Summer Camps Return at Full Capacity

For the first time since summer 2019, The Columbus Museum was able to run our summer camp programs at full capacity. Four summer camps were held over five weeks in June and July, serving youth ages 4-13.

Each summer camp was packed full of fun and educational studio lessons, hands-on art projects, and gallery visits tailored to the developmental needs of the campers. This year, our June camps for ages 4-5 and ages 8-10 focused on learning about lots of different artistic mediums. Campers experimented with textile art, printmaking, sculpture, painting, collage, and more inspired by artworks in the Museum’s collection.

July camps for ages 11-13 and ages 5-7 all celebrated the exhibition Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, which focuses on the lifelong artistic output of the Columbus-born artist. Campers made marionettes, learned about how nature and space travel influenced her artwork, visited with the exhibition curator, and made many of their own masterpieces.

At the end of each camp, families and friends of campers were invited to attend an exhibition at the Museum. Campers loved showing off their creations and talking about their inspiration. The Education Department was thrilled to welcome campers again and watch them progress and grow as artists!