In this new program for 10- to 12-year-olds, participants will be invited to explore a wide range of artistic mediums, including painting, illustration, printmaking, sculpture, model making, and textile art. In continuity with our flagship programs for 4- to 9-year-olds, preteens will also be introduced to an artist of the week, allowing them to engage with an artistic practice in a more mature and in-depth way.

Each day, they will create and experiment with a project inspired by the works of the week’s featured artist, while participating in playful cultural mediation activities that help them discover these iconic creators. A weekly drawing class will further strengthen their technical skills and sense of observation.

Every week, the group will take part in an outing to a Montreal museum related to the featured artist’s practice. Possible destinations include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Architecture, or the Museum of Contemporary Art. A local artist represented in our boutique will also meet with the children to share their artistic approach and experience.

The week will be punctuated with free time at La Fontaine Park or atop Mount Royal, where participants can enjoy time together, sketch in their notebooks, or simply take in Montreal’s natural surroundings.

They will leave with multiple artworks, meaningful experiences, enriching artistic references, and new friends, ready to keep exploring their creativity long after the camp ends.

Week 2 – Heidi Bucher

During this second week, preteens will explore the work of Heidi Bucher, a major feminist artist of the 1970s. A more niche reference, Bucher significantly shaped contemporary art through her exploration of skin, surface, and the imprints of the past. By covering entire rooms in latex, she developed a unique and instantly recognizable style. Originally trained as a fashion designer, she moved fluidly across creative disciplines, an hybridity that profoundly shaped her artistic voice.

Inspired by her world, participants will take modeling classes and experiment with latex and natural resin to create their own miniature monumental forms. Throughout the week, they will work on a model, sculpt various clay forms, and take part in cultural mediation activities highlighting the groundbreaking yet underrecognized work of women artists of the 1970s.

To enrich their experience, the group will visit the Museum of Architecture. They will explore volume, material, and space as they imagine their own environments and deepen their sense of artistic experimentation.