Youth Programming
Financial need? Fill out an application for the Clay for Kids Scholarship.
Refer a friend and or sibling get you both 5% off the registration.
COVID POLICY:
Masks are optional but encouraged. All visitors are asked to wash hands or sanitize before getting started.
2023 Camp Dates:
NOTE: Registration goes live online 3 months prior to camp start. If you would like to reserve a spot in advance, email us at info@550arts.com with name, age, and parent’s contact information.
All camps are 2:30-5PM.
- Teen CLAY, 10 yo+
- Spring Break: April 24-28
- Summer:
- June 26-30
- July 24-28
- August 21-25
- Teen ILLUSTRATION, 10 yo+
- August 14-18, with Mattea Schevey
- Arts Explorer, 8 yo+
- Summer
- July 10-14
- August 7-11
- Summer
The Details:
In the Arts Explorer camp, students will sample a variety of art forms. We will explore paint, paper, pencil, and clay sculpting.
In the Teen/tween Clay camp, students will work with clay all week, learning the basics of the pottery wheel, as well as various sculpting techniques.
In the Teen/tween Illustration camp, students explore character design through drawing and water color. Campers are welcome to bring previous drawings or characters to build upon.
Other info:
Refer friends or siblings for a 5% discounts!
Please drop off/pick up your child within 5 minutes of the start and end times.
Every year, we offer February, April, and Summer half-day camps in clay, drawing and painting for kids 9+
We will also have 1-day workshop options for families to come in together.
Email us to be notified of when registration opens for upcoming camps.
Kid’s Art Classes
We offer a session every school semester.
Kid’s After School Classes All classes encourage exploration while sharing techniques and skills to form a solid base of understanding for the subject being covered.
Clay for kids 9+ click here
Drawing & painting for kids 9+ click here.
Students under 9 are welcome in 1-day workshops! Students 7-8 are welcome to get a group of 6 or more friends/classmates together and we can discuss hosting a class session just for you (pending availability).
Home School Classes Please contact the studio if you would like to schedule a class for a group of home school kids. With a group of 6 or more students, we can host classes on your schedule (pending teacher and studio availability). Home schooled kids and other alternative education students are welcome to join any of our after school kids classes. 
Parent & Child
NOTE: Online registrations close 24 hours prior to the start of the workshop. However, if a workshop is showing as not available online, call us anyway, because there might still be space for you.
Family Clay Sculpting Workshops: Every project has ample room for customization and creativity, so independent thinkers can take the projects in whatever direction they choose.
The price includes one hand-sculpted piece per person. All ages are welcome, but if the child is 5 or under, parent & child can choose to sculpt a single piece together.
Since the project changes each month, families can participate in multiple workshops and never get bored!
Reserve your space here.
NOTE: This is NOT a wheel throwing class. The wheel is recommended for kids 9+.
Family Pottery Wheel Workshops: 9+ only. Smaller bodies have a difficult time on the wheel, and we don’t want one’s first experience with the wheel to be frustrating simply because of body size!
This crash course on the pottery wheel includes a demonstration, about an hour on the wheel, some time for clean up, and at least one piece finished and fired per person. Extras may be kept for $5 each. Create side by side and have a blast making something that you can eat your snacks out of or drink from! Reserve your space here
Family Clay 5-Day Class Occasionally, we offer this short class for families to learn together. We will sculpt with clay and explore the pottery wheel. The instructor will be focused on giving equal attention to all students, so younger students may need more help from parents. This class is held by request when there is a group large enough (6+ people).