Connect with peers and create together
Connect with peers from all over Minnesota and the United States, be inspired by professional artists from all over the world, and participate either in-person at a cool space or online from the comfort of your own home all while imagining and producing original podcasts, films, poetry, prose, music and visual arts.
Summer Camp 2022
Create stories with some of the brightest the the biz
Writers, Actors, Filmmakers, and more. Rub elbows and create stories with those who tell stories for a living.
Need help with Transportation?
As a part of StoryArk’s commitment to eliminating barriers to participation, school districts involved in StoryArk programming are able to provide their students with transportation to and from camps at no cost to you! You’ll be able to sign up for transportation (if needed) during registration. Contact steph@storyark.org if you have any questions.
Our Summer Camps
Register by May 16th | Free to students in participating school districts!
Storytelling Camp
Explore podcast, film and literary arts all in one storytelling camp.
June 6th – June 9th 2022
(Monday through Thursday for one week)
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT
9th – 12th grades
In Person Camp
Free to MAPS, JWP districts only
Podcast Camp
Connect, collaborate and create original podcast episodes
June 13 – 23, 2022
(Monday through Thursday for two weeks)
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
9th – 12th grades
In Person Camp
Twin Cities only, free to twin cities participating school districts
Film Camp
Produce original short films and tv episodes from script to screen
July 11 – 28, 2022
(Monday through Thursday for three weeks)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
9th – 12th grades
Online via Zoom
Free to all participating districts
Creative Writing Intensive
Develop a short story, poem, song, memoir, graphic novel within a community of writers
August 1st – 5th
(Monday through Friday for one week)
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
9th – 12th grades
In Person Camp
Free to Twin Cities participating school districts
The Winged Ones Podcast
Two siblings go on an epic quest to find the truth about an ancient civilization of the Winged people…
As their search turns deadly, finding the difference between friends and foes becomes increasingly difficult, and betrayals abound. What will happen next?
The BOOMSITE Staff
Join our staff! Be apart of the BOOMSITE and help us create!
Read submissions/pieces of work (the amount will vary based on how many are received)
Submit your own work, whether it be poetry, prose, interviews, comics, visual arts, polls, or more.
Youth Voice
Empowered, Uplifted, Amplified
Students creative projects will be featured:
StoryArk Festival
An in-person, indoor/outdoor event on Thursday, August 18 at 6:00 PM and featuring the student band NUNNABOVE
The Boomsite
in the Boomsite newsletter, magazine and virtual gallery
StoryArk Network
Sharing stories world wide
Social Media/Apps
Download the StoryArk App and take our stories with you!
Students participate for free in our camps thanks to a combination of grant funding, school district achievement and integration dollars, and individual contribution by generous donors.
This activity is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund
The Fine Print
You have questions. wE have answers.
Some StoryArk programming is currently held online via Zoom, and in virtual platforms via HUBZ MOZILLA VR Galleries. StoryArk staff and Emerging Professionals have been trained to effectively utilize these new technologies and how to safely monitor activities. All online sessions will also be recorded (including chat conversations) for the safety of the student and adult mentors alike, and will be stored internally. These recordings may be used to create promotional materials, staff training materials, etc. These recordings are not readily available to the public, but may be made available upon request depending on the reason by which it is needed to protect other students attending.
StoryArk expects all students and adult leaders to adhere to their current Code of Conduct. You may find our current policies and codes of conduct here.
If you need financial assistance for classes, we have scholarships available to all students on request. Please let us know before you register for classes so that we can give you a coupon code for check out where applicable.
Please reach out to Stephani Atkins at steph@storyark.org or 651-417-6223 with any questions or concerns.