Summer Camp with Ms Mary 2026
Camp Information
Dates: June 8 - 12 World Art Adventure
June 15 - 19 Mythical Creatures & Magic Worlds
June 22 - 26 Creative Builders Camp (STEAM)
June 13 - 17 Animal Kingdom: Land & Sea Edition
July 20 - 24 Paint Party
July 27 - 31 Sketch Masters
Time: 10 am - 3pm
Capacity: 20 campers
Location: Oakland Arts and Healing, 5735 Shattuck Av, Oakland Ca, 94609
Ages: 6+
Price: $400 per week - materials included
Cancellation Policy: No Refunds after purchase
Health & Illness Policy (COVID-19):
To help keep our camp community healthy, campers should not attend camp if they are experiencing symptoms of illness, including fever, cough, sore throat, vomiting, or other flu-like symptoms.
COVID testing is not required for attendance; however, families are encouraged to test at home if symptoms arise or after known exposure.
If a camper tests positive for COVID-19, families must notify the program. The camper may return once symptoms have improved and they have been fever-free for 24 hours without medication, in accordance with current public health guidance.
Camp Descriptions
World Art Adventure
Travel the globe through art! Kids explore traditional and modern art from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America & beyond using paint, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed-media.
Replacing “the greats” - We can still honor artist but focus more on styles and techniques
* African Masks
* Japanese ink paintings
* Mexican alebrijes
* Australian dot painting
* Indian Mandala Art
Mythical Creatures & Magic Worlds
Young artists bring their imaginations to life as they design dragons, fairies, unicorns, enchanted forests, floating cities, and magical creatures from around the world. This camp blends storytelling with hands-on art, encouraging creativity, world-building, and big imagination through paint, sculpture, drawing, and mixed-media projects.
Think Dragons, unicorns, mermaids and monsters
* Creative designs
* Fantasy maps
* Dragon eye sculptures
* Potion bottle art
Creative Builders Camp (STEAM + Engineering + Art)
Young creators dive into hands-on building challenges that blend science, engineering, and art. Campers design and construct gadgets, creatures, and kinetic art using real STEAM concepts in a fun, accessible way. Perfect for curious kids who love to invent, experiment, and build with their hands. Challenging the relationship between art and science
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Moving art
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Grabbers
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Simple machines
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Spin art
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Splat art
Animal Kingdom: Land & Sea Edition
Kids dive into the world of animals through vibrant, hands-on art! From ocean creatures to jungle animals, desert dwellers, and forest favorites, each day focuses on a different habitat. Artists will paint, sculpt, draw, and build creatures from across the planet while learning fun facts and exploring patterns, textures, and colors in nature.
* Jelly mobiles
* Coral reef mixed media
* Ocean animal drawings
* Sea Turtles collages
* Mermaid & Sea creatures sculptures
Paint Party
A high-energy, colorful week where kids paint every day! Campers explore canvas painting, color mixing, themed projects, large collaborative murals, and creative techniques that make every piece feel like a party. Perfect for young artists who love big colors, big brushes, and big fun.
Project Examples
* Canvas painting
* Tie Dye
* Squirt Gun painting
Sketch Masters Camp - The Art of Drawing
Aspiring artists sharpen their drawing skills through fun, guided lessons in lines, shading, shapes, characters, animals, and imaginative creations. Campers explore a variety of drawing styles—from realistic to cartooning—while building confidence, technique, and their own unique artistic voice.
A fun, skill building drawing camp where kids learn how to draw characters, animals, objects and scenes using simple shapes, shading and creative techniques
* Drawing animals
* Fun carton drawings
* Character design
* Landscape scenes
* Still life drawings
* Fruit drawings
* Self portraits