Cincinnati Family Magazine | February 2026

Summer Camp Profiles Summer camp is about more than filling the days; it’s where kids build con- fidence, make friends, and discover new interests. This section highlights a variety of local camps, offering a closer look at programs that provide fun, enrichment, and meaningful experiences for children of all ages.

CAMP ART ACADEMY

Founded 1869 (513) 562-6262

artacademy.edu

engineering, art, and math to craft their projects. Students will learn about and take inspiration from artists across the world in addition to notable AAC alumni as they cre- ate individual and collaborative art projects. By the end of Camp Art Academy, young artists will have helped build a creative community, practiced many new techniques and methods with their instructors, learned invaluable life skills, and shared their sense of self and imagination through storytell- ing. Is your young creative ready to be an artist-in-training? Art provokes thought, encourages expression, and brings people together. Camp Art Academy provides the skills your child needs to be the best artist, thinker, collaborator, and storyteller they can be. Come imagine and build with Camp Art Academy this summer as we study and practice the elements of artmaking and storytelling! Questions? Email us at engagement@artacademy.edu

Camp Art Academy presented by Art Acade- my of Cincinnati College of Art & Design is an esteemed six-week, summertime education- al experience for rising first through sixth graders. Each week has a unique theme and students can attend one week, all six, or any number in between. At the end of each week, students celebrate their artwork with a gal- lery opening for friends and family! Camp Art Academy will encourage your child’s self-dis- covery, teamwork, and expression through an award-winning arts education. We believe in the power of hands-on, studio-based & social-emotional learning, which students will practice while being guided by instruc- tors and collaborating with fellow artists. While your young artist is in training, they will learn both classical and experimental techniques across many disciplines including drawing, painting, textile, sculpture, print- making, illustration, and creative writing. Not only will students have fun applying imagination and creativity each day, but they will also employ skills in science, technology,

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