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Trout Summer Programs

SUMMER 2026

 

K-6th Grade: Workshops

Workshops are for any visiting K-6th group (5 or more children). Programs are 1.5 hours and include interactive activities in the gallery followed by a hands-on art making session in the Mumper Stuart Education Center. These programs are free and open to all groups. Please email trout@dickinson.edu or call (717) 245-1711 and ask to speak to Education to set up a workshop visit.

 

Leaf and Legend: Tracing Big Histories Through Little Leaves

Turn a museum visit into a creative journey! Campers trace how trees appear in American art—from rallying places to sweeping frontiers—through close-looking games and movement-based prompts in the galleries. In the studio, we swap paper-and-paint routine for nature-forward experiments: plant‑based inks, twig brushes, bark and leaf textures.

 

Program is available:

• June 19-July 3

• July 6-10 (morning only)

• July 13-17

• July 20-24 (morning only)

• July 27-31

• August 3-7

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Star‑Makers Studio: Lights, Poses & Picture Power

In this playful, hands‑on workshop, kids explore portraits in the galleries to spot the “picture power” behind attention‑grabbing images. We’ll notice how artists use lighting to set a mood, poses to show confidence, costumes and props to build character, and backgrounds and framing to make someone stand out. Along the way, learners practice close looking, visual vocabulary, and media‑smart thinking—discovering that every picture is made of choices. Everyone leaves with an original artwork and big‑time star confidence.

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Program is available:

• July 20-24 mornings only

• July 27-31

• August 3-7

 

 

K-6th Grade: Full Day Camps

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CALC Collaborative Day Camps

During select summer weeks kids spend half their day at Carlisle Arts Learning Center and half their day at The Trout Gallery.  Registration for these camps is handled through CALC.

Go to: https://carlislearts.squarespace.com/summer-art-camps-for-kids

or call: (717) 249-6973

 

Brush and Bark

Unlock the secrets of the forest and the stories of a nation

 

Step into a world where history has leaves and art has roots. At Brush and Bark, young artists will embark on a creative trek through the museum’s galleries to discover how trees have shaped the American story—from the "Liberty Trees" of the Revolution to the vast, sweeping landscapes of the Western frontier. But we won’t just be looking at art; we’ll be making it using the very materials the earth provides. This isn’t your typical paint-and-paper camp—we’re getting our hands dirty and our imaginations soaring!

 

Dates: July 6-10

Ages:6-8 year olds:

 

 

Fame Factory

Become the designer of your own celebrity image!

 

Fame Factory blends creativity, critical thinking, and playful performance to empower kids to see images in a whole new way—while having a blast making their own. From sports icons to movie heroes to viral TikTok creators, campers will explore how celebrity images are carefully crafted using visual strategies designed to grab attention and spark admiration. Through hands-on activities, campers learn the tricks behind the spotlight: how lighting creates drama, how poses signal confidence, how costumes build character, and how background, angle, and framing all work together to make someone look famous. 

 

Dates: July 20-24

Ages: 9-12 year olds

 

 

6-12th Grade Workshops

Workshops are for 6-12th grade groups of 5 or more. Programs consist of 45 minutes in the gallery followed by 45 minutes in our Mumper Stuart Education Center creating a work of art related to the gallery lesson. These programs are free and open to all groups. Please email trout@dickinson.edu or call (717) 245-1711 and ask to speak to Education to set up a workshop visit

 

Witness Wood

Students investigate how artists use trees to communicate belonging, resistance, and imagined futures. They practice visual analysis in the galleries, then shift to studio experimentation: plant‑based inks, graphite textures, transparent layers, and collage sourced from maps and text fragments. Each participant crafts a composition that pairs natural materials with a clear point of view.

 

Program is available:

• June 19-July 3

• July 6-10 (morning only)

• July 13-17

• July 20-24 (morning only)

• July 27-31

• August 3-7

 

 

Spotlight Strategies: Crafting (and Questioning) the Celebrity Image

How is fame engineered? From Andy Warhol’s screen‑printed icons to Sports Illustrated portraits by Walter Iooss Jr., teens investigate how artists and media shape public personas through lighting, pose, wardrobe, angle, color, crop, and text—and how context changes meaning. In the studio, students become art directors, creating a poster or mock cover that applies these strategies, sharpening media literacy while producing a polished, critique‑tested artwork.

 

Program is available:

• July 20-24 mornings only

• July 27-31

• August 3-7

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