Bridgehampton Summer Camp in the Arts, a Uniquely Fun Hamptons Summer Camp Experience

At our summer camp of the arts in Bridgehampton we are dedicated to inspiring students of all ages who are interested in music, art, dance, and/or theater. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced artist, whether you are twelve, twenty, or eighty-nine years old, we are here to help you explore your interests and inspire you to learn new skills while hiving a lot of fun along the way. We have many students that come from all over Long Island including Southampton, East Hampton, Amagansett, and Sag Harbor.

If your interest is in music, we have Rock Camp from 9-3 pm, followed by adult lessons in the afternoon and our Jazz Workshop program. If you are looking to explore the visual arts, we have a painting program called Diving into Art. For one week students explore acrylic painting and in week two there is a program dedicated to watercolor painting. As with music, there are adult lessons in the afternoon from 3-5 pm. In dance students will learn hip hop/jazz and study with one of the prominent figures in dance, Carlos Neto. Lastly in Theater Workshop we will work on the production of Little Shop of Horrors, which is a comedy/musical currently playing on Broadway.

We look forward to seeing you soon! You can learn more about our camp and classes on our site and if you have any questions, just give us a call, (908) 230-6079.

Hamptons Summer Camp in the Arts

Our summer camp art program in the Hamptons is a fun and inspiring experience in one or more art forms - music, art, dance, and theater. You will explore your interests and make friends with your fellow musicians, artists, dancers, and actors at our Bridgehampton campus. Come as you are and study with top artists and teachers from around the country who love to share their knowledge and inspire students of all ages. Beginners-advanced students are all welcome.

DURING THE DAY

From 9-3 pm you can select from a variety of programs such as Rock Camp and Diving into Art (acrylic and watercolor). All of our day programs have an end of the week concert, recital, or exhibit for friends, family, and the public. Come as you are, and just bring a good attitude! All our teachers are masters in their respective art forms AND love teaching. Int addition, you will have a whole lot of fun and make friends along the way!

LATE AFTERNOON SESSIONS

In the afternoon we offer Dance Intensive (hip hip workshop with Carlos Neto, one the world’s top dancer/choreographers, 3-6 pm), Jazz Workshop (camp for musicians seeking to learn the music of jazz, 3-5 pm), and Theater Workshop (this year our play is the musical, Little Shop of Horrors, 3-6 pm).

ADULT LESSONS IN MUSIC AND ART

From 3-5 pm we offer adult lessons in music and art (both acrylic and watercolor). Whether you are a beginner who has never touched an instrument or paint brush or an experienced musician and artist, we will bring you up 10 notches in terms of technique and inspiration.

We look forward to seeing you at our summer camp in Bridgehampton whether that is Rock Camp, Dance Intensive, Diving into Art, Theatre Workshop, Jazz Workshop, or Adult Lessons in Music and Art!

Summer Camp in the Hamptons, a Different Kind of Performing Arts Camp

Tucked away in Hamptons right in Bridgehampton, New York is a summer camp dedicated to students exploring the worlds of music, art, dance, and theater. Our summer camp programs are meant to nurture that inner curiosity for the arts and build it up with skills and inspiration. We want all of our students to learn and have a whole lot of fun with their peers along the way!

In Rock Camp students from beginners-advanced, have lessons on their instrument throughout the day, perform in two different bands, and have many electives. If music is not your thing, we have an art summer camp, Diving into Art which explores acrylic painting one week and watercolor painting the next. If you love to dance, we have an amazing dance camp in the afternoon focussed on hip hop with one of the world’s leading dancers, Carlos Neto. And if you love the stage, we have a theater camp called Theater Workshop which meets for two weeks in the afternoon and will present the musical Little Shop of Horrors. In addition, we have a jazz program in the afternoon for those musicians looking to explore the world of jazz.

All of our camp programs have an end of the week concert, art exhibit, dance recital, and a theater performance. We also have adult classes in music and art in the afternoon for very beginners-advanced students.

We look forward to seeing you this summer. Whatever your passion or curiosity is in the arts, we are here to help you dive in and come out on the other side with new found skills and inspiration!

Art Camp in the Hamptons, Diving into Art

Diving into Art, the premier summer art camp in the Hamptons located at our Bridgehampton, NY campus has summer camps and classes for artists of all ages. Our art director, Sophia Santarella, talks below about our art camp that explores acrylic and watercolor painting, each week ending in a “works-in-progress” exhibit for friends, family and the public.

1. What excites you about this summer and our art program Diving into Art in Bridgehampton, both our day camp and our late afternoon adult lessons (3-5 pm)?

I am excited to be engaging with students and building our own little community. The younger students have such a natural intuition towards creating art, It's wonderful to help students cultivate their own creative voice.

For the older students I am very excited to help them develop confidence and skill in art making. The hardest part of making art is getting started and creating freely. I am looking forward to facilitating learning through skill making that will cultivate artistic confidence in students!

2. This summer you will focus Session I (7/18-22) on acrylic painting and for Session II on watercolor painting (7/25). How does an artist change his or her approach with type of painting?

One's approach changes based on the qualities of the material. For example watercolor is known for its airy and transparent appearance, while acrylic is thicker and more opaque. Unlike acrylic, watercolor typically uses the color of the paper as the lightest color.  Working with watercolors requires patience as layering colors is important. Typically the approach to watercolors is working with your lightest colors first as your most transparent layer. From there each layer of water color becomes more opaque as you build up your darker colors.

When painting in acrylic you also work in layers. The difference in acrylic painting is that in this medium you work from dark to light slowly building up your highlights. It is an important distinction that dictates one's approach to each medium. Though there are exceptions to these rules, these approaches help develop strong painting skills in acrylic painting and watercolor painting.