The arts program offers campers a place to find their footing off the playing field. From old standards like comic making, sketching, painting, sculpt clay, collage, copper enameling and pottery to the less conventional ‘Magic Nose Goblins’ and ‘Happy Love Bottles’, Arts allows campers to expand their skill sets and have fun while doing so. And once a summer, from reveille to taps, the Arts Fest, transforms all of camp into a creative art filled world.

Performing Arts
Our rich history of performing arts inspires our first session camp musical. Nearly 40 boys participate in putting together a traditional musical for the entire camp community on "Show Weekend." Campers tackle different roles, including acting, singing in the chorus, and helping with back stage and lighting. A few of our favorites have included “Oklahoma,” “Oliver,” “Li'l Abner” and “Damn Yankees,” and the show is always a big part of a Lanakila summer.

Drama - Improv
An alternative theatrical outlet to the camp musical, improvisational drama allows campers take part in improv, theater games, skits, and wacky spontaneous activities. It's a home for many regulars where deciding what to do with our time is often an act of improv in itself.

Woodshop
The sound of hammers pounding away on a variety of projects in the woodshop can be heard all across camp. Our experienced staff provides a safe environment and offers the campers the opportunity to develop new skills, from the initial plan, to the design process, and finally, to nailing the final piece of wood into place. Campers work on such projects as miniature sailboats, racecars, wood-turning, furniture design, and more!

Photography
Photography a Lanakila is a hands-on approach to learning. Campers are taught the entire process of shooting, developing and printing with the use of the camp's 35mm cameras and darkroom. Activities range from Camera Wars to Photographing Cheese to Open Shoot to Sports in Action, and even making personalized baseball cards. Campers create prints that and they can be proud of and that help them truly understand the process of photography.

Music
Music is everywhere at Lanakila. A bugler's call in the morning; rousing voices mixed with laughter at morning assemblies; campers strumming guitars and picking out melodies on the piano. We learn to value the music we make ourselves; we sing in groups and as a whole camp, we play in the band, and we listen to music of all kinds. Whether budding virtuosos or practically tone deaf, Lanakilans discover music is a central and joyous part of camp life.