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415-771-0292
Fort Mason Center. Building C San Francisco, CA 94123

Class & Camp Schedule

Weekly Classes

Camps

SUMMER Side by Side

2-3 years old, with adult co-participant

Wednesdays, June 18 to August 13

11:00am - 12:00pm

9 weeks

$225 for 9 weeks | $35 single day drop-in

Our inquiry-based approach supports an exploratory process in this class designed for toddlers and young preschoolers who are 2-3 years old. Parents/ caregivers participate alongside their child, providing children support as their confidence grows in the art studio.

SUMMER Art Studio I

3-5 years old

Fridays, June 27 to August 15 (no class 7/4)

10:30am - 12:00pm

7 weeks

$225 for 8 weeks | $40 single day drop-in

With a combination of open-studio time and guided activities, we’ll engage students in open-ended, process-oriented art experiences. 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art activities will focus on problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflective dialogue between peers and teaching artists.

Art & Nature

Grades 1 - 5

June 9 - 13

10 am - 4 pm

$575

Explore the beauty of the natural world through the lens of creativity! Combining studio time with outdoor exploration, we’ll transform our observations of nature into creative expressions through painting, sculpture, and mixed-media.

Young Artists Workshop

Grades TK & K

June 16, 17, 18, 20

1 - 4 pm

$220

A special half-day camp for children entering TK or Kindergarten in the fall (ages 4.5-6 years). Each afternoon, we’ll have time for both open-studio exploration and guided art activities designed especially for developing creativity in younger artists. No camp June 19.

MAD Camp (Music, Art & Drama)

Grades 1 - 3

June 23 - 27

10 am - 4:30 pm

FULL

MAD stands for Music, Art & Drama! This multi-disciplinary camp features 2 hours each day with Fort Mason neighbors Young Performers’ Theatre (drama), Blue Bear School of Music (music), and San Francisco Children’s Art Center (visual art).

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Drawing & Painting / Architectural Sculpture

Grades 1 - 5

July 7 - 11

10 am - 4 pm

$575

In the mornings, connect your head, heart, and hands through drawing and painting. We’ll learn how to capture what we observe and use our imaginations to draw and paint the things we wish to see in the world. In the afternoons, we’ll channel our inner architect to build 3-dimensional structures and settings using foamcore, wire, wood, paper and recycled materials.

DIY: Art from Scratch

Grades 1 - 5

July 14 - 18

10 am - 4 pm

$575

DIY means Do-It-Yourself! This week, we’ll make our own art materials that we’ll use for our artmaking. We’ll discover how to make our own paper, build our own drawing and painting tools, create custom rubber stamps, and much more!

Young Artists Workshop

Grades TK & K

July 21 - 25

1 - 4 pm

$275

A special half-day camp for children entering TK or Kindergarten in the fall (ages 4.5-6 years). Each afternoon, we’ll have time for both open-studio exploration and guided art activities designed especially for developing creativity in younger artists

Art & Science

Grades 1 - 5

July 28 - Aug 1

10 am - 4 pm

$575

Approaching visual arts through a scientific lens, we’ll explore basic science concepts through painting, drawing, sculpture, and more. Working both indoors and outside, students will observe and express the wondrous world around us.

Photo Explorers / Books and Boxes

Grades 1 - 5

August 4 - 8

10 am - 4 pm

$575

In the mornings, we’ll discover the art of photo mixed media with digital photography combined with drawing, painting, and collage. In the afternoons, characters, scenery and events come to life! We’ll create books and boxes of different shapes, sizes, and textures as you develop imaginative plots and illustrations to tell your stories.

Printmaking & Sculpture

Grades 1 - 5

August 11 - 15

10 am - 4 pm

$575

In the mornings, we’ll create a variety of images and patterns with collographs, stencils, stamps, and block printing. In the afternoons, creativity comes in 3-dimensions as we build sculptures using paper, wood, wire, clay,and other materials.

Land, Sea & City

Grades 1 - 5

August 18 - 22

10 am - 4 pm

$575

Land, Sea & City is a special art camp that combines creative time in the art studio with walking excursions in the Fort Mason area where we will draw, paint and create art inspired by the natural and built surroundings in our unique location.

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