: The camp is $225 per week or $850 for the whole month.
Description: Summer of Shakespeare can be either a modular weekly experience or a month-long extravaganza. Each week focuses on a different play: Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Henry IV Part 1, and Winter’s Tale. Scamps can participate in one week, any combination More..
Dates: July 11-14; July 25-28
Where: This n' That Creative Studio
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $240. per week
Description: Kids will enjoy fun-filled days of sewing. Projects will include re-purposing, learning applique, working with zippers, gathering, trims, hand embroidery, hand stitching, buttons and so much more! Open to children ages 7-12. More..
Sewing Camp Creating with Fabric
Dates: June 29 - July 1
Where: Camp Giggle Stitch Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $280.
Description: Creating with fabric, inks, dyes, paints and more! We will have some fun getting our hands dirty creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, and then turning those fabrics into our own works of art! More..
Dates: July 11-15; July 18-22
Where: CUMC room H232
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $170. Price is per week: Monday - Friday, 9am-12pm. Includes all supplies
Description: A fun creative experience for your budding artist. We explore a variety of different mediums and learn several techniques to include acrylic painting, watercolor, clay, mixed media and more! More..
Dates: June 29 - July 1; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29; August 1-5
Where: Alice Chaiten Baker Center for Art Education
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $250.
Description: Inspired by the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum offers summer art classes for ages 5 – 13 to express their creativity and produce original works of art. Each weekly session is led by local teaching artists and art More..
Triple Threat Performing Arts Camp
Dates: June 29-30; July 5-29
Where: Arts Express Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Tuition: $300 a week for 4 weeks. Total cost: $1200 per session (with a 15% discount before 3/31/22)
Description: This summer AET's Triple Threat Camps will produce TWO youth musicals! Our full-day camps embody all you need to be an AET Triple Threat performer: Dance, Music, Drama, and Art. Young performers will also learn stagecraft and perform before a More..