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Thank You for an Incredible Summer Kids Camp!

What an amazing six weeks of creativity, laughter, learning, and friendship! This summer, dozens of young artists filled the Beach Art Center with imagination as they painted, sculpted, experimented, built, and explored new artistic skills. From clay creations and mixed media masterpieces to whimsical sculptures and colorful paintings, it was inspiring to watch their confidence and creativity grow each week.

This program would not have been possible without the dedication of our talented instructors, incredible volunteers, and hardworking staff, who gave so generously of their time, creativity, and enthusiasm to make each day a memorable experience for our campers.

We are also deeply grateful to the businesses and organizations whose generous support helped make this summer such a success.

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Thank You to Our Community Partners

Thanks to the generous support of our scholarship sponsors, more children in our community will have the opportunity to experience creativity, confidence, and connection through summer camp. To Slyce – for generously donating pizza for our End of Summer Celebration and IRB Creamery – for generously donating ice cream for our DuPaul Reception and End of Camp Summer Celebration

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Special Thanks to Our Individual Donors

Beth Flynn

Carol McGlaughlin

Stacy Myers

Lila King

Paul & Patty Zamati

Lynda Hamlett

Susan Harbinson

Registration is open. Secure your child’s place in a summer of artistic discovery!

9:00 am — 1:00 pm

Monday through Friday

Open to children in grades 2 — 8

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Week 1

June 8-12

2D & 3D Animals on Land, Air, And Sea
Instructor: Cindy Willhoite Our Camp Artists will create ( real and imaginary) animals using a variety of upcycled items and art materials: acrylic paint, watercolor, papier-mache, water bottles and even coffee filters! Turtles, flamingos, dolphins, jellyfish OH MY!

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

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Week 2 - SOLD OUT

June 15-19

K-Pop Hunters
Instructor: Jen Perez This specific class is reserved exclusively for maturing artists in grades 4 through 8. Draw and paint a soda pop, create a Derpy cat piece of pottery on the wheel, make a noodle cup, make a tie dye t shirt, make your own microphone, and lots of singing to our favorite songs and more! Join us for a high-energy summer art camp where music, style, fantasy, and creativity collide. Inspired by the bold visuals of K- pop, campers will design characters, create art, and build a world where pop idols secretly battle demons behind the scenes. This camp encourages collaboration, imagination, and storytelling through art—perfect for fans of K-pop, fantasy, and dynamic visual design. By the end of the session, campers will have a collection of artwork that brings their K-Pop Demon Hunter universe to life, blending fierce creativity with star-power style.

$215 Members
$240 Non-members

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Week 4 - SOLD OUT

July 6-10

Cartooning and Illustrating a Party Book
Instructor: Christina Lorenzen Campers will create their own storyline using cartooning skills, drawing, and painting to play with a Party Theme. Artists will have opportunities to learn new techniques in watercolor, collage and cardboard sculpting. This camp is full of surprises, so, come on....Let's Party!

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

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Week 5 - SOLD OUT

July 13-17

Monsters, Fantasy Creatures and Aliens
Instructor: Christina Lorenzen This camp is wide open for your imagination to create creatures using basic hand building skills with clay. Pinching, rolling and coiling clay , campers will create bowls or boxes with creature features. Firing clay pieces and adding glazes will require a pick up time to be arranged after the camp has ended. Details will be provided during camp.

$215 Members
$240 Non-members

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Week 1 - SOLD OUT

June 8-12

Under the Sea
Instructor: Toni McPeek Inventive and creative Sea Creatures emerge in this Ocean Theme Art Camp. Using Clay and Glazes, campers will learn hand building techniques and structural considerations..Final projects include fanciful fish bowls and clay fish, wind chimes and splashy paintings.

$215 Members
$240 Non-members

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Week 3 - SOLD OUT

June 22-26

Crafting Mines
Instructor: Jenn Perez Get your creative mode on and get engaged with exploratory Projects based on the game "Minecraft", creating bit-type artwork, game characters/objects, and more! Campers will jump into the world of Minecraft! We’ll build a colorful collage inspired by the game and build & paint our own piece of pottery. This camp is perfect for creative builders who love to craft and explore!

