Rutgers Summer Kids Create Camp

The Mason Gross School of the Arts hosts a variety of hands-on summer intensives and year-round courses in music, dance, graphic design, filmmaking, media art, painting and drawing, and theater.

Summer programs are open to artists of varying skill levels, with residential and commuter options available. Year-round programs are available on-campus, Monday through Friday during after school hours, and on the weekends.

Summer camp participants experience life in a collegiate setting as they train and create under the guidance of distinguished professional artists at the state's premier arts conservatory. Each summer intensive is designed, taught, and overseen by a Mason Gross School faculty member, and in many cases, participants broaden their training with field trips to New York City and visits to local arts institutions to engage with working artists.

Kids Create! summer day camp – a perennial favorite - is also available for children ages 5-12; this year’s theme is Superheroes, with curriculum in music, creative movement, theater, and visual arts that leads to an end-of-camp showcase for family and friends.

Pre-college students and adults also have the opportunity to participate in numerous arts programs (American Ballet Theater Certified School of Ballet, Rutgers High School Musical Theater Academy, Chamber Music at Mason Gross,Rutgers Children’s Choir & Scarlet Singers, ART-haus Visual Arts Academy, Rutgers High School Digital Filmmaking Academy, and more…) and private lessons throughout the academic year.

View summer camps here. View the full list of year-round courses here.

Watch a sneak peak of the Mason Gross Summer Jazz Institute, and visit the Extension Division website for detailed program descriptions and registration information. Program descriptions can also be found on the u-wide Pre-College directory.