Summer Arts Camp 2025
BAC’s Summer Arts Camp (or SAC) is a full-day camp that blends artistic exploration with traditional summer camp fun. Campers take a variety of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts classes: every day is a little different!
SAC is a space for campers to gain confidence, practice social-emotional learning, and use art as a tool to express themselves. On top of that, it’s a whole lot of fun!
This year’s camp will have three sessions. The first two sessions are two weeks long and will culminate in an invited Showcase in the Baffes Theatre and a mini-art gallery in the Atrium!
The third session, Show Camp, is five weeks long and has campers creating a show from the ground up. Campers will audition, rehearse, create props and costumes, sing, dance, and act their hearts out! This year’s Show Camp will culminate in two ticketed, day-time performances of Disney’s Descendants.
Campers can take one session, mix and match, or choose the Full Summer option and spend the entire summer creating and exploring with the SAC Family!
Payment plans are available through the Front Desk by visiting in person or calling 773.445.3838. To apply for a scholarship, or for any questions regarding camp, please email camp@beverlyartcenter.org.
Session 1: Ticket to Oz!
Monday, June 16th-Friday, June 27th, 2025
Ease on down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City in SAC Session 1: Ticket to Oz! L Frank Baum’s classic books have inspired over a century of incredible art, like Wicked, The Wiz, The Wizard of Oz, and more! This session will give campers a chance to partake in activities like singing their favorite Glinda & Elphaba tunes, creating their own Ozians, learning to dance in ruby slippers, and beyond.
Campers will take daily classes in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts with their age group. They’ll enjoy outdoor recreational time in the Courtyard and craft projects to take home with them. Camp will culminate in a free Showcase on the last day of the session, where family & friends will be invited to see the Campers perform in a themed variety show and tour a mini-art gallery displaying their work.
Summer Arts Camp takes place M-F from 8:30-4:00pm. Camp will not be held on June 19th, 2025. All campers will receive one Showcase T-Shirt.
Registration forms and a Camp Guidebook will be emailed to all campers ahead of the first day of the session.
$520 per camper
Session 2: Globetrotters: Art Around the World!
Monday, June 30th-Friday, July 11th, 2025
Grab that passport and hit the road in Summer Arts Camp Session 2: Globetrotters: Art Around the World! With projects centered around international art forms: things like Chinese calligraphy, Brazilian capoeira, Kpop, and Bollywood, campers will develop a deep love for the world around them.
Campers will take daily classes in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts with their age group. They’ll enjoy outdoor recreational time in the Courtyard and craft projects to take home with them. Camp will culminate in a free Showcase on the last day of the session, where family & friends will be invited to see the Campers perform in a themed variety show and tour a mini-art gallery displaying their work.
Summer Arts Camp takes place M-F from 8:30-4:00pm. Camp will not be held on July 4th, 2025. Campers will receive one SAC ‘25 Showcase T-Shirt (limit of one per camper per summer). Registration forms and a Camp Guidebook will be emailed to all campers ahead of the first day of the session.
$520 per camper
Session 3: Show Camp! Disney's Descendants
Monday, July 14th-Friday, August 15th, 2025
Campers will create their own musical masterpiece in SAC Session 3: Show Camp! This five-week session has campers explore every aspect of making a musical: costume designing, learning lines, harmonizing, and more. This year campers will present Disney’s Descendants!
About the Show
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney’s Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films!
Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?
About Show Camp
Campers will take daily classes in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts with their age group. They’ll enjoy outdoor recreational time in the Courtyard and craft projects to take home with them. Camp will culminate in two ticketed performances to a presentation of Disney’s Descendants The Musical on Thursday, August 14th and Friday, August 15th. Tickets will be $15, not including fees. Every camper will receive two free tickets to a performance of their choosing.
Summer Arts Camp takes place M-F from 8:30-4:00pm.Campers will receive one SAC ‘25 Showcase T-Shirt (limit of one per camper per summer). For Session 3 only, Campers will receive an additional show T-shirt. Registration forms and a Camp Guidebook will be emailed to all campers ahead of the first day of the session.
$1,300 per camper
Session 4: Full Summer!
Monday, June 16th-Friday, August 15th
Can’t get enough SAC at BAC? Sign your camper up for the full summer experience! Campers will get to be a part of camp from beginning to end, journeying to Oz, jet setting to countries all over the world, and finally landing on the Isle of the Lost or Auradon.
