2026
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!
FUN INFORMATION VIDEO
Please take a few minutes to watch this information video about Mark Kistler's Art Camps!
Students will “Draw! Draw! Draw! with Emmy Award winning PBS television artist Mark Kistler! Over the last 40 years Mark Kistler has taught millions of students the joy of drawing in 3-D. His PBS children’s art television series, “The Secret City,” and “The Imagination Station,” and over 1 million of his best selling how-to-draw books have inspired generations of artists. Many of Mark's past students have animated SHREK, Madagascar, Frozen, Star Wars, Batman, Spiderman, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, Flushed Away, Despicable Me, and many more. He can teach your children too! Learning to draw in 3-D builds powerful thinking skills and launches imagination! Register NOW for 5-Days of awesome, 3-D drawing adventures! Our turbo-fun imagination launching drawing adventures include: Batmobile, Space Kitties, Curious Mice, Toothy Dragon, Flying Pigs, and so much MORE!
ALL art campers will receive a $20 autographed Mark Kistler Art Print, yipeee!
Art Campers registered for 3 hour daily will receive an autographed Mark Kistler book!
Yahoooo!
2026 Summer Art Camp Schedule!
Mr. Mark invites your family to a full week of turbo fun imagination launching drawing in 3-D fun!
June 29 - July 3
Thibodo Ranch House
1150 Lupine Hills Dr
Vista CA 92081
Vista, California
Times: Monday - Friday - Pacific Time
Session A: 9:00am - 10:00am Ages 6-8
Session B: 10:15am - 11:15am Ages 8-14
Session C: 11:30am - 12:30pm Ages 8-14
Session D: 12:45pm - 1:45pm Ages 8-14
Session E: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Ages 6-8
Parents of students age 6-7 MUST stay on site. All parents and Grandparents of all students are invited and encouraged to stay and participate (free of charge) with their registered children. Make it a family art week!
Class fee: $99 per student. Students ages 8 - 14 are encouraged to register for 2 sessions per day, 2 hours of drawing M-F ($199), or 3 sessions per day, 3 hours of drawing M - F ($299).
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!"
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with the City Of Vista Recreation & Community Services.
July 6 - 10
Studio ACE
3861 Mission Ave
Unit B3
Oceanside CA 92058
Oceanside, California
Times: Monday - Friday - Pacific Time
Session A: 9:00am - 10:00am Ages 6-8 - $99
Session B: 10:30am - 1:30am Ages 8-14 -$299
Session C: 2:00 pm - 3:00pm Ages 6-8 -$99
Parents of students age 6-7 MUST stay on site. All parents and Grandparents of all students are invited and encouraged to stay and participate (free of charge) with their registered children. Make it a family art week!
Idea Factory Week!
Monday: “Horizon Line" Human Eye, Singing Shark, Baby Octopus!
Tuesday: “Foreshortening" Twinkie Planet! Twinkie Space Ship! Super Twinkie!
Wednesday: “Thickness" Darla The Dog, Darla's Doggie Dish, Darla's Doggie House!
Thursday: "Texture" Monkey's In The Jungle, Pencil Power Python, You-Can Toucan!
Friday: “Overlapping" Kanga The Kid! Flying Cockatoo! Cranky Crocodile!
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with Studio ACE, Oceansides non-profit Community Arts Education Art Studio
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July 13 - 17
Thibodo Ranch House
1150 Lupine Hills Dr
Vista, CA 92081
Vista, California
Times: Monday - Friday - Pacific Time
Session A: 9:00am - 10:00am Ages 6-8
Session B: 10:15am - 11:15am Ages 8-14
Session C: 11:30am - 12:30pm Ages 8-14
Session D: 12:45pm - 1:45pm Ages 8-14
Session E: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Ages 6-8
Parents of students age 6-7 MUST stay on site. All parents and Grandparents of all students are invited and encouraged to stay and participate (free of charge) with their registered children. Make it a family art week!
