Upcoming Events

Kids (ages 5–9)

Art Around the World
August 2–6, 10 AM–3 PM
Kids will “travel” the world and learn how different cultures create art. Print henna-decorated hands from India, illustrate a Celtic initial, and create Mexican-inspired ceramics. Your camper will become fluent in the universal language of art!

In-Person Saturday Art Camp (Ages 6–9)
August 7, 10 AM–1 PM
Explore a variety of art media and creative themes over the course of six Saturdays. On each date, campers will create two projects. Featured project themes will include Mini Masters, Animals & Wildlife Art. Color Explosion. Creative Creatures, Art Around the World, and Art & Nature.

Tweens (ages 10–12)

Expressive Ceramics & Mixed Media and Drawing Portraits WAITLIST ONLY
August 2–6, 10 AM–3 PM
Expressive Ceramics (3 day): Tweens will learn the fundamentals of hand-building, wheel throwing, and applying glazes while creating expressive works of art in clay.
Mixed Media Collage (2 day): Utilizing a variety of materials, tweens will investigate different approaches and techniques to the art of collage. Materials may include textiles, magazines, scrapbook paper, and construction paper, as well as a tween’s own photographs or hand-painted paper.
Drawing Portraits: Take your observational drawing skills to the next level! Tweens will draw directly from a life portrait model, focusing on the features of the human face. This camp will explore light and shading, allowing tweens to gain a better understanding of the facial structure through demonstration and drawing exercises.

Photography and Digital Photo Editing  WAITLIST ONLY
August 2–6, 10 AM–12:15 PM
Capture and edit images to create expressive photographs. Tweens will learn the basic concepts of photography, experimenting with light, composition, depth of field, and more. Tweens will gain an understanding of how to use a digital camera and will spend time in the digital lab editing their photographs. Students will need to bring a digital camera or smartphone with a camera for this course. Students must also have a portable storage device, such as a thumb drive, as a backup for saving their progress in class.

Teens (ages 13+)

Art Journaling and Sculpture Techniques
August 2–6, 10 AM–3 PM
Art Journaling: Art journaling is a wonderful habit for everyone, not just artists! Keeping a journal that contains one’s inspirations, frustrations, dreams, and fears is a way to creatively process everyday life. Teens will make their own journal with simple bookbinding techniques and will fill its pages both inside and outside of camp. We’ll also encourage teens to share their journaling journey during camp.
Sculpture Techniques: Create art in the round! Teens will learn to use sculpting tools and techniques to create 3D sculptures. Teens will go beyond just the hand-building process—they will learn more advanced techniques to refine and build their sculptures. Students will work with a variety of sculpture materials and complete a 3D sculpture during this camp.

Photography and Digital Photo Editing  WAITLIST ONLY
August 2–6, 12:45–3 PM 
Capture and edit images to create expressive photographs. Tweens will learn the basic concepts of photography, experimenting with light, composition, depth of field, and more. Tweens will gain an understanding of how to use a digital camera and will spend time in the digital lab editing their photographs. Students will need to bring a digital camera or smartphone with a camera for this course. Students must also have a portable storage device, such as a thumb drive, as a backup for saving their progress in class.