Summer Programs Listed by Week
PLEASE NOTE: Grades are those the child will be in during fall 2023
July 24-July 28
Wizarding World Camp (Grades 3-7) ~ 5 days 9:30 am-3:00 pm
Your magic wand awaits your hand to bring it to life with a week of magical art experiences where imagination in your most important tool! Through stories and with drawings, paint, and clay, each participant will heighten their wizardly skills. Using herbology, incredible plants will be sculpted from clay; transfigurations will occur through collaborative drawing exercises; potion making will be a breeze with liquid food mixing; creature care will be easy after acquiring new skills in needle-felting. Bring a nut-free bag lunch. Fee: $290 for Residents or $300 for Non-residents Instructor: Robin McCahill |
July 1-July 3
Nature Art (Grades 3-6) ~ 3 days 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Students will create artwork inspired by the world around us. Each day we will take a short walk outside to gather inspiration, observe, sketch, and collect natural materials for our projects. Students will explore a wide variety of media such as printmaking with leaves, painting flowers with watercolor, 3-D drawing of crystals with colored pencils, tree sketches in charcoal and more! Fee: $130 for Residents or $140 for Non-residents Instructor: Kristy Endriss |
Teen Advanced Drawing (Grades 6-9) ~ 3 days 2:00-4:00 pm
This 3-day course will expand upon foundational drawing skills as students draw from still life set ups with charcoal and pencil on paper. Instructional focus will be on proportions, shading, and perspective. Some drawing experience is helpful but not required. Fee: $70 for Residents or $75 for Non-residents Instructor: Kristy Endriss |
Storybook Art (Grades K-1) ~ 3 days 10:00-11:30 pm
An illustrated storybook will be read each class, followed by a brief description about the illustrator’s characters and techniques. Students will create an art piece related to the book to bring home using paint, glue, oil pastels and more. Wear old clothes or bring a smock.
Fee: $65 for Residents or $70 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell
An illustrated storybook will be read each class, followed by a brief description about the illustrator’s characters and techniques. Students will create an art piece related to the book to bring home using paint, glue, oil pastels and more. Wear old clothes or bring a smock.
Fee: $65 for Residents or $70 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell
July 8-July 12
Let's Get Sewing (Grades 3-6) ~ 5 days 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Yes, kids can safely sew on a machine! Kids will learn all about how a machine works, threading, operating, and troubleshooting. Begin machine sewing by tracing simple lines on thick fabric, learning how to sew forward and backwards. We’ll also learn hand stitching utilizing embroidery thread and soft felt to create cute animals like a teddy bear, dogs and cats. Embellish with fun buttons, sequins, fancy stitches and bling! Projects will include pin cushions, small pillows, LOTS of stuffed animals, bags and more. You’ll be speeding along in no time! Fee: $165 for Residents or $175 for Non-residents Instructor: Christine Jewell |
Drawing Skills (Grade K) ~ 5 days 9:00-10:00 am
Skills taught in this class are essential for students to clearly and easily achieve an ability to draw realistically. Students will learn and understand contour lines, flat color, overlapping and mirror image using Flair pens and markers. Fee: $55 for Residents or $60 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell |
Drawing Skills (Grades 1-2) ~ 5 days 10:15-11:45 am
Skills taught in this class are essential for students to clearly and easily achieve an ability to draw realistically. Students will learn and understand contour lines, flat color, overlapping and mirror image using Flair pens and markers. Fee: $80 for Residents or $85 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell |
Sweet Treats (Grades 3-6) ~ 5 days 12:30-3:30m
During sweet treats week students will explore the elements of art while creating delicious artwork. We will look at artist Wayne Thiebaud for inspiration. Students will draw, paint, and sculpt tasty treats while honing their art skills. They will create an oil pastel cupcake, a mile-high sundae, delicious line-sicles and an ice cream cone triptych! Fee: $165 for Residents or $175 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell |
July 15-July 19
Cartooning Camp (Grades 2-6) ~ 5 days 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Join us as we create our own cartoon characters and their worlds! We’ll learn how to add expression and action to these characters, and the importance of TIME in telling their stories! We’ll pay attention to writing and lettering, as we create comic strips and single panel gags! Bring a nut-free bag lunch. Fee: $265 for Residents or $275 for Non-residents Instructor: Megan Jeffery |
Get Ready for Kindergarten (Grade K) ~ 5 days 12:30-2:30 pm
In this art class, students will learn shapes and lines to make both drawing and writing (letters and numbers) easy. Basic skills will be introduced while making a fun variety of art projects with markers, tape, scissors and glue. Students will also experience the magic of mixing primary colors to create orange, green, purple and brown! And they will learn by collage how squares, triangles and circles are the building blocks of composition.
Fee: $105 for Residents or $115 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell
In this art class, students will learn shapes and lines to make both drawing and writing (letters and numbers) easy. Basic skills will be introduced while making a fun variety of art projects with markers, tape, scissors and glue. Students will also experience the magic of mixing primary colors to create orange, green, purple and brown! And they will learn by collage how squares, triangles and circles are the building blocks of composition.
Fee: $105 for Residents or $115 for Non-residents Instructor: Jocelyn Pannell
July 22-July 26
Superheroes and Villains Camp (Grades 2-6) ~ 5 days 9:00 am-2:00 pm
The idea of good versus evil is never more apparent than in the clashes between our favorite Superheroes and Villains. We’ll talk about what makes a good Superhero good and what makes a Villain oh-so-evil, and then design our own! In this character design camp we’ll learn about: thumbnails, style sheets, turnarounds and splash pages. We’ll discuss costuming and logos and learn why color combinations have played such key roles in defining heroes’ and villains’ looks in the past as we design costumes for our own O.C.s (“Original Characters”). With this new knowledge, we’ll create our own comic books! In the latter part of the week we’ll turn our attention to the phenomenon that is cosplay (aka “costume play”), crafting key components from our hero or villain to become that character through costuming, cosmetics, and acting. For our last day, we’ll put on a mini “Comic Con” in order to share our comic books with our families, and to show off our cosplay characters. Bring a nut-free bag lunch. Fee: $265 for Residents or $275 for Non-residents Instructor: Megan Jeffery |
July 29-August 2
Fairytopia Camp (Grade 1-4) ~ 5 days 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Visit a fairy world and make fairies out of wire, beads, and flowers. Create a fairy garden, a headdress and jewelry; decorate fairy cakes; and explore the entire world of magical fairies wearing your own set of wings. Bring a nut-free bag lunch. Fee: $265 for Residents or $275 for Non-residents Instructor: Deb Lasher |