Nonprofit community arts center in Davis offering summer arts camps across visual arts, dance, drama and writing for children and teens. Families choose from over 100 mini-camps; combining a morning and afternoon mini-camp with lunchtime supervision creates an all-day camp. Taught by teaching artists and counselors, it serves more than 200 children each summer, with scholarships available.
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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 Davis Arts Center directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Patricia arnal lunaIt’s a dream place for art, crafts, and family. ✨🦩🌌
★★★★★Donna SDavis Arts Center is the creative center for Davis. The staff are adding classes and are rebuilding this important hub for the community. Classes in pottery, weaving, dance and more aimed for both kids and adults!
★★★★Molly McMahonI've always loved the range of classes available here, from weaving to yoga. It's a nice facility and I loved going here as a kid for a class. The holiday weekend sale in December is always a nice time to pick locally made gifts.
★★★★★Samira HozmahiIs a great place and great show everyone must see!
★★★JulieThis center is really amazing, the Teachers Seem To be Highly Qualified Artists And dancers. The art shows are also of very professional high quality. The reason I gave it 3 stars is that it is a really classic defining line between the "haves and the have nots" of Davis. I find it heartbreaking how expensive each session is. They do offer a scholarship for ONE child from a qualifying family ONE session per year. The last thing I would expect someone with a genuine love and sensitivity for the arts to do is open the door to the wonderful world of creative expression for one session (about 4-5 classes) and then meet their child's accomplishment and enthusiasm with the sorry message that their family can't afford this joy. Even in the deepest throes of East Oakland, there is the EOYDC which offers free classes with highly quality instructors (one that I know is a former Alvin Ailey co member). DAVIS, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. Why not find a way to offer the values and experiences you stand behind to others than the entitled and priveledged. This is not to say that the regular attendees are less than wonderful, but there are many wonderful people, newly immigrated or not born into family wealth, etc, who would also like to join a creative community. Economic diversity, like bio-diversity will strengthen us.