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Summer Art Camps on the Connecticut Art Trail Now Open for Registration

Several museums on the Connecticut Art Trail have opened registrations for their 2025 summer camps, which give children of all ages a chance to build their creativity and strengthen their artistic skills.

Art-themed summer camps include gallery tours, craftmaking, outdoor activities, and more. Most camps offer weekly sessions, with the ability to sign up for multiple sessions during the summer. Scholarships and discounts are available in many cases.

“Summer camps on the Connecticut Art Trail are an excellent way for both children and adults to discover the art museums in their community,” said Carey Weber, President of the Connecticut Art Trail and the Frank and Clara Meditz Executive Director at Fairfield University Art Museum. These programs offer an immersion in Connecticut’s rich art collections and activities designed to stimulate creativity, and they’re a great way for kids to enjoy the summer.” 

Summer camps scheduled at Connecticut Art Trail museums include:

  • The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art: Camp Aldrich offers sessions for grades 1-3 from July 7-18 and for grades 4-6 from July 21-25
  • American Mural Project: Summer@AMP and Teen Art Studio weekly programs explore a variety of themes including art play, band lab, and outdoor design and build. Available to ages 6-18, running June 23 to Aug. 1 
  • Five Points Arts: Summer Teen Art Labs feature afternoon sessions four days a week from July 7 to Aug. 14. This is a free program designed to help young artists develop a strong portfolio.
  • Florence Griswold Museum: The museum’s weekly summer programs include Wee Faerie Camp (June 10 to July 3), Intensive Camp for Middle School Students (June 23-27), and Art Colony Camp (July 7 to Aug. 8); sessions are available for grades 1-8.
  • Greenwich Historical Society: Art & History Camps offer children in grades 2-8 an interactive experience on this historic campus, with three separate experiences available between July 14 and August 1.
  • Hartford Art School Galleries: The Hartford Art School’s Pre-Collegiate Visual Arts Portfolio Workshop runs July 7 to Aug. 1. This is designed for high school students interested in pursuing an art career and helps them develop a portfolio to apply to art colleges and universities.
  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum: The Summer Art Immersion program runs July 7 to August 1 and includes weekly sessions for ages 5-11.
  • Mattatuck Museum: The School’s Out program has six week-long sessions between June 30 to Aug. 8 and is open to ages 6 and up.
  • MoCA CT: Camp MoCA runs June 16th through Aug. 18 and is open to ages 4-10.
  • Mystic Museum of Art: Junior Studio Camps and Specialty Camps are available to ages 3.5 to 15 between June 16 and Aug. 22.
  • New Britain Museum of American Art: Weekly three day sessions are available for ages 6-12 from July 8-31.
  • Silvermine Arts Center: Summer Art Studio week-long camps run from June 16 to Aug. 22 and are open to ages 3-17.
  • Stamford Museum & Nature Center: Wonder Art Camp and Wild at Art Camp are open to ages 18 months to 3 years old, with two-day sessions available each week from June 30 to Aug. 8.

For more information on individual camps, including updates on registration availability, check the museum website.

Connecticut is a small state with a big arts scene, and you can find world-class museums and cultural sites just a short drive away. Spring is right around the corner, and hitting the road to visit the destinations on the Connecticut Art Trail is a great cabin fever cure. Don’t forget that the Passport-Journal gives you a key to all of these sites, and unlocks several additional benefits as well!