The Charles River Creative Arts Program has been a national leader in the summer multi-arts experience since 1970. Providing and engaging, supportive and electric environment, our dedicated, professionally accomplished staff inspires young artists from diverse backgrounds to explore creative individual expression.

Everything is by choice. Nothing is compulsory. With over 130 exciting courses offered every session, students design a summer that uniquely reflects their passions. While we're proud of our many alumni who have gone on to great success in the arts, we focus fervently on process as the most important product. And we have a ton of fun!

Two 4-week sessions are offered every summer. Students may enroll in one or more sessions.
Session 1: June 25 - July 20
Session 2: July 25 - August 17

CHARLES RIVER Creative Starts
An immersive introduction to multi-arts for children ages 6-8

Charles River Creative Starts provides an opportunity for children ages 6-8 to begin exploring and developing their artistic talents in a welcoming, stimulating environment. Each two-week session features a unique theme, tying together inspiring projects across a wide spectrum of visual and performing arts. With a dedicated Creative Starts staff, space, and resources, budding artists will enjoy the nationally renown CRCAP model, perfectly tailored to their age group. Rather than preregistering for courses, students have the freedom to choose the activities that interest them throughout the session. We offer an age-appropriate balance of choice and structure to encourage experimentation, independence, and creative confidence.

Sessions run every two weeks, from June 25 through August 17.

Welcome to Game Camp USA by Convergenesis, Inc. (est. 2006)

Game Camp USA is a program specifically designed for gamers, especially those considering careers in interactive entertainment. As such, it makes extensive use of gaming PCs and consoles. But the campers do more than play video games; they also learn to create them.

Like other formats of narrative art, video games tell stories using words, images and sounds. Unlike other formats however, they also include rules, challenges and interactions. Development of these unique elements, collectively known as game mechanics, is the focus of the curriculum.

Played competitively are video games in the fighting, first-person shooter, racing and real-time strategy genres; and while participation is optional, the prizes make it well worth the effort.

Maud Morgan Arts is a new (2010) neighborhood arts center in the heart of Cambridge. We offer classes for children and youth after school all year, and a special series of Creative Arts Workshops for 8 weeks in the summer. You can sign up for one week or all eight. The teachers change each week with the focus projects. All are highly skilled and inspiring educators.

Video game design, animation, LEGO robotics, and digital movies are just some of the possibilities for kids in grades 2-8 at Children's Technology Workshop's icamp. Each child creates his or her own experience by choosing an Adventure theme, such as Mission to Mars, Medieval, Fashion Design, or Music Mogul, to develop a story. Then they combine technology applications to make their vision a reality. Every child works on their own projects and laptops, letting them create their own experience working with the stories and technologies that interest them most.

Our trained instructors guide all campers in projects that suit their age, interests, and skill level to ensure a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. We break throughout the day for group and outdoor activities. The week ends with the Friday Showcase of final projects played for parents, and campers take their digital projects home to enjoy and share.

The Young Artist Residency Program 2010 at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts is designed for high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in the Fall of 2010. This intensive program of four-weeks of classes and art-making during July is designed to offer a professional art college experience while living on campus.

A student who applies and is selected to attend will:

*Select a full schedule of classes from over 50 exciting course offerings in the areas of Artistry, Technology, and Professions in the Visual Arts
*Discover Boston, a beautiful world-class city rich in history, the arts, nearby beaches, and consistently ranked #1 of the "Big City College Towns"
*Join a thriving art college community
*Receive 6 college credits for successful completion of courses and enrichment activities
*Earn incentives for applying and enrolling in AIB as a college choice
*Strengthen your portfolio and become the artist you were meant to be
*Learn the high-tech side of art-making by gaining experience with state-of-the-art computer software and hardware

We are particularly excited about recruiting students who live and study abroad to create the most diverse, rich, and creative art-making environment possible.

2010 Young Artist Residency Dates:

Arrival: July 6, 2010
Classes Begin: July 7, 2010
Classes End: July 30, 2010
Art Exhibition: July 30, 2010 (6:00 - 8:00 p.m.)
Departure: July 31, 2010

Application Deadline: May 17, 2010
International Student Deadline: March 12, 2010

We accept applications on a rolling basis. We encourage interested students to apply early.

Students get to choose from a list of art activities that are done in the studio and on field trips

Age 8 - 12

All materials will be supplied.

Classes will start at 9:00am and end at 2:00pm in the afternoon.

Arrangements for special hours are possible for working parents. Please discuss this at enrolment.

Register with code CRED before February 25 to save $100 on full-day camp.

Campers create their own experience by choosing one of 11 adventure themes- such as Mission to Mars, Team F1, Medieval, and Fashion Designer, to name a few- to develop a story for their project. Then they combine technology applications to make their visions reality. Project plans and tutorials help teach about programming and design, and our trained instructors guide all campers in projects that suit their age, interests, and skill level to ensure a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. The week ends with the Friday Showcase of final projects played for parents, and campers take their digital projects home to enjoy and share. Call CTWBoston at 617-395-7527 for more information.

