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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp\, Week 7
DESCRIPTION:Kids (ages 5–9) \nArt Around the World\nAugust 2–6\, 10 AM–3 PM\nKids 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! \nIn-Person Saturday Art Camp (Ages 6–9)\nAugust 7\, 10 AM–1 PM\nExplore 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. \n  \nTweens (ages 10–12) \nExpressive Ceramics & Mixed Media and Drawing Portraits WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 2–6\, 10 AM–3 PM\nExpressive Ceramics (3 day): Tweens will learn the fundamentals of hand-building\, wheel throwing\, and applying glazes while creating expressive works of art in clay.\nMixed 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.\nDrawing 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. \nPhotography and Digital Photo Editing  WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 2–6\, 10 AM–12:15 PM\nCapture 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. \n  \nTeens (ages 13+) \nArt Journaling and Sculpture Techniques\nAugust 2–6\, 10 AM–3 PM\nArt 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.\nSculpture 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. \nPhotography and Digital Photo Editing  WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 2–6\, 12:45–3 PM \nCapture 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.
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp\, Week 8
DESCRIPTION:Kids (ages 5–9) \nArt & Nature\nAugust 9–13\, 10 AM–3 PM\nSummer is the perfect time to find beauty in our natural world and celebrate it through art. Kids will be inspired by nature to create projects such as patterned leaf drawings and a ceramic butterfly or bug dish. \nIn-Person Saturday Art Camp (Ages 6–9)\nAugust 14\, 10 AM–1 PM\nExplore 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. \n  \nTweens (ages 10–12) \nFiber Sculpture and Art Journaling\nAugust 9–13\, 10 AM–3 PM\nFiber Sculptures: Incorporate pattern and texture into sculpture through the use of fiber! Tweens will learn to bring their ideas and sketches to life\, creating anything from plushies to abstract sculptures! While basic sewing may be involved\, tweens will also explore other techniques to build their fiber sculptures.\nArt 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. Tweens will make their own journal with simple bookbinding techniques and will fill its pages both inside and outside of camp. We’ll also encourage tweens to share their journaling journey during camp. \nDigital Art  WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 9–13\, 10 AM–12:15 PM\nDive into digital! In our fully-equipped digital lab\, campers will use software to explore the concept of fine art in the digital realm while analyzing elements of art and learning how to apply them digitally. This camp will also cover artistic concepts of composition and idea development. Students must have a portable storage device\, such as a thumb drive\, as a backup for saving their progress in class. \n  \nTeens (ages 13+) \nFunctional Ceramics & Intro to Comic Book Illustration and Fiber Arts\nAugust 9–13\, 10 AM–3 PM\nFunctional Ceramics (3 day): Our most popular week of camp! Teens will learn the fundamentals of hand-building\, wheel throwing\, and applying glazes while creating functional ceramic items\, such as cups\, mugs\, bowls\, and plates.\nComic Book Illustration (2 day): Teens will imagine and bring to life their own comic book characters! Campers will learn different illustration techniques and styles to help them create an expressive and unique cast of characters. Once students have designed and developed their characters\, they will create a comic strip featuring their newly imagined cast.\nFiber Arts: If you are interested in color\, texture\, and fiber\, come explore the wonderful world of fiber arts. Teens will create functional and decorative textiles by learning the basics of how to warp and weave on a loom\, Campers will create several skill-building projects during this exciting week of camp. \nDigital Art WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 9–13\, 12:45–3 PM\nDive into digital! In our fully-equipped digital lab\, campers will use software to explore the concept of fine art in the digital realm while analyzing elements of art and learning how to apply them digitally. This camp will also cover artistic concepts of composition and idea development. Students must have a portable storage device\, such as a thumb drive\, as a backup for saving their progress in class.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210816
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp\, Week 9
DESCRIPTION:Kids (ages 5–9) \nNEW! Appetite for Art\nAugust 16–20\, 10 AM–3 PM\nDig in! This NEW week of camp will feature art projects inspired by delicious foods and snacks. Campers will learn several art techniques while creating projects like clay pizzas\, mixed-berry collages\, and candy-wrapper illustrations. \n  \nTweens (ages 10–12) \nGraffiti and Essential Drawing and Painting WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 16–20\, 10 AM–3 PM\nGraffiti: Make art with your mark! Tweens will create their own tag using soft and sharp shapes\, wild style\, or Gothic font. 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.\nEssential Drawing and Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the tween looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Tweens will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media (such as graphite\, charcoal\, and acrylics) through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings\, blind contours\, and contour drawings. Linear perspective\, color theory\, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as tweens render their artistic creations. \n  \nTeens (ages 13+) \nAssemblage and Painting with Pastels\nAugust 16–20\, 10 AM–3 PM\nAssemblage: Teens will transform everyday items into expressive\, personal sculptures! Imagine all the artistic possibilities in combining materials such as paper\, plastic\, clay\, and wire with found objects. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice\, teens will learn various techniques to manipulate the materials and create one-of-a-kind sculptures.\nPainting with Pastels: Pastel straddles the line between painting and drawing. During this camp\, teens will be introduced to the essentials needed to draw and paint using pastels. This will include fundamentals such as drawing\, light and shadow\, composition\, color theory\, and basic perspective. Both still life and landscape will be incorporated to create finished works of art.
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camp\, Week 10
DESCRIPTION:Kids (ages 5–9) \nComics\, Cartoons & Characters\nAugust 23–27\, 10 AM–3 PM\nExplore the world of cartoons\, comics\, and popular characters in this favorite week of camp! Create super art projects like a baby-Yoda drawing\, a Harry Potter Patronus painting\, and superhero and alter-ego illustrations. \n  \nTweens (ages 10–12) \nSculpture Techniques and Comic Book Design WAITLIST ONLY\nAugust 23–27\, 10 AM–3 PM\nSculpture Techniques: Create art in the round! Tweens will learn to use sculpting tools and techniques to create 3D sculptures. Tweens 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.\nComic Book Illustration: Tweens will imagine and bring to life their own comic book characters! Campers will learn different illustration techniques and styles to help them create an expressive and unique cast of characters and once designed\, they will create a comic strip featuring their newly imagined cast. \n  \nTeens (ages 13+) \nFashion Design Illustration and Essential Drawing and Painting\nAugust 23–27\, 10 AM–3 PM\nFashion Design Illustration: Learn how to bring your fashion dreams to life through illustration! Learn the basics of fashion illustration such as drawing proportion figures\, garment illustration techniques\, and fabric rendering. Students will learn how to create a collection of fashion illustrations employing drawing skills learned during the class and from their own creative design ideas.\nEssential Drawing and Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the tween looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Tweens will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media (such as graphite\, charcoal\, and acrylics) through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings\, blind contours\, and contour drawings. Linear perspective\, color theory\, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as tweens render their artistic creations.
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