Art meets science in Artist Boat’s Summer camp sessions! Campers will experience true science and art enrichment with the creation of Eco-Art and exploration of Artist Boat’s Coastal Heritage Preserve. Each camper will create high quality art projects and explore like a young naturalist. Each week is a different theme. Come for one or come for all!

Be prepared to spend all day outside!

We will be spending all 7 hours of camp in a non-climate controlled barn and outside. Please have your camper dressed appropriately for the weather.

What to bring:

• Show up wearing shoes for walking outside. NO Flip flops, Crocs, or Rainboots!
• Bring at least 64 oz. of drinking water, lunch, and snacks, NO sodas
• Signed waiver

Requirements

Due to the nature of Artist Boat’s new camp curriculum,
the current Eco-Art Camps are open to students that have completed Kindergarten and through the 5th Grade.

Each camp session is limited to 12 campers.

Price
$375 for a week-long session.

Registration required.
Click registration button to sign up.

Your Health and Safety

Artist Boat’s number one priority is the safety of all guests. Artist Boat is committed to following the recommendations from recognized health authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Summer Eco-Art Camp Dates

9:00 am – 4:00 pm Daily

Keep our Seas Plastic Free
June 2^nd – 6^th

Marine Debris is one of the biggest problems our world’s oceans are facing today!
Students will beautify a bucket for Galveston Beaches and participate in a marine debris art contest.

Feathers and Flowers
June 9^th – 13^th

There is no shortage of beautiful birds and flowers to see
at the Coastal Heritage Preserve!  Campers will explore and paint like
John James Audubon, while learning all about the wildlife from the soil to the sky!

Turtle Time
June 16^th – 21^st

Bring your children to have a turtley awesome time learning about
the life of the turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. Campers get to sculpt a
clay coral reef, create a tissue paper turtle shell mosaic, and build a jellyfish in a bottle!

Under the Microscope
June 23^rd – 27^th

Come learn about the unique microscopic world just beneath our nose! Campers will get
hands-on experience using microscopes and learning the different functions,
as well as get the chance to create their very own clay plant or animal cell.

 Sea of Change
June 30^th – July 4^th

Hold on to your hats!
Campers will explore how weather and climate shape our seas and
oceans all around us and create high quality art projects that reflect the
movement seen in nature!

Paint like Van Gogh
July 7^th – 11^th

Van Gogh is famous for his plein air landscape paintings. Students will get to
learn more about this famous artist and experience the joys of
painting landscapes outdoors and making nature journals.

Gulf of Mexico Mania
July 14^st – 19^th

There are so many fun creatures to learn about that live in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sharks and whales, jellyfish, and turtles, and so much more! Students will learn all
about the creatures of the Gulf and bring home a painted portrait of a native species.

Fun Fishing Adventure
July 21^st – 25^th

Spend the week fishing with us! Kids will learn different fishing techniques
like how to seine, throw a cast net, and go crabbing! Students will
also dissect a perch learn the ancient art of fish printing

Shark Tales
July 28^th – August 1^st   

CHOMP!
Your kids can learn more about these misunderstood creatures
that lurk in the Gulf of Mexico through a Dogfish Shark dissection! Kids will
come home with a plaster-sculpted shark head and some clay shark teeth.

Whale of a Time
August 4^th – 8^th

We whaley hope your kids will join us to discover new things about the
gentle giants of the Gulf of Mexico. Campers will create an acrylic painting
on canvas, an ink mono-printing, and build a whale tail out of clay!