The Full Summer session runs from Monday, June 16 to Friday, August 15, 2025, and includes all Summer Arts Camp Sessions: Ticket to Oz!, Globetrotters: Art Around the World, and Summer Show Camp! Descendants.
Campers will take daily classes in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts with their age group. They’ll enjoy outdoor recreational time in the Courtyard and craft projects to take home with them. Sessions 1 & 2 of camp will culminate in a free Showcase on the last day of the session, where family & friends will be invited to see the Campers perform in a themed variety show and tour a mini-art gallery displaying their work. Summer Show Camp will culminate in two ticketed performances to a presentation of Disney’s Descendants The Musical on Thursday, August 14th and Friday, August 15th. Tickets will be $15, not including fees. Every camper will receive two free tickets to a performance of their choosing.
Summer Arts Camp takes place M-F from 8:30-4:00pm. Full Summer Campers will receive one Summer Arts Camp ‘25 Showcase T-Shirt and one Summer Show Camp Show T-shirt.
Registration forms and a Camp Guidebook will be emailed to all campers ahead of the first day of the session.
$2,340 per camper
Summer Show Camp
The Beverly Arts Center is proud to announce BAC Summer Show Camp, beginning July 2024! This full-day camp will provide a unique, elevated arts experience for rising Kindergarteners through 8th graders. Students will work with arts professionals to create a professional production while still enjoying the traditional arts and crafts, playtime, and teaching artist workshops that former campers know and love.
ACT 1 : June 12 – June 30 | $900
ACT ONE
Pricing for Act One includes admission to the three-week full day camp, two tickets for the Act One Revue performance, and a camp t-shirt! The Act One Revue will take place at 2:30 on June 30th.
Intermission begins on Monday, July 3rd and ends on Friday, July 7th. No programming will take place this week.
ACT 2: July 10 – August 11 | $1,500
ACT TWO
Pricing for Act Two includes admission to the five-week full day camp, two tickets for the Act Two Musical,
and a camp t-shirt!
Summer Arts Camp FAQ
For all questions pertaining to camp, it’s best to email camp@beverlyartcenter.org. If email is not accessible for you, please leave a message for Kara via the front desk at (773)445.3838, and she will get in touch.
Camp has rolling admissions throughout the summer. Registration is open through the first Friday of each individual session. This year’s deadlines are:
Full Summer: June 20, 2025
Session 1: June 20, 2025
Session 2: July 4, 2025
Session 3: July 18, 2025
*Rolling enrollment subject to close if a session reaches full capacity before the registration deadline.
We do not. Campers must register for a full session at a time.
Payment plans are available by calling the Front Desk at 773.445.3838, or visiting in person.
If a child is turning 5 or 15 between June and August, they can automatically enroll. If they are outside of that age range, campers will be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
If you have any questions about whether or not Camp will be suited to your child based on age, please email camp@beverlyartcenter.org.
We are not offering pre-camp or aftercare this summer. Campers can be dropped off at camp between 8:30-9:00 am and picked up between 3:30-4:00 pm. Campers that are dropped off before 8:30am or picked up after 4:10 pm may be charged an additional fee.
We are not offering Tots Camp this year. We will continue to offer our Early Learning classes through the Summer. Current Early Learner classes include Music & Movement with Ms. Debbie, Twinkle Toe Toddlers and Creative Movement in Dance, and Acting for Kids: Storytellers in Theatre. For more information, please check out our Catalog on the website.
Campers can be dropped off in the west parking lot between 8:30-9:00 am and picked up from the west parking lot between 3:30-4:00 pm. Grownups who need to drop off their camper late or pick them up early must go inside the building and wait at the Front Desk.
A full water bottle, bagged, nut-free lunch (lunches cannot be refrigerated or reheated), sunscreen, scripts, and other materials assigned to them at camp.
The BAC is a nut-free camp. Lunches and snacks cannot contain nuts. If a camper mistakenly brings a nut product for lunch, it will be temporarily confiscated and replaced with an alternative nut-free snack. The nut product will be returned to the camper at the end of the day.
Children will be moving and dancing as part of the camp experience, and should wear non-restrictive clothing. If a camper is wearing a dress or skirt, they should wear shorts underneath. Campers must wear hard-soled, close-toed shoes (no Crocs or Flip Flops). Packing a change of clothes in a labeled zip-lock bag or bin is recommended.
