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Master Teachers. Magic Setting

Located in beautiful northwestern Wisconsin, only a short hour and fifteen minutes northwest of Eau Claire or two hours northeast of Minneapolis, the Shell Lake Arts Center in Shell Lake provides a premium arts camp and workshop learning experience for all students. Our programs and staff are well-respected nationally with some of the longest-running programs of their kind in the United States. With over 50 years of experience, the Arts Center provides a positive, safe and secure learning environment for students to further develop and explore their talents.

master teachers.

magic setting.

Located in beautiful northwestern Wisconsin, only a short hour and fifteen minutes northwest of Eau Claire or two hours northeast of Minneapolis, the Shell Lake Arts Center in Shell Lake provides a premium arts camp and workshop learning experience for all students. Our programs and staff are well-respected nationally with some of the longest-running programs of their kind in the United States. With over 50 years of experience, the Arts Center provides a positive, safe and secure learning environment for students to further develop and explore their talents.

News & Updates

Cera Babb to lead new Middle School Choir Camp at Shell Lake Arts Center

December 12, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center is pleased to announce that Cera Babb will lead our new Middle School Choir Camp during the summer of 2023. Middle School Choir camp is […]

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Board of Directors Sets Tuition for 2023 Summer Camps

December 1, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center Board of Directors has established the tuition for all summer camps that will occur in 2023. The rates are as follows: $725-Residential one week camp […]

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2022 Annual Appeal Begins on Giving Tuesday!

November 28, 2022
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Elizabeth Waldon to Lead Organ Camp at Shell Lake Arts Center

November 20, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Waldon will lead our newest camp–Organ Camp.  This is our first delve into a camp that will not take […]

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Bradley Mariska to direct AP Music Theory Bootcamp at Shell Lake

November 18, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center is please to announce that Bradley Mariska has been appointed to be the Inaugural Director of the AP Music Theory Bootcamp at the Shell Lake Arts […]

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Shell Lake Arts Center looking for Operations Manager

October 26, 2022

Join our Master Teachers in a Magic Setting! The Shell Lake Arts Center is hiring an Operations Manager. Position will begin on January 1, 2023. Application Deadline is November 15. […]

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Featured Event

Join us for our NEW OktoberFest Dance on October 21, 2023 at 7:00pm in the Darrell Aderman Auditorium!

Capital Campaign

We have fostered 54 years of creativity, and proven our value to the Wisconsin Northwoods. We're ready to take it to the next level..

As our capital campaign kicks back into gear, we reflect fondly on how we got here. Please enjoy Legacy: the Past, Present, and future of the Shell Lake Arts Center.
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Concerts with Erika

Join us at the Erika Quam Theatre each month for incredible concerts. Public welcome.

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Everyone who's gone to Shell Lake knows what it means when they say there's something special there. The friendships are formed in days and last a lifetime. The lessons in creativity, hard work, and performance are so valuable. Such an amazing space and experience.
 

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When I say that a shy child who never wants to leave home is begging to go back when you pick her up.. It's well worth it.
 

Aaron K

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My son is looking forward to jamming out with his friends, and spending another week with them.
 

Juliana M

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I was so surprised how a one-week camp really made a difference in his musical growth. He came back a completely different musician.

Serafina S

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