A Comprehensive list of Summer Creative Youth Opportunities!

With this list of opportunities in various different mediums, at different times, and in different regions, YOU pick how you will spend your Summer from a variety of programs through our many arts partners! Don't see something you like quite yet? Bookmark this page and check back as we update this list as more opportunities become available leading up to the Summer!

Music Opportunities:

Rain City Rock Camp’s Advanced Music Program (AMP) - A week-long intensive co-produced by MoPop! When: August 21-25, 2023. 🚨 Applications close May 31st.

RCRC's 2023 Workshops and Classes! - Music Camps offered online and in-person & on sliding-scale payrates! When: currently available through June 6, 2023.

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Summer Camps - Training for youth classical and jazz musicians through festivals & workshops! When: July and August 2023, depending on the camp.

Music Sessions with Totem Star - Book a FREE session to work with & learn from an artist mentor! When: REMOTE & IN-PERSON SESSIONS: OPEN: Mon, 3/27/23 to Fri, 6/16/23 (will update when Summer programs become available).

Visual Arts Opportunities:

ADVENTURES IN ACRYLIC at Frye Art Museum - Painting workshop inspired by the works of Katherine Bradford! When: May 07, 2023, 11 – 3 pm

Visual Arts Summer Camps with Gage - Safe, supportive environments to grow skills in drawing, painting, & other mediums! Full and partial scholarships are available! When: June 25 - August 26, Find A Class!

Museum Opportunities:

DESIGN IN THE MUSEUM with Frye Art Museum - Get some behind-the-scenes insight into how to curate and design a museum exhibit!

Writing Opportunities:

Write Time for Teens with Hugo House - Free drop-in writing circle for young creative writers led by an adult mentor! When: May 6, 2023

Dance Opportunities:

Spectrum Dance Theater Classes with Spectrum Dance Theater - Day-long & multi-week dance classes offered in a variety of styles! Beginner friendly! When: June-July, depending on the class!

Theater Opportunities:

Summer at ACT with ACT Theatre- Experiential theatre training intensives for young actors & stage managers! FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE! When: August 14-20th, depending on the camp. (scroll to the bottom).

Summer Camps with Taproot Theatre - Camps in a variety of theatre topics from improv, musical theatre, to playwriting & more! For grades K-12 When: June - August, depending on the camp!

Youth Classes at Village Theatre - Find summer theatre classes for all grades exploring a variety of plays & musicals! When: June-August, depending on the class!

Musical Theater Summer Camps with Broadway Bound - Work on audition technique, script analysis, and a more to develop your acting craft! When: June - August, depending on camp!

Internship Opportunities:

SPS Career Quest Internships - Earn High School credit through internship experiences!

Sports Opportunities:

Registration 2023 Amy Yee Legacy Tennis Clinics - A FREE Summer Tennis clinic to introduce tennis to kids and also to energize kids who already play! For ages 6-14. When: Saturday's June 3th, 10th, 17th, & 24th