Business Profile: HCA Summer Program highlights creativity, enjoyable

Fun and creativity will go hand in hand this summer time for teens from kindergartners to teenagers on the Hopkinton Center for the Arts.

The HCA Summer Fun within the Arts 2026 program consists of visible arts, theater, ceramics, movie, music and dance lessons.

“Our eight weeks of camp that run from June 29 through August 21 encompasses hands-on programs encouraging students to explore and enjoy a variety of art forms,” mentioned Stephanie Madden, HCA program director. She added, “Since we are a smaller program, we are able to tailor our creative classes to the interests and needs of our students.”

Students can take part in weeklong full- and half-day lessons which can be grouped by age.

“This summer we have different themes each week,” mentioned Madden. “They include Magic and Science plus Pop Legends, which can appeal to a youngster’s different interests and may encourage them to sign up for another week of classes.”

A brand new providing this summer time is the Art and Stage Exploration program.

“It offers a combination of visual and performing arts daily, so youngsters going into grades 1 through 6 will have fun exploring different topics,” mentioned Madden. Students in this system will probably be grouped by age.

Also new this summer time will probably be filmmaking teacher Evan Rivard and Intensive Dance Program trainer Desiree Mottard. A former skilled ballerina, Mottard is the brand new dance director for the HCA. Rivard earned his BFA in movie manufacturing from the Pratt Institute.

“Our instructors are professionally trained, and since we have small class numbers, give their students a lot of individual attention,” mentioned Madden. Biographies of all instructors can be found on the HCA web site.

Other highlights of the 2026 summer time program would be the skilled Wow Wednesday performers who will entertain college students as soon as every week at lunch, and the two-week theater lessons resulting in displays of “Madagascar Jr.” and “The Wizard of Oz.”

“We also make sure all our students have plenty of free time outside for their snacks and lunch break,” mentioned Madden. “And we encourage our visual art classes to use our outdoor spaces.”

Registration for Summer Fun within the Arts is ongoing at HopArtsCenter.org/SummerFun2026 or by calling 508-435-9222. HCA will maintain numerous info classes in regards to the summer time program throughout May. The days and occasions for the two-hour drop-in classes, Summer Q&A, will be discovered on-line.

An inventory of summer time applications for adults, together with live shows and lessons, is also on-line.

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