Summer Art Camps
2025 Schedule
Welcome!
Rita F. - Bakersfield, CA
Mark is an incredible teacher. His technique encourages all students (and parents!) to try, without hesitation to express themselves. They walk away with so much more than new drawing skills. They leave feeling good about themselves and with a love for the field of art. Thank you Mark!
Yipeeeee! Your family is invited to join Mark Kistler this Summer for a series of week-long In-Person Summer Art Camps. Each week Mr. Mark will feature a different theme of drawing adventures. Each day Mr. Mark focuses on one of the 12 Renaissance Words of three dimensional drawing, guiding students through a series of exciting lessons that builds their drawing skill and launches their creative imagination!
NEW THIS SUMMER!
Mr. Mark, age 61, is offering a very special Seniors Workshop Series “Drawing On Memory!” Exclusively for his peers, adults ages 55 and over! Drawing is a powerful activity to rebel against the effects of aging, memory loss, and dementia. Drawing ignites synaptic connections!
FUN INFORMATION VIDEO
Please take a few minutes to watch this information video about Mark Kistler's Art Camps!
2025 Summer Art Camp Schedule!
Mr. Mark invites your family to a full week of turbo fun imagination launching drawing in 3-D fun!
June 2-6, 2025
Christ Lutheran Church
7701 Candelaria Rd NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Times: M-F, Mountain Standard Time Zone
Session A: 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Ages 6-8)
Session B: 10:15 am - 11:15 am (Ages 8-14)
Session C: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session D: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session E: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (NEW Seniors Workshop Series, "Drawing on Memory" Exclusively for adults ages 55+)
Session F: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (All ages, Family Art Nights)
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Foreshortening” Whales Tale, Fanged Fish, Coral Tube!"
Tuesday: “Size” Mouse House, Flying Bird, Mouse Cheese!"
Wednesday: “Overlapping” 1-Point Perspective Tree Lane, Crazy Cool Block Car, Escape Of The Twinkies!"
Thursday: “Shading” Monster Alley, Monster Family, Dracula!"
Friday: “Placement” Penguin Of Moon Base Alpha, Space Lobster, Pig Crater!"
Registration fee is $99 per student for 5 days, one session per day. Students 8 -14 may choose to sign up for up to three sessions per day. Students of age 6 and 7 must have a parent or guardian stay onsite. Parents and Grandparents of registered students of all ages are always welcomed, encouraged, and free to participate. Registration for Session E, Senior Workshop Series "Drawing on Memory" exclusively for adults 55+ is $99. Register each of your students individually. All art supplies needed are included.
* Full and partial scholarships are available for families needing assistance. Email for more information:
June 16-20, 2025
Hellgate Elementary
2385 Flynn Ln,
Missoula, MT 59808
Missoula, MT
Times: M-F, Mountain Standard Time Zone
Session A: 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Ages 6-8)
Session B: 10:15 am - 11:15 am (Ages 8-14)
Session C: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session D: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session E: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (NEW Seniors Workshop Series, "Drawing on Memory" Exclusively for adults ages 55+)
Session F: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (All ages, Family Art Nights)
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Foreshortening” Whales Tale, Fanged Fish, Coral Tube!"
Tuesday: “Size” Mouse House, Flying Bird, Mouse Cheese!"
Wednesday: “Overlapping” 1-Point Perspective Tree Lane, Crazy Cool Block Car, Escape Of The Twinkies!"
Thursday: “Shading” Monster Alley, Monster Family, Dracula!"
Friday: “Placement” Penguin Of Moon Base Alpha, Space Lobster, Pig Crater!"
Registration fee is $99 per student for 5 days, one session per day. Students 8 -14 may choose to sign up for up to three sessions per day. Students of age 6 and 7 must have a parent or guardian stay onsite. Parents and Grandparents of registered students of all ages are always welcomed, encouraged, and free to participate. Registration for Session E, Senior Workshop Series "Drawing on Memory" exclusively for adults 55+ is $99. Register each of your students individually. All art supplies needed are included.
* Full and partial scholarships are available for families needing assistance. Email for more information:
June 23-27, 2025
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 E Main St,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Times: M-F, Eastern Time Zone
Session A: 10:15 am - 11:15 am (Ages 6-8)
Session B: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session C: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session D: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session E: 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm (NEW Seniors Workshop Series, "Drawing on Memory" Exclusively for adults ages 55+)
Imagination Launch Week!
Registration fee is $99 per student for 5 days, one session per day. Students 8 -14 may choose to sign up for up to three sessions per day. Students of age 6 and 7 must have a parent or guardian stay onsite. Parents and Grandparents of registered students of all ages are always welcomed, encouraged, and free to participate. Registration for Session E, Senior Workshop Series "Drawing on Memory" exclusively for adults 55+ is $99. Register each of your students individually. All art supplies needed are included.
* Full and partial scholarships are available for families needing assistance. Email for more information:
July 7-11, 2025
East Valley Community Center
2245 East Valley Pkwy
Escondido, CA 92027
Times: M-F, Pacific Time Zone
Session A: 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Ages 6-8)
Session B: 10:15 am - 11:15 am (Ages 8-14)
Session C: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session D: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session E: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (NEW Seniors Workshop Series, "Drawing on Memory" Exclusively for adults ages 55+)
Session F: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (All ages, Family Art Nights)
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Foreshortening” Whales Tale, Fanged Fish, Coral Tube!"
