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Summer Camp: Build It Weird #2

BUILD IT WEIRD with Ash Hayford

Week of June 8-12
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

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!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: More Aesop’s (Oh So Slightly) Updated Fables

MORE AESOP’S (OH SO SLIGHTLY) UPDATED FABLES

July 1 & July 6-10

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Mon.-Thurs.), 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Friday)
Ages: Rising 5th – 12th graders

$150 for the week ($125 for 2026 Wilson Arts members)

This play by Kim Esop-Wylie is the sequel to last summer’s hilarious production. Assembling more of Aesop’s classic fables, The Farmer and Her Sons, The Fox and The Crow, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Country Mouse and The City Mouse, into a show that’s fun, fast-paced, and full of surprises.

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: More Aesop’s (Oh So Slightly) Updated Fables

MORE AESOP’S (OH SO SLIGHTLY) UPDATED FABLES

July 1 & July 6-10

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Mon.-Thurs.), 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Friday)
Ages: Rising 5th – 12th graders

$150 for the week ($125 for 2026 Wilson Arts members)

This play by Kim Esop-Wylie is the sequel to last summer’s hilarious production. Assembling more of Aesop’s classic fables, The Farmer and Her Sons, The Fox and The Crow, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Country Mouse and The City Mouse, into a show that’s fun, fast-paced, and full of surprises.

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: Stories Alive

STORIES ALIVE Performing Arts Camp

Week of June 22-26

Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Ages: 6-14

Campers become their favorite storybook characters and create an adventure onstage.

This camp is part of the full day STEAM camp with Imagination Station. There are limited spaces open to non-STEAM camp participants.

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: The Scent Lab

THE SCENT LAB with Shanita Battle

Week of June 22-26

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

In this camp, you will find the art of alchemy! Led by Shanita Battle, campers will explore the process of soap making, create boombastic bath bombs and candle making just to name a few. The sweet smell of success awaits!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: Disney’s Aristocats KIDS

DISNEY’S ARISTOCATS KIDS

Week of June 15-19

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Mon.-Thurs.), 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Friday)
Ages: Rising 2nd – 6th graders

$175 for the week ($150 for 2026 Wilson Arts members)

This camp is at capacity. If interested, please fill out the registration form and select “Please add me to the wait list”.

Ev’rybody wants to be a cat. And now you can. Filling the alleys of Paris are Disney’s favorite felines. This musical stage adaptation has all the tunes and tuna from the classic animated film.

A kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat, and her three little kittens. Laughs and adventure ensue as the greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it’s up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley, and his band of swingin’ jazz cats to save the day.

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: The Portrait Lab

THE PORTRAIT LAB with Heather Stapp

Week of June 15-19

Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

Campers in the portrait lab will explore drawing realistic renderings with creative instruction and drawing techniques from artist Heather Stapp. This camp is great for young artists wanting to hone their sketching techniques using reference photos to make their drawing come to life!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: Art Adventures

ART ADVENTURES with Tiara Taylor

Week of June 15-19

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ages: 5-18

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

In this creative journey led by Wilson Arts staff member and educator Tiara Taylor, 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!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: Painters’ Playground

PAINTERS’ PLAYGROUND with Heather Stapp

Week of June 8-12
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-12

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

Does an afternoon painting exploration sound like music to your ears? Then this is the camp for you! Join artist Heather Stapp as she introduces a variety of painting mediums and techniques for an afternoon of playful painting. This camp is great for beginners wanting to try different mediums, as well as more experienced artists looking to learn something new!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.

Summer Camp: Build It Weird

BUILD IT WEIRD with Ash Hayford

Week of June 8-12
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-18

Cost: $90 or $80 for 2026 Wilson Arts members

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!

CAMP RESERVATIONS

Visit wilsonarts.com/camps for more camp information and online registration or call 252-291-4329.