Best Arts Summer Camps in Rhode Island

Ages 6–14 · $292–$365/week

Artists' Exchange is a nonprofit arts collaborative in Cranston's Rolfe Square that runs weekly themed day camps (visual art, ceramics, digital media, and theater) for ages 5-14 out of its own studio, gallery, and theater campus. It also runs a selective Counselor-in-Training program for teens starting at age 14.

As published: $365/week full day (9am-3pm); $292 for a 4-day week; 5% early-registration discount before March 1 brings the base price to $346.75; extended care $10/hour or $50/week

Ages 5–18 · $175–$250/week

Town of Barrington day camps run by the Recreation Department: Cool Kids Camp (ages 5-7), Camp Endeavor (8-11) and the BEST Summer Theatre Camp (8-18). Weekly themes in 2026 included Safari, Carnival, Science Lab and Camp Olympics, with a beach day each Thursday for Camp Endeavor.

As published: 2026: Cool Kids and Camp Endeavor $200 per week ($175 for the shortened first week); BEST Theatre Classic $250 per week ($215 for week 1); Advanced theatre program $525

Grades 2 to 8 (about ages 6–13)

Gamm Theatre runs theater camps led by professional theater artists for students from elementary through high school, from one to four weeks (improv, backstage skills, Shakespeare, play creation). Its site lists the Winter Intensive Jr. for February 15-19, 2027 and a Spring Intensive Jr. for grades 2-8.

As published: Winter/Spring Intensive Jr.: $350 per week ($250 for Warwick residents); summer prices not published; financial aid via education@gammtheatre.org

Summer camps at La Salle Academy, a private school in Providence, covering tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer, theater, robotics, Women in STEM and an academic enrichment week. 2026 programs run from June 22 through August 13.

As published: 2026 examples: tennis $200; volleyball $225; Women in STEM and Advanced Robotics $275; Introduction to Robotics $290; boys basketball $285 per week; theater camp (two weeks) $500; some camps not priced

Ages 3–14

ACA-accredited day camps on the Moses Brown School campus. RISE Camp serves ages 3 to 14 with arts, academics, science, sports and adventure, and the school also runs sports and specialty camps such as soccer, lacrosse, tennis, chess and a theatre intensive. The camp states that RISE Camp was established in 1963.

As published: Not published

Grades 2 to 6 (about ages 6–11) · $225–$345/week

Week-long music camp for children entering grades 2 to 6, run by the nonprofit Newport Sings at Channing Memorial Church. Campers explore their voices through music, art and movement and work toward a performance for family and friends. The organization offers its programs free or on a sliding scale.

As published: 2026 registration page: $295 standard, $345 community supporter rate, $225 budget-friendly rate for the week, plus a $25 registration fee

Ages 10–17

Weeklong musical theatre intensive for ages 10 to 17 held at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Participants learn music and choreography from iconic chorus numbers of a selected composer and perform in an "Opening Night" show on the PPAC stage at the end of the week. No audition is required, and a more advanced intensive, ENCORE!, serves experienced high schoolers.

As published: Not published

Trinity Rep runs vacation-week "Playcation" theater camps and a Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI) with a summer camp category on its registration site. Playcation runs February 15, 2027 for grades 1-9.

As published: Playcation Feb 2027: $475 per week (grades 5-9), $350 per week (Jr.)