Delve into the human figure through classic mediums like drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Recreate the lines, forms, and gesture of the figure through drawing from live clothed models, discover the skeletal and muscular systems of the body through 3D clay modeling, and convey a specific mood or display the personality of your subject through portrait photography and expressive painting.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about debug The Human Figure.
Create interesting artworks using reclaimed and salvaged materials like the artists exhibited in Everlasting Plastics. Dream up architecture, weave with plastic bags, and assemble cardboard to construct artful objects that lessen the impact on our environment. Travel to nearby Phipps Conservatory to explore the splendor of their natural exhibitions and translate what you see into paintings and drawings.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about Eco Art.
Do you favor the watery worlds of Claude Monet or the textured colors of Joan Mitchell? A landscape that looks perfectly real or an abstraction open to interpretation? Get to know great paintings in the museum’s galleries. Build your skills through daily experiments with numerous painting techniques and color mixing strategies and choose your favorite approach to create your own masterpieces.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about Painting Lab.
Delve into the human figure through classic mediums like drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Recreate the lines, forms, and gesture of the figure through drawing from live clothed models, discover the skeletal and muscular systems of the body through 3D clay modeling, and convey a specific mood or display the personality of your subject through portrait photography and expressive painting.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about The Human Figure.
Utilize one of our most essential natural resources for discovery and creation. Uncover the vibrant effects of liquid watercolor paints and explore the diversity of undersea creatures through scavenger hunts in the library, field trips to the Natural History Museum, and exploration of water-themed art in our galleries. Play with water in its various forms and use it to inspire, paint, transfer, and transform.
The last day to register for this camp is June 5, 2024.
Learn more about Water Play.
An artist’s job doesn’t end with the aesthetic of an object. When an artwork fills an entire space or is in a public place, an artist must ensure that the structure is engineered properly to be safe and viewable to its audiences. Create a conceptual artwork or an ideal environment for an existing artwork using drawings and 3D models. Tour surrounding neighborhoods to seek out artworks in public spaces and explore the museum’s galleries, inspired by Marie Watt’s installation in the Forum Gallery, for ideas on constructing sculptures, murals, or art installations. Complete your experience with a temporary installation at the Carnegie Museum of Art. This program will occasionally meet outside of Carnegie Museum of Art’s campus.
This is a full-day two week program that meets Monday through Friday and ends on June 28.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Installation and Public Art.
Explore visual arts, science, engineering, and simple machines for a true STEAM experience. Upcycle everyday items into spectacular inventions of your own through assemblage, painting, and sculpture. Work in teams on a Rube Goldberg machine to create complicated chain reactions and experiment with uncommon art-making materials to achieve unexpected results.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Inventions and Innovations.
Swirl, drip, and dab your way to a colorful and layered canvas in this exploration of the many types and styles of painting. Celebrate the medium with the many artists in our galleries and use their artworks as inspiration for your own. Create explosive compositions and shapes inspired by artist Julie Mehretu and explore interesting mark-making tools like squeegees to create a painting that references artworks by Gerard Richter.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Paint Party.
Explore the exhibition Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape to find examples of photographs, installations, and collages that inspire sensory play and creation. Head outdoors to take pictures of the natural world and reconfigure images from magazines, old photographs, and reproductions of works in our collection to create something new.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Photo Play.
Attend the most prestigious school for wizards in all of Pennsylvania! Transform yourself into a wand-wielding wizard and travel to a magical realm where dragons and other mythical creatures roam. Fly around the museum to discover mysterious figures, fellow magical beings, and archetypal bad guys. Conduct experiments to create colorful potions and conjure rhythmic spells and incantations. Complete your magical persona by constructing a powerful wand, sculpting a companion animal, and designing enchanting costumes.
The last day to register for this camp is June 12, 2024.
Learn more about Wizard School.
Bring your binoculars on a journey into the museum’s galleries to uncover artworks that excite and inspire wonder. Look carefully at the objects and scenes surrounding you and make new discoveries through close observation and art investigation. Explore diverse art materials and processes through experimentation and play and map what you discover throughout your journey.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Art Explorer.
Develop your own modular worlds inspired by popular toys and games like Legos and Minecraft. Bring digital creations to life by constructing pixelated structures in three dimensions. Explore plastics as a material in construction and sculpture in the exhibition Everlasting Plastics and learn to build by stacking diverse materials like artist Marie Watt. Use Lego figures to explore stop-motion animation and pull distinctive prints from the bubbled surface of each brick. Explore spaces around Oakland and work with your team to recreate their materials and silhouettes in Minecraft.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Building with Blocks.
Apply left-brained thinking to a right-brained activity for unexpected results. Observe works of art in the galleries for ideas, hypothesize some “what-ifs,” then head to the lab for experimentation. Ink, graphite, rubber bands, straws, paint brushes, paper, wood, plastic—let materials take you on a scientifically fun drawing journey. Record your process and results in your sketchbook and make a series of pieces based on your findings.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Drawing Lab.
Do you favor the watery worlds of Claude Monet or the textured colors of Joan Mitchell? A landscape that looks perfectly real or an abstraction open to interpretation? Get to know great paintings in the museum’s galleries. Build your skills through daily experiments with numerous painting techniques and color mixing strategies and choose your favorite approach to create your own masterpieces.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Painting Lab.
Explore the exhibition Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape to find examples of photographs, installations, and collages that inspire sensory play and creation. Head outdoors to take pictures of the natural world and reconfigure images from magazines, old photographs, and reproductions of works in our collection to create something new.
The last day to register for this camp is June 19, 2024.
Learn more about Photo Play.
Bring your binoculars on a journey into the museum’s galleries to uncover artworks that excite and inspire wonder. Look carefully at the objects and scenes surrounding you and make new discoveries through close observation and art investigation. Explore diverse art materials and processes through experimentation and play and map what you discover throughout your journey.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Art Explorer.
Utilize basic filmmaking and animation techniques to create a video-based artwork. Look to examples of moving images in the exhibition Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape and learn to shoot a frame, create dynamic compositions, and utilize light and sound to add the finishing touches to your artwork. Work in teams to film and interview students performing in other camps and collaborate to add film and documentary to their final presentation that both informs and entertains.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Filmmaking.
Utilize multiple forms of photography to capture the subjects that interest you the most. Learn how to compose a shot that tells a story and use lighting and editing to express a specific mood or personality. Explore the photographic works in the exhibition Widening the Lens, the Charles “Teenie” Harris archive, and other works in our galleries for inspiration. Expand beyond the traditional and experiment with phone and camera-less methods or alter existing images with collage, printmaking, and writing. This program will occasionally meet outside of Carnegie Museum of Art’s campus.
The last day to register for this camp is July 3, 2024.
Learn more about Photography.
Swoop through the galleries to find portraits of powerful figures in photography, sculpture, and painting. What do their expressions, posture, and environments tell us about their superpowers? Use your paintbrush, pencil, and scissors to construct superheroes and villains of your own.
The last day to register for this camp is July 10, 2024.
Learn more about Art Superheroes.
Explore the 3D form through diverse materials and processes in this two-week intensive program. Look to artist Beate Kuhn’s dynamic ceramic works and learn hand-building and wheel throwing before exploring additional materials like plaster, metals, and fibers to add to your sculptural portfolio. Brainstorm ideas, experiment with materials, and engineer your designs. Projects will be fired and available for pick-up at the museum 3 to 4 weeks after camp.
This is a full-day two week program that meets Monday through Friday and ends on July 26.
The last day to register for this camp is July 10, 2024.
Learn more about Ceramics and the 3D Form.