Grades K-5th: Art meets science in Artist Boat's Summer Eco-Art Camp sessions!

Campers will experience true science and art enrichment with the creation of Eco-Art. Each camper will create high-quality art projects, which illustrate all that they have learned throughout camp. Each week is a different theme.

Summer Eco-Art Camp Dates

9:00 am – 4:00 pm Daily

Keep our Seas Plastic Free June 2nd – 6th

Marine Debris is one of the biggest problems our world’s oceans are facing today! Students will beautify a bucket for Galveston Beaches and participate in a marine debris art contest.

Feathers and Flowers June 9th – 13th

There is no shortage of beautiful birds and flowers to see at the Coastal Heritage Preserve! Campers will explore and paint like John James Audubon, while learning all about the wildlife from the soil to the sky!

Turtle Time June 16th – 21st

Bring your children to have a turtley awesome time learning about the life of the turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. Campers get to sculpt a clay coral reef, create a tissue paper turtle shell mosaic, and build a jellyfish in a bottle!

Under the Microscope June 23rd – 27th

Come learn about the unique microscopic world just beneath our nose! Campers will get hands-on experience using microscopes and learning the different functions, as well as get the chance to create their very own clay plant or animal cell.

Sea of Change June 30th – July 4th

Hold on to your hats! Campers will explore how weather and climate shape our seas and oceans all around us and create high quality art projects that reflect the movement seen in nature!

Paint like Van Gogh July 7th – 11th

Van Gogh is famous for his plein air landscape paintings. Students will get to learn more about this famous artist and experience the joys of painting landscapes outdoors and making nature journals.

Gulf of Mexico Mania July 14st – 19th

There are so many fun creatures to learn about that live in the Gulf of Mexico. Sharks and whales, jellyfish, and turtles, and so much more! Students will learn all about the creatures of the Gulf and bring home a painted portrait of a native species.

Fun Fishing Adventure July 21st – 25th

Spend the week fishing with us! Kids will learn different fishing techniques like how to seine, throw a cast net, and go crabbing! Students will also dissect a perch learn the ancient art of fish printing

Shark Tales July 28th – August 1st

CHOMP! Your kids can learn more about these misunderstood creatures that lurk in the Gulf of Mexico through a Dogfish Shark dissection! Kids will come home with a plaster-sculpted shark head and some clay shark teeth.

Whale of a Time August 4th – 8th

We whaley hope your kids will join us to discover new things about the gentle giants of the Gulf of Mexico. Campers will create an acrylic painting on canvas, an ink monoprinting, and build a whale tail out of clay!