Head of School Derek Krein announced today that Tilton School will host Maine Arts Camp for its 2024 summer sessions, bringing a vibrant residential arts community to campus during the summer months. Founded in 2004 and celebrating its 20th year, Maine Arts Camp draws campers from around the Northeast region with top-notch instruction in the visual arts, theatre, dance, filmmaking, music, and much more.

“We are thrilled to welcome Maine Arts Camp to our campus,” says Head of School Derek Krein. “This is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen our ties within the arts community and leverage the incredible facilities and location of Tilton School. Their focus on small sessions and individualized instruction perfectly matches our guiding philosophies and we look forward to hosting their staff and campers in July and August.”

With sessions running from July 7 through August 3, campers will utilize Tilton’s modern instructional and experiential spaces in the Charles E. Tilton Mansion, the Helene Grant Daly Creative Arts Center, Hamilton Hall, the Alumni Amphitheatre, the Back 40, and more. Maine Arts Camp has hosted its camp at the White Mountain School for the past two summers.

This partnership furthers Tilton’s commitment to advancing its arts programming and community connections, building off of the success of the Remy Steevensz Artist-in-Residence Program, as well as joint programming with Interlakes Theatre and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. The school’s arts and instructional spaces have also undergone significant transformation in recent years with the construction of the Alumni Amphitheatre and continued restoration and renovations in the Charles E. Tilton Mansion, including a new gallery space.

About Tilton School

Tilton is an independent boarding and day school for all genders, serving grades 9 through post-graduate. Centrally located in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, the school’s program is designed to leverage the unique opportunities of boarding education, ensuring that students learn modern, relevant skills through every aspect of school life. Tilton’s 150-acre campus is home to 200-plus students from approximately 20 states and 15 foreign countries. 

About Maine Arts Camp

Maine Arts Camp is an overnight camp geared toward creative kids and teens ages 9-16. Offering two two-week sessions. Campers find their summer home, while receiving top-notch instruction from experienced teachers and professionals in their field. Community building is important for these creative campers, so along with getting better at their craft and exploring new activities, they also can make lifelong friendships. With a limited enrollment of 90 campers, along with a dedicated teaching and dorm staff, campers get lots of personal attention in a supportive and non-competitive camp community. Activities include the visual arts (extensive), performing arts (theatre, music, dance), writing, filmmaking, photography, culinary arts, and some individual sports.