CAMPS
Looking to cultivate your little artist this summer? Discover a variety of offerings to choose from such as dance, fiber art, music, metal smithing, acting, painting, and more through our extensive guide of art-based summer camps. Click on the links below to learn more about each organization’s offering, including dates and fees.
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Ballet Memphis offers a variety of high-quality camps and intensives for a variety of ages, including special themed dance classes such as space, magic and K-pop.
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Buckman Dance Conservatory invites students ages three and up to explore the joy of theater and dance this summer. From kiddos curious about dance and acting to students building resumes and seasoned pros perfecting technique, we will have plenty of fun and opportunities for exploration and growth.
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JUST BE Summer Camp is camp for young emerging artists to explore their artistry, personalities, confidence.
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Experience world-class training during two rewarding and rigorous weeks in Collage Dance’s RAISE THE BAR Summer Intensives!
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The Ettaro Summer Fine Arts Camp is a 4-week learning opportunity that targets middle and high school students. The program allows youth to creatively express their artistic talents and gifts using various forms of art expression--music, drama, visual arts, dance, etc., and apply what they learned through the arts to life situations.
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GPAC offers opportunities for creative self-discovery through half-day summer arts camps in dance, music, and art for ages 3 and up. Camps are designed to stimulate artistic talents and provide enjoyable, enriching experiences.
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Whether your young performer loves the stage or thrives in the camaraderie and creativity that theatre provides, we have a way for them to shine this summer! Explore a variety of summer camps for students entering grades 3 through recent graduates.
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Like You Film Camp invites kids entering grades 3–6 into a hands-on filmmaking experience where imagination meets emotional growth. Campers work in small groups with experienced instructors to explore real filmmaking tools and techniques as they learn to express their ideas — and their feelings — with confidence.
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Join us for art-filled days exploring the galleries, learning from professional artists, and creating bold, hands-on projects in painting, sculpture, photography, collage, and more.
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The Memphis Jazz Workshop Summer Camp enrollment is open to emerging jazz musicians ages 10-18 years old. We are one of the only workshops of this kind in the Memphis area that offers jazz-focused instruction at this level and frequency. Memphis Jazz Workshop is nurturing some of the city’s most talented young people. We focus on discipline, work ethic, music education and ultimately mastery.
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MMI Works summer internship program provides a pathway for high schoolers grades 10–12+ to explore and strengthen their creativity, earn money by working at local arts and music organizations, and gain firsthand experience of what it is to be an arts professional in Memphis.
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MYSP is offering two exciting summer programs this year: Camp Crescendo (June 8–12) for string players ages 7–12, and the MYSP Summer Performance Lab (June 22–26) for intermediate and advanced band and orchestra students. From ensemble playing and technique instruction to masterclasses, audition prep, and inspiring guest artists, each program provides a fun, supportive environment where young musicians can grow, make friends, and have fun!
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Each camp is a week-long and is designed for either elementary (6 to 11 years old), or middle and high school (12 to 18 years old) children. Camp curriculums and daily activities ignite creativity, foster learning, and build community! We provide a safe, creative and inclusive environment for kids to thrive and explore playing various instruments like piano, guitar, ukulele, drums, bass, and singing.
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Metal Marvels is a two-week summer camp at the Metal Museum for middle and high school students aged 12-18. This camp integrates metal art-making with scientific studies like chemistry, mathematics, physics, and engineering. Metal Marvels demonstrates how STEM subjects can be engaging and enjoyable through creative activities such as forging, casting, and enameling.
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These highly engaging and fun-filled summer camps are run by the Teaching and Performing Artists who have crafted themes and activities to include the whole child. Children ages 3 to 11 experience many aspects of putting on a production through dance, music, theater, and crafts. Materials for each camp are provided.
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While we love bringing productions to life for kids to experience the unspeakable joy of performing on stage, it is all of the work that happens behind the scenes that leaves a lasting impression on students. New Day is dedicated to providing opportunities to bring children together to work on a common goal, allowing them to be a part of something that is bigger than themselves.
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This unique collaboration between Opera Memphis and the University of Memphis gives young performers the opportunity to train with experienced professionals in a supportive, collegiate-level environment.
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Perfecting Gifts, Inc. is a creative and performing arts organization that was founded by Sharonda K Mitchell in 2017. Perfecting Gifts Incorporated utilizes a unique approach to developing the talents of our youth and unlocking their maximum potential by fostering leadership, accountability, and synergy among like-minded youth.
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Our Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory welcomes all students interested in theatre, regardless of their previous experience. Participants engage in daily classes and workshops focused on theatre dynamics, voice, dance/movement, and more.
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PRIZM builds diverse community through chamber music education, youth development, and performance.
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All About Me Summer Art Experience is a five-day art camp for kids ages 8 to 11 at ShapeShifter Art School in Memphis. Art educator Lurlynn Franklin is offering this immersive summer camp, giving young artists opportunities to reflect on who they are and to express that visually through different art genres and with the use of a variety of art mediums.
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Looking for a FUN, music-filled summer? Join Stax Music Academy this June for an unforgettable Summer Music Experience. This summer experience for young artists is filled with collaborative music opportunities, live performances, music business and history classes, choreography training, audio engineering, filmmaking, songwriting, and more!
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All levels of experience are welcome for any of TSC’s Summer Camps! We explore voice, movement, dance, and even stage combat! We help campers build an awareness of their voices and bodies, for use in performance. We provide a safe and professionally supervised environment to explore stage combat, where students will be instructed on proper form and technique for entry-level Renaissance weapon use for creating the illusion of violence within the action of a scene.
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This exciting dance camp is designed for elementary-aged kids (rising 1st through rising 6th grade) who love to move and have fun. No experience is needed—just bring your energy and enthusiasm!
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Our goal is to motivate, inspire, and educate the youth in performing arts. Our training is level-based from beginner, intermediate, to advanced as students develop through several genres of dance.