Siblings can enjoy special discounts when registering for camp together. For the first additional camper, there is a 5% discount, and for each after that, there is a 10% discount. Family members can take advantage of these savings to ensure everyone gets the most out of their summer experience. Anybody interested in this discount must contact the Box Office/Front Desk directly.
Please note that the Sibling Discount does not stack with a Scholarship.
The BAC offers need-based, partial scholarships via the School of Fine Arts. To apply for a scholarship, please fill out the form linked below. If for any reason you are unable to fill out the form, please contact kara@beverlyartcenter.org.
2025 Summer Arts Camp Scholarship Application
Campers should fill out the scholarship application prior to registering for a camp session. In the case that a camper is registered and then applies for and receives a scholarship, the payment can be adjusted through the Front Desk in person or over the phone.
For the Showcases on June 27th & July 11th, tickets are not required, and seating will be first come, first serve.
For performances of Disney’s Descendants, each camper enrolled will receive 2 tickets to a performance of their choosing. These tickets can be claimed through the Front Desk in person or over the phone. The Camper must be registered for Session 3 (Show Camp) or Session 4 (Full Summer) before they can claim their tickets.
Additional tickets can be purchased for $15.00. Depending on enrollment size, we may place a limit on how many tickets can be purchased per family.
Session 1: Ticket to Oz
Friday, June 27th @ 2:30pm.
Session 2: Globetrotters
Friday, July 11th @ 2:30pm.
Session 3: Disney’s Descendants
Thursday, August 14th & Friday, August 15th @ 2:00pm.
Summer Show Camp FAQ
Students must be enrolled by Friday, July 19.
We do not pro-rate on a daily basis; weekly enrollment is required.
Payment plans are available over the phone, 773-445-3838, or at the BAC Front Desk.
If the child is turning 5 or 13 between June and August, they are automatically allowed to register. If the child is outside of those age parameters, then it will be decided on a case-by-case basis.
We will not be offering pre-camp or after-care this summer.
Morning drop-off will take place in the west parking lot from 8:30 am – 9:00 am.
Because of staffing, campers may not be dropped off prior to 8:30am.
Afternoon pick-up will take place in the west parking from 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm.
*A fee may be assessed in instances where students are picked-up later than 4pm
- A full water bottle,
- a bagged lunch (lunches will not be refrigerated),
- sunscreen,
- scripts and other materials passed out at camp.
The BAC is a nut-free zone.
Children will be moving and dancing as part of the camp experience, and should wear non-restrictive clothing. Campers must wear hard-soled, close-toed shoes. (no Crocs). A change of clothes is recommended.
Siblings can enjoy special discounts when registering for camp together. For the first additional camper, there is a 5% discount, and for each after that, there is a 10% discount. Family members can take advantage of these savings to ensure everyone gets the most out of their summer experience. Anybody interested in this discount must contact the Box Office/Front Desk directly.
Camp is from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
This camp features exciting arts classes from all disciplines. Students will take arts classes of all kinds in the mornings and then rehearse for either the revue or the musical in the afternoon. Both sessions of camp will end in an invited, ticketed performance.
Performances will take place on August 15 and 16, 2024.
Yes, but the cost of camp will not be pro-rated.
Age Groups
Students will be assigned an age group based on the grades they are entering for the 2023-2024 school year.
Group 1 (Red): K-1 (Age 5)*
Group 2 (Orange): 1 (Age 6)*
Group 3 (Yellow): 2-3 (Ages 7-8)
Group 4 (Purple): 4-5 (Ages 9-10)
Group 5 (Blue): 6-7 (Ages 11-12)
*Due to larger enrollment in these grades multiple groups will be formed as needed
Payment Plan
Payment Plan/Weekly Installments
(Credit cards accepted)
ACT 1 (Camp dates: June 12 – June 30)
May 15, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 1, Week 1)
May 22, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 1, Week 2)
May 29, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 1, Week 3)
ACT 2 (Camp dates: July 10th – August 11)
June 5, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 2, Week 1)
June 12, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 2, Week 2)
June 19, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 2, Week 3)
June 26, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 2, Week 4)
July 3, 2023 – $300.00 (Act 2, Week 5)
Thank you
To our sponsor Grant’s Wonderburger
