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Students should bring a small bag, a nut-free lunch and snacks, a water bottle, and masks. On the first day of camp, students will receive VisArts tote bags, which can be used to take home finished projects each day. Please ensure your child brings this tote bag every day.

Note that storage space at VisArts is limited, so please avoid sending your child with a full-sized or wheeled backpack.

Students should wear flat, closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothing that allows them to move and play freely. While VisArts provides aprons for all students, please be aware that they will be working with paint and other materials that may stain clothing.

Please see our Health and Safety Policy for more information.

 

VisArts offers several outdoor spaces for playtime. Weather permitting, campers will enjoy lunch and recess outdoors whenever possible.

 

Campers will eat lunch in a designated area separate from their classrooms. There will be two lunch periods, and campers will share this time with one or two other groups.

VisArts has several outdoor spaces, and we’ll take campers outside for lunch and recess whenever possible, weather permitting.

Please note that tween and teen students do not have a lunch/recess period.

Be sure to pack your child a nut-free lunch, nut-free snacks, and a water bottle for the day.

Students will eat lunch in a designated lunch space, separate from their classrooms. There will be two different lunch periods throughout the day and students will be with one or two other groups during their designated lunch/recess period. VisArts has several outdoor spaces available to us, we will take students outside for lunch and recess as much as possible, weather permitting. Teen and tween students do NOT have a lunch/recess period.

Please pack your child a nut-free lunch, a water bottle, and some nut-free snacks for throughout the day.

VisArts is located at 155 Gibbs Street. Camp drop-off and pick-up will take place at the corner of Gibbs Street and Beall Avenue, in the designated safe zone. Please refer to the diagram for more details.

Families may also park and walk to VisArts to pick up or drop off their children.

VisArts uses Procare, a childcare app for checking your child in and out of camp from your car. You’ll receive an email invitation before camp starts—no need to download it until then. Be sure to provide emails for all parents/guardians responsible for your camper, as invites will be sent to everyone listed.

Once you receive the invite, download the app and create an account using the 10-digit code provided. Be sure to add the names and contact information of any adults who may pick up your child.

Below are the drop-off and pick-up times for camps and intensives.

Young Artists + Artistic Adventures

  • Arrival: 8:30–8:50 AM
  • Dismissal: 4–4:15 PM

Teen Intensives – AM

  • Arrival: 8:45-9 AM
  • Dismissal: 11:30-11:45 AM

Teen Intensives – PM

  • Arrival: 12:45–1 PM
  • Dismissal: 3:30-3:45 PM

AND

  • Arrival: 3:15-3:30 PM
  • Dismissal: 6-6:15 PM

Authorized pick-up individuals will receive a unique four-digit PIN to sign their child in and out of camp. This randomly generated number cannot be changed, so please keep it handy for check-in and check-out.

For more detailed arrival and dismissal instructions, please refer to our Arrival and Dismissal Instructions.

Young Artists campers will stay in one classroom for all of their classes, exploring a variety of media with the same teaching team.

Artistic Adventures campers will move between different classrooms throughout the day. Each 50–60 minute class focuses on a single medium, giving students the chance to work with multiple instructors and materials.

Teen Intensives are offered in two-week sessions, with morning or afternoon blocks that run for two and a half hours. Each session focuses on a single medium, and students will remain in the same classroom for the duration.

 

Students enrolled in the same camp type and session may request to be grouped with friends, siblings, or relatives. To make a friend request, please include the other student’s name in the health forms.

Campers are grouped by age, so requests involving students with more than a two-year age difference will be placed in the younger group.

Please note that students in different camp types or sessions cannot be placed together.

We do our best to honor all friend requests, but cannot guarantee placement.

 

Transfers between camps may be possible if space is available. If the new camp has a higher fee, families will need to pay the difference before the transfer is confirmed. If transferring to a camp with a lower fee, the difference will be issued as a credit that can be used toward a future camp program.*

Transfer fees are based on how close it is to the camp start date:

  • More than 4 weeks in advance: no transfer fee

  • 2 to 4 weeks in advance: $25 per change

  • Less than 2 weeks in advance: $50 per change

*Restrictions may apply

All of our teachers are either Montgomery County Public School art instructors or practicing artists with teaching experience. Every teacher has passed a background check and fingerprint screening.

Want to learn more? Visit our staff page to see their bios and backgrounds.

Yes, we’re able to offer camp payment plans. Please contact Emily Fucello, Education Director, to set up a payment plan

VisArts is a welcoming and inclusive space for people of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. To support this environment, we maintain a zero-tolerance policy for bullying.

As part of the required online release forms, you’ll find our camper code of conduct, which must be signed by both you and your camper. If a camper violates this code, we reserve the right—depending on the severity of the behavior—to dismiss them from the remainder of the camp session.

Cancellation Policy

  • More than four weeks before the start date: 100% refund, minus a $50 non-refundable registration fee (per ticket)

  • Two to four weeks before the start date: 50% refund, minus a $25 non-refundable registration fee (per ticket)

  • Less than two weeks before the start date: No refunds

Refunds will be issued using the original payment method. If you paid with credits, your refund will be returned as a credit.

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