Education
Summer Camp
The Pearl is excited to announce its 2025 Summer Art Camps!
Summer Art Camps will be held each week from June 2 through August 1. Camps offer a variety of themes in all-day or half-day formats, for ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12.
Each day, children will spend time in the galleries of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts. This summer, the Pearl is excited to present a brand new exhibition, “Art Unleashed: Creativity You Can Feel!” Surrounded by touch friendly and immersive art, campers
will be inspired to head back to their studio classrooms and create their own works of art.
Among the many options for this summer’s art camps are All About Texture, Comics and Character Design, Fantasy, Sculpture and much more. Campers explore new mediums, techniques, and principles of art through hands-on visual art lessons, outdoor activities, and special instruction from guest artists. Through it all, they learn the principles of art, artistic processes, art history and more.
All classes are limited in size and offered in a socially distanced setting. Summer camp classes are held in the museum’s art classroom and in the George Bush Community Center.
When children get a chance to express their creativity and dive into art, they develop confidence, increase their empathy, and discover how to look at the world from different perspectives. All those skills help prepare students to take on the world with passion and creativity.
Treat your child, grandchild, or friend to a gift of art!
Location
The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is located on Cypresswood Drive near the intersection with Stuebner-Airline.
Address
6815 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379
281.376.6322
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Summer Camp 2025 Registration Now Open!
10% Early Bird Discount Valid until 3/31
5-8 year olds
Cost: Members: $235 Non-members: $250 per week (all-day camp)
OR
Members: $165 Non-members: $180 per week (half-day camp)
Mini Masters
June 2nd-June 6th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
Travel back in time through art history to learn about famous artists and their work. Each day we will learn about a new master artist and use their unique techniques to create our own work. From Van Gogh and Picasso to contemporary artists like Jeff Koons and Kehinde Wiley. The inspiration is unlimited! Students will be working in mixed media trying out different styles and mediums every day.
Get Moving!
June 9th-June 13th
Instructors: Billie Scalisi and Linda Marie
Guest Appearance: Mad About Hoops!
Unleash your creativity and energy this summer! Dive into the world of kinetic art, exploring the fascinating relationship between motion and creativity. Whether you are twirling, spinning, or making sculptures come to life, this camp is all about dynamic expression! Create moving sculptures, learn about mechanical art, experiment with movement through various forms of dance, theater, and performance art. Special guests Mad About Hoops hula hoopers will host an activity at the end of camp.
Creatures
June 16th-June 20th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Katelyn Pharris
Back by popular demand, unlock your creativity during Creatures week. This week will thematically explore how to create art inspired by dragons, sea monsters, serpents, griffins and other mythical creatures. Students will learn to illustrate their own creatures using traditional mediums like graphite, charcoal, colored pencil and marker.
Travel Around the World
June 23rd-June 27th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
Students will join their “tour guides”, Pam Mayo and Linda Marie, at The Pearl MFA for a tour around the world of art. Students will make “stops” in Japan, Mexico, Greece and other countries and gain insight and inspiration from the art created in those parts of the world. Paper Origami Kimonos from Japan, Tin Foil Repousse Mexican Suns, and Clay Vessels from Greece will be among some of the ”souvenirs” from the students’ “travels”. Come join us on this terrific art adventure!
Fantasy
July 7th-July 11th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Katelyn Pharris
Dive into the world of fantastic forests filled with mythical creatures, create gnome houses, draw fairies and construct magical works of art as we explore the genre of fantasy using mixed media.
Comics & Character Design
July 14th-July 18th
Instructors: Linda Marie and Katelyn Pharris
Students will focus on storyboarding, designing their own superheroes and learning about comic artists and illustrators. Guest professional illustrators will teach how to create a character reference sheet, how to create narratives for your character and how to accurately draw your ideas. Students will primarily work with drawing materials but also experiment creating a 3D character with modeling clay.
All About Texture!
July 21st-July 25th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
Create art inspired by our current exhibition, Art Unleashed: Creativity You Can Feel! Students will tour the museum and learn about the different processes each artist makes when creating their work of art. Then, students will apply this into their own creations in the form of textures, fibers, mixed media, and more.
Express Yourself!
July 28th-August 1st
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Billie Scalisi
This week is all about expression through line, color and shape! We are taking inspiration from Modern Artists to express ideas and thoughts through collage, abstract paintings, color washes, and more. Be prepared to get messy and let loose!
9-12 year olds
Cost: Members: $235 Non-members: $250 per week (all-day camp)
OR
Members: $165 Non-members: $180 per week (half-day camp)
Anime & Manga
June 2nd-June 6th
Guest artist: Pam Mayo and Katelyn Pharris
Learn the art of Manga and Anime illustration and explore all of the different styles of drawing characters and backgrounds. From the expressions, hair, clothing, anatomy and more students will learn how narratives are expressed in this popular art style. Students will be working with a variety of traditional materials including graphite, colored pencil and copic markers.
Mind Bending Art
June 23rd-June 27th
Instructor: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
PFMFA students will be introduced to artists who specialized in creating optical illusions such as Bridget Riley and M.C. Escher. Students will then explore various techniques to create artwork that tricks the eye. Students will then add vivid color with different materials. Join us for this mind blowing experience!
Sculpture
June 9th-June 13th
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
If you like working in 3D join our sculpture week. Students will learn different techniques in papier mache inspired by alebrijes (Mexican folk art). We will carve relief sculptures, create animal clay sculptures, make figurines, and more.
Fantasy
July 7th-July 11th
Instructors: Billie Scalisi and Katelyn Pharris
Dive into the world of fantastic forests filled with mythical creatures, create gnome houses, draw fairies and construct magical works of art as we explore the genre of fantasy using mixed media.
Creatures
June 16th-June 20th
Instructors: Katelyn Pharris and Linda Marie
Back by popular demand, unlock your creativity during Creatures week. This week will thematically explore how to create art inspired by dragons, sea monsters, serpents, griffins and other mythical creatures. Students will learn to illustrate their own creatures using traditional mediums like graphite, charcoal, colored pencil and marker. Ages 9-12 will learn introductory digital drawing tools and traditional animation techniques to bring their Creatures to life.
Intro Traditional & Digital Design
July 14th-18th
Instructors: Katelyn Pharris and Angela Smith
Do you like drawing and digital art and want to learn the best of both worlds? In this camp, students work with both traditional media and digital tools to learn design in various approaches. Learn how to create some of your favorite pop culture characters in both designs and learn how to create your own original characters too!
All About Texture!
July 21st-July 25th
Guest artist: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
Create art inspired by our current exhibition, Art Unleashed: Creativity You Can Feel! Students will tour the museum and learn about the different processes each artist makes when creating their work of art. Then, students will apply this into their own creations in the form of textures, fibers, mixed media, and more.
Lego Brick Club
July 28th-August 1st
Instructors: Pam Mayo and Linda Marie
Guest Appearance: Tim Howell
If you are an avid Lego builder and designer, then this camp is for you! Create Lego masterpieces with Tim Howell from the Lego Masters season four T.V. series and learn some of his techniques. Projects will range from miniature habitats, mosaics, freeform builds, and architectural designs.
Art ~ Education ~ Community
A donation of $5 is suggested for adult visitors.
Pearl Fincher
6815 Cypresswood Dr.
Spring, Texas 77379
Contact Info
Phone: (281) 376-6322
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