Tuesday: “Size” Mouse House, Flying Bird, Mouse Cheese!"
Wednesday: “Overlapping” 1-Point Perspective Tree Lane, Crazy Cool Block Car, Escape Of The Twinkies!"
Thursday: “Shading” Monster Alley, Monster Family, Dracula!"
Friday: “Placement” Penguin Of Moon Base Alpha, Space Lobster, Pig Crater!"
Registration fee is $99 per student for 5 days, one session per day. Students 8 -14 may choose to sign up for up to three sessions per day. Students of age 6 and 7 must have a parent or guardian stay onsite. Parents and Grandparents of registered students of all ages are always welcomed, encouraged, and free to participate. Registration for Session E, Senior Workshop Series "Drawing on Memory" exclusively for adults 55+ is $99. Register each of your students individually. All art supplies needed are included.
* Full and partial scholarships are available for families needing assistance. Email for more information:
July 21-25, 2025
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
1979 Weavertown Rd.
Douglassville, PA 19518
Times: M-F, Eastern Time Zone
Session A: 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Ages 6-8)
Session B: 10:15 am - 11:15 am (Ages 8-14)
Session C: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Ages 8-14)
Session D: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm (Ages 8-14
Session E: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (NEW Seniors Workshop Series, "Drawing on Memory" Exclusively for adults ages 55+)
Session F: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (All ages, Family Art Nights)
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Foreshortening” Whales Tale, Fanged Fish, Coral Tube!"
Tuesday: “Size” Mouse House, Flying Bird, Mouse Cheese!"
Wednesday: “Overlapping” 1-Point Perspective Tree Lane, Crazy Cool Block Car, Escape Of The Twinkies!"
Thursday: “Shading” Monster Alley, Monster Family, Dracula!"
Friday: “Placement” Penguin Of Moon Base Alpha, Space Lobster, Pig Crater!"
Registration fee is $99 per student for 5 days, one session per day. Students 8 -14 may choose to sign up for up to three sessions per day. Students of age 6 and 7 must have a parent or guardian stay onsite. Parents and Grandparents of registered students of all ages are always welcomed, encouraged, and free to participate. Registration for Session E, Senior Workshop Series "Drawing on Memory" exclusively for adults 55+ is $99. Register each of your students individually. All art supplies needed are included.
* Full and partial scholarships are available for families needing assistance. Email for more information:
WHY SUMMER ART CAMP?
Because learning to draw in 3-D builds important creative thinking skills and GENIUS BRAIN POWER! Many of Mark's alumni are game designers and animators with renowned projects including Kung Fu Panda, Frozen, Shrek, Madagascar, Bug's Life, Toy Story, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, LEGO, and Leapfrog Toys.
ABOUT SUMMER ART CAMP!
Parents have watched Mark Kistler as "Commander Mark" on National Public Television's "The Secret City" (1985) and "Mark Kistler's Imagination Station" (1996-2009). Now, this new generation of children have the opportunity to learn from nationally acclaimed Emmy Award Winning artist Mark Kistler!
Your children will LOVE Mr. Mark's dynamic drawing lessons progressing through a series of fun, creative, pencil power adventures! Each day, Mr. Mark will explore a different themes of creative discovery, from medieval castles to undersea adventures, from lunar moon modules to drooling dinosaurs. These are Summer Art Camps that your children will never forget! Mr. Mark has written many popular children’s how-to-draw books (Over 1 Million sold world-wide!), starred in 200 PBS television episodes, and has hosted over 1,000 LIVEstreams on Facebook and YouTube. He has taught millions of children how-to-draw in over 18 countries around the world. He can teach your children too! Important note: Parents are FREE and encouraged to participate!
Take a peek at our Summer Art Camp drawing lessons!
Mark Kistler’s Summer Art Camps are a “MUST DO” event! Just ask some of his former students…
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Rex Grignon – Supervising Animator “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and worked on “Toy Story”
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Ward Makielski – “Leapfrog Toys”, “The Incredibles Interactive”
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Tim Decker – “The Simpsons”, "Tarzan", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", and Disney Interactive
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Dan Fraga – Marvel Comics
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Miley Cyrus – Disney's "Hannah Montana"
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Sam Ellis – Director at Cartoon Network
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES SUGGESTED
FOR ART CAMP WEEK
Drawing Click Eraser: Any eraser will do, however Mr. Mark suggests a cool click eraser.
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT MARK KISTLER'S SUMMER ART CAMP!
Christina - Wichita, KS
"Thank you a million times for bringing PBS's Imagination Station Mark Kistler to Wichita State University!!! Just wonderful!!! The parents had MORE fun than the kids! Here is a photo of our daughters working with Mark online... his lessons are BRILLIANT!"
Shannon R. - Kalamazoo, MI
"What a BLAST! What a terrific teacher and motivator! Mark is so funny, genuine, and has amazing talent! Thank you for allowing parents to participate for free! I'm having as much fun as my children... I didn't have any idea I could draw!
Becky Johnson - Greenville, TN
Your class is my children's first exposure to live, on-line learning, and I must say that I am very impressed with your classes! I love that they're learning more drawing techniques and that they get a gentle introduction to live, on-line classes. You are a fabulous teacher and the kids love the classes! I am also impressed with how well you interact with kids.