Methow Arts Summer Camp
Explore your creativity in these camps led by the artists & writers of Methow Arts.
Each week is themed around a different medium of expression:
Illustration & Storytelling | Sewing | Dyeing & Printing Textile | Animal Drawing | Poetry & Creative Writing
Time inside creating will be balanced by time outside being inspired by our surroundings & taking local field trips.
financial aid is available for summer programs - for more information, email: info@methowarts.org
Storymakers Studio
June 22-26, 2026
$250.00
ages 8-12 years old
Turn ideas into images & images into stories
In this week-long visual arts camp, young artists learn how illustrators turn ideas into images that communicate characters, settings, & stories.
Campers explore drawing, design, & sequential art while creating their own illustrated story or book cover.
Stitch & Dip Creations
July 7-10, 2026
$250.00
ages 8-12 years old
Sew, dye, stitch & tell stories through cloth
Campers will be introduced to natural dye methods using Indigo, dye resist techniques, basic sewing methods, & embroidery.
We will explore how to tell stories using these different mediums & campers will explore how to transform upcycled materials into beautiful works of art.
Methow Musings
Writing Camp
July 13-16, 2026
$125.00
Rising 3rd - 6th grades
Play with words, poems & the world around you.
In this half day summer camp, campers will have some fun with words & explore their inner & outer worlds through writing.
What’s a Pantoum about a Platypus? An Ode to an Orange? A Haiku about the Methow River? Different form & free verse poems as well as local field trips will provide us with inspiration.
Wild Lines: Animal Drawing
Intensive
August 3-6, 2026
$250.00
ages 8-12 years old
Draw the wild, movement, texture & personality!
This camp invites young artists to study & celebrate local Methow wildlife through careful observation, drawing, & sculpture.
Campers learn how artists capture movement, texture, & personality while connecting art-making to the animals that share our valley.
If you live up valley, you can use Trango to commute to these summer camps.
My View: A Nature Journal
July 20-23, 2026
$250.00
ages 8-12 years old
Observe, reflect, & create your own handmade journal.
Campers will be led through a journey of observation, questioning, recording & interpretation with Nick Littman & Maddie James.
Campers will bind their own books which they fill with poems, notes, sketches, paintings & ponderings about their environment & inner-world. Daily practice will involve nature walks, independent reflection time & community building through collaboration & sharing.
Methow Recycles Collaboration
August 10-13, 2026
$250.00
ages 9-14 years old
Create art from what’s left behind!
Students will collaborate, build, & reimagine materials through creative reuse! More details coming soon!