In the Multi-Arts Camps, camps are grouped by ages 6–7, and 8–9. Campers work together on a variety of fun projects and experience the joys of making art with old and new friends. Projects include painting, drawing, mixed-media, sculpture, printmaking, performance, digital art, and more.

Campers enroll for morning and afternoon (all day) from Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with no duplication of projects. Each 1- and 2-week camp will have a new and exciting theme, so students can enroll in multiple sessions.

We also have Family Camps available, where a child and guardian can enroll in the camp together and make work together and side by side. Multiple children can enroll, but there must be at least one guardian.

In SAIC's Middle School Program camps, kids focus on media-specific and interdisciplinary approaches to art and design with an emphasis on expanding critical thinking skills. With fun and exciting camp options not offered anywhere else in Chicago, your children will be inspired by our fantastic downtown location, exceptional instruction, and regular opportunities to explore the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago museum.

One- and two-week Middle School Program camps meet Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and include the following:

Animation Camp
Architecture Camp
Comics and Graphic Novels Camp
Digital/Web Design Camp
Fashion Camp
Illustration Camp
Painting and Drawing Camp
Sculpture Camp
Toy Design/3D Modeling Camp
Video Game Design Camps