Experience art and nature through play, hands-on projects, and exploration of the Park!

Step into an imaginary time machine to visit ancient civilizations and investigate their invention and architecture, then travel back to the future to create artwork inspired by your adventure.

Put on your thinking cap to use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to dream up new structures, concoctions, and inventions.

Experience life drawing to develop a better understanding of a wide range of human proportions and facial features, then create expressive portraits and design your own unique characters.

Work with a local artist to create a hand built functional object using clay.

Work with a local artist to create a watercolor painting using basic techniques.

Work with a local artist to create a relief print of your own design.

Enjoy two different trails with an experienced guide at LuSo hiking camp. On Tuesday, campers will explore the paved & dirt trails at Laumeier Sculpture Park. On Thursday, campers will head west to Castlewood State Park, with lush valleys and views of the Meramec River. Campers must be dropped off and picked up at the trail sites. This is only Tuesday June 4th and Thursday June 6th.

Experience art and nature through play, hands-on projects, and exploration of the Park!

Experience art and nature through play, hands-on projects, and exploration of the Park!

Let's cool down and explore how water shapes our world as we create artwork inspired by rivers, oceans, lakes, and aquatic plants and animals.

Explore perspectives in drawing and experiment with different media and mark-making as you experience drawing figures and the space around them, from portraits with unique backgrounds to favorites characters in their entrancing worlds.

Work with a local artist to create an expressive drawing of the human figure.

Work with a local artist to create an acrylic painting using basic techniques.

A fun and fulfilling way for teens to gain valuable work experience by learning art, education, and outdoor skills from our experienced Summer Programs staff at no cost to families.