Wild at Art's goal is to provide safe, fun camp that will foster your child's creativity, sense of wonder and understanding of the natural world. Each camp session offers a balance of art and nature exploration along with non-competitive games and free choice activities. Some themes include videoramma, Build It Wild, Aninals of the Night, Fabric Art and Illustration to Animation. Wild at Art is accredited by the American Camping Association. Extended Day is available.

ASA has been offering its outstanding University of Massachusetts-Amherst College Prep program since 1984. We provide hands-on enrichment and college credit courses such as psychology, writing, photography, SAT Prep with The Princeton Review, arts and tennis. Classes are kept to maximum of 12 students to ensure personalized attention and interaction. After classes, our team of dedicated resident assistants organize sports, arts and other fun activities. Students can also sign up for mini-clinics ranging from lifeguarding to leadership training. On weekends, there is a full schedule of trips to Boston, Cape Cod and Newport, as well as main attractions, museums, concerts, sports events. Students interested in learning more about college admissions can sign up for our counseling workshops and Boston college visits. ASA also offers College Prep programs at Oxford (UK), Emory University and UC-Berkeley; College Admissions programs at Columbia U, Tufts U and UC-Santa Barbara; and Study Abroad in Spain, France and Italy. Please visit our website or request a brochure for details about all our programs.

Each day features a new theme — for example, Chinese art and culture, architecture or a behind-the-scenes excursion. Participants work with museum educators and visiting artists to explore creative processes and make original artwork. Art projects incorporate media in 2-D and 3-D formats. Design an exhibition on the last day of each session for family and friends!

Register with code CRED before February 25 to save $100 on full-day camp.

Campers create their own experience by choosing one of 11 adventure themes- such as Mission to Mars, Team F1, Medieval, and Fashion Designer, to name a few- to develop a story for their project. Then they combine technology applications to make their visions reality. Project plans and tutorials help teach about programming and design, and our trained instructors guide all campers in projects that suit their age, interests, and skill level to ensure a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. The week ends with the Friday Showcase of final projects played for parents, and campers take their digital projects home to enjoy and share. Call CTWBoston at 617-395-7527 for more information.

BIMA at Brandeis University is the first residential summer arts institute of its kind for high school students to advance their artistic interests and skills within a Jewish context. BIMA offers an intensive arts opportunity for young people. The program runs from July 2-30 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, just 9 miles west of Boston. BIMA cultivates a vibrant, pluralistic environment for participants to develop artistic skills, to deepen their Jewish knowledge, and to ask questions about the intersection of their identity as Jews and young people committed to the arts.

Our program is geared towards teenagers (currently in grades 9-11) who are dedicated to the arts and interested in Jewish life.

BIMA participants will enjoy:

-advancing their skills in chamber ensemble, jazz, and choral music, painting, creative writing, and acting with professional artists.

-attending world-class cultural events in Boston and the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts.

-focusing on their artistic development, finding new ways to engage Jewish life, and discovering the points where these two passions intersect.


Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. For more information about BIMA, please call (781) 736-8417, or email bima@brandeis.edu.

Drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, all studio arts including fashion and film making are available in an exciting six week educational program for young women. Other campers can elect performing arts with classes in acting, Shakespeare and musical theater along with directing, writing and technical theater.Ballet, modern, jazz and tap are available with NYC faculty for girls with all levels of prior experience. Private singing, instrumental lessons, chamber music, chorus and opera complete the performance program. Campers can balance their days with individual sports or focus on one or more arts programs.

The MFA and Diablo Glass School have collaborated to offer Teen Vacation Camps. Located just blocks from the MFA, Diablo is easily accessible by foot, car or public transportation. Diablo’s facilities offer glass blowing, flame working and kiln forming studios. All camps start with an introduction at Diablo and then a tour of the MFA’s glass collection. At the MFA, we discuss the history of glass, different techniques and artistic inspiration. After that, the teens return to the studio to start their intensive glass studies. Teens chose between Glass Blowing and Flame Working and in the afternoon, they all work in the kiln forming studio to create fused glass pieces.

Register with code CRED before February 25 to save $100 on full-day camp.

Campers create their own experience by choosing one of 11 adventure themes- such as Mission to Mars, Team F1, Medieval, and Fashion Designer, to name a few- to develop a story for their project. Then they combine technology applications to make their visions reality. Project plans and tutorials help teach about programming and design, and our trained instructors guide all campers in projects that suit their age, interests, and skill level to ensure a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. The week ends with the Friday Showcase of final projects played for parents, and campers take their digital projects home to enjoy and share. Call CTWBoston at 617-395-7527 for more information.