Summer Camp: 2D Character Design (Ages 11–13)
Learn how to create iconic character designs at Crystal Bridges!
Get ready to unleash your creativity at our 2D Character Design Camp, led by local artist and author Sean Fitzgibbon! Perfect for campers heading into 6th through 8th grade, this day camp at Crystal Bridges will guide your budding artist through the fundamentals of drawing and character creation.
Campers will explore basic shapes, human figures, facial expressions, and the art of inking, all while getting inspired by our latest exhibition, KAWS: FAMILY, and other artworks in our galleries.
By the end of the week, you’ll have a sketchbook filled with your own unique character designs. Join us for a week of creativity, fun, and artistic discovery!
Tickets are $200 ($160 for members). Reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
Want to learn more about what to expect at camp? Read our Know Before You Go guide.
Camp Scholarships
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available for all summer camps, covering 100% of registration costs. Learn more about camp scholarships.
Lunchbox Club Add-On
Want to stay at Crystal Bridges between your morning and afternoon camp sessions? Add our ALL-NEW Lunchbox Club option to your camp registration during checkout to add midday childcare and a bit of extra indoor/outdoor creative fun! (Additional registration fee required, lunch not included.) Learn more about Lunchbox Club.
About the Instructor
Sean Fitzgibbon
Artist / author Sean Fitzgibbon explores unusual, real places and events through his work. He has an MFA in art and a passion for making art and visual storytelling.
He is a 2021 Artists 360 recipient and a 2022 recipient of the Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award for his Kirkus-starred, graphic nonfiction book What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel. He has exhibited work throughout the US. He also illustrates books and recently completed writing and illustrating a documentary-style graphic nonfiction book that explores the Crescent Hotel’s strange two years as the Baker Hospital, one of the darkest and most controversial legends in the town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
He is now developing and producing art for a new graphic nonfiction book about the history, folklore, and science surrounding Plum Bayou Mounds – an archeological site located in Arkansas.