Fall break

Fall Break Art Camp in Chattanooga

Fall break art camp in Chattanooga fills the school break with autumn art at Creative Art Place, from painted pumpkins to spooky creations. It runs Monday to Thursday, with mornings, afternoons or all day to choose from.

Young artists holding the giant paper pumpkins they painted at a fall camp

Our fall camps

This year's fall break camp had two themes. In Pumpkin Patch, campers created amazing autumn art. And in Spooky Ooky Art, we invited them to "come create spectacular spooky art and have loads of fun while doing it."

The themes for next year are still to come.

Spooky Ooky Art illustration of jack-o'-lanterns, bats and a crescent moon

Hours that fit the break

Choose a morning camp from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm or an afternoon camp from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. All Day Camp covers both, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a packed lunch in the middle.

Beforecare from 7:30 am and aftercare until 5:30 pm help on work days. You can add care for all four days or for a single day, whatever your week looks like.

Autumn art, start to finish

Fall break art camp leans into the season. Giant paper pumpkins get painted in layers of orange, jack-o'-lanterns get faces, and bats and moons turn up in the spooky pieces.

As in every class, campers start with the basics and layer on materials and techniques, from paint and pastels to collage.

Three young artists holding up their haunted house paintings

Small camps, every supply provided

Our camps are small and each registration reserves a space specifically for your child. Supplies are on us, and once in a while we'll ask you to send something out of the ordinary, like an old pair of shoes.

A morning or afternoon camp is $175, and All Day Camp is $350. Please read the cancellation policy below before you register, since a held spot is reserved just for your artist.

Next year's fall break

Fall break dates follow the school calendar. Once next year's calendar is out, we'll set the fall break art camp dates, and you can ask to hear first. We'll let you know the moment they're posted.

Our fall break art camp in Chattanooga follows the school calendar, which helps families in Hamilton County classrooms. Families from Georgia schools should check their own dates, since those school breaks can fall on different weeks.

Five campers holding up their painted dragon canvases

Can't wait until fall?

Weekly kids art classes run all year, and Kids Night Out brings pizza, art and a movie on Friday nights.

There's camp over the other school breaks, too: summer art camps run for eleven weeks, and spring break art camp fills the week off in spring.

Camp hours and prices

Mornings, afternoons or all day

Camps run Monday to Thursday. When a holiday falls in camp week, camp runs Tuesday to Friday instead. We never run camp on weekends.

A sessions

Morning camp

$175/ camp

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

  • Four mornings of art
  • Supplies provided

B sessions

Afternoon camp

$175/ camp

1:00 to 4:00 pm

  • Four afternoons of art
  • Supplies provided

Once in a while a camp needs something out of the ordinary, like an old pair of shoes. We'll always tell you ahead of time.

Before and after care

Beforecare runs 7:30 to 9:00 am. Aftercare runs 4:00 to 5:30 pm.

All 4 daysSingle day
Before and aftercare$50$15
Before or aftercare only$30$8

The fine print

Camp cancellation policy

Because our camps are small and often sell out, each registration reserves a space specifically for your child. For that reason, we are unable to offer full refunds once a spot has been held.

30+ Days Before Camp Start Date
Cancellations made 30 days or more before the camp start date will receive a refund minus a $25 administrative fee.

Within 30 Days of Camp
Cancellations made within 30 days of camp are not eligible for a refund. However, if we are able to fill the spot from our waitlist, we will issue a studio credit that can be used toward a future camp, class, or event.

Camp Cancellation by Creative Art Place
If Creative Art Place must cancel a camp session, families will receive a full refund or the option to transfer to another camp.

Thank you for understanding that these policies help us keep our camps small, creative, and high-quality for every child.

Something unusual come up? Book a free 10-minute call with Jennifer and talk it through.

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