Painting Explorations

Explore a next level experience by using materials such as charcoal, conte crayon, acrylic paints, and watercolors to create pieces that explore the elements and principles of art. Create a self-portrait on canvas board and explore collaging with mixed media on alternative canvases. Spend the week pushing the boundaries of what you already know about art and dive into new ways to use familiar materials.

Puppetmaking (Ages 8-10)

Create different styles of puppets with different mediums of art! Some include shadow puppets, sock puppets, and marionettes! We also will create a set and story for a final performance.

Claymation Creations

Learn how to create your own movie using claymation, the popular animation technique used in films such as Coraline and Wallace and Gromit! Campers will use tablets, clay, and Adobe editing software to make their own short movies, complete with a soundtrack. In-class animation screenings will complement the hands-on experience.

Bookmakers (8-10)

Become the author and illustrator of your own unique story! Express yourself through words and pictures, while learning about famous author-illustrators such as Eric Carle, David Weisner, and Maurice Sendak. Take inspiration from their distinctive styles to create your own books. Experiment with collage, tell a story without words, and explore imaginative lands and extraordinary creatures only you can make!

Recycled Robots (Ages 8-10)

In this class, perfect for all young makers and artists, you’ll stretch the limits of your imagination as you up-cycle materials to design, build, and program your own robots. Get creative with traditional arts supplies and techniques, then learn programming basics using Hummingbird and Makey-Makey kits. You’ll use servos, sensors, and LEDs to make your robot creation come alive!

Print Lab (8-10)

Utilize a variety of fun printmaking techniques in this camp! Gain inspiration from leaders of the Pop Art movement, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns. Create prints with patterns and visuals that jump off the paper. Take a moment to embrace the beauty of color theory before exploring screen printing, etching, monoprinting, and more!

Draw, Paint, Print

Focus on the fundamentals of drawing, painting, and printmaking and combine these techniques to create unique multi-media artwork. Work 2-D with a range of materials from charcoal, watercolor, and monoprinting ink.

Post-Camp Care

Extended care options are available before and after camp hours for students ages 6 – 17. Space is limited, so it is recommended you enroll for Pre and/or Post-camp at the time of camp registration. Registrations for extended care must be made no later than the Friday before camp begins. Students may only be registered for a full week of pre or post-camp, not on a daily basis.

The Pre and Post-camp counselors take campers to their designated studio at sign-in time, and escort campers to the post camp studio at sign-out. Campers in Pre and/or Post-camp may signed in or out by an authorized adult at any time within pre/post camp hours.

Pre-Camp Care

Extended care options are available before and after camp hours for students ages 6 – 17. Space is limited, so it is recommended you enroll for Pre and/or Post-camp at the time of camp registration. Registrations for extended care must be made no later than the Friday before camp begins. Students may only be registered for a full week of pre or post-camp, not on a daily basis.

The Pre and Post-camp counselors take campers to their designated studio at sign-in time, and escort campers to the post camp studio at sign-out. Campers in Pre and/or Post-camp may signed in or out by an authorized adult at any time within pre/post camp hours.

Claymation

Learn how to create your own movie using claymation, a popular animation technique used in films such as Coraline and Wallace and Gromit! Campers will use tablets and Adobe editing software to transform clay and mixed media into short movies, complete with a soundtrack. In-class animation screenings will complement the hands-on experience.