Arts Summer Camps in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Arts Camps
Art, Music, Dance & Theatre Camps are a fun and creative summer activity. Most camps are held at art schools, studios, or museums.

Art Camps

Lascaux Academy (language, art, music) ~ Foster City & Belmont
Our Summer & Winter camps attract students from all Bay Area and overseas every year! We offer high-quality camps with Language and Art Themes (with inspiring fun literature, poetry, fairy tales and music) for students age 3 through 16! We also offer Birthday party and high-quality year-round “Learn Language through Art” class and “Art Class Through Literature".

Camp Edmo ~ San Francisco, Marin & East Bay Locations
Get curious! Join camp voted #1 twice by Bay Area Parent! Entering K-5th graders create Arts & Science activities designed with California Academy of Sciences, Exploratorium, & MOCHA. Wacky weeks include Super Spy, Underwater Wonders, Cosmic Creations, Claytoons, Comic Strips and Toy Stories. 8 locations in SF, East Bay, and Marin.

Camp Edtech ~ San Francisco & Marin
Get Animated! Entering 5th – 9th graders create, direct & edit Rock Out Video, Movie Making & 2D/3D Animation. Taught by industry pros and designed with Zeum. Locations in Corte Madera, Moraga and San Francisco Presidio Heights. Nominated animations featured in Youth Film Festival & MacWorld 2011!

iD Tech Camps ~ Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara University, Sacramento
SUMMER FUN AT NORTH AMERICA’S #1 TECH CAMP! Over 100,000 kids and teens have created websites with Flash®, 3D animations with Maya®, movies with special effects, digital photos enhanced with Photoshop®, video games, C++ and Java programs, iPhone® and Facebook® apps and robots. Ages 7-17 enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at 60 universities nationwide and Canada. This includes Stanford, Santa Clara University, UC Berkeley, Sacramento State, St. Mary’s College of CA-Moraga, UCLA, Harvard, Princeton and MIT. There’s also a Teen iD Visual Arts Academy (Photography, Web Design and Filmmaking!). Save with code WD33.

iD Gaming Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto
Game on and learn from the pros! Teens immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of four courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle). Receive Continuing Education Units. Save with code WD33.

iD Visual Arts Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto and Berkeley
Filmmaking! Web Design! Photography! Teens choose one of three courses: Film Production with Apple Final Cut Studio®, Professional Photography or Professional Web Design. Graduates leave with a portfolio and the tools to excel in the rapidly changing field of visual arts. Go on fun, supervised excursions and visit nearby studios to see how the pros work. Locations include Stanford University, UC Berkeley and McGill University, Montreal. Receive Continuing Education Units. Save with code WD33.

Camp Galileo ~ 21 locations in San Francisco, Marin, East Bay, South Bay and the Peninsula
Voted "Best Camp for Kids" in Bay Area Parent and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Camp Galileo is a summer day camp serving kids in Pre-K through 5th grades. Kids enjoy art, science and outdoor programming every day, wrapped in fun camp traditions and delivered by energetic and experienced staff. Our hands-on curriculum is developed in partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation, de Young Museum and Klutz.

Galileo Summer Quest ~ Oakland, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Saratoga
At Galileo Summer Quest, entering 5th through 8th graders dive into subjects they are passionate about or want to explore. Campers design their perfect summer day, working with expert instructors on in-depth projects and choosing from a selection of inspiring Majors, such as Magazine Makers, Go-Karts and Video Game Design. Campers also participate in two Minors from a varied group of topics, including Sports, Hip-Hop Dance and Science of Explosions.

Sewnow! Fashion Studio ~ Lafayette
Have a fun week in our exciting studio learning fashion design and sewing. Learn new skills, express your creativity, and walk away with unique fashion items. Half or full day, beginner to advanced, summers and other holiday breaks.

Pacific Coast Kids Summer Camp ~ Palo Alto
Pacific Coast Kids offers three camp themes: Jewelry and Artistic Design, Lego®, and Auto & Aero Modeling Camps. Combining fun with learning, our innovative camps will bring excitement to your kids all summer long. For ages 5-9.

Digital Media Academy Summer Computer Camp ~ Stanford, Berkeley
DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals.

Extended Year De Anza College ~ Cupertino
A summer enrichment program for kids and teens entering 1st through 10th grades: classes are for students performing academically at or above grade level. We also partner with the Euphrat Museum of Art to provide art classes taught by working artists with Master's Degrees in Fine Arts.

JCCSF Arts & Specialty Camps ~ San Francisco
JCCSF Specialty Camps, grades K – 8, offer thrilling, in-depth exploration into Musical Theater, Visual Arts, Dance and more. With roles for beginners and veterans, Musical Theater culminates in a performance in Kanbar Hall! Visual Art campers get creative in the studio and also look for inspiration in local landscapes.

