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Check out our Summer 2025 offerings below!
Camps are weeklong and run from Monday-Friday on the week that you choose, unless otherwise stated.
Registration Begins:  FEB 25, 2025 at 9 AM for SAA Members. FEB 27, 2025 at 9 AM for Non-Members

How To Get Ready For Camp Sign Up:
  • FAQ and refund policy page is here. Please visit this page before registration day!
  • ​SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!
  • Camp age groups are based on the grade your child will be GOING INTO in Fall 2025. Please stick to those guidelines.
  • After registration opens on February 25th, if your camp is filled, please sign up on our CAMP WAITLIST.​

Campers in Age 4-Kindergarten camps must be 4 years old and potty trained by the first day of camp.
​IF YOUR CAMP IS FULL, CLICK HERE FOR THE WAITLIST

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Sky High Stories, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
June 2 - 6, 2025: 9 AM - Noon  or 1:30 - 4:30 PM.
Media: Painting. Printmaking. Ceramics. Sculpture. Mixed Media. Drawing.
Campers will look to the sky as we draw inspiration from various magical, flying creatures. A pegasus, a dragon, a phoenix and all sorts of winged beings will help our imaginations take flight!
​Class Size: 15
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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Once Upon a Color, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
June 9 - 13, 2025: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM.
Media: Painting. Printmaking. Ceramics. Sculpture. Mixed Media. Drawing.
Red Riding Hood's cloak, Cinderella's orange pumpkin, the golden goose, and many more will take us in to the colorful world of fairy tales. Campers will spend the week looking for a rainbow full of colors in stories from around the world to include in our art-making. 
​Class Size: 10
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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3's the Charm, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
June 16 - 20, 2025. 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM.
Media: Ceramics. Painting.  Mixed Media. Drawing. Sculpture
We're counting on having a great time looking for three's in folk tales, fairy tales, and myths! Campers will be creating and learning before you can finish counting to three.
​Class Size: 10
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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Mother Goose on the Loose, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
June 23 - 27, 2025: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Media:  Painting. Printmaking. Ceramics. Sculpture. Mixed Media. Drawing.
We will bring nursery rhymes to life this week! Young artists will be over the moon for all of the projects we have in store. 
Class Size: 10
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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Magical Mascots​, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
July 7 - 11, 2025: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM.
Media: Painting. Printmaking. Ceramics. Sculpture. Mixed Media. Drawing.
The fuzzy, furry, and feathered friends of our favorite heroes rarely get the spotlight. Our creations will focus on the sidekicks, friends, and confidants in this exciting ode to magical pals!
Class Size: 10
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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TALL & small Tales​, Age 4 - Kindergarten

$190/Non-Members. $160/Members
July 14 - 18, 2025: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM.
Media: Painting. Printmaking. Ceramics. Sculpture. Mixed Media. Drawing.
From the biggest ogre to the teensiest fairy, we're calling on all fantastical creatures to help us tell some tall tales! There's no detail too small or beast too large to inspire our creativity!
Class Size: 10
​SAA Members--After hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!
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Edwards Place

Located on Main Campus
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
​

Tour Times:
Tuesday - Saturday 1 PM and 2PM
​Not open for self-guided tours

217-523-2631
collections@springfieldart.org

 SAA Collective

105 N. 5th Street 
Springfield, IL 62701


Wednesday - Saturday 11 AM - 5 PM
​217-544-2787
[email protected]
Visit the SAA Collective on Artnet!

SAA Main Campus

Main Office, Studios,
M.G. Nelson Family
Gallery, and Edwards Place
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
​

Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM
217-523-2631
[email protected]
  • About
    • Contact
    • What We Do
    • Hiring
    • Residency
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Board of Directors >
      • For Current BOD
    • Palette Newsletter
  • Education
    • Classes >
      • Ceramics
      • Digital Media
      • Drawing
      • Fiber Arts
      • Glass
      • Metals & Jewelry
      • Mixed Media
      • Painting
      • Pastels
      • Photography
      • Printmaking
      • Pulp + Paper
      • Sculpture
      • Teen
      • Youth
      • SAAmplers
      • Youth SAAmplers
    • Summer Art Camp >
      • Login Sign-up Info
      • 4 YO- K
      • 1st - 2nd
      • 3rd - 5th
      • 6th - 8th
      • High School
      • Full Schedule
    • Open Studio
    • Scholarships
    • Instructor Bios
  • Outreach
    • Art Outreach
    • Field Trips
    • Make Truck
    • Bronwyn Eves Memorial Project
    • OMA
    • pARTners Program
  • Events
    • 6x6
    • Art Synergy
    • Film Series >
      • Past Film Series
    • Fine Art Fair
    • Ginkgo Drop Day 50/50
    • Paint the Street
    • Palette to Palate
    • Roasted
    • Yart Sale
  • Galleries
    • Collective >
      • Underground
      • For Juried Artists
    • M.G. Nelson Family Gallery
    • Call For Entries
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Past Exhibition Photos
  • Edwards Place
    • Edwards Place Events
  • Library
    • Library Events
  • Rentals
    • Arty Party
    • Field Trips
    • Adult Events
    • Team building
    • Rental Spaces
  • Join + Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Testimonials
    • Volunteer
  • Shop
    • Art Supplies >
      • Clay
      • Clay Tools
    • Make Kits
    • Murder Mystery Game
    • CHECKOUT