$215 Members
$240 Non-members

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Week 4 - SOLD OUT

July 6-10

Clay Animation
Instructor: Star Herrington Exploring the magic of Stop-Action Photography, Campers will generate their own Animation Short Films. Campers will build a Main Character for their movie from non-hardening modelling clay, use paper and cardboard to build sets for their films and create Special Effects using the magic of Stop-Action Photography. Class Videos will be made available on the Beach Art Center You Tube site or can be downloaded onto USB (if provided by campers). https://www.youtube.com/@beachartcenter722/videos

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

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Week 6

July 20-24

Flowers and Insects
Instructor: Christina Lorenzen This camp is designed for maturing artists, with the pottery wheel portion reserved for students in grades 4–8. Campers in grades 4–8will learn basic wheel-throwing techniques while creating functional pottery pieces such as bowls, mugs, plates, and piggy banks. They'll also incorporate natural elements into their designs by sculpting flowers, insects, and other nature-inspired details. Students in grades 2–3 are also welcome to enroll. While they will not use the pottery wheel, they will enjoy a variety of fun hand-building clay projects and creative art activities that complement the camp's nature-inspired theme. All clay pieces will be fired and glazed after camp. A pickup time for finished artwork will be arranged following the completion of camp, and details will be provided during the week.

$215 Members
$240 Non-members

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Week 2

June 15-19

Pirates & Treasure Hunters
Instructor: Christina Lorenzen "YoHo! Its a Pirates Life for Me!" Campers will immerse themselves in Pirate lore as they make their own Treasure Map and Pirate costume to wear for fun adventures and , of couse, pirate treasure! This will be a mixed media class with drawing, painting, collage and sculpture instruction.

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

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Week 3 - SOLD OUT

June 22-26

Mix It Up: Painting, Printmaking & Collage Fun
Instructor: Cindy Wilhoite Get ready to paint, print, collage, and create like famous artists! In this fun and colorful camp, kids will explore exciting styles of Modern Art inspired by artists like Paul Klee and Andy Warhol. Campers will experiment with acrylic painting, printmaking, collage, and mixed-media techniques while learning how artists use color, texture, shapes, and imagination to create unique works of art. Perfect for creative kids who love to try new materials, make bold artwork, and explore their artistic style!

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

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Week 5

July 13-17

Up, Up & Away! Art That Flies, Spins & Soars
Instructor: Toni McPeek Discover the science and beauty of the sky through art! Campers will create colorful pinwheels, whimsical hot air balloons, whirly-gigs, rainbow wind chimes, suncatchers and other sky-inspired creations. Young artists will experiment with wind, sunshine, clouds, and weather while using a fun mix of painting, mixed media, and upcycled materials. With hands-on projects and plenty of room for creativity, this camp is perfect for kids who love to build, create, experiment, and discover new mays to make art come to life!

$200 Members
$225 Non-members

Camp Scholarship Program

Thanks to the generosity of our community, the Beach Art Center is proud to offer a limited number of camp scholarships for our Kids Summer Camp program.

Funded entirely through donations, these scholarships help provide children with the opportunity to experience art, creativity, and self-expression—regardless of financial circumstances.

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We are committed to making art accessible to all and are grateful to the donors who make this program possible.

Thank You to Our Scholarship Sponsors

Thanks to the generous support of our scholarship sponsors, more children in our community will have the opportunity to experience creativity, confidence, and connection through summer camp.

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Scholarship Details​​
  • Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis

  • Each child may receive one scholarship for a single one-week camp session

  • Scholarships are available to families who meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the application

Already Registered?

If you have already registered your child for camp and believe you meet the scholarship criteria:

  • You may apply your child for a scholarship toward an additional week, or

  • If approved, we can reimburse your original registration fee for one week of camp

How to Apply

To apply, please download and complete the scholarship application, which includes full details on eligibility requirements and submission instructions.

Email to kidscamp@beachartcenter.org

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(727) 596-4331

1515 Bay Palm Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785, USA

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Hours of Operation:

TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Will Reopen in September - Stay tuned for updates

Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

(See our Class Schedules for Weekend and Evening Class times.)

Parking:

Parking is available in front of the building, at Kolb Park across the street, and in the grassy area behind our building.  Students may also park in the lot between our building and the Indian Rocks Beach Library.​

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Wheelchair-accessible facility and programming. For accessibility questions or accommodation requests, contact our Office Manager, Irene Zafferes at the above phone and email.

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