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Arts Summer Camps in Chicago.

14 arts camps in Chicago. Median week: $498; range $275–$550.

Arts camps in Chicago land in three buckets: visual arts (drawing, painting, ceramics), performing arts (theater, dance, music), and a hybrid "creativity camp" track that does a little of everything. The right pick depends on whether your kid wants to deepen one craft or try several.

Top 14 camps

  1. Crowns & the High Seas · Washington Park Pavilion · Ages 3–5 · $73/week
  2. Food Art Camp · Bucktown · Ages 5–12 · $550/week
  3. Big and Little Camp · Bucktown · Ages 5–12 · $550/week
  4. Mixed Media Camp · Hyde Park · Ages 4–13
  5. Special Topics Camp · Hyde Park · Ages 4–13
  6. Lill Street Art Center · Ravenswood · Ages 5–16 · $450/week
  7. The Chicago Academy for the Arts - Summer Media Arts Intensive · The Chicago Academy for the Arts · Ages 11–14 · $497.5/week
  8. The Chicago Academy for the Arts - Summer Visual Arts Intensive · The Chicago Academy for the Arts · Ages 11–14 · $275/week
  9. The Chicago Academy for the Arts - Summer Media Arts Intensive · The Chicago Academy for the Arts, 1010 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Ages 11–14 · $497.5/week
  10. The Chicago Academy for the Arts - Summer Visual Arts Intensive · The Chicago Academy for the Arts, 1010 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Ages 11–14 · $275/week
  11. 3WK CORE FILMMAKING - Chicago · SOCAPA, Chicago, IL, USA · Ages 13–19 · $2165/week
  12. CircEsteem - Circus Summer Camp · Chicago, IL · Ages 6–17 · $450/week
  13. Chicago Glass Collective Teen Glass Camp · Chicago Glass Collective · Ages 13–17 · $550/week
  14. School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Early College Program Summer Institute · School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL · Ages 15–18 · $1908/week

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↘ What to look for

For performing arts, ask whether the week culminates in a performance (and whether parents are invited), how parts are cast, and how much actual stage time each kid gets. For visual arts, ask which media are taught (ceramics vs. just drawing changes the price), what the kid takes home, and whether the camp uses real artist-instructors or rec-staff.

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