Summer Classes for Kids at Manor Mill
Choose from 4 exciting art camps we are offering this summer! June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, and August 10-14.
Details & registration links below:
Summer Art Camp with Cheryl Bubier
Ages 7 - 14
Explore Nature Through Art!
Draw inspiration from the beauty of the river and surrounding trails as we combine outdoor exploration with creative expression. We’ll take guided walks along the river to observe and sketch flowing water, textured rocks, and towering trees, then bring those ideas to life through drawing and painting right onsite at the Mill.
Artists will learn simple perspective tricks and creative techniques to transform their observations into expressive landscape artwork. Throughout the week, we’ll experiment joyfully with a variety of materials, including watercolors, tempera paint, pastels, and oil pastels—discovering new ways to bring each scene to life.
This camp is all about creativity, curiosity, and connection—filled with hands-on exploration, playful experimentation, and the chance to make new friendships along the way.
Additional Details
All materials are provided
All projects will be new, even if you attended this camp last summer
Please bring a snack and a water bottle
Two Sessions: July 6-10 and July 13-17, 9 am to 12 pm
Meet Cheryl
Cheryl is a working artist with over 30 years of studio painting experience and more than 20 years of teaching. She lives in Monkton and works out of her private studio behind her home, bringing a deep love of both art and nature into her teaching.
If you have any questions regarding these programs please send a message to info@manor-mill.com or call 410-842-5590
Arts Around the World Summer Camp with Common Tone Ages 8-10
Have a creative child in your life? This camp will explore various ways of making art from the performing arts to visual arts, and more! Each morning, we will explore artistic traditions from a different continent. Students will dance, paint, craft, write, act, and sing their way around the world.
June 22 - June 26 from 9 am-12 pm
ToneLab: Kids Songwriting Camp
Ages 10+
Students in ToneLab will experience the thrill of making music together through songwriting! Students will learn the fundamental techniques of writing lyrics, melodies, harmonies, and musical accompaniment, combining all of these elements together to create songs of their own. With the guidance of Common Tone teachers, students will be given artistic control over their preferred musical genre, arrangement style, and sonic identity, which will encourage collaboration, communication, and problem-solving. At the end of the session, each student will have a song that fully represents their artistic vision and a chance to perform for a small audience. Join us this summer and find your voice through song!
August 10-14 from 9 am to 12 pm
Meet Beth & Mike
Common Tone
Common Tone music enrichment programming promotes authentic music exploration. Founded in 2024 by Baltimore-based teachers Mike Feathers and Beth Pacione, Common Tone encourages students of all levels to develop a love for music and a shared desire to explore its boundless possibilities. Through thoughtful curricula, original music, and interactive learning experiences, students explore their creativity and express themselves authentically. Common Tone believes in cultivating a community of dedicated educators and musicians who engage and inspire students by implementing the use of authentic instruments and encouraging self-discovery through music.
Meet Katie Ganem
Common Tone
Katie Ganem (she/her) is so excited to join Common Tone as an administrative assistant and teacher! Katie is an actor, singer, writer, and teacher based in Baltimore City. She has a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre from Nazareth University and an MFA in classical acting from George Washington University. Katie absolutely loves working with little ones and has a wide variety of experience teaching and entertaining children of all ages. She has been a nanny, a program associate at Port Discovery Children's Museum, a pirate entertainer for Urban Pirates, and a teaching artist with Blue Igloo Playgroup, Imagination Stage, and Unity Dance & Movement. Katie uses her theatricality and creativity to bring the joy of music and movement to her students. You can learn more about her work at www.katieganem.com.
Meet Jacob Garcia-Buñuel
Common Tone
Jacob Garcia-Buñuel is a Baltimore-raised composer, performer, and music teacher with a lifelong love for storytelling through song. He studied vocal music at the Baltimore School for the Arts and went on to earn a degree in Composition for Film, TV, and Video Games from Berklee College of Music. Jacob has taught music to children from 1 to 8 years old and led engaging music classes for adults with disabilities across Maryland. He has also collaborated with local and regional visual artists, scoring original music for stop-motion animations. Jacob independently writes, records, and performs his own songs under the name Slippy Buñuel.