Howard County Arts Council's Visual & Performing Arts Camp Offers Fun And Creative Summer Arts Opportunities

Space is still available in Howard County Arts Council's Visual and Performing Arts Summer Camp in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for students entering grades K-7. Campers must be a minimum of five years of age by September 1, 2018 to be eligible for summer camp.

Campers are grouped by age and may enroll for a full or half day. Before-care beginning at 8:00 a.m. and after-care until 6:00 p.m. is also available. Students may choose from age-appropriate visual and performing arts camps including Acting Out!, Bringing Books to Life, Fabric Fun, Shakespeare for Kids, Paintin' Place, The Drawing Zoo: Snake Week, and much more. Camps conclude with an exhibit or performance of student work on the last day of each camp session. HCAC employs experienced teachers who are each aided by 1-3 camp assistants. Classes are limited to 20 campers.

Summer camps begin June 25 and run in one-week sessions through August 24, 2018. Registration is available online at hocoarts.org or by phone at 410-313-2787.

The Howard County Center for the Arts is a multi-disciplinary space including 14 resident artists' studios, two professional galleries, a dance studio, a black box theatre for performing arts, and the offices of the Howard County Arts Council, Ballet Mobile, and The Columbia Orchestra.