Program Dates:
Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 31, 2026
9am-3pm with optional Extended Day!
Registration now closed- see you next year!
“BAX is the best. Each week is different (acting, movement, circus, arts) and it’s the most affordable camp I’ve found in Brooklyn. I recommend them highly!”
About the Summer Arts Program
At BAX, we foster creativity and encourage playful exploration in a positive and nurturing environment. Our Summer Arts Program (SAP) draws from our year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of mixed media art and performance around a specific themed week thoughtfully designed for active and fun engagement. Arts Specialists teach daily workshops, while a well-trained, creative staff supports a healthy balance of fun indoor (at the BAX Building in spacious studios) and outdoor (at the Old Stone House in Washington Park/JJ Byrne Playground) play, performance, and art-making activities. At the end of each week, families are sent photos/videos with descriptions of the weekly activities and culminating shares. Sign up for our optional Extended Day!
Program Groups & Ages
NanoBAXers (entering K-2nd grade) explore a variety of performing arts disciplines, with a different discipline workshop each day, and engage in dynamic visual art workshops that build over the course of the week. The Nano staff members are selected for their understanding of the unique needs of our youngest artists, and special attention is paid to community building and collaboration in the daily schedule of activities, games, and time for small group play. On Thursdays, the Nano’s host the Megas and their families for a celebration of that week’s exploratory theme and Gallery sharing of their visual art.
MegaBAXers (entering 3rd-5th grade) focus on one performing arts discipline each week, while engaging in a diverse span of creative activities, community-centered games, and visual art practices throughout the day. On Fridays, the Mega experience culminates in a performance that showcases their skills built over the week, with a special emphasis placed on their unique creative choices and voice as individual artists.
NanoBAXers – Entering Grades K-2nd
(Entering K-2nd)
July 6-10
July 13-17
July 20-24
July 27-31
Sample SAP Day NanoBAXers (Entering K-2nd)
8:30am – Drop Off
9:00am – Morning Meeting
9:30am – Leave for Park
10:00am – Snack
10:15am – Outdoor Games
10:45am – Performing Arts Workshop
11:30am – Water Play Time
12:00pm – Lunch
12:30pm – Transition back to BAX
1:00pm – Indoor Activities
1:30pm – Visual Arts Workshop
2:30pm – End of Day Sharing with Megas
3:00pm – Dismissal
MegaBAXers – Entering Grades 3rd-5th
(Entering 3rd-5th)
July 6-10
July 13-17
July 20-24
July 27-31
Sample SAP Day MegaBAXers (Entering 2nd-5th)
8:30am – Drop Off
9:00am – Morning Meeting
9:30am – Performing Arts Workshop
10:30am – Snack
10:45am – Leave for Park
11:15am – Outdoor Activities
11:45am – Water Play Time & Games
12:30pm – Lunch
1:00pm – Transition back to BAX
1:30pm – Visual Arts Workshop
2:30pm – End of Day Sharing with Nanos
3:00pm – Dismissal
“Thank you so so so much for everything last week! I was nervous about [my child] attending, as it was his first time. However, after day 1 he came home saying he had an amazing time and how much fun he had. He told us the counselors were friendly and kind. It made it easier for me as a working parent to know he was safe and well cared for, and having fun. Thank you!”
Optional Extended Day
Tuition & Scholarship
BAX is a nonprofit organization committed to offering high-quality and accessible arts programs for all. As such, our tuition is priced at three public tiers ($745/week, $670/week, and $595/week). Each family can assess the price that works best for their household. This is based on an honor system of your expressed need (we do not require financial documentation). Installment plans are available, and you can elect to enroll in one during online registration.
We have a limited amount of financial assistance available beyond these public tiers. Applications for Summer Financial Assistance will be available beginning February 4.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all participants, staff, and community members. As of our 2025 Summer Arts Program, in alignment with NYC Department of Education standards, we require documentation of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination or a valid exemption.
If your child has a medical exemption from these vaccines, we will require documentation of this exemption. We do not accept religious exemptions. Please read more about our Registration & Policies.
“Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) is a wonderful organization that offers sliding scale tuition based on financial need. You apply a few months before others would sign up and they let you know your tuition bracket. They focus on dance and visual arts, and go out to the playground to for lunch and recess. I was really impressed with the visual arts, and the dance and tumbling classes seemed fun and creative. Also, big plus was the community of teen counselors—diverse, arty, funky, and so kind—they were really a model of the type of teen you want your child to be (and look up to). BAX does a showcase at the end so parents can see the art and performances.”