Academy of Art University - San Francisco
allARTstudio - San Carlos
Alligator Art Studio - Burlingame
Aran's Art Studio - Castro Valley
Art Attack - Burlingame
Art GrandEyes - San Carlos
Art in Action - Atherton, Burlingame, Campbell, Foster City, Los Altos, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Mateo, and San Carlos
Art-n-Fun - Los Altos
Art Summer - San Francisco
ArtWorks Fine Art Studio - San Francisco
ARt YoWZa - Alameda
Arts, Adventures & Academics - Walnut Creek
ASUC Art Studio - Berkeley
Aurora School - Oakland
Bay Area Discovery Museum - Sausalito
Cabrillo College Summer Academy - Aptos
California College of the Arts Young Artist Studio - Oakland, San Francisco
Camp Brushstrokes - Berkeley
Camp CMC - San Francisco
Camp Edmo - San Francisco, Marin, East Bay
Camp Galileo - 19 Bay Area Locations
Camp Habitot - Berkeley
Camp Scrap & Camp Crop - San Carlos
Camp Zeum - San Francisco
Children's Fairyland - Oakland
Chris Babcock Summer Art Camp - San Francisco
Clever Creators Art Camp - Oakland
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
Creative Connections Camp - Moss Beach
Creative Learning through the Arts Program (CLAP) - San Jose
The Crucible - Oakland
Destiny Arts - Oakland
Digiquest TV & Video Summer Camps - Palo Alto
Digital Media Academy - Berkeley, Stanford
Doodlebug Camp Creative - San Anselmo
Dragonfly Designs Jewelry Making Camp - South San Francisco
Everyday Magic - San Francisco
Fine Arts Camp at Villa Montalvo - Saratoga
Galileo Summer Quest - Atherton
Green Forest Art Studio - Union City
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley
Happy Hollow Zoo Camp - San Jose
iD Tech Camps - Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Morago, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
iD Gaming Academy - Stanford/Palo Alto
iD Film Academy - San Francisco/Berekely
JCCSF Art Camps - San Francisco
KidsArt - Los Altos, Santa Cruz
Kids' Carpentry - Berkeley
Kids N Clay - Berkeley
Kimberly Hardin Art Foundation - Aptos
Laurel Street Arts - San Carlos
Marvegos Fine Art School - Fremont, Saratoga
Mills College Summar Arts Program - Oakland
Montalvo Arts Camps - Saratoga
Mosaic Summer Camp for Kids - Oakland
Museum of Children's Art - Oakland
Ohlone Art Camp - Palo Alto
Out of Site - San Francisco
Pacific Art League - Palo Alto
Pacific Coast Kids Summer Camp - Palo Alto
Park Day Summer Arts Camp - Oakland
Photography Camp with a Pro - Palo Alto
Pixie Hall Studios - San Francisco
Purple Crayon - San Francisco
Precita Eyes - San Francisco
Rainbow Art Studio - Cupertino
Rhythmix Creative Kids Camps - Alameda
Riekes Center Summer Programs - Menlo Park
Renaissance School - Oakland
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
San Francisco Art Institute - San Francisco
San Francisco's Children's Art Center - San Francisco
Sewnow! Fashion Studio - Lafayette
Sewing Summer Camp - San Mateo
SFartsED Summer Camp - Brisbane, San Francisco
Sharon Art Studio - San Francisco
Sora Classic Arts - Los Altos
Stretch the Imagination - San Francisco
Summer Arts Studio at San Jose Museum of Art - San Jose
Summer Fiber Craft Day Camps - San Jose
Summer Studio at Cantor Arts Center - Stanford
Summer Youth Studio at Root Division - San Francisco
Teach Me Art School Summer Art Camp - Fremont
TILT Summer Film Camp - San Francisco
Windrush School Summer Adventures Program - El Cerrito
Young at Art - Cupertino
Young Artist Program - San Francisco
Zeum - San Francisco

Cooking
Cook it in a Cup - Moraga
Cucina Bambini - San Jose
Cuisine and Art Camp - Berkeley, Oakland
EJ's Cookin' with Class - San Francisco
In the Kitchen Summer Cooking Camp - Sausalito
JCCSF Culinary Kids - San Francisco
Junior Chef Cooking Camp - Menlo Park
Junior Chef's in Training - Menlo Park, San Mateo
Kids Culinary Adventures - Belmont
Nutty Cookie Summer Camp - Emeryville
Operation C.H.E.F - San Rafael
Summer Cooking Camps for Kids and Teens - Campbell
Young Chef's Academy - Sunnyvale

