Kids Summer Art Camp

With Teaching Artist Athena Louscher
June 23 – August 29
For Young Artists Age 5–18

A collage of various art projects, including painted stones with animals and nature scenes, a candle, mosaic pieces, and a painted silhouette of a couple under a tree at sunset.
Collage of drawings and sketches of various musical instruments, including guitars, a violin, and a ukulele. A display board with colorful, painted artwork of guitars is also shown, along with musical instruments on a table and clipboards holding sketches of guitars.
A painting with a toucan on a branch with green leaves on a colorful background, a child's drawing of a bird on watercolor paper, and a palette with various colors of paint.
Child's hand creating a colorful drawing of a bird on green paper with pastels, with pastel boxes and a printed picture of a peacock on the table.
A vertical split painting featuring two scenes. The top scene shows a sunset with orange, yellow, and red sky, silhouetted trees, and two people sitting under a tree sharing a moment. The bottom scene depicts a night sky with a full moon, stars, and a snow-covered landscape with a snowman and a snowy tree.

Young artists travel back in time this summer to explore a variety of early art techniques, including the development of illuminated writing, glass art, sculpting and carving. Local teaching artist Athena Louscher guides students in learning about ancient art from around the world and creating a project each day based on the week's theme.

Camp sessions include breaks and unstructured creative time for students, with instructor assistance, and materials are provided. At the end of each week-long session, an in-person or online show celebrates all of the amazing student art created that week.

SUMMER CAMP DATES
June 23rd - August 29th 2025
Monday - Friday, 9AM – 4PM


Three Schedule Options:
5 Full Days, 3 Full Days, 5 Half Days, or 3 Half Days*.

*Half Day Choices: 9AM - 12PM or 1PM - 4PM

Details:

  • Class size is limited to 10 students to ensure individualized attention and a focused learning environment.

  • All materials provided

  • See syllabus & policies on Athena’s website.

  • Students should bring morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack as applicable to their schedule.

  • Dress for mess and bring spare clothes in case of accident.


Pricing:

$700/week = 5 Full Days

$420/week = 3 Full Days

$350/week = 5 Half Days

$210/week = 3 Half Days

Payments for the full summer can be scheduled weekly or monthly. For portions of Summer Camp, after registration you receive a one-time invoice to secure the student's spot and cover a $35 materials fee.

For registration, please visit Athena's website or fill out the form below and Athena will be in touch to coordinate scheduling. For more information, please visit Art for All & All for Art or email Athena with any questions.

All images on this page appear courtesy of Athena Louscher.

Meet Your Instructor: Athena Louscher

I studied art history and mixed media at Cascadia Community College, graduating in 2010. I continued on to graduate in 2013 from Cornish College of the Arts with quadruple focus in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking. I also have experience in altered books and book making.

I have several pieces in private collections around the country and a couple of public works projects.

I create and teach in a variety of techniques for each of my disciplines. My lessons are designed to give my students a comprehensive understanding of art and how it has evolved over time.

My works are subject to the flow of life and it’s ever present chaos that brings beauty, awareness, history, and community out of everything I make.

A woman smiling with glasses, earrings, and a tattoo on her shoulder, wearing a black lace top.