We’re gearing up for a fantastic summer full of all the arts. SummerArts Camp at Ross Creek is a program dedicated to fully engaging your child and giving them amazing new skills.
Far more than an ordinary camp, Ross Creek gives your child all the advantages of an amazing art program with the rec and atmosphere of a camp all on an incredible site overlooking the Bay of Fundy.
With organic gardens and professional artist studios, for city kids from around the world or country kids from down the road, Ross Creek provides an unrivaled program.
At Ross Creek we provide an amazing art day taught by professional artists and a great camp experience for kids on our 178 acres of field and forest, led by our fabulous counsellors. Whether exploring the world of making, or make-believe, drumming or dancing, making movies, or making monsters on paper, our camps have something for every kid! Kids get outside each day, and explore our gorgeous landscape as part of their program.
Our Intermediate campers have a choice of continuing with thematic weeks or beginning to explore a particular art form in more depth, learning from our professional artists and gaining new skills while still focused on the creative exploration of the world, through the arts.
SummerArts day camps are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Campers ages 7+ have can add Thursday overnight as an option. Limited bussing is available on a first come basis.
July 03-04 (2-Day Camps)
Dynamic Designer
This two-day program is all about the beauty of human design – old school – bringing in great examples from around the world, we’ll design posters together in an explosion of creativity!
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Paper Play! – Writing, bookmaking, and the paper arts!
Explore the beauty of the book – each camper will make a poem and create a book to put it in in this very special two-day course.
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Sculpt It!
Hold on to your wildest dreams in this hands-on workshop. Explore different sculpture techniques, tools, and materials to create marvelous 3D artwork inspired by fabulous stories and our natural environment . We’ll be inspired by artworks from across history and around the world. Learning about armatures, models, assemblage and more, each camper will have a sculpture to bring home in this two-day workshop.
July 07-11
Animation Nation 1
We’ll spend a week with an animator who works in the industry, and go from initial concept to the final credits of your own animation! From Flipbooks to film, we’ll explore various techniques of animation to make something really special together. There will be an end of week screening where campers can share what they created!
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Castles and Crowns
From the Paper Bag Princess to King Arthur and legends from around the world, we’ll explore the myths, maps, mayhem and more of ancient stories! We’ll design castles and coats of arms, and more! There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
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Fabulous Fashion
Working with our fashion faculty member, you will explore textile and wearable art design in this one week camp all about fabric, fashion, and your phenomenal imagination! Weave together a combination of materials, and experiment with processes like applique, block printing, and soft sculpture, and more! There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
July 13-18
Animation Nation 2
A second in the series of Animation programs, you can take two in a row or build on your learning from last year to keep developing your animation knowledge! No experience is required, though it is a bit more advanced than the first program. There will be an end of week screening where campers can share what they created!
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Bejewelled!
In this camp with our incredible faculty, you’ll get to explore the design and creation of incredible jewelry, from beads to blowtorches! Exploring ways of making jewelry from ancient times to now, you’ll go home with some incredible pieces to give away or showcase yourself! There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
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Comic Creations
Hold on to your wildest dreams in this hands-on workshop. Explore different sculpture techniques, tools, and materials to create marvelous 3D artwork inspired by fabulous stories and our natural environment . We’ll be inspired by artworks from across history and around the world. Learning about armatures, models, assemblage and more, each camper will have a variety of sculptures to bring home. There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
July 20-25
Broadway Bound!
The show must go on! This camp explores the world of musical theatre and will create new confidence and collaboration skills in participants through a collaborative ensemble creation of acting, singing, and movement that puts you centre stage! Campers will also see the work of our professional theatre company in our own musical! There will be an end of week performance where campers can share what they rehearse!
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Lights, Camera, Action 1
It’s your turn to explore the entire process of filmmaking from initial concept to final credits. Working with our filmmaking faculty, you’ll get to collaborate with other campers to create the story, the set and costumes, and then act and direct in your own movie at the Ross Creek Studios! Expand your world with in-depth workshops on script-writing, storyboards, lighting, audio, and tell your story with an end of week film-screening.
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Time Travellers
Each day will see campers travelling to a different time and place to explore the culture and art form around the world! They might visit Ancient Egypt or The Incan cities or Chinese Dynasties or Persian palaces! They might even visit the future! Campers will create amazing things based on their travels and share their adventures in a pageant at the end of the Week!
July 27 – August 01
Lights, Camera, Action 2
We will be building on last week’s (or last year’s) film program to help campers really dive into storytelling through film! We are so excited to be offering the second level of this program for the first time! No experience is necessary but it is a bit more advanced than the first week. There will be an end of week screening where campers can share what they created!
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The World of Art
Get ready for a full week of amazing art exploration through drawing and painting! Drawing inspiration from art from around the world, campers will start to see what they are drawn to and see how to create their own masterpieces! There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
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Treasures and Tempests!
Avast, ye mateys! Come aboard the good ship Ross Creek for a voyage like no other – we’ll search for treasures buried on our land, unlock the secrets of the Selkies and even design our own ships and tell their stories from the days of sail! There will be an end of week showcase where campers can share what they created!
