🎒 Enroll now — slots are filling up fast!•Early-bird pricing ends Sept 12•Weekend of Sept 20–21
Creative Futures Program presents

A weekend where young artists shine.

Two days of music, paint, movement and stage — led by working artists who love teaching. Kids arrive curious. They leave discovered.

Enroll Now → See the Weekend
Only 14 of 120 weekend slots still open
Sept 20–21Sat & Sun
Ages 8–16All levels welcome
Riverside Arts CampusDoors open 8:30 AM
🎻 20+ teaching artistsMusic · Art · Dance · Stage
Child joyfully playing an outdoor xylophone
Teacher and young student playing a musical instrument together
Young girl dancing with a hula hoop
0hands-on workshops
0professional teaching artists
0kids per group, max
0of parents re-enroll
Young girl absorbed in painting at an art table
1:8 artist-to-student ratio in every studio

The Weekend

More than a camp — a launching pad.

The Young Artists Weekend turns two ordinary days into a creative adventure. Kids rotate through real studios, try instruments they've never touched, and end the weekend performing on a real stage in front of family and friends.

  • ✓Small groups, big attention. Every child is known by name — never lost in a crowd.
  • ✓Real artists, real studios. Learn in the same rooms where working musicians, painters and actors create.
  • ✓A final showcase to remember. Sunday afternoon, every camper takes the stage — and takes home a portfolio of the weekend's work.
  • ✓Zero experience needed. Curiosity is the only prerequisite. We provide the instruments, aprons and courage.

Workshops

Four studios. Endless ways to create.

Every camper rotates through all four studios across the weekend — then chooses a favorite for deep-dive sessions on Sunday.

Mentor teaching a child guitar
Studio One

Music & Instruments

Strings, keys, drums and voice. Try them all, then join an ensemble and feel what it's like to play as one.

Child's hands covered in paint
Studio Two

Visual Arts

Watercolor, acrylic and collage in a sunlit studio. Expect color on canvas — and proudly paint-stained hands.

Young girl in motion with a hula hoop
Studio Three

Dance & Movement

From hip-hop basics to contemporary flow — movement games that build confidence as much as choreography.

Kids laughing together outdoors
Studio Four

Theater & Stagecraft

Improv games, character work and the thrill of the spotlight — everyone gets a role in Sunday's showcase.

The Schedule

Two days, packed with magic.

Saturday Discover

  • Check-in & welcome rallyName tags, studio tours, first friends made
  • Studio rotations beginMusic, art, dance and theater — every group tries everything
  • Lunch on the lawnIncluded in tuition — picnic blankets and live acoustic sets
  • Pick your pathCampers choose their favorite studio for Sunday's deep dive
  • Open mic & gallery walkDay one creations on display — families welcome from 4:15

Sunday Shine

  • Deep-dive studiosFocus time in the studio each camper chose
  • Lunch & dress rehearsalFinal polish with teaching artists on the main stage
  • The Family ShowcaseEvery camper performs or exhibits — cameras encouraged!
  • Arts festival & ice creamCertificate ceremony, photo wall and one very sweet send-off
  • Home — inspiredPortfolio in hand, new skills in heart

♿ Fully accessible campus · 🥗 Allergy-aware meals · 👮 Certified first-aid staff on site at all times — parents are welcome all weekend, showcase seating is unlimited.

Getting There

We pick them up.
They come back inspired.

Our signature Creative Futures buses run door-to-door from six neighborhood pickup points — included free with every enrollment.

  • ✓Six convenient pickup points across the city
  • ✓Background-checked, kid-friendly drivers
  • ✓Air-conditioned, seat-belted fleet
  • ✓Text updates at pickup and drop-off
Kids boarding the Creative Futures Program bus

From Parents

Don't take our word for it — take theirs.

★★★★★
“The best summer camp we ever sent our kids to. They talked about it for weeks — and they're already asking about next year.”
MR
Melissa R.Mom of two campers, ages 9 & 12
★★★★★
“Our daughter came home singing, painting and literally dancing around the kitchen. The Sunday showcase had us in happy tears.”
DT
David & Ana T.Parents of Sofia, age 10
★★★★★
“My son picked up a guitar for the very first time that weekend. Six months later he's still playing every day. Worth every penny.”
PS
Priya S.Mom of Arjun, age 13

Enroll Now

Save their seat before the music stops.

Tuition covers both full days, all materials and instruments, lunch, the showcase — and free bus transport.

$149$185early-bird per child
ends Sept 12

Sibling discount: 15% off each additional camper

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