Students entering grades 1–12 can spend summer vacation immersed in creativity at New Art Center. Our summer art programs in Newton, MA, include children’s art camps and teen studio programs designed to help students build skills, explore new materials, and express themselves through art.
Children’s Summer Art Camps
New Art Center’s kids’ summer art camps are designed for children entering grades 1–6 who want to develop creativity, confidence, and artistic skills at any experience level. Each week, students explore five exciting activities each day, including 2D art, 3D art, performing arts, movement, and clay.
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Teen Summer Art Studios
New Art Center’s teen summer art studios in Newton give students entering grades 7–12 the flexibility to build creative skills in visual arts, ceramics, and digital arts. With two sessions each day, teens can register for one or both sessions and spend focused time developing their skills in a creative studio environment.
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New Art Center welcomes families from Newton, Brookline, Wellesley, Watertown, Waltham, Needham, Belmont, Boston, and surrounding communities looking for summer art programs near them.
Children’s Summer Art Camp Overview
Each week will be packed with 5 exciting activities each day, based on the week’s theme. Every day, students rotate through 4 classrooms with new and exciting projects, perfect for all experience levels, focusing on that week’s theme. No two weeks are the same! We group students by grade and maintain a high teacher-to-student ratio. Register for one or more weeks to give your child access to multiple themes and projects!
Drawing, Painting, 2D
Stimulate the creative process and enhance visual skills! Art techniques in drawing, painting, and printmaking are taught using a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, pastel, collage, or mixed media.
Sculpture, 3D
Create unique and imaginative sculptures! Explore such topics as 3D design, fiber arts, bookmaking, papier-mache, and assemblage, using traditional and non-traditional materials.
Clay
Create in clay! Campers learn handbuilding techniques, including coiling, pinching, and sculpting,g using air-dry clay and one fired clay project.
Performing Arts
Each class offers stimulating group games and performance opportunities. Students experiment with pantomime, improvisation, ensemble work, Steam, and character creation.
Steam
Work on projects focused on the ART in STEAM! Students will learn about various other subjects, including science, technology, engineering, math, and most importantly – how art connects to all of these!
Teen Summer Art Studios Overview
Our teens experience week-long studio intensive programs led by professional artists. Perfect for all experience levels, this is a great opportunity for teens to explore their interest in art, learn new techniques and skills, or build their portfolio. All materials are provided. Our studios are scheduled so that your teen can register for one or more studios in a given week, allowing them to pick and choose the medium they want to explore.
Ceramics Studio
Learn handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques. Fire and glaze your finished pieces.
2D & Digital Arts Studio
Explore the techniques of drawing with various mediums, which may include pencil, charcoal, pastel, etc. Work with a clothed live model during our Figures & Portraits weeks or enjoy plein air painting in our other weeks (weather permitting).
Testimonials
We love the New Art Center so much! Our kid has attended for four years now and we couldn’t be happier. The camp is so well structured and we appreciate that there are a lot of different activities throughout the day, including performance and movement. They come home enthusiastic and happy with a lot to say about their day! Special shoutout to Lunchtime Players, which is always a highlight for them. Can’t wait for the next vacation/summer camp!
-2025 Summer Program Parent
Harlowe liked the theme, moving to different spaces in the school, working with a variety of materials, learning a new skill and feeling she was in a safe space.
-2025 Summer Program Parent
My son said this is his favorite camp in all the camps he did and he wants to sign up for all the weeks next year! I love the organization of it and the high quality of the teachers.
-2025 Summer Program Parent
Engaging, organized, legitimate art curriculum, not just glorified babysitting. My kids came back excited about art!
-2025 Summer Program Parent
My child had an amazing experience at NewArt Camp! The teachers and staff were incredibly welcoming, warm, and supportive. She was very nervous at first, but the welcoming adults, fun schedule, and great art projects made it all fantastic!
-2023 Summer Program Parent
Students in the Kahlo group are hard at work as they construct the towers for their haunted houses.
We liked: The variety of activities and the structure of the program. The quality of the instructors and staff. The different themes each week to keep it interesting for campers who attend more than one week during the summer.
-2023 Summer Program Parent