This summer, VisArts served over 1200 youth in over 140 classes through its ArtVenture camps. The campers explored everything from stained glass to cartooning to filmmaking and more. On their last day, campers were asked to write postcards to themselves about their experiences (which will be sent back to them next spring.)
The postcards asked the campers to respond to This is what ArtVenture means to me… (share your ideas with words or drawings.)
The following are some of the responses from our many amazing campers, in their own words and images:
To me ArtVenture means having an adventure with art + it also means making new Friends along with the old ones 
Hey future self! Art is awesome and you LOVE it. I hope you are still painting!
ArtVenture means to me having fun and working hard to do my best.
I had tons of fun in Stained Glass! Mary was really nice and I want to come back EVERY SUMMER!!!
I’m from Ireland and I come here every year because my mom’s American. But each year she asks me which camp I want to go to and I say VisArt Centre Richmond. This place is great.
My favorite part of camp was finishing my paper maché sculpture. I have so many cool experiences here and it’s always FUN!
ArtVenture was such a great experience. I learned a lot and still had fun. I loved it!
The many ArtVenture camps I have taken have introduced me to new skills, new ideas, and new friends. It has been an amazing experience! I can’t wait for my next camp! (P.S. Sorry my handwriting is so small. I hope you can read it.)
Painting was stupendous (apologies for any mispelling) as were all my other classes. It was especially exciting to use all the equipment.
You can be as creative as you want. I love building the clay house
expressing your thoughts in your own unique way.
I like ArtVenture because you get to experiment with lots of different techniques and styles of art. I have done these camps for almost my whole life & they are still so fun!
Always be yourself. Never give up. Stay awesome.
I love how nice the teachers are.
doing art just the way you like it.
We made a huge mess and broke some pots woo! It was really fun!!!! Ms. Karen was awesome!!!!
Don’t want what others want for you, follow your dreams.
Dear Me, ARTVENTURE was amazing. The stained glass was so much fun and I will, 97% sure, do this next year
I liked how ArtVenture was a lot of hard work, but you make something beautiful!
play with clay – play cool games – meet new friends – CREATE! – Loved it – come back next year
Dear future self, GO BACK TO VISARTS OR 10,000,000,000 PUPPIES WILL DIE!!!
It means a way for me to express my ideas in words.
It’s like a journey you go on while forming a new creation.
Beauty
Hi. This has been a good camp. I love ice cream
Hi future me! ArtVenture is revitalizing in so many ways. Love, past you (age 12)