Journey Through the Arts
Port Hope · Est. 2002
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One week. One big show.

Music, Drama & Visual Art - together.

A summer day-camp where kids do all three at once. Each themed week builds to a live Friday performance and art show.

Since 2002 1,000+ young artists Ages 6-13
Get on the list for next summer → or email jttacabin@gmail.com
Best Kids Camp
2024 Platinum Winner · Northumberland News Readers' Choice
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2024 Gold Winner · Northumberland News Readers' Choice
An audience watching children perform on a stage hung with pink paper jellyfish, under the Journey Through the Arts sign. The Friday show
A smiling girl holding an acoustic guitar, with other campers seated behind her.
Girls drawing at a long table under hanging pink paper jellyfish.
One program · three art forms

Not three separate classes. One integrated week of making.

Drama

Write a play, build the set and costumes, perform it Friday.

Music

Learn an instrument and write original songs to play live.

Visual Art

Printmaking, pottery, jewelry and painting - displayed at week's end.

Friday!

Every week ends with a live performance & art show - the play, the music and the art the kids made all week, in front of family.

Summer camp · four themed weeks

Pick a week, pick a world

Each week is its own adventure with its own theme. Here is what summer 2026 looked like.

1
Week 1
July 6-10

Welcome to Magic School

Ends in a show
2
Week 2
July 13-17

The Haunted Hotel

Ends in a show
3
Week 3
August 10-14

Comic Characters Come to Life!

Ends in a show
4
Week 4
August 17-21

Underwater World

Ends in a show
Families in rows watching campers perform on a stage decorated with pink paper jellyfish, under the Journey Through the Arts sign.
showtime
Two boys playing acoustic guitars, one in a black cap and one in a grey cap.
A girl in fairy wings performing on stage in front of a hand-painted banner, with another girl sitting on the floor beside her.
Meet the team

Three artists, one studio

The same trio leads camp each summer - kids get to know them across the week.

Christine Benson outdoors, looking back over her shoulder.
Visual Art

Christine Benson

Founder of JTtA and an OCAD graduate who has exhibited across Ontario. She teaches from her 1840s log-cabin studio in Port Hope.

Mike Woods playing an electric guitar on a smoky stage, in black and white.
Music

Mike Woods

Port Hope musician with JTtA since 2003, running Log Jam Music with Christine. He brings 20+ years of performing and teaching to the camp's music sessions.

Robin Nicholls smiling in front of a brick wall.
Drama

Robin Nicholls

Trent University graduate and local elementary teacher, returning for another summer leading the campers' drama and performance work.

Good to know

The quick facts

Where
The Old Art SchoolMolson's Mill, Port Hope
Who
Ages 6-13All experience levels welcome
Each day
Music, drama & artMorning & afternoon sessions*
Every Friday
Performance & art showFamilies invited to watch

*Daily times confirmed on the registration form.

A carved lino block of a bird beside a carving tool and curls of cut lino.
A woman standing beside an acrylic painting of a bluebird on a branch.
bluebird on canvas
A big group of campers posing together on the stage under the Journey Through the Arts sign.

Get on the list for next summer.

Registration is by email. Send Christine a note and she'll let you know when next summer's dates and registration form are ready.

jttacabin@gmail.com

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