Registration for our virtual 2020 Camp Kala Online summer program is open!

Our weekly virtual art camps are led  by Kala Art Institute’s fabulous teaching artists, who help students create a home studio environment to explore and develop new art projects and artistic skills. Class sizes are small so everyone receives individual attention and the opportunity to learn, share,  and celebrate their work. Discover new creativity this summer at Camp Kala Online! Kala provides tuition assistance for Camp Kala students in financial need. To request an aid application, please contact youtharts@kala.org.

Join Kala’s After School Studio for fun art making throughout the school year!
Designed for artists in grades TK-5
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30-5:30pm

We offer two snacks per day and lots of hands-on project activities. There are focused art lessons every day and several free choice activities in a variety of media (drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, etc.). Our instructors are practicing artists, and child whisperers, who know when the kids need to go outside to play on the grass. Instructors read books, play games and listen to music to create a fun, responsive and supportive environment for all students.

BUSD offers transportation from BAM, Oxford, Cragmont and Washington elementary schools.

Kala’s Artists-in-Schools (AIS) program connects professional artists, many from our Artist-In-Residence Program, with K-12 students and teachers throughout the East Bay Area (Berkeley, Oakland, and Emeryville). Kala Teaching Artists work in classroom residencies during the school day, in after school programs and in collaborative community settings.

Our Education staff compiled a list of resources that our families and students might find helpful during this time. Kala makes no claims about the efficacy or warranties of each program, network, or organization on this list. We will continue to update the content/format.