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Art Camps 2026

Art Camps for Kids & Teens

Where Creativity Meets Adventure!

Join us for an immersive and exciting camp experience! HWHG camps are designed to spark creativity whether you are a kid or a kid at heart. Explore your creative side with art instructor-led activities, your adventurous side with outdoor activities, and your curious side with in-gallery exploration. 

HWHG camps offer everyone the chance to discover their inner artist through a diverse range of artistic activities. Led by experienced art instructors, campers will have the opportunity to express themselves, connect with new friends, and explore their creativity in a supportive and encouraging environment. 

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!

Use code FALL15 for 15% off registration to any adult, children’s or youth program including October PD Day and Winter Break Camp!

  • Early Bird Discount is active September 12 to 26, 2026.
  • Early Bird discount cannot be used in combination with other discount codes.
  • Early Bird discount cannot be applied to any Spirit Season program or event registrations.
  • Early Bird discount cannot be applied to registrations made before September 12, 2026.
Register today!

October PD Day Camp: Fun in Fall

Looking for a creative way to spend your day off school? Enjoy a day of fun and wonder at Homer Watson House and Gallery! Explore a variety of art techniques through activities lead by one of our programs & education staff.

1 Day Camp
Monday, October 26, 2026
Camp Runs 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artists ages 4 – 11 welcome

Register today!

Winter Break Camp Week 1: Adventures in Art

Campers will enjoy a diverse range of activities, including relief printmaking, painted paper collages, vibrant dot art, unique clay impressions, and captivating watercolor painting. Each project encourages creativity and skill development, making this camp a perfect way to spend the break.

Don’t miss out on the chance to dive into the world of art and make unforgettable memories!

4-day Camp
Monday December 21 to
Thursday, December 24, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

For campers ages 4 – 11

Register for a single day of camp
OR the full week!

Registration is also available for 1-4 days of camp, an additional discount has been applied to the full week’s registration fee. 

Register today!

Winter Break Camp Week 2: Art Explorers

Campers will enjoy a diverse range of activities, including relief printmaking, painted paper collages, vibrant dot art, unique clay impressions, and captivating watercolor painting. Each project encourages creativity and skill development, making this camp a perfect way to spend the break.

Don’t miss out on the chance to dive into the world of art and make unforgettable memories!

4-day Camp
Monday December 28 to
Thursday, December 31, 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

For campers ages 4 – 11

Register for a single day of camp
OR the full week!

Registration is also available for 1-4 days of camp, an additional discount has been applied to the full week’s registration fee. 

Bring a Friend Promo Use code BAF2026


10% off Art Programs when you sign up
for 2 people at the same time!
Use the promo code at checkout.

Get details here
Behavior Management:
We believe that every person has the right to feel safe, both physically and emotionally, at Camp. When behaviour issues arise and/or challenges present themselves, we resolve them on an individual basis. Camp staff are trained to work with understanding, care, and patience. Please inform us of any behavioural concerns that should be noted and shared with the instructor.
 
Behaviour, actions, and language should contribute to a positive & safe  environment at all times. The Gallery reserves the right to remove a child from a program permanently and without refund if the child’s behaviour is deemed in breach of the HWHG behaviour policy.
 
Please review the following with your child:
  • Campers will be respectful to both themselves and others at all times. This includes being respectful of individual differences, respect for the property owned by other campers & the Gallery.
  • Campers will stay within the boundaries of the set activities.
  • Campers are responsible for their actions & the consequences of their behaviour.
  • We do not tolerate violence, bullying, or inappropriate language/behaviour of any kind.
Health & Safety
Signing Your Child In and Out
  • Parents & Guardians are responsible for signing their child in & out of camp on a daily basis.
  • No children will be allowed to run into a waiting vehicle.
  • Please pick up your child on time
  • Sign Out: Caregivers are to sign out campers with the camp counsellors.
  • ID is required at pickup. Campers will only be permitted to leave with adults preauthorized for pickup.
  • Aftercare: Pickup for campers who have purchased aftercare is between 4-5pm. Please note, aftercare does not include instructed activities.
  • Late Pick Up: There is an extra charge for pickup after 4pm (after 5pm for those who have purchased aftercare). The fee is $10 for every additional 15 minutes.
Illness
If a camper becomes ill at camp, a parent or guardian will be notified immediately and must arrange for prompt pick up of a child. Please call/email if your child is not attending camp due to illness. Campers should not come to Camp with known communicable diseases or health issues (such as COVID-19, chicken pox, lice, viral infections, rashes, athlete’s foot, impetigo, etc.)
 
Summer Sun & Mosquitoes
All campers spend some time outdoors. Campers will be required to provide and apply their own sunscreen & bug spray to protect themselves.
 
Lunches
Parents are responsible for providing nut free snacks, lunches and drinks. HWH&G prefers that campers use environmentally friendly packaging such as reusable containers, to reduce waste. Food will not be provided. Please pack a reusable water bottle.
What to Wear & Bring
Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for daily art activities and weather conditions. Some paints do not wash out of clothes. Camp activities occur outside rain or shine (unless there is inclement weather), please pack weather appropriate clothes.
LOST & FOUND
HWH&G is not responsible for any lost or damaged belongings of campers while at camp.
Kindly label your child’s belongings.

Refunds 

There will be no refunds when cancelling 10 business days or less before the first class or the event.
  • Cancellations before that period will be subject to a 10% administration fee. We do not arrange refunds for missed classes or drop-outs, camp days, events or transfers. Official receipts are issued at the time of registration. If you need to cancel due to illness or unsatisfactory health screening you will receive a refund for missed classes. 
  • Refunds are approved on a case-by-case basis.  
  • Refund requests must be submitted 10 business days before the program’s start date or event date.  
  • HWHG reserves the right to deny a refund request or give a partial refund. 
Refund Requests 
Refunds Requests are to be submitted in writing via email to programs@homerwatson.on.ca 
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Bring a Friend Promo:
Use Promo code:
BAF2026 at checkout

10% off

Art Programs when you sign up for 2 people at the same time!

Looking for a fun and creative way to spend time with your friends? Sign up for one of our art programs together during our Bring a Friend promotion and receive an extra 10% off your HWHG (minimum 2 people) program registration!

  • Offer valid on HWHG program registrations from Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2026.
  • Includes Children’s Art Programs, Adult Art Programs, Family Programs, Day School and Art Camps.
  • Excludes birthday party bookings, field trip bookings, open studio program, and memberships.
  • No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent.
Both registrations must be done through one account and on one transaction for the discount to be applied.

The Loch Doon area was memorialized in celebrated Scottish poet, Robert Burns piece “Ye banks and braes O’ bonnie Doon”

Ye banks and braes o’ bonny Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
And I sae weary fu’ o’ care?
Thou’lt break my heart, thou warbling bird,
That wantons thro’ the flowering thorn:
Thou minds me o’ departed joys,
Departed, never to return.

Aft hae I rov’d by bonnie Doon,
To see the rose and woodbine twine;
And ilka bird sang o’ its love,
And fondly sae did I o’ mine.
Wi’ lightsome heart I pu’d a rose,
Fu’ sweet upon its thorny tree;
And my fause lover stole my rose,
But, ah! he left the thorn wi’ me.