LogoBrushstrokes
๐ŸŽจAges 5โ€“12 ยท Summer 2026 ยท Limited Spots

Where Will Their Creativity
Go This Summer?

Watercolors under oak trees. Portrait sessions with real instruction. Five-year-olds discovering brushes. Twelve-year-olds mastering light and shadow. All in one magical week.

200+
Kids last summer
8
Weeks of sessions
5:1
Kid-to-counselor ratio
See a Day in the Life
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Loved by 347 families last summer

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Morning Circle
8:30 AM ยท Sketchbooks out
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Today's Project
Plein Air Watercolor
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New painting added!
Lily M. finished her portrait
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4 spots left in Week 3

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โ˜€๏ธA Day at Brushstrokes

From drop-off to golden hour.

Every hour is designed. Every moment is real. Scroll through a single camp day.

Young children sitting in a circle outdoors with sketchbooks, early morning golden light
8:30 AM
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Morning Circle

Sketchbooks & Imagination

Kids arrive to find a fresh sketchbook waiting, their name written in gold marker on the cover. Circle time begins with a prompt โ€” "Draw something you dreamed about" โ€” and the magic starts immediately.

Children painting watercolors at outdoor picnic tables under large oak trees with sunlight filtering through leaves
10:00 AM
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Plein Air Under the Oaks

Watercolors ยท Outdoors ยท Free

Paint-stained picnic tables. Mason jars of brushes catching the sun. Kids discover that the sky isn't just blue โ€” it's twelve colors at once. Counselors wander, encourage, never correct.

Children eating lunch together outdoors, hands painted with colorful art supplies, laughing and sharing food
12:15 PM
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Lunch with Messy Hands

Community ยท Rest ยท Stories

Nobody washes hands before lunch โ€” the paint-stained fingers are a badge of honor. Kids compare what they made, trade snacks, and plan their afternoon project with the focused intensity only children possess.

Older child drawing a portrait with pencil, instructor guiding technique, focused and engaged
2:00 PM
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Portrait Sessions

Real Instruction ยท Real Skills

This is where art camp becomes art school โ€” just with more joy. Instructors teach actual techniques: how to find the light in an eye, how to suggest a smile with three lines. Kids leave astonished by what they can do.

Children proudly displaying their artwork on a clothesline in golden afternoon sunlight, parents looking on
4:30 PM
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The Golden-Hour Gallery

Presentation ยท Pride ยท Pickup

The moment parents arrive to find their child's work clipped to a clothesline, still wet, name spelled in proud wobbly letters underneath. Every piece is displayed. Every kid presents. The air smells like tempera paint and triumph.

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๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจMeet the Instructors

Artists who remember being kids.

All instructors hold fine arts degrees and are CPR-certified. Background-checked. And genuinely, absurdly good with children.

Maya Okonkwo, smiling art instructor with natural hair wearing a paint-stained apron
๐ŸŽจ Watercolor9 yrs

Maya Okonkwo

Watercolor & Plein Air

MFA from RISD. Has taught kids ages 5โ€“16 for 9 years. Believes every child is already an artist โ€” they just need someone to confirm it.

Daniel Park, male art instructor smiling warmly, holding a sketchbook
โœ๏ธ Drawing7 yrs

Daniel Park

Drawing & Portrait

Former animation illustrator turned teacher. His portrait sessions are legendary โ€” kids cry happy tears when they see what they've drawn.

Sofia Reyes, female art instructor with warm smile and colorful clothing
โœ‚๏ธ Mixed Media5 yrs

Sofia Reyes

Mixed Media & Collage

Grew up in an art camp exactly like this one. Now she runs the youngest group (5โ€“7) with a patience and joy that makes parents well up at pickup.

97%
Parents re-enroll
5:1
Kid-to-counselor
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Years running
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๐Ÿ’ฌWhat Families Say

"Best decision we made all summer."

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"My daughter came home with paint in her HAIR for five straight days and begged to go back the next summer. That's the review."

Jennifer Walsh

Mom of Chloe, age 8

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"My son has never shown interest in art. Week two of Brushstrokes he called me at work to describe the portrait he was painting. I had to pull over."

Marcus Thompson

Dad of Jaylen, age 11

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"I gifted my granddaughter a week here instead of a toy. Best decision I've made in years. She still has the painting framed in her room."

Dorothy Greenfield

Grandma of Rosie, age 7

๐ŸฆŠSummer 2026 ยท Limited Enrollment

Their best summer starts with one question.

Two minutes. Five questions. One perfect week of art camp โ€” matched to your child's age, skill level, and schedule.

No payment required ยท Spots fill fast ยท Ages 5โ€“12

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Jun 16โ€“20
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Jun 23โ€“27
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Jul 7โ€“11
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Jul 28โ€“Aug 1
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Aug 4โ€“8
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Week 8
Aug 11โ€“15
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