Art Summer Camps: Charlotte, NC

They offer art classes for kids in grades 1- 12. Art classes start at a fundamental level and continue on to advanced classes.

At AR Workshop, you can enjoy a wide variety of workshop classes, camps, special events, and more. Youth Summer Art Camp: Morning, Afternoon, and 1 Day camps happening throughout the summer with a huge variety of crafts and projects to select from. Ages 7-14. They also offer special events and birthday parties.

Art Buzz Kids is part of Wine & Design. They offer kids painting classes, birthday parties, art camps, after school art programs, and toddler art.

Summer camp with Art Buzz Kids is week long, half day camp, with June and July options available. Recommended ages vary.

Arts + offers educational instruction in music, visual arts, and community outreach. They also offer birthday party packages and kids/youth/teen camps.
Summer camps at Arts + include camps in music and visual arts. Camps are week long, with camps for PreK and up.
Full day camps are available for older kids. Talent-based scholarships may be available for certain programs.

Classes and camps for kids and adults in Visual Arts.
Summer camps in ceramics, pottery, clay, and visual arts, including camp options for preschoolers, school-aged, and teens.

• Ages: Prek and older
• June & July camps available
• 9 am – 12 pm half-day camps
• Cost: $150-$200+ (depending on the camp)

The Cabarrus Arts Council is an arts nonprofit, offering choir and ukulele summer camps for kids.

For ages 4 – 18, Camp Cannon offers a variety of sessions from arts and academics to sports! Come join us for a summer filled with fun!

Weeklong camps with a wide range of themes for kids. Camp options are broken down by age or grade and include topics and themes like traditional day camp, various sports camps including football, volleyball and soccer, various arts and crafts camps like crochet and papaermache, STEM camps, automotive repair, cooking, theatre, math, babysitter training and so much more.

The Town of Pineville offers Camp Pineville with activities like sports, arts and crafts, games, and field trips
2026 Summer camp runs from June 15 to August 14.
Ages: Rising 1st – 12 years old

$110/residents and $130/non-residents per week
Camp runs from 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, with late stay available for an additional fee.

Central Piedmont Community College offers a wide variety of summer camps for kids from elementary through high school. You’ll find camps that explore careers, art camps, app development, coding, and lots more! Half-day and full-day options, grades 4 through 12.

They offer a faith-based educational program for kids aged Junior Kindergarten to 12th grade. Additionally, they offer a wide variety of themed summer camps during the summer for ages Junior Kindergarten to 12th grade.

Covenant Day School Summer Camps offer weekly camps in Charlotte with full-day and half-day options for a variety of ages. Camp themes include Art, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, College Admissions, Sewing, Theatre, Band, Baking, Science, and more.

Options: Full-day & half-day camps
Themes: Arts, Sports, Academic Enrichment, STEM, and Creative Programs
Ages: Grade 1 – Middle School

Create Your Splat is an art studio where your child can go and sling paint on canvas to make their own creations. They offer field trips, birthday parties, summer camps, and more! Book your splat on their website.

Offers walk-in and DIY art programs, art birthday parties, workshops, art classes, and summer camps.

Summer camps are half-day or full-day, with STEAM based themes.
Ages 5 – 12 are welcome
June and July Camps available
Fort Mill Summer Camp

Week-long summer camps with themes like “Food Art & Storytelling,” “Super Mario Art & PE” and “Inventors Camp.” Camps are divided by age and welcome kids ages 2-12. Day options and week options, 8:30 am to 1 pm.

They offer pottery painting classes for kids and adults including birthday parties, clay hand & foot impressions (first Wednesday of every month by reservation only), weekly toddler paint and read classes, adult parties, corporate events, and more. Their birthday party packages start at $290 and include balloons, party supplies and decorations, and pottery pieces to paint for 8 guests. You can add-on additional pieces for $35 per guest.

Hands Create offers fine art summer camps for children ages TK-8th grade.
Weekly summer camps run from June through August 9th, with various themes and age groups per camp.

Note from McColl Center for 2026: “This summer, we will not be offering summer camps. Families seeking summer camp opportunities are encouraged to connect with our cultural partner, Arts+, via email at info@artsplus.org or by phone at 704-377-4187.”

Week-long art camp options in mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, painting, and more.

Ages: 2nd – 8th grader
Full-day art camps

Mecklenburg County Parks and Rec offers adult and youth sports teams.

They also offer kids and teen summer camps! Summer camp registration begins each March, with dozens of options to choose from.

Noah’s Art has three locations across Charlotte. They offer art classes, birthday parties, a mobile studio, summer camps, and more. They offer parties in-studio and mobile parties. You can contact them on their website to book your party and learn more about pricing.

Art studio in Charlotte that offers art classes for kids!

Also offers full day and half day art camps for children ages 4-14
Kids will learn about mixed media arts and pottery, depending on the camp chosen.

Full day camp is 9 am – 4 pm. June, July, and August camps available.

Summer at Providence offers a wide variety of both full-day and half-day camps for kids that cover a wide variety of themes. Kids can choose week-long camps like traditional summer play camps, soccer, football, technology, tennis, crafts, theater, and more. Summer at Providence is open to kids 4 through 18 years old.

Wildcat Summer Camp offers a wide variety of themed summer camps for kids in K through 8th grade. Camps are offered both half-day and full-day throughout the summer. Campers do not have to be students at the school.

A variety of summer camps that are academic and fun.

STEM, space, theatre, and more.
Cool School (rising grades 1 -4)
49er Minors (rising grades 5-8)
Niner Academy (rising grade 9-12)

June, July, and August camps are available
Monday – Friday
Full-day summer camps

Read the class descriptions on their website.

YMCA of Greater Charlotte & Ballantyne Arts Center offer year-round classes and summer day camps in Charlotte, NC for ages 2–17. Programs include dance, theatre, visual arts, aquatics, athletics, and youth sports.

Summer Camp Themes: Basketball, All Sports, Aquanaut, Cheer, Cooking, Baseball/T-Ball, Bowling, Dance, Art Experience, and more.

Ages: 2–17
Hours: 7 am – 6 pm
Locations: 13 YMCA branches near Charlotte