Registration opens to 2025 Wilson Arts members Tuesday, February 18 at 10 AM.
Registration opens to the public on Tuesday, March 4 at 10 AM.
Get ready for a summer full of creativity and fun! From drawing and sculpting to fashion, acting, and backstage magic, there’s something for every young artist to enjoy.
- Visual Arts Camps: Wilson Arts Center, 204 Nash St. S.
- Performing Arts Camps: Edna Boykin Cultural Center, 108 Nash St. NE.
Our camps are all about learning new skills, exploring creativity, and having a blast in a safe, clean environment with experienced educators.
Member Perks: Sign up as a member today to enjoy discounted rates! Call us at (252) 291-4329 or visit www.wilsonarts.com/membership to join.
Don’t miss out—summer fun starts here!
- Half-Day Camps for Visual or Performing Arts Camps: $90 / $80 for 2025 Wilson Arts members
- Full-Day Performing Arts Camps: $170 / $135 for Wilson Arts members
- STEAM Camp Package (partnership with Imagination Station Science & History Museum): $255 / $230 for members of either organization
Important Camp Info for Parents
- Lunch Bunch: Attending both morning and afternoon sessions? We offer childcare from 12:00–1:00 PM for $25 per child for the week. Lunch is not included—please send your child with a lunch and drink. Look for "Lunch Bunch" on the registration form to sign up.
- Chill Deal: Offered for weeks that performing arts camps end at 3:00 PM but parents/guardians need extra time or if they have siblings with camps at the Wilson Arts Center that won't end until 4:00 p.m.
Note: All camp registrations and ticket sales are final. Refunds are only issued if Wilson Arts cancels the event.
Thank you for helping us keep camp fun and safe!
Week of June 9-13
MUSICAL REVUE
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. OR 1 - 4 p.m.
Ages: 5-7
Location: Boykin Center
Campers will build self-confidence and awareness while rehearsing musical numbers.
June 16-20
FUNKY FLOUR POWER #1 Beginning Baking with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-12
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Calling all budding food artists! Back again this year is one of our most popular camps ever – Flour Power! Campers will learn basic baking techniques and explore different decorating applications with instruction from local cookie artist extraordinaire, Nicole Thomas of Cole Cole’s Cupcakes & Confections. (NOTE: This camp is for beginners)
CHEER FOR ART with Kemiyah Taylor (with Tiara Taylor)
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-10
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Ready? Ok!! This camp is for kids looking to get their cheer on! Instructor Kemiyah Taylor will lead campers through basic steps of cheerleading, create spirit-inspired artwork using a variety of mediums, and bust a move with afternoon dance parties! This camp is for beginners and great for kids who like to create while being active!
THE BIG ONE-OH! JR.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: 9-12
Location: Boykin Center
Camp Performance: Friday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Show Tickets: $5 per person (plus tax)
Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties – that would require friends, which he doesn’t have. Well, unless you count his monster friends, but they’re only imaginary. But now that he’s turning ten—the big one-oh—he decides to throw a birthday party for himself, complete with a “House of Horrors” theme. Of course, things don’t work out as he plans. Will Charley be able to pull it together before the big one-oh . . . becomes the big OH-NO!?
Based on the beloved book, The Big One-Oh! JR. features lyrics by Academy Award-winner (Fame, Footloose) Dean Pitchford, the author of the novel; music by three-time Tony-winner Doug Besterman (The Producers, Fosse, Elf, Young Frankenstein), and a book by iTheatric's award-winning playwright Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, James and the Giant Peach).
June 23-27
FUNKY FLOUR POWER-LEVEL UP! with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
How sweet it is…Nicole is back and offering the next level in baking and decorating! Campers will learn more advanced decorating techniques, dive into creating cake pops and try their hand at other new baking treats! This camp is for kids who already know the basics and want to learn more challenging baking techniques!
MY ARTISTIC SELF with Tiara Taylor
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
In this creative journey led by Wilson Arts staff member and educator Tiara Taylor, our campers will find their own artistic voice by investigating different creative mediums each day – everything from origami and collage to painting and jewelry making! This would be a perfect camp for those who may be new to exploring the creative process – there’s a little bit of everything to try!
ONCE UPON A FAIRY TALE
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. OR 1-4 p.m.
Ages: 5-7
Location: Boykin Center
Campers will become their favorite storybook characters and create an adventure onstage.
ARTISTS' PLAYGROUND with Maddie Murphy
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 8-12
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Does an afternoon of drawing & painting sound like music to your ears? Then this is the camp for you! Join artist Maddie Murphy for some fun & creative instruction in drawing techniques and playful painting. This camp is great for beginners wanting to try different mediums, as well as more experienced artists looking to learn something new!
