Get Ready for a Summer Filled with Creativity!
We hope your young creators will join us for a Summer filled with imagination, inspiration, and endless artistic possibilities. Each of our classes provide a supportive and inclusive environment where campers can freely explore their inner artists and express themselves! We offer classes for all age groups with topics ranging from printmaking to journalism.
All classes take place Monday - Friday from 9AM - 2PM
Meet the teachers!
katy simmons- carroll
Katy Simmons-Carroll is the Manager of School and Family Programs at WAMA. She has taught K-12 Visual Art for over fifteen years. Katy loves to help students make cross-curricular connections and become lifelong learners. An artist herself, Katy works in mixed media drawing and painting, and ceramics. She lives in Ocean Springs with her husband, daughter, cat, and garden.
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Sandra bilbo
Sandra is the Director of Arts and Environmental Education at WAMA. She has a marine science background and has been an educator for 15 years. She loves exploring outdoors, being curious about nature, and enjoys photography.
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James Karlson
James is the studio artist and program coordinator for the education department of WAMA. James has been a visual artist and designer for 9 years. James loves to cook and is an enthusiast of film, history, and dance.
Amanda bush
Amanda Bush is an artist and educator working across painting, drawing, and contemporary jewelry design. With advanced degrees in fine art and over a decade of teaching experience, she now creates playful polymer clay jewelry as the owner of Beach Bird, drawing inspiration from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Antonia Zennaro
Antonia Zennaro is a documentary photographer and social artist whose work blends photography, textile innovation, and community-centered storytelling to examine migration, memory, and belonging. Born in Germany and raised in Italy, her global experiences and background in journalism inform the ethical and socially conscious approach of her visual practice. Her internationally exhibited work includes photobooks, long-term projects in Cuba, and immersive light installations, while she continues to explore experimental fabric-based techniques through her involvement with the NOLA Community Printshop.
see our available camps
Mon, Jun 01This camp is currently full. To be added to the waitlist, please email Katy at katy@walterandersonmuseum.org!
APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPs
At the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, we are committed to ensuring that all families have access to high quality arts and environmental education. Scholarship eligibility is dependent upon your family's unique needs. If you feel that the cost of attendance is restrictive, we encourage you to apply!
Support for summer camp scholarships are provided by the Hogancamp Scholarship Fund & Corinne Carter Scholarship Fund.
Scholarship Applications will close on May 1, 2026.