Circus Camps
888 Monkeys Summer Arts Program - San Jose
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center - Los Gatos
Rhythmix Creative Kids Camps - Alameda
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Trapeze Arts - Oakland

Dance Camps
AileyCamp - Berkeley
American Dance Training Camp (overnight) - Squaw Valley
Ballet San Jose - San Jose
Broadway Summer Dance Camp - Sausalito
Community Circle Dance Camp - San Francisco
Dance Academy USA - Cupertino
Dance Connection - Palo Alto
Dance Zone - San Jose
Danceversity World Dance Camp - Berkeley
Dancing Loud Toddler and Preschool Camp - Oakland
GRRRLS Dance Camp - San Francisco
Halanda Studio Children's Summer Dance Weeks - San Jose
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
Jam Camp West - La Honda
Kids 'N Dance - Lafayette, Oakland
Levydance Kids - San Francisco
Los Gatos Ballet - Los Gatos
Luna Kids Dance - Berkeley
Mitty Camps - San Jose
ODC School - San Francisco
Poon Ballet Summer Dance Camp - San Francisco
Presidio Dance Theatre - San Francisco
Rhythmix Creative Kids Camps - Alameda
San Francisco Ballet - San Francisco
Show Biz Dance - Menlo Park
Soaring Spirit Dance Studio - Campbell
Star Dance Studio - San Francisco
Tami's Studio II Dance Camp - Castro Valley
U.S. Performing Arts Camp - Stanford
Valley Dance Theatre - Livermore

Etiquette
Looking Good - Morgan Hill

Movie Making
Digital Media Academy Summer Computer Camp ~ Stanford, Berkeley
DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals.

BAVC Teen Video Camp - San Francisco
Camp Zeum - San Francisco
Digiquest TV & Video Summer Camps - Palo Alto
Future Filmaker Workshops - Mill Valley
iD Tech Camps: Digital Video Production - Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis

Music Camps
Groove School of Percussion ~ Santa Clara
Groove School of Percussion is a drum school for children of all ages, giving students a foundation of drumming from fundamentals to live performances. Staffed only by trained professionals with over 30 years of teaching experience.

Camps at Nueva - Creative Academies ~ Hillsborough
Nueva announces Musical Theater with Michael Taylor serving grades 5–8. Participants will create, produce, and perform by utilizing their talents in all areas of a production. In Nueva’s parent/steel drum program for grades 3–8, participants and parents will learn and perform traditional calypso from Trinidad. In stimulating, full-day sessions for grades 3–5, choices include creative arts, traditional Indian dance, steel drums, and West African Drum and Dancing.

Jam Camp West ~ Loma Mar
Jam Camp West is a creative and fun experience, exposing youth to contemporary trends in music and dance along with outdoor activities in a stunning redwood environment. A great alternative to traditional music camps, Jam Camp is an inclusive, supportive program where all classes are taught by ear, offering hands-on group experiences for all levels.

Day Jams ~ Menlo Park
Does your child want to be a Rock Star? Your budding Musician will join a band and write an original song that will be performed live in concert.
NEW! Ultimate Rock Guitar Seminar! For guitarist who are ready for an intensive week of high-level training ages 14-17.

African Drumming Camp - Moss Beach
Bandworks - Dublin, Oakland
Blue Bear School of Music - San Francisco
Camp Zeum - San Francisco
Cazadero Performing Arts - Cazadero
Celtic Music Camps for Kids and Teens - Santa Cruz Mountains
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
Creative Connections Camp - Moss Beach
Creative Strings Camp - Berkeley
Day Jams - Menlo Park
Fiddle Kids - San Francisco
Groove School of Percussion - Santa Clara
Hayward/LaHonda Music Camp - La Honda
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
Jam Camp West - Loma Mar
Jazz Camp - San Jose
Kodaly Chorus Camp at Holy Names University - Oakland
Mitty Camps - San Jose
The Music Place - Campbell, Cupertino, San Jose
Music Studio of Marin - San Anselmo
New Mozart School - Palo Alto
Pacific Boychoir Summer Day Camp - Oakland
The Paul Green School of Rock Summer Boot-Camp - San Francisco
Peninsula Youth Orchestra Music Camp - Redwood City
Piedmont Choirs - Occidental
Pyramind Summer Music Production & Recording Workshop For Teens - San Francisco
Rhythmix Creative Kids Camps - Alameda
Rock the Mic Summer Vocal Worshops - Mill Valley, Novato
Riekes Center Summer Programs- Menlo Park
Santa Rosa Conservatory of Music - Santa Rosa
School of Rock Summer Camp - San Mateo
Sora Classic Arts - Los Altos
St. Paul's Music School - Burlingame
Stanford Jazz Camp - Stanford
Summer Rock Camp 2006 - Palo Alto
Summer Taiko at Stanford - Stanford
VIBO Music - San Francisco

Theatre & Performing Arts Camps
Camps at Nueva - Creative Academies ~ Hillsborough
Nueva announces Musical Theater with Michael Taylor serving grades 5–8. Participants will create, produce, and perform by utilizing their talents in all areas of a production. In Nueva’s parent/steel drum program for grades 3–8, participants and parents will learn and perform traditional calypso from Trinidad. In stimulating, full-day sessions for grades 3–5, choices include creative arts, traditional Indian dance, steel drums, and West African Drum and Dancing.

