Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp

# Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer arts camp established in 1966 on a wooded campus in Twin Lake, Michigan. Each summer it runs four two-week sessions for students in grades 5-12: Central Camp serves older campers (grades 7-12 depending on session), while Camp Bernstein serves younger campers in grades 5-8, giving middle schoolers a track of their own. Majors span band, orchestra, jazz, choir, creative writing, theater, piano, harp, art, and dance. ## What You'll Do - Major in one arts discipline and receive daily instruction from Blue Lake's faculty - Add an optional minor class (Central Camp) to explore a second art form - Live, eat, and rehearse on the Twin Lake campus - the basic fee includes instruction, supervision, housing, and meals - Share the session with hundreds of young artists from across Michigan and beyond ## Who Should Apply Students in grades 5-12 at any experience level who want serious, immersive arts study; middle schoolers enroll in Camp Bernstein (grades 5-8) or Central Camp (from grade 7). Registration is online and open until sessions fill - there is no fixed application deadline. ## Outcomes Campers return with real growth in their instrument or art form and a network of arts friends and teachers. 2026 tuition runs $1,875-$1,975 per two-week session depending on major, and 83% of campers receive tuition assistance through Blue Lake's scholarship program.