Art Summer Camps 2026
Hilary Cannon Anderson is an Indiana licensed art teacher with 17 years experience teaching art (Monroe County Community School Corporation, Ivy Arts for Kids, Outschool, and small group and private lessons in my Teaching Studio) and 12 years experience teaching science (summer camp and after-school for WonderLab Museum of Science, Health, and Technology).
Allen Zielinski is an Indiana licensed art teacher who has been teaching art for 10 years. He’s led Ivy Arts camps and currently teaches elementary art in MCCSC schools.
Hilary and Allen began working together in schools and have collaborated on projects ever since. As we teach art, we include sciences, contemporary arts, and exploring diverse cultures through art making.
Week-long camps with be held in Ms Hilary’s Teaching Studio in Bloomington, Indiana, which spills onto the driveway in good weather.
Maximum enrollment is 12.
Week-long Camps
Fiber Arts Fun
for Campers entering 1st-7th grade
$170 per camper (includes T-shirt, pillow, and other supplies)
Our popular Fiber Arts Camp is back with new projects as well as some familiar favorites:
Tie-dye a shirt
Explore sun printing
Sew a pillowcase
Create a felt pouch
Learn embellishments techniques such as embroidery, making pom-poms, and sewing on buttons
Monday - Friday June 8-12, 10am-noon
Exhibit for Family and Friends, Friday, June 12, 12:00pm)
Funky, Furry, Feisty Friends
for Campers entering 1st-7th grade
$170 per camper
Make your own funky, furry, feisty stuffie friend with accessories in a carrying case.
Monday - Friday June 15-19, 10am-noon
Exhibit for Family and Friends, Friday, June 19, 12:00pm
Mad Science Art
for Campers entering 1st-7th grade
$160 per camper
Step into the lab as we mix art and science with experiments like:
Chromatography
Melting art
Light and Shadow puppets
Balancing sculptures
Monday - Friday July 20-24, 10am-noon
Exhibit for Family and Friends, Friday, July 24, 12:00pm
Astro Adventures
for Campers entering 1st-7th grade
$160 per camper
Design spaceships and create a flight team to travel through space and meet aliens. Tinker with exploding paint rockets and circuitry as we explore the universe.
Monday - Friday July 27-31, 10am-noon
Exhibit for Family and Friends, Friday, July 31, 12:00pm
Drop-in Camps
Tie-Dye Drop-in Camp
9-10:30 OR 10:30-Noon Thursday, June 25, 2026
For Everyone: Kids 4-6 (accompanied by an adult), Kids age 6 and older (solo or with adult), teens, and Adults
$25 per individual Campers age 6 and older, $35 for Adult and Child Team
Bring a shirt, pillow case, bandana, small towel, cotton socks, or other cotton item to tie-dye! Dye only sticks to cotton, so when dyeing cotton-poly blend items, the dye only sticks to the cotton fibers giving the item a lighter, heathery look. Click to learn more about preparing and washing your item for dyeing.
I will demonstrate several techniques for participants to select from.
Depending on the number of participants, each person may be able to dye two items.
I will provide the dyes and some gloves.
You bring the item to dye and gloves to protect your hands from the metals in the dyes. Wear old clothes!
Click here for important information about preparing for Tie-Dyeing and Rinsing and Washing Tie-Dye.
Drop-In Camp: Theme TBA
9:30-Noon, Monday August 3, 2026
For campers entering 1st-7th grade, $35 per camper
Learn about, play games about, and create your own artwork inspired by a theme yet to be determined.
What Families are Saying about Summer Camps:
“My kids were extremely entertained and inspired by Mrs. Anderson’s camps. They looked forward to every day of camp!”
“My kids had a "blast" at the Fabulous Flying Machines week-long camp! They enjoyed the great mix of science and art, with fun and engaging activities that go way beyond art. Hilary did an amazing job of encouraging each camper and supporting their strengths. The kids were excited and proud to show off what they did at the end of the week!”
“The tie-dye drop-in was something that my children, ages 7 and 10, were looking forward to doing the whole summer. Since we missed the first class that Hilary offered, she graciously organized a second class for my family, three of my kids' friends and one parent. This was a great and affordable opportunity to do something messy with expert guidance that we'd been eager to do for years. We also loved the opportunity to participate in something as a family and with friends. We've received many compliments on our tie-dyed shirts! I'm hoping to arrange something like this again, perhaps to celebrate a future birthday!”