STEAM Camp Package (Ages 6-14)
In the mornings explore ANCIENT ENGINEERING from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Imagination Station. Imagine a world with no trucks, cranes, or phones during Ancient Engineering STEM camp this summer. How did humans survive the stone age? When did Romans get running water into cities? Why did engineers in India build catapults? Join us in teams as we explore these fascinating topics and use simple tools to come up with creative solutions to timeless challenges!
Staff will then bring students over to the Wilson Arts Center for Lunch Bunch from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Students will need to bring their own lunch and drink.
In the afternoons:
Younger students (ages 6-7) will head to the Boykin Center for ONCE UPON A FAIRYTALE from 1-4 p.m. where campers will become their favorite storybook characters and create an adventure onstage.
Older students (ages 8+) will join artist and instructor Maddie Murphy in the ARTISTS' PLAYGROUND camp for some fun & creative instruction in drawing techniques and playful painting. This camp is great for beginners wanting to try different mediums, as well as more experienced artists looking to learn something new!
June 30, July 1, July 7-11
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, JR.
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 13-18
Location: Boykin Center
Camp Performance: Friday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Show Tickets: $5 per person (plus tax)
A Broadway Junior adaptation of the Tony-winning musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving satire of the Golden Age musical, featuring hysterical numbers and colorful characters.
A man shares with the audience his favorite record - the 1928 musical The Drowsy Chaperone. As he plays the record, the show comes to life in his apartment. Mix in two lovebirds on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and a sleepy chaperone, and you have the ingredients for a show that will have everyone laughing.
July 7-11
FUNKY FLOUR POWER #2 Beginning Baking with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-12
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Calling all budding food artists! Back again this year is one of our most popular camps ever – Flour Power! Campers will learn basic baking techniques and explore different decorating applications with instruction from local cookie artist extraordinaire, Nicole Thomas of Cole Cole’s Cupcakes & Confections. (NOTE: This camp is for beginners)
MY ARTISTIC SELF #2 with Tiara Taylor
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
In this creative journey led by Wilson Arts staff member and educator Tiara Taylor, our campers will find their own artistic voice by investigating different creative mediums each day – everything from origami and collage to painting and jewelry making! This would be a perfect camp for those who may be new to exploring the creative process – there’s a little bit of everything to try!
July 14-18
FUNKY FLOUR POWER-LEVEL UP! #2 with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
How sweet it is…Nicole is back and offering the next level in baking and decorating! Campers will learn more advanced decorating techniques, dive into creating cake pops and try their hand at other new baking treats! This camp is for kids who already know the basics and want to learn more challenging baking techniques!v
PLAY. PAINT. PARTY. With Carmen Bartlett
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
THIS CAMP IS FULL. Please reach out to boxoffice@wilsonarts.com to be placed on the waiting list
Do you have a creative kid who loves to paint, draw, and have a blast experimenting with art techniques? Instructor and artist Carmen Bartlett teaches the fundamentals of art while encouraging each child’s creativity. Campers will be introduced to some of the master’s to expose them to different styles, and then will create their OWN masterpieces to take home!
IMPROV #1
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 15-18
Location: Boykin Center
Use your creativity in this active, fast-paced introduction to improv. You’ll practice the foundations of improv and build inventive storylines with scene partners, plus learn to think on your feet and make bold choices in a supportive ensemble.
IMAGINE IT. SCULPT IT. with Ash Hayford
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Artist and arts educator Ash Hayford will take kids on a 3-D creative journey through different types of materials used in sculpture creation, including air clay, papier-mâché, and forming recycled materials into works of imaginative art. If you can imagine it, you can build it!
STEAM Camp Package (Ages 8-14)
In the mornings explore MAD SCIENCE from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Imagination Station. Join us all week as we explore the many branches of MAD SCIENCE! We'll get hands-on and with experiments from making rockets fly, to elephant toothpaste, and meeting some of our museum animals. It will be a week-long adventure into the world of MAD SCIENCE!
Staff will then bring students over to the Wilson Arts Center for Lunch Bunch from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Students will need to bring their own lunch and drink.
In the afternoons students will join artist and instructor Ash Hayford for IMAGINE IT. SCULPT IT. Students will go on a 3-D creative journey through different types of materials used in sculpture creation, including air clay, papier-mâché, and forming recycled materials into works of imaginative art. If you can imagine it, you can build it!
July 21-25
FUNKY FLOUR POWER #3 Beginning Baking with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 5-12
Location: Wilson Arts Center
THIS CAMP IS FULL. Please reach out to boxoffice@wilsoanrts.com to be placed on the waiting list.
