FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
We want ALL youth to be able enjoy the benefits of self expression, regardless of financial standing.
ARTS IMMERSION SUMMER CAMPS for RISING 1st-3rd, 4th-6th, and 7th-10th grade
Join us this summer for an immersion in the arts geared especially towards youth. Week-long camps feature multi-disciplinary arts immersion that includes opportunities for visual, literary, and performing arts throughout the summer. With a variety of projects and activities each week to engage campers, every day is a new adventure! All art supplies provided.
Camp Weeks for RISING 1st-3rd grades:
June 9th-13th
June 23rd-27th
July 7th-11th
Camp Weeks for RISING 4th-6th grades:
June 16th-20th (no camp Thursday, June 19th)
July 14th-18th
July 21st-25th
Camp Week for RISING 7th-10th:
July 28th-August 1st
August 4th-8th
Camp Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm (other than Puppetry Camp – see below)
Price per week: $150-$300 (financial assistance available)
Camp Details by Week
Week 1: June 9th -13th | 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 1st – 3rd Grade
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 2: June 16th -20th (NO CAMP Thursday, June 19th) | 9am-3pm | $240
Rising 4th – 6th Grade
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 3: June 23rd – 27th | 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 1st – 3rd Grade
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 4: July 7th – 11th| 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 1st – 3rd Grade
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 5: July 14th – 18th | 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 4th – 6th
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 6: July 21st – 25th | 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 4th – 6th
One-week, full-day arts immersion camp that will include visual, literary, movement, and music activities!
Week 7: July 28th – August 1st | 9am-12pm | $150
Rising 7th-10th
Puppetry Camp with Sol Ramirez
Participants will learn creative expression through Puppetry. Starting with the social and cultural history of Puppetry and its roots in activism and protest, participants will learn the types of Puppetry used in various cultures around the world and will then design, build, and perform their own socially conscious puppet creations. Puppets (and their creators) will participate in the Uproar Festival of Public Art Artist Parade at 6pm on Friday, August 1st alongside Uproar artists from across the Southeast!
Week 8: August 4th – 8th | 9am-3pm | $300
Rising 7th – 10th
Theater Camp with Evan Mitchell
Description coming soon!
About the Instructors
Audrey Smith – An Orange County native, Audrey is a musician and teaching artist with over a decade’s experience working with young musicians as an arts educator in schools and community music spaces. With a passion for improvised music, she brings her love of spontaneity to each learning experience, ready to go where the music invites. Using her influences of jazz, North Carolina traditional folk music and dancing, and a background in the Orff-Schulwerk approach, each class provides an immersive musical experience for every learner.
Meredith Haggerty is a visual artist. She is happily settled in Orange County via time spent training in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Chicago. She works with collage, storytelling, and performance, including participatory collage, classes and gatherings, in her teaching and studio practices. She occupies a flat file at Peel Gallery and sometimes shares her work at Eno Arts MiIl and Lump Gallery in Raleigh.
Sol Ramirez 1,2,3 Puppetry is a youth/young adult led puppet company based in Chapel Hill, NC. They have been performing puppet spectacles in Chapel Hill since 2017, but was started by Sol Ramirez around 2010. Our goal is to use puppetry and music to promote a social justice message, as well as bring to light many issues that are otherwise overlooked or covered up.
Evan Mitchell has been teaching in NC since 2012. After training as an actor and director at UNC Chapel Hill, he began his career as a freelance teaching artist: traveling to every corner of the state, teaching at elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities, as well as professional and community theatre companies. During that time, he also served as Theatre Arts Director at the North Carolina Governor’s School West for eight summers. Evan began teaching full-time at Cedar Ridge in 2017. As an arts educator, he is passionate about fostering confidence, collaboration, creative expression, and play!
Amy McLean holds her BFA and MFA in Creative Writing. She was a reading and writing teacher and worked for years at the public library. She’s lived in Ireland, England, and Honduras before moving back to NC. She believes that everyone has a story to tell.
