The Ankeny Art Center is a nonprofit art gallery and studio offering one-week summer art camps for children, split into K-4th and 5th-8th grade groups. Camps include Art Exploration, Drawing, and Ceramics with wheel throwing and glazing, meeting in one-hour sessions Tuesday through Friday, taught by working artists.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Ankeny Art Center directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Chris MooreI've taken some classes and attend pottery studio here. All the staff is super friendly, the facilities are nice for studio, other members are friendly as well. They art is also rotated out regularly and they host several events. Highly recommend, and their classes and studio fees are very reasonably priced!
★★★★★Josh E.They have several items that are visually appealing.
★★★★★JessNice little gallery.
★★★★★Jenny JoanningI started pottery classes at the AAC in 2018 and have never left! The community of potters they have developed there is great and I love being a part of it. I can’t recommend the classes enough. If you’ve been wanting to try something out, go for it!
★★★★★Shyla WilliamsonListen, I read a reddit one time that said Iowa doesn't do tourism.... Well, this alone is worth the tourism. This place was fantastic. The art, the atmosphere..... The Monet..... I cannot recommend this place enough. Go take a vacation like we did just to visit the art center. It's free, it's phenomenal, it's art ... It's beautiful.