Calling all budding food artists! Back again this year is one of our most popular camps ever – Flour Power! Campers will learn basic baking techniques and explore different decorating applications with instruction from local cookie artist extraordinaire, Nicole Thomas of Cole Cole’s Cupcakes & Confections. (NOTE: This camp is for beginners)
THE WATERCOLOR EXPRESS with Carmen Bartlett
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 8-14
Location: Wilson Arts Center
All aboard the Watercolor Express with artist & instructor Carmen Bartlett and see where your imagination takes you! Campers will learn the basics of watercolor painting as they experiment with different wet and dry techniques while also exploring abstract art, color theory, composition, and layering techniques as they create their own masterpieces.
ARTISTS' PLAYGROUND #2 with Maddie Murphy
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 8-12
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Does an afternoon of drawing & painting sound like music to your ears? Then this is the camp for you! Join artist Maddie Murphy for some fun & creative instruction in drawing techniques and playful painting. This camp is great for beginners wanting to try different mediums, as well as more experienced artists looking to learn something new!
July 1, July 28-August 1
AESOP'S (OH SO SLIGHTLY) UPDATED FABLES
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: 11-18
Location: Boykin Center
Camp Performance: Friday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Show Tickets: $5 per person (plus tax)
This play by Kim Esop-Wylie weaves five of Aesop's most famous fables, The Dog and the Bone; The Tortoise and the Hare; The Lion and the Mouse; The Fox and the Grapes; The Miller, His Son and the Donkey, and The Country Maid into a show that's fun, fast-paced, and full of surprises.
July 28-August 1
FUNKY FLOUR POWER-LEVEL UP! #3 with Nicole Thomas
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
How sweet it is…Nicole is back and offering the next level in baking and decorating! Campers will learn more advanced decorating techniques, dive into creating cake pops and try their hand at other new baking treats! This camp is for kids who already know the basics and want to learn more challenging baking techniques!
IMAGINE IT. SCULPT IT. #2 with Ash Hayford
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 8-18
Location: Wilson Arts Center
Artist and arts educator Ash Hayford will take kids on a 3-D creative journey through different types of materials used in sculpture creation, including air clay, papier-mâché, and forming recycled materials into works of imaginative art. If you can imagine it, you can build it!
August 4-8
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY, JR.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: 6-8
Location: Boykin Center
Camp Performance: Friday, August 8 at 7 p.m.
Show Tickets: $5 per person (plus tax)
The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown is a literary and pop culture phenomenon, delighting readers all around the world. And now, everyone's favorite two-dimensional hero has a new life in The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley JR. Filled with infectious songs and non-stop adventure, Flat Stanley JR. is a perfect show to introduce young performers to the magic of live theatre.
Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, everyday ten-year-old until the bulletin board on the wall above his bed comes loose and falls right on top of him. The next morning, Stanley wakes up flat. In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley — the ultimate exchange student — scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem. He's stamped, posted and cancelled from Hollywood and France to Honolulu and beyond, all in an effort to become a three-dimensional boy once more.
August 11-15
IMPROV #2
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Ages: 12-14
Location: Boykin Center
Create on the spot in this active introduction to improv. You’ll start with the foundations and build on those ideas with your scene partners — going further together than you ever could alone. Overcome stage fright and release any fear of failure as you explore the realm of infinite possibility.
CREATING A CHARACTER
Time: 1 - 4 p.m.
Ages: 12-14
Location: Boykin Center
Invent and play while devising and embodying characters. Learn to make strong choices through stage presence, active listening and engaged body movement, plus develop your physical acting skills.
IMPORTANT CAMP INFORMATION
- Online Registration: Submit forms online with secure payment via Square. Member discounts are available for 2025 contributors—ensure your contribution is current before selecting the discount price.
- Eligibility: Campers MUST meet the specified age range for each camp.
- Registration: To secure a spot, complete the Registration and Health/Permission forms and submit with payment. Spots cannot be held without payment.
- Payment & Refunds: Full payment is required at registration. No refunds for participant cancellations. Registration closes 10 days before camp starts.
- Cancellations: Camps may be canceled due to low enrollment. Notification will be sent by the Tuesday before the camp's start. Full refunds or credits are issued only if Wilson Arts cancels.
- Scholarships: Available based on financial need. Apply online at Wilson Arts Scholarship Application or pick up a form at Wilson Arts. Submit applications at least two weeks before camp starts.
- Check-In & Pick-Up:
- Check-in begins 15 minutes before camp start time (8:45 AM for morning camps, 12:45 PM for afternoon camps).
- Accompany your child inside to sign them in.
- Authorized individuals must sign out campers at pick-up. Late pick-ups (30+ minutes) incur a $10 fee.
- Snacks & Lunches:
- Full-day performing arts campers must bring snacks, lunch, and drinks.
- Campers attending two half-day camps (a 9 AM and 1 PM camp in the same week) can register for the Lunch Bunch option for lunchtime childcare.
For questions, call Wilson Arts at (252) 291-4329.