Hunter Museum of American Art

Recreate yourself this summer at the Hunter Museum!

The Hunter Museum is offering eight new camps this summer for children ages 5-14 (children must be age listed on the first day of camp). Each summer, talented art instructors design new activities and experiences in the arts for your camper. Camps incorporate art making, physical activity and field trips to local parks and attractions. Each week of camp closes with an Art Exhibition in the Education Studio Hall where campers share their hard work and creativity with family and friends.

All supplies and snacks (one snack for half-day sessions and two for a full-day session) are included in the camp cost. Camp t-shirts are also included. (Your design could be on everyone's camp shirt. Learn more.) Packed lunches are required for full-day camps. Spaces is limited, so pre-registration is strongly suggested.

To register your child for camp click on the camp below and fill out the registration form. You should receive an email confirming the submission of your registration. Your child is not enrolled in camp until you receive a confirmation email from enoseworthy@huntermuseum.org.

Confirmation packets are mailed approximately one month prior to the start date of the camp.

Online registration will be avaiable in mid February. Register by mail or fax by filing out the registration form on our summer camp brochure. Download brochure. or contact Erin Noseworthy (432.752.2051) to register by phone.

Camp 1: The Sounds of Creativity

June 7-11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
5 to 6 years old
$80 members, $100 non-members

Splish, splash, squish, bonk - discover the sounds of creativity as you explore various art styles and mediums. Create new sounds from instruments of your own design, jam with a local musician and illustrate your new sounds! Join us in the afternoon for Paint it Green. (Packed lunch required for a full day of camp) Register for this camp.

Camp 2: Paint it Green

June 7-11, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
5 to 6 years old
$80 members, $100 non-members

Rediscover your environment as you explore works of art in the Hunter collection and make your own recycled masterpieces inspired by the natural world. At an interactive visit with green|spaces, campers will learn fun, sustainable ways to beautify their environment. Join us in the morning for The Sounds of Creativity. (Packed lunch required for a full day of camp) Register for this camp.

Camp 3: Digitize it! Animation

June 14-18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
12+ years old
$164 members, $205 non-members

Take your drawings to the next level with digital animation. Brought to you in partnership with the Association for the Visual Arts, young artists in this camp will use computer animation to bring their creations to life. Participants will spend the morning in AVA's Mac lab and the afternoon at the Hunter Museum. Register for this camp.

Camp 4: Draft and Craft

June 21-25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
9 to 11 years old
$164 members, $205 non-members

Be crafty in clay, wood, and paper while you master the fine arts of drawing painting and sculpture. Discover your favorite art mediums as you explore the gamut of possibilities at the Hunter and with local crafters. Campers will visit the studios of local crafters including the Hot Chocolatier! Register for this camp.

Camp 5: Actor as Artists

June 28 - July 2, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m
7 to 9 years old
$164 members, $205 non-members

Join the Hunter and the Chattanooga Theatre Centre for a week of art and theatre. Walk in the paint covered footsteps artists and become a living interpretation of their work. The week will draw to a close with performances in the galleries worthy of a standing ovation! Register for this camp.

Camp 6: Wearable Hang-able Art

July 5-9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
9 to 11 years old
$164 members, $205 non-members

Create art to wear and art to hang; on the wall that is. Make t-shirts, hats and more for you and your friends and masterpieces of all kinds for your bedroom, living room and refrigerator! Register for this camp.

Camp 7: Art Around Town

July 12-16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
7 to 9 years old
$164 members, $205 non-members

Art is all around Chattanooga. You can see it in the beauty of the valley in which we live, in the sculptures that animate our downtown and in the artwork at the Hunter that is inspired by the natural world. Join the Hunter and Outdoor Chattanooga for adventures inside and out as you sculpt, paint and create your own masterpieces inspired by the world around us. Register for this camp.

Camp 8: AquaArt: Fish in the City

July 19-23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
5 to 6 years old (must have completed kindergarten)
$165 members, $200 non-members

Campers comb Chattanooga for art inspired by aquatic life. A wooden wave breaks overhead while goldfish and seahorses glide through Coolidge Park. Mosaic fish, bronze herons, ceramic turtles and glass jellies lead us a merry chase as we learn about the real live animals and explore new media for creating our own watery masterpieces. This camp is based at the Hunter Museum of American Art, but campers spend ample time at the Tennessee Aquarium and visiting art and artists within walking distance of the Museum. NOTE: Drop off and pick up are at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Registration for this camp is through the Tennessee Aquarium.

Camp 9: AquaArt: Fish in the City

July 26-30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
5 to 6 years old (must have completed kindergarten)
$165 members, $200 non-members

Campers comb Chattanooga for art inspired by aquatic life. A wooden wave breaks overhead while goldfish and seahorses glide through Coolidge Park. Mosaic fish, bronze herons, ceramic turtles and glass jellies lead us a merry chase as we learn about the real live animals and explore new media for creating our own watery masterpieces. This camp is based at the Hunter Museum of American Art, but campers spend ample time at the Tennessee Aquarium and visiting art and artists within walking distance of the Museum. NOTE: Drop off and pick up are at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Registration for this camp is through the Tennessee Aquarium.

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Contact Erin Noseworthy at 423.752.2051 or enoseworthy@huntermuseum.org for more information.

* Optional lunch supervision and activities are provided to campers signed up for both morning and afternoon sessions

** The Hunter Museum reserves the right to cancel a camp up to two weeks prior to its start date with full refunds. Cancellation on the part of the registrant will be honored with a full refund up to two weeks prior to the beginning of a camp. In the case of a cancellation after the two week deadline the Hunter reserves the right to deny a refund if the camp spot can not be filled.