Do you love creating comics, cartoons, and anime sketches?  Improve your character illustration skills and personal style. We will look at Eastern and Western comics, and then use hand drawing techniques to illustrate a page, just like the professionals! Supplies provided. 

For ages 8-14.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $152  Supply Fee: $5  

This class is designed to teach young actors how to apply their acting skills to working on camera. Instructor and screen actor Amy Treat will guide and help young actors improve their confidence, perfect their technique, and learn the basics of performing for the camera. 

Students will develop skills such as:

Screen technique: How screen acting differs from live performance

Visual storytelling: How to work in contemporary scenes

Body positioning: How to position your body for the camera

Memorization: How to memorize lines

Improvisation: How to improvise on camera 

For ages 8-14

Instructor: Amy Treat

Tuition: $76 Tech Fee: $5 

This class will support the improvement of fundamental drawing skills, while bringing students together for fun and creativity.  This session will focus on elements & principles of design as well as perspective. Come explore line, form, shading and texture using traditional art media.  Class may be taken multiple times through the year; lessons and subject matter will vary each session.  Media could include pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, pens, markers and pastels.  Supplies are provided via supply fee. 

For ages 8-14

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $152 Supply Fee: $5

Do you have a young actor yearning to explore the world of theatre? In this class, instructor Shelby Mejia will guide students through theatre basics and techniques that they can either carry with them as they advance in the craft, or even use in their day to day lives. This exploration will be done using theatre games, scene work, improvisation practice, character development, and storytelling techniques.

Ages 8-14

Instructor: Shelby Mejia

Tuition: $114

3D Engineering Art!

Research has shown that engineers who engage in the visual arts can be more effective, innovative, and communicative. So, we are taking the “A” in STEAM and using it to the extreme!

Creativity, critical thinking & imagination are what dominate this class. We will plan, we will sketch, and we will make and design beautiful art utilizing a little bit of Science, Math, & Technology.

By focusing on the why, the where, and the how of using visual design elements & principles, such as contrast, alignment, repetition, proximity, lines, color, texture, shape, size, value, and space, and make wonderful art together.

If Leonardo da Vinci could do it, so can YOU!

Please send your camper with water and a snack.

Your child can stay at the ARTfactory for Lunch Bunch if they are taking an afternoon camp as well. They will need to bring a lunch if they are staying. Lunch Bunch and afternoon camps are separate registrations that you can add to your cart.

Please email info@virginiaartfactory or call 703-330-2787 for assistance. 

Ages 8-14

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $275

This spring break, take your child on an unforgettable musical adventure! 

Our Mini Musical Cabaret Workshop is a fun and creative way of bringing the joy of musical theatre to your young actors. In this week-long workshop, they’ll learn and practice the fundamentals of singing, acting, and dancing. They’ll learn music from popular Broadway shows and perform in our final cabaret show! 

Let your children discover their inner star this spring break! 

Please send your camper with water, a snack, and a lunch. Please send them in comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes they can dance and move freely in. Campers are encouraged to bring jazz shoes if they have them.

Ages 8-12

Instructor: Shelby Mejia

Tuition: $450

Travel the world through styles of art with this new offering! Throughout the week, students will learn about and try their own emulations of art from different parts of the world.

In the Wind River Chimes Computer Lab, students will explore examples of various styles of artwork to create a piece of their own. At the end of this multimedia art camp, students will bring home a plethora of finished art pieces, influenced by many cultures.

Please send your camper with water and a snack.

Your child can stay at the ARTfactory for Lunch Bunch if they are taking an afternoon camp as well. They will need to bring a lunch if they are staying. Lunch Bunch and afternoon camps are separate registrations that you can add to your cart.

Please email info@virginiaartfactory or call 703-330-2787 for assistance. 

Ages 8-14

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $275

This is for registration for our Summer Senior Intensive Early Access.

 "Omigod. Omigod you guys."

This early access price is only available until December 15.  Membership discount still applies, equaling a total savings of $189.25 for ARTfactory members.

Early Access has expired.  

Tuition of $595 (505.75 with Membership) may be paid in full or with an installment plan.

Installment Plan is as follows:

Non-Refundable Deposit of $150 ($127.50 with membership) to secure your spot due by January 15.

Payment #2 $150 ($127.50 with membership) due by February 15

Payment #3 $150 ($127.50 with membership) due by March 15

Payment #3 $145 ($123.25 with membership) due by April 15

If you are not a member and wish to join, click on this link Membership.