Camps
Summer For Kids 2024:
Save the date! Check out the schedule below for our line up of summer camps and workshops.
Registration opens March 25th on Eventbrite.com.
Early Registration opens March 21st for SAMFA Family Members!
Sign up for a family membership here.
Summer Camp Scholarships
If you qualify for free school lunches, you can qualify for a scholarship to one of our camps!
Apply for a Summer Camp Scholarship Here
Information about registration:
- March 3rd: scholarship applications open
- March 15th: scholarship applications close
- March 20th will be notified to know if you received a scholarship
- March 21st: early registration opens - 10 am
- March 25th: open regular registration opens - 10 am
About Early Registration:
If you have a current Family Membership to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, you can access summer camp registration early. To access Early Registration: Email our Curator of Education (Bekah Coleman) at [email protected] BEFORE or ON March 21st with proof of membership (A screenshot of your membership payment, or a membership card)
You will recieve a password to input into Eventbrite to unlock early registration (Starting at 10am on March 21st)
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
Information about Required Paperwork:
When you register for Summer Camps at SAMFA, you will be required to fill out and complete the proper camp paperwork before your child will be allowed to attend camp. This information is important for the safety of all the campers, as well as the Summer For Kids Staff. You will be able to fill out this information completely online, via Airtable. A link will be sent to you once you have registered and paid for your spot in camp.
If you filled out paperwork on Airtable last summer, there is no need to fill it out this summer, but you WILL need to complete registration and submit payment. You are responsible for filing out camp aperwork before your child attends camp. If you do not provide the proper paperwork, your child can be dropped from camp.
What is Art of Nature?
The Art of Nature camps were inspired by the need for increased outdoor experiences for our children. “Nature Deficit Disorder” is a phrase coined by author Richard Louv and refers to the fact that children today spend more and more time indoors and therefore have less of a concept of their natural surroundings and the importance of caring for our earth.
Campers spend their days in activities such as canoeing or fishing on the Concho River, creating learnscapes, hiking, hearing about native plants from a local botanist, creating community art from nature, visiting the Farmer’s Market, and creating healthy snacks. Campers are integrated with technology, science, art, and more interdisciplinary studies with specialist from Angelo State University. By not only experiencing our local natural environment but also reflecting on their own role in caring for our planet through visual art projects, these campers are immersed in this valuable intersection of art and science.
Art of Nature: Quest the Conchos
7-9 year olds June 3rd – 7th and 10-12 year olds June 17th – 21st
The Concho River runs through the heart of San Angelo and through the museum’s backyard. Campers will explore the Concho River with canoe rides and various outdoor adventures.
Key themes: explore and map the Concho River, create portraiture & ceramic art including meeting and working with local artists and musicians.
Art of Nature: River Ramblers
7-9 year olds June 10th – 14th and 10-12 year olds June 24th – 28th
The Concho River’s plant life and wildlife are fascinating to observe and study.
Key themes: West Texas biodiversity, elements of art and nature, local and invasive wildlife/plants, ceramic art, non-point water pollution, studying Physics and entomology with higher education mentors
June 3 - 7 Quest the Conchos (7-9yr olds)
June 10 - 14 River Ramblers (7-9yr olds)
June 17 - 21 Quest the Conchos (10-12yr olds)
June 24 - 28 River Ramblers (10-12yr olds)
Helping Hands 2024
Helping Hands is a family learning program that is designed for 3-6 year olds. Sessions will be one hour long on Saturday mornings, 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Sessions will be led by trained ceramic instructors from SAMFA’s Concho Clay Studio.
Each session is $15 (for 1 adult and student) or $20 (for 1 adult and 2 students) per session. If you have any questions, contact The Curator of Education, Bekah Coleman, via email: [email protected]
Schedule Summer 2024:
June 8th
June 15th
June 22nd
July 6th
July 13th
July 20th
July 27th
August 3rd
Artist Workshops July 2024
Artist workshops at SAMFA are studio-concentrated, fine art programs led by classically trained local artists. Kids will be able to work alongside featured artists in their specialized field to create artwork.
Workshops will be announced as planned and will be held during July. Check SAMFA’s website for updates.
Workshops at SAMFA emphasize the artistic process and allow kids to create using mediums that are not normally introduced until the college level.
SAMFA will announce featured artists and dates/times in July as they are planned.
Click here to read about our Parent Observation Policy
You can see photo albums of each camp on our Facebook page @samfalove
Click Here to take a look at previous SAMFA camps
If you were unable to register for camp, we still offer free programming every Thursday at Art Thursday and every 2nd Saturday of each month at Family Day!
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