Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation is bringing back its annual Children’s Summer Arts Camp for its 19th year, running from July 1 through Aug. 8. The six-week day camp, open to youth ages 4 to 13, offers a multidisciplinary arts education rooted in African diasporic traditions and contemporary creativity.
Hosted by Asase Yaa’s School of the Arts, the Brooklyn-based program remains the borough’s only summer camp to fully immerse children in the process of creating a live theatrical production. This year’s performance, Ananse the Medicine Man, reimagines a classic Ghanaian folktale, allowing campers to explore storytelling through writing, music, dance, drama, choreography, lighting, sound design and costume creation.
“Our mission at Asase Yaa Children’s Summer Art Camp has always been to ignite curiosity, creativity and cultural pride in our youth,” said Rubie inez Williams, the camp director.
The 2025 camp will also introduce Legends of Ashanti, a new interactive experience that blends African folklore with imaginative play. Campers will engage in role-playing adventures, hands-on art projects, and team games inspired by the tales of Anansi the Spider, all designed to spark creativity, build confidence and foster cultural pride.
In addition to production work, the camp includes daily morning circles, group games, arts and crafts, field trips and themed celebrations such as African Flag Day.
The program runs Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
“This will be our boldest program yet, fusing vibrant African traditions with cutting-edge Afrofuturistic themes," Williams said. "We can’t wait to inspire our campers to dream big, explore boldly and imagine the limitless possibilities of their futures."
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