ArtPlay, the Center’s unique vacation arts program, encourages kids ages 6-12 to think of themselves as fundamentally creative beings with a fun, interactive, interdisciplinary approach. The program connects youth to local teaching artists and provides space and structure for youth-initiated projects, performances, and exhibitions. Kids will have the chance to experiment with dance, music, drama, visual arts, collaborative play, and more!

Fee: $300-$375 sliding scale. Payments on the upper end of the scale help support our commitment to sliding scale rates, as well as our low teacher/participant ratio. Financial aid is available through our Community Fund. In order to offer individual attention, each session is limited to 15 participants.

2024 Dates

February Vacation ArtPlay! February 19-23, 10:00am-4:00pm

April Vacation ArtPlay! April 15-19, 10:00am-4:00pm

Summer Vacation ArtPlay! June 24-August 2 , 9:00am-4:00pm (no ArtPlay on July 4) (FULL for the weeks of July 15 and July 29)

One week sessions of ArtPlay are held during February and April school vacations from 10:00am-4:00pm. Summer ArtPlay runs in six one-week sessions in June, July, and August from 9:00am-4:00pm daily.

Registration for February 2024 opens November 15, 2023. Registration for all other 2024 sessions will open January 1, 2024. To register, email us at programs@nohoarts.org or call the Center at (413) 584-7327. Please include your name, address, and telephone contact plus the name and age of the participant. Children may be registered for one or two weeks of Summer ArtPlay; they may attend additional weeks only if spots are not full by May 15.

Images from ArtPlay 2018