Dougherty Summer Camp

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Summer Art Escape 2025

Overview

Summer Camp 2025 is just around the corner, and the theme is Daydream! Make art, friends, and memories! Jump into realms of fantasy where anything is possible. Explore surreal, inventive new worlds, characters, creatures, and adventures brought to life by imagination and the arts. Each day, Instructors will lead students through fun, age-appropriate, activities covering a variety of visual and performing art mediums.

Summer Art Escape will meet daily from Monday through Friday during each week-long session, starting at 7:30am and ending at 6:00pm. Unstructured free play will be held from 7:30am to 9am, allowing for staggered arrival times, and from 5pm to 6pm, so pickup does not interfere with planned class lessons. Student breaks during the day include active outdoor play, weather and heat index permitting. Students should bring two (2) healthy snacks (AM, PM), a lunch that does not require refrigeration or heating, a water bottle, closed-toe shoes, and art/movement appropriate clothing. Students will be grouped by age.

Program Information

For Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Dates: Weekly from June 6 through August 13, see session dates below.

Times: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm

Fees:

• $140 per week for City of Austin Residents
• $220 per week for non-residents

Pre-registration is required. Program space is limited.

Session Dates

Registration Limit

As a Specialty Camp, Summer Art Escape has a three (3) week maximum registration limit per participant. 

For more information: Registration Limits for Specialty Camps.

Deposits

• A non-refundable deposit of $20 per participant per session will reserve the spot at the time of registration.
• Any remaining balance is due by 5:00pm 21 days prior to the start of the enrolled session.
  • If not received by that date/time, the spot and deposit will be forfeited.

Waitlist

• Participants that register after the program has filled can be added to the waitlist.
• No fee is required to be added to waitlist.
• Waitlist participants will be notified if spots become available.

Program fees are only refunded in full if the class is canceled by the Parks and Recreation Department.

Registration

Clicking this image banner will take you to the Online Registration Portal:

• Account Creation, Online Registration, & FAQ
• Have Further Questions? Need Additional Assistance?
  • DACSchool@austintexas.gov
  • 512-974-4040

Program Forms & Documents

For more information and required materials to register for and attend City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department programs, click the image link below for the Centralized Program Documents website:

Other Program Forms:

• Youth Friend Request Form (PDF, 186kb) - For students who wish to be placed in the same camp or class together; only one request per student is permitted, subject to approval by program administration

Financial Aid

Click the image link below to visit the Parks and Recreation Department's Financial Aid website:

Inclusion Services

The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.

If you or your student require assistance for participation in our programs or use of our facilities, please contact the Inclusion Unit at:

• 512-974-3914
• Relay Texas 7-1-1
• Inclusion@austintexas.gov

For more information, visit the Inclusion Unit website.