Summer Pottery Camp

Date and Time

• Mon, Jun 8, 2026 - Fri, Aug 7, 2026  8am - 3pm

Location

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Details

Every week is a different theme! Pottery Camp invites campers to explore the fundamentals of ceramics!

At d’Art Center our mission is to provide unique opportunities for our community to experience the visual arts. Every summer we offer a pottery camp designed for children ages 8-11 (12-14 in select weeks) to watch, learn, create, and enjoy art in an interactive environment.

This year we are offering 8 themed weeks, from June 8th to August 7th, with a break during the June 29th to July 3rd week. Throughout these weeks, campers will learn about different art mediums and techniques from weekly 30-minute demonstrations led by d’Art Artists, create a variety of themed projects that nurture their imagination and encourage creative thinking, and enjoy diverse activities led by special guests, as well as trips to The Chrysler Museum of Art & Perry Glass Studio. Previous guests have included Virginia Air & Space Science Center, Norfolk Master Gardeners, Zeider's American Dream Theater, Push Comedy, Mathnasium, Norfolk SPCA, and more!

Pottery camp combines traditional mud clay, air dry clay and polymer clay due to time constraints for kiln firing. Pieces will either be glazed and fired or air dried and painted with acrylics and sealed.

*Campers cannot be enrolled in Summer Arts Camp and Pottery Camp for the same week(s).

Ages 8-11 (or ages 12-14 in select weeks) years old
Starting June 8th and ending August 7th, 2026
*Break during July 4th week
Monday – Friday, 8:00am-3:00pm
$275 per camper
Registration closes for each week on the Sunday before camp begins at 3pm!

Weekly Themes
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 1, June 8th-12th: Great Outdoors
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 2, June 15th -19th: Across the Universe
*AGES 12-14 ONLY* Week 3, June 22nd-26th: Mythical Creatures
BREAK June 29th - July 3rd BREAK
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 4, July 6th-10th: Animal Planet
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 5, July 13th-17th: Art Across the Ages
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 6, July 20st-24th: Stop-Motion Animation
*AGES 12-14 ONLY* Week 7, July 27th-31st: Deep Sea Explorers
*AGES 8-11 ONLY* Week 8, August 3rd-7th: STEAM (STEM + Art)