2026 Summer Art Camps
Enroll your artist in a creative hands on experience in Ruston, Dubach, or Grambling! See details below.
Ruston
Our registration for summer art camp for Ruston has a few seats left! We are asking that families who wish to register up to two children obtain a Family Membership with NCLAC ($50/year). These memberships come with other benefits and you can find that information as well as check out here: nclac.org/membership.
To apply to register your child please click on the appropriate session below. We will be in touch after to confirm registration. Please check the sessions below to see if there is still space. If the session is marked FULL, you can email nclac5@gmail.com with your child’s name, rising grade, and phone number, and request to be put on a waiting list for that section, and we will contact you if a space opens.
DATES:
Session 1 Grades 4-6: June 22-26 (now running; registration closed)
Session 2 Grades 1-3 July 13-17 (2 spaces remaining)
Location:
Lincoln Parish Library, 910 N. Trenton St., Ruston, LA 71270
Daily Schedule:
9:45 am - Campers Drop Off/Check In
10:00 am - Class
10:50 am - Break
11:05 am - Class
12:00 pm - Camper Pick Up
Meet The Teachers
Mrs. Deana Revels (Ruston Session 1): Deana Revels is a much loved art teacher at Ruston High School, where she teaches gifted and talented art. Previously, she taught at Ruston Elementary. Each year she arranges for her graduating seniors to have a popular art exhibition for the public. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art in graphic design at Louisiana Tech and an Adobe certification. Last year she taught two sessions of Summer Arts Camp for levels 5-6 and 7-8.
Martie Clary (Ruston Session 2): Martie Clary earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Louisiana Tech in 1991 and a Master’s Degree in Gifted Education in 1994. She has taught art for 34 years with 4 years in Arkansas and the last 30 in Lincoln Parish. During this time she was awarded Teacher of the year at Hico Elementary and AE Phillips Lab School. She currently teaches Kindergarten through 8th grade art at AE Phillips.
Registration for this session is separate from the first session.
Dubach
NCLAC is pleased to offer a free Summer Arts Camp at the Dubach Community Center, thanks to a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the Northeast La. Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts.
For our first camp in Dubach, visual arts along with music and movement will be taught in the context of learning about Dubach’s history and heritage. To this end, we are planning an escorted walking field trips to the Dubach Dog Trot historic house and the Gym Theater (weather permitting).
To apply to register your child please click HERE. Registration is limited to 50 students per session. If the session is marked FULL, you can email nclac5@gmail.com with your child’s name, rising grade, and phone number, and request to be put on a waiting list for that section, and we will contact you if a space opens.
DATES: July 27-31, Grades 1-6
Location: Dubach Community Center
Daily Schedule:
9:45 am - Campers Drop Off/Check In
10:00 am - Class
12:00 pm - Camper Pick Up
Meet the Teacher
Mrs. Lauren Dixon: Award-winning art educator, Lauren Dixon will be the visual arts teacher for this camp. She has taught art for grades K-5th at Dubach Elementary School since 2012. She received her master of education degree and her BFA in graphic design from Louisiana Tech. Each May she has a school-wide exhibition of her students’ art in the school gym to celebrate their work.
Grambling
Roots & Rhythm Arts & Harvest Camp, a free camp for grades 1–6, is designed to celebrate the rich cultural traditions that have shaped our communities. Throughout the week, campers will participate in visual arts, quilting, African dance, gardening, storytelling, and cooking activities that connect creativity with heritage and community.
DATES: July 20- July 24, 2026 Grades, 1-6
Location: Grambling Community Center, 127 King St.
Daily Schedule: 9:45 am: Drop off/ Check-in 10:00 am - Class 12:00 pm - Pick Up
Camp Coordinators:
DeVaria Ponton, Master Gardener, Grambling City Council Member, and Founder of Grow Grambling (left) Emily Ezell, professor of art at Grambling State University (right)
About our teachers:
In addition to instruction in visual arts, Hazel Hunter, a longtime quilter and retired social service professional, will introduce campers to the art of quilting while sharing stories and traditions passed down through generations. Latasha Ferguson, former Captain of the Miami Dolphins cheerleader, nursing professional, and founder of All-Star Dance Camp, will teach dance and nutrition. Kesynce Daniels, LA Tech Regal Blue dance team member and former Miss Juneteenth will teach traditional African dance and movement, helping students explore rhythm, expression, and cultural traditions through performance. A special focus of the camp will be storytelling and culinary arts. Former educator and community historian Bobby Rabon will share stories rooted in local history and African American traditions while introducing students to traditional recipes and foodways. Diedra Dunbar, kindergarten teacher and owner of Exodus Family Farms, will help connect students to the agricultural roots of these traditions through hands-on learning experiences at her family farm. Campers will spend time in the Grow Grambling Community Garden harvesting fresh vegetables and herbs and using those ingredients to prepare traditional African and African American dishes, learning culinary skills while exploring the cultural significance of food, family, and community.
Ruston Summer Art Camp’s Sponsors
Thanks to Christiane Drieling for her Art on 45 funds that continue to fund supplies for Ruston Summer Arts Camp. And thanks to our family memberships which fund our teachers. We also want to thank our partner, the Lincoln Parish Library; without community partnerships and sponsors such as these, projects like our Summer Arts Camps would not be possible. NCLAC is grateful for operating support from the Louisiana Division of the Arts with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Dubach & Grambling Summer Art Camp’s Sponsors
These camps are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the Northeast La. Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts.
