Art Camps
Creative art camps offered at Viva Vida Art Gallery provide an opportunity to develop technique and explore creativity while enjoying the leisurely pace of the season.
Campers explore a variety of mediums, including painting (acrylic and watercolour), clay sculpture, animation, drawing, and much more.
From painting, to Graffiti art, to creative cooking, the goal is to create while having tons of fun!

Summer 2023
Viva Vida Art Gallery and Creative Art Centre
Creative Mornings
Active or Lazy Summer Afternoons
In the heart of Pointe Claire Village, close to parks,
swimming pool, summer festivals, and fun!
REGISTER NOW--SPACES LIMITED
June 27th - August 26th
Ages 6-7, 8-12, and 13-16
Monday to Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Extended Hours 8:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $329* Full week
Extended hours are offered for $15* a day
(Payment:cash, debit, cheques credit card, paypal)
*plus applicable taxes
Session 1: June 26th - June 30th
GROUPS: Ages 5-9 - Ages 10-12 and teens
VIVA LA VIDA IN ART
Explore the world through art; it’s everywhere! Campers will spend this week exploring different types of art from painting to sculpting to drawing and more! Express yourself through an array of activities to guide you in a colourful journey of creative fun!

Session 2: July 3rd - 7th
GROUPS: Ages 5-9 - Ages 10-12 and teens
WARHOL, PICASSO, MONET, OH MY!
Paint, paint, paint... as we explore some of art’s greatest painters! From classical to surrealism to impressionism to abstract, explore the story of painting! Davinci, Kahlo, Matisse, Picasso, Dali, we paint! Inside and outside, we paint! Big and small, we paint! It's all about painting!

Session 3: July 10th - 14th
GROUPS: Ages 5-9 Ages 10-12 and teens
RHYTHM & HUES
Music and Art have always been intertwined! Let’s be inspired by the music of the past decades… from the 60s to the 2000s, we will explore a variety of art while listening to the music that inspired them. Pop, Folk, Hip Hop, and Rock & Roll, students will get to paint, tie dye, sculpt, and draw. It’s super cool!!!

Session 4: July 18th - 22nd
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12
TRASH REIMAGINED - TURNING JUNK INTO TREASURE
Make it up, do it up, upcycle! Upcycling is a way of preserving the environment and creating new art. Be inspired by various artists who work with previously used materials, such as metal, wood, and plastic, to create beautiful works of art. Create collages, works in mixed media, sculpture and more. If you love art and care about the environment, this camp is for you!

TEEN OPTION: AGES 13-16
STREET “SCENE” GRAFFITI
Graffiti as an art has been around since prehistoric cave drawings. In this camp, participants will create their own "tag”. They will also learn about famous graffiti artists, work with stencils and spray. In addition participants will explore urban art, public art, and murals.

Session 5: July 25th - 29th
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
Draw, draw, draw! explore the crazy world of cartoons. Manga! Comic Strips! Caricature! Learn how to draw a variety of different styles as you keep a portfolio featuring your own series of dynamic drawings and doodles.

TEEN OPTION: AGES 13-16
DRAWING FOR TEENS
This camp will focus on the fundamentals of drawing: elements of line, composition, proportion, space and light, while using different drawing materials. Develop the eye of an artist!

Session 6: August 1st - 5th
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12
ONCE UPON A STORYTIME & CARTOONING
Stories, cartoons, mythology, puppets, drawings, and songs; how many ways are there to tell a story? We will explore the world of storytelling through clay animation, cartooning, drawing, manga, and more! What’s your story?
Draw it, write it, tell it!

Session 7: August 8th - 12th
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12 and teens
FANTASTIC FINE ARTS
This week we will use the studio space as a way to explore freedom of expression, creativity, and innovation. We look at what inspires artists to make art, encourage experimentation with technique, all while promoting self-confidence, subject matter, and the development of our own creative signature.

Session 8: August 15th - 19th
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12 and teens
BOLD COLOURS, BEAUTIFUL ART
Explore the wonderful world of colours. Mix it! Blend it! Paint it? Learn about colour mixing and use colour techniques to create beautiful works of art. Explore artists like Matisse, Warhol, Mondrian, and Yayoi Kusama, and create your own masterpiece of colours!!!

Session 9: August 22nd - 26th
GROUPS: Ages 6 - 9 Ages 10-12 and teens
ARTICIPACTION
Paint, sculpt, draw, and much more! Explore many different art mediums as you design original works of art. See the world of art from different perspectives. Indoor and outdoor, put art into action…ART, ART, and more ART!