Kathy Burnside: A Versatile Artist; Born in Brooklyn, New York, Kathy Shaw Burnside is a North Carolina-based artist with a diverse portfolio. Studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology ignited her artistic journey. Early in her career, Kathy exhibited her pen and ink work at the Rockefeller Center Gallery in New York City. Later, she deepened her artistic skills by studying Imaging Technology and Graphic Arts at Lenoir Community College. Her work in acrylics and watercolor has been showcased at the Kernodle Center and the Burlington Artists League and Fine Arts. She has won awards for her ZIA, zentangle-inspired pen and ink renderings and has shared her knowledge as an instructor at Lenoir Community College, teaching jewelry making, greeting card design, and computer graphics. Kathy’s work can be viewed on her Instagram account, where she invites viewers to discover the joy of learning and the magic of unexpected surprises.
Neysa Rojas is an artist and a part time registered nurse. Also, as co-owner of Blue Wagon Studios she is able to bring her love of art and caring for people together. She enjoys helping others discover their artistic abilities whether it’s on a project they are working on or in a creative brainstorm session. Neysa enjoys collaging, doodling, thinking outside of the box, junk journaling, photography and drinking coffee.
2025 Eno Arts Mill Summer Camp Policies & Expectations
Eno Arts Mill Summer Camps are hosted at the Eno Arts Mill (EAM) by the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC), a unit of Orange County government, and the Orange County Arts Alliance (OCAA), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
1. Cancellation and Refund Policy
a. Camps are paid in full at the time of booking
b. Camps are eligible for a full refund of tuition if our organization cancels the camp week due to low enrollment, instructor illness, or facilities issues.
c. Tuition assisted cancellations are non-refundable unless camp week is cancelled by our organization.
d. Cancellations before Friday, May 23, 2025, are refundable at 50%. Cancellations after Friday, May 23 are nonrefundable.
e. Teachers and staff reserve the right to remove campers to be sent home if they behave in ways which are disrespectful to or threatens harm to other campers, instructors, themselves, or property. There will be no refunds issued due to a camper’s removal.
2. Illness Policy: Children with a fever should be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning to camp. Children who have been vomiting, have had diarrhea, consistent runny nose, discharge from eyes, rash, severe cough or congestion, sore throat/swollen glands, or green mucus, should stay home. If a child has been sick with any of the above symptoms, we ask that you allow a minimum of 24 hours after symptoms cease before bringing your child to camp, or we will need to call you to come pick up your child if symptoms persist.
3. Attendance & visiting: We request consistent attendance of campers each week. Please let us know if scheduling conflicts arise and your artist will miss some time so we can plan accordingly. We expect artists to participate in the full day including lunch and breaks. Visitors are welcome only during planned events/activities scheduled by the teachers. You will be notified of these opportunities.
4. What to Wear: All campers should wear closed-toed shoes they can move in, and shoes will always remain on. Camps will have a range of subjects from visual arts to movement arts and music; flexible clothing that can get messy is highly recommended. Campers are allowed to bring a jacket or sweater.
5. Snacks/Hydration: Campers should bring a reusable water bottle marked with their full name for personal use. Bring a packed lunch and personal snacks to enjoy each morning and afternoon, either in a sack or insulated container marked with their name. There are no refrigerators or microwaves available. Lunch is not provided for this camp.
6. Personal Items: All personal items other than those listed above are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: Personal electronics and cell phones; games and toys; and make-up, brushes, etc. If personal items are brought into camp, they will be removed by staff and held safely until pick-up.
7. Outdoor policy: Campers may periodically take chaperoned walks to Gold Park or play outside if weather allows. Parents of campers with conditions that prevent outdoor time must disclose this as time of registration. Campers unable to go outside will be provided alternative, chaperoned, indoor activities.
8. Inclement Weather: In case of severe weather, OCAC camps will be cancelled if the Eno Arts Mill is closed, as directed by Orange County government. If Orange County government is on a delayed opening or early closure due to inclement weather, parents will be contacted by email by OCAC staff.
9. Administration of Medications to Participants: It is our intent that everyone may participate in EAM programs regardless of whether a participant requires ongoing medication prescribed by a physician. Staff does not as a matter of routine administer medications, however, will in limited medically necessary circumstances. Every effort should be made by the parent/guardian to administer medications prior to or after program hours. If your child requires medication(s) during a scheduled program, please complete the Supplemental medical form: Administration of medicine