Class fee: $99 per student. Students ages 8 - 14 are encouraged to register for 2 sessions per day, 2 hours of drawing M-F ($199), or 3 sessions per day, 3 hours of drawing M - F ($299).
Idea Factory Week!
Monday: “Horizon Line" Human Eye, Singing Shark, Baby Octopus!
Tuesday: “Foreshortening" Twinkie Planet! Twinkie Space Ship! Super Twinkie!
Wednesday: “Thickness" Darla The Dog, Darla's Doggie Dish, Darla's Doggie House!
Thursday: "Texture" Monkey's In The Jungle, Pencil Power Python, You-Can Toucan!
Friday: “Overlapping" Kanga The Kid! Flying Cockatoo! Cranky Crocodile!
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with the City Of Vista Recreation & Community Services.
July 20 - 24
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 E Main St,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Fort Wayne, IN
Times: M-F, Eastern Time Zone
Session A: 9:00am - 10:00am Ages 6-8 - $99
Session B: 10:30am - 1:30am Ages 8-14 -$299
Session C: 2:00 pm - 3:00pm Ages 6-8 -$99
Parents of students age 6-7 MUST stay on site. All parents and Grandparents of all students are invited and encouraged to stay and participate (free of charge) with their registered children. Make it a family art week!
Imagination Launch Week!
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
July 27 - 31
Pacific View Art Center
380 W. F Street
Encinitas CA 92024
Encinitas, California
Times: Monday - Friday, Pacific Time Zone
Session A: 9:00am - 12:00pm Ages 8-14 - $299
Session B: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Ages 8-14 -$299
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Horizon Line" Human Eye, Singing Shark, Baby Octopus!
Tuesday: “Foreshortening" Twinkie Planet! Twinkie Space Ship! Super Twinkie!
Wednesday: “Thickness" Darla The Dog, Darla's Doggie Dish, Darla's Doggie House!
Thursday: "Texture" Monkey's In The Jungle, Pencil Power Python, You-Can Toucan!
Friday: “Overlapping" Kanga The Kid! Flying Cockatoo! Cranky Crocodile!
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with the City Of Encinitas Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts
August 3 - 7
Oceanside Museum Of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
Oceanside, California
Times: Monday - Friday, Pacific Time Zone
Session A: 9:00am - 10:00am Ages 6-8 $99
Session B: 10:30am - 1:30 pm Ages 8-14 $299
Session C: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Ages 6-8 $99
Parents of students age 6-7 MUST stay on site. All parents and Grandparents of all students are invited and encouraged to stay and participate (free of charge) with their registered children. Make it a family art week!
Pencil Power Week!
Monday: “Horizon Line" Human Eye, Singing Shark, Baby Octopus!
Tuesday: “Foreshortening" Twinkie Planet! Twinkie Space Ship! Super Twinkie!
Wednesday: “Thickness" Darla The Dog, Darla's Doggie Dish, Darla's Doggie House!
Thursday: "Texture" Monkey's In The Jungle, Pencil Power Python, You-Can Toucan!
Friday: “Overlapping" Kanga The Kid! Flying Cockatoo! Cranky Crocodile!
All art supplies are included.
Scholarships: Partial scholarships are available to financially impacted families, email info@MarkKistler.com
Mark Kistler Summer Arts camp in collaboration with the Oceanside Museum of Art.
ABOUT SUMMER ART CAMP!
Parents have watched Mark Kistler as "Commander Mark" on National Public Television's "The Secret City" (1985) "Mark Kistler's Imagination Station" (1996-2009), and "The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler" Documentary Film (2023). Now, this new generation of children have the opportunity to learn from nationally acclaimed Academy Award contender, 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 (Nearly 2 Million sold world-wide!), starred in 200 PBS television episodes, and has hosted thousands of LIVEstreams on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. He has taught millions of children how-to-draw in over 37 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!
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.
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.