Summer Camps
WCA Children's Summer Camps
2023 Summer Camps
Master Makers Art Camp is Full. Please Email us at wca.artscenter@gmail.com to be placed on our waiting list.
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The time has come to announce our 2023 Summer Camp Schedule! Each year, WCA hosts a diverse lineup of summer camps for children. These camps provide hands-on experience in theater, art, and music. Beginning Drama allows younger students to learn the basics of acting and movement while our flagship Musical Theater Camp is designed for older students to be able to experience the many aspects of creating a show from acting and movement to costuming and set design. Our four art camps teach students how to use form, color, composition, and value to create beautiful pieces including portraits, mosaics, pottery, and more. We are also pleased to announce that our Children’s Music Camp will be returning this year. Campers will be able to rehearse with different musical instruments and styles in order to perform a recital that utilizes the elements of music including melody, harmony, rhythm, and more! We are so excited to once again be able to bring these quality camps to our community and we hope to see campers both new and returning!
**If you are in need of scholarships, please print and fill out our scholarship application by clicking here.**
Grahame Hopkins Arts Camps
with Guest Instructors in All Mediums
Crafty Creators (Ages 6-8)
June 12 – 16
9:00 – 1:30
Canvas Kids (Ages 6-8)
June 19 -22
9:00 – 1:30
Master Makers (Ages 9-12)
*This Camp is Currently Full*
June 26 – 30
9:00 – 1:30
Active Artists (Ages 13+)
July 17 – 21
9:00 – 1:30
Marilee’Z Kidz on Stage Theater Camps
Beginning Drama Camp
Instructor: Sheila Brown
(Ages 6-8)
June 12 – 16
9:00 – 1:30
Musical Theater Camp
Instructors: Gale Gilbert & Caleb Burkhalter
(Ages 9-12)
June 19 – 30
9:00 – 1:30
Music Camp
Children’s Music Camp
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Mahaffey & Caleb Burkhalter
(Ages 6-10)
July 10 – 14
9:00 – 1:30
2022 Summer Camps
Marilee’Z KidZZ on Stage: Children’s Theater Camps
Beginner Drama Camp Ages 6 – 8: June 6 – 10
The campers learned their lines, prepared props and costumes, made arts and crafts, and learned about the importance of community spaces like parks and gardens with Stacey Finley, the director of Winnsboro Parks and Recreation. The little actors performed a play based on the children’s book, City Green. A special thank you to director Chris Foster and her volunteer, Gail Peterson.
Musical Theater Camp Ages 9 – 12: June 13 – 24
The campers learned about every part of the musical theater process – auditioning, music, choreography, acting, costumes, backdrop, props, and more. The campers performed Bremen Town Jam! for friends, family, and the community June 24 and 25. The performances were free and open to the public. A huge thank you to directors Gale Gilbert and Matthew Mahaffey, our sponsors Marilee and Bill Russell, our campers and their families, and all who came to the performances to support them!
Grahame Hopkins Art Camps
In each art camp, campers do a variety of projects in different mediums including painting, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, fiber arts, and more. Each camp also includes two yoga storytime sessions that spark creativity and imagination! At the end of the week, friends and family are welcome to an art show so that campers can show what they made that week in camp. Each art camp is 9 am – 1:30 pm at the Winnsboro Depot. Art camps are not possible without the help of our many guest instructors, volunteers, and sponsors!
Art Adventurers (Ages 10 – 12): June 6 – 10
Crafty Creators (Ages 6 – 7): June 13 – 17
Canvas Kids (Ages 6 – 7): June 20 – 24
Master Makers (Ages 13+): June 27 – July 1
Active Artists (Ages 8 – 9): July 18 – 22
Children’s Intensive Ceramics Classes
New this year are two children’s ceramics classes for ages 9 – 12. Students learn a variety of techniques including pinch, coil, and slab building. Each class will also include a follow-up day for glazing. Classes are 10 am – 12 pm at 212 Market St.
Ceramics Class 1: June 20 – 24
Ceramics Class 2: July 18 – 22
2021 Summer Camps
WCA had some busy summer campers in 2021 hard at work learning about a variety of art forms! We kicked off the summer with a two-week theater improv camp where campers practiced valuable skills in communication, creativity, and expression. Along with the theater improv camp we also had two separate art camps for ages six to nine and then an art camp for ages 10 to 12 and an art camp for ages 13 and older. Popular classes at the art camps were fiber arts, ceramics, painting, and yoga! Take a look at the pictures below to see all the fun we had!
The summer ended with the ever-popular musical theater camp, directed by Gale Gilbert who will be assisted by Shelley Aubrey and Matthew Mahaffey. Marilee’Z KidZZ on Stage performed “Don’t Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf.”
Camps would not be possible without our sponsors, instructors, volunteers, WCA staff, and families. Thank you so much! We are especially grateful to these sponsors:
Marilee and Bill Russell
Winnsboro Community Foundation/Grahame Hopkins Art Fund
First National Bank
Sherry Dugan
Preston Morton
Becky Pickett
Karla Chapman Stevens
2020 Camps
Musical Theater Camp
June 15 - July 24, 2020
Ages 10 - 17
Marilee’Z KidZZ are on for the summer! Because of the pandemic, last year’s camp had options for both virtual and socially-distanced small groups. Campers learned about all aspects of musical theatre while working together to write a script and a collection of songs. Instead of a stage production, the group worked with a videographer to record a video which could be shared with family and friends. Tuition was $150 for the six weeks, and scholarships were available.
This camp was funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
2019 Camps
Art Camp
The art camp, for ages 6 to 10, enjoyed working with various instructors as they explored different media in the visual arts, including sculpture, fired clay, painting color theory/color wheel and mosaics.
Music Camp
Kaeza Fearn instructed campers with a week-long total immersion program into a wide range of fun and creative musical activities including singing, percussion games, making your own instruments and even learning how to play the melodica. The camp featured some special musical guests and the children shared their own talent in a musical sampler at the end of the week.
Maryann Miller Beginning Drama Camp
This one-week drama camp for young children prepared them for a performance at the end of the week. The focus was on being kind to the animals and the environment. They made the props, costumes and learned the basics of acting and learning their lines.
Musical Theatre Camp "Marilee'Z KidZZ on Stage"
This special camp structure allowed kids to write an original script and songs which they performed on stage for family and friends. George Gagliardi participates each year with original music. New in 2019 was the addition of Michael Moore as Artistic Director.