Upcoming Events
Summer Art Camp: Week 7
July 31, 2023 - August 4, 2023
ART AROUND THE WORLD (ages 5–9) WAITLIST ONLY
July 31–August 4, 10 AM–3 PM
Pack your bags! Kids will “travel” the world and learn how different cultures create art. Make a watercolor painting of Asian paper lanterns, print a Moroccan architectural design, and create an African safari diorama. Your camper will become fluent in the universal language of art!
FIBER ARTS AND GRAFFITI (ages 10–12)
July 31–August 4, 10 AM–3 PM
Fiber Arts: Explore the wonderful world of fiber arts through color, texture, and pattern! Tweens will learn the basics of how to warp and weave on a loom to create different textiles that are functional or purely decorative. Campers will be creating several skill-building projects during this exciting week of camp. Set up the loom and let the creativity unfold!
Graffiti: Tweens will create their own tag using soft and sharp shapes, wild style, or Gothic font. Campers will learn how to create 3D letters using perspective and make connected letters that flow. Tweens will draw a background setting and arrange graffiti into an aesthetically pleasing composition. Fine art concepts such as composition, perspective, and color theory will all be taught alongside graffiti painting techniques. To promote a healthy environment, spray paint will not be used in this camp.
CHARACTER DESIGN AND EVERYTHING CLAY (ages 10–12) WAITLIST ONLY
July 31–August 4, 10 AM–3 PM
Character Design: During this week of camp, tweens will learn to design their own character(s) for comic books, graphic novels, or cartoons. They will focus on personality and expression plus learn anatomy and posing using the human body as reference. Tweens will also have a chance to explore costume design for their character. All this will come together in a project that features the character(s) they create in a short animation.
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the tween looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, tweens will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. Tweens will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to decorating their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, tweens will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
CHARACTER DESIGN AND EVERYTHING CLAY (ages 13+)
July 31–August 4, 10 AM–3 PM
Character Design: During this week of camp, teens will learn to design their own character(s) for comic books, graphic novels, or cartoons. They will focus on personality and expression plus learn anatomy and posing using the human body as reference. Teens will also have a chance to explore costume design for their character. All this will come together in a project that features the character(s) they create.
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the teen looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, teens will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. Teens will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to decorating their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, teens will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
HALF-DAY DIGITAL SUMMER ART CAMP: DIGITAL ARTS
July 31–August 4
Tweens (ages 10–12), 10 AM–12:15 PM
Teens (ages 13+), 12:45–3 PM
Dive into digital! In our fully-equipped digital lab, campers will use software to explore the concept of fine art in the digital realm. Campers will analyze elements of art and learn how to apply them to create digital art. This camp will also cover artistic concepts of composition and idea development.