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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

WSMA Honors Project Bootcamp comes to Shell Lake Arts Center

October 18, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center is partnering with the Wisconsin School Music Association for the WSMA State Honors Music Project Boot Camp-Senior Edition. It is intended to help students prepare […]

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David Pawl to lead Shell Lake Arts Center’s Latest Camp-AP Studio Art Bootcamp

October 7, 2022

Dave Pawl is the latest Master Teacher to join the faculty of the Shell Lake Arts Center where he has been hired to lead a new camp called AP Studio […]

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Super Mario Schubert in Shell Lake

October 3, 2022

A unique concert featuring video game music, originals, improvisations, and Schubert’s monumental final piano sonata The second in our Concerts With Erika Series of the 2022-23 Season.  Super Mario Schubert!-featuring […]

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Elementary Choral Festival Information

September 29, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center is proud to present the first Elementary Choral Festival Thursday October 20, 2022. We invite students grades 3, 4, and 5 to perform at this […]

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Middle School Band Festival Information

September 27, 2022

The Shell Lake Arts Center invites area middle schools to our facility Thursday, November 3, 2022. Our primary mission is to enrich the lives of students in our own backyard-in […]

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Videos from Film Camp on YouTube

September 20, 2022

Check out these videos from Last Summer’s Film Camp! Next summer film camp becomes Video Production and will be offered two times- July 2-7, 2023 and July 30-August 4. Check […]

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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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