PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2025
Contact: Mary K. Baxter
deputydirector@hocoarts.org
(410) 313-2787
Howard County Arts Council Summer Art Camp Registration and Employment and Volunteer Opportunities Now Open!
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Registration for the Howard County Arts Council’s Summer Art Camps is now open. Join us for a fun and creative summer at the Center for the Arts in Ellicott City. Camps are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for students entering grades K-7. Campers must be at least 5 years of age by September 1, 2025, to be eligible for summer camp.
Campers are grouped by age and may enroll for a full day or half day week-long sessions. Before-care beginning at 8am and after-care until 6pm are also available. Camps conclude with an exhibit or performance of student work on the last day of each camp session.
Summer camps begin June 23 and run through August 22, 2025. Registration is available online at hocoarts.org/camp or by phone at (410) 313-2787. Families are encouraged to register early.
The Arts Council is also accepting applications for camp Counselors and Volunteers. Counselors and Volunteers’ primary role is to help teachers and campers in the classroom.
Counselors are paid minimum wage and can request schedules that will offer them approximately 20 to 40 hours weekly. The 2025 camp counselor rate will be $15/hr. Counselors must be aged 18 by June 15, 2025. Hours may vary, but counselors must be able to commit to at least one full camp session, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. Learn more and apply by visiting the Arts Council website at hocoarts.org/employment. Deadline extended–Applications are due March 31, 2025.
Volunteers are unpaid. They can earn school service hours, but this is not required. Volunteers must be aged 15 by September 1, 2025. Hours may vary, but volunteers must be able to commit to at least one entire week half-day camp session, Monday-Friday, 8:45am-12:00pm or 12:30pm-3:45pm. Learn more and apply by visiting the Arts Council website at hocoarts.org/support. Applications are due March 31, 2025.
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