Resound! Summer Camp ~ Sunnyvale
Resound! is a high-energy, dynamic Christian music theater full-day camp for kids entering Grades 1-6. Activities include singing, acting and choreography, as well as costume, prop and set construction. In addition, campers learn to read music and ring handbells or handchimes through an engaging hands-on curriculum. Resound! is conveniently located in Sunnyvale near the junction of I-85 and I-280, close to the neighboring communities of Cupertino, Los Altos and Mountain View.

Glitter & Razz Productions ~ Oakland
Glitter & Razz celebrates creative kids with theater camps that are collaborative, dramatic, and downright magical. At Glitter & Razz, kids ages 4-10 use drama, visual art, and creative movement to create & perform their very own peaceful and powerful plays that we believe will change the world!

888 Monkeys Summer Arts Program - San Jose
ActSmart Children's Theater - Livermore
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center - Los Gatos
Advanced Acting Academy - Palo Alto
Alameda Civic Light Opera - Alameda
Archbishop Mitty High School - San Jose
Aurora School - Oakland
BAT Improv Summer Camps - San Francisco
Bay Area Shakespeare Camps - several Bay Area locations
Berkeley Playhouse - Berkeley
Berkeley Repertory Theatre - Berkeley
Broadway by the Bay - San Mateo
California Theatre Center - South Bay
California Shakespeare Theater - Lafayette, Oakland, San Francisco,
Camp Shakespear - Los Gatos
Camp Winnarainbow - Laytonville
Children's Fairyland - Oakland
Children's Musical Theater of San Jose - San Jose
City Lights Theater Company - San Jose
Civic Arts Stage Company Drama Camp - Pleasanton
Contra Costa Civic Theater Drama Camp - El Cerrito
Conservatory of Arts at Presentation - San Jose
Creepshow Camp - San Francisco
Damas Performing Arts Camp for Girls - Mountain View
Firehouse Rocks at DLOC - Pleasant Hill
Gavilan STAR Program - Gilroy
Glitter & Razz Productions - Oakland
Grand Lake Montessori Performing Arts Camp - Oakland
Ha Ha This A Way - Berkeley
Hillbarn Theatre Conservatory - Foster City
Hope Musical Theatre - Palo Alto
India Community Center - Milpitas, Sunnyvale
JCCSF Theater Camps - San Francisco
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts - Berkeley
Kids on Camera - San Francisco
Kids Take the Stage - Alameda, Corde Madera, Fremont, San Leandro, San Ramon
Livermore Shakespeare Festival Acting Camp - Livermore
Marin Shakespeare Company - San Rafael
Marin Theatre Company - Mill Valley
The Marsh - San Francisco
Mitty Camps - San Jose
Neighborhood Youth Theater - Castro Valley
Oakwood Summer Performing Arts Camp - Morgan Hill
OnStage Theater Camp - Berkeley
Peninsula Youth Theatre - Mountain View
Pied Piper Players - San Mateo
Piedmont Performing Arts Summer Camp - Oakland
Ray of Light Theatre - San Francisco
Resound! Summer Camp - Sunnyvale
Roy's Magic Camp - Lafayette, Livermore
San Francisco Opera Guild - San Francisco
San Jose Rep Creative Dramatics for Kids - San Jose
Stage Door Conservatory - Berkeley
Standing Ovations Summer Theater Arts Camp - Walnut Creek
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Sunset Learning Center - San Francisco
Theatre in the Mountains - Los Gatos
Theater in the Summer - Campbell
TheatreWorks Playing with Poetry - Palo Alto
U.S. Performing Arts Camp - Stanford
Valley Dance Theatre - Livermore
Willow Glen Children's Theatre - San Jose
Young Actors Theatre Camp - Santa Cruz

Writing Camps
Lekha Creative Writing Camps - San Jose, Redwood City, Oakland, Sunol
Peninsula Young Writers Summer Camp - Redwood City
San Carlos Creative Writing Camp - Redwood City
Take My Word for It - El Cerrito

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