Summer Art Camp 2008

Art is Everywhere!
Multidisciplinary art camps for Ages 6 - 12

Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Summer Art Camp will be held at Atlantic Center’s Community Arts Center at Harris House. Sign up today! This year’s theme is “Art Is Everywhere!” You’ll learn to find artistic inspiration in the world around you, and recognize art in objects you see every day. Most of all, the camps are lots of fun! There will be downtime for snacks, stretching, games, and lunch. Meet new friends and take home artwork every week. The grand finale will be Young Masters XII, an exhibition in ACA’s Harris House Gallery. The show features art created at camp and celebrates the imagination and creativity discovered over the course of the seven weeks.

Tuesday - Friday, 9 AM - 2 PM
$75 for ACA members; $85 for nonmembers
Scholarships are available for each session; Pre-registration is required
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Session 1: June 17 - 20

Printmaking Sampler
Kathy Bohman NEW TEACHER!
Hands, leaves, cardboard, keys – all these can be used to make wonderful prints. You will walk away with a collection of printing styles, including a souvenir screen printed t-shirt that celebrates art is everywhere, even on clothing!

Beetlemania
Brenda Loring-Smith
Create insect inspired drawings, paintings and sculptures using a variety of methods and materials. These projects will really bug you!

African Dance
Miss Yvette
Miss Yvette is back with an all new African Dance class that will get your feet stomping and your hands clapping! You’ll dance to the sounds of "live" African Drums and receive a "cultural gift" to take home.

Session 2: June 24 - 27

Altered Books
Sooz White NEW TEACHER!
Old, worn out or damaged books find new life in this class about changing an existing object into a work of art.

Masters to Manga
Cathy Berse
Learn to use oil paints and explore their use from the paintings of Renaissance masters to the art of Japanese comic books (manga).

African Dance
Miss Yvette
Miss Yvette is back with an all new African Dance class that will get your feet stomping and your hands clapping! You’ll dance to the sounds of "live" African Drums receive a "cultural gift" to take home.

Session 3: July 8 - 11

Collage Mandalas
Nancy Brown
Cut and paste colorful papers, pictures, and plastics to assemble these geometric designs that symbolize the universe.

Sculptural Landscapes
Judy Gilmer
Explore the art in nature by creating a detailed sculptural landscape using wire, feathers, and silk flowers. We’ll complete the effect with a painted background.

Circus Circus
Amanda Bell
Balance, bounce and tumble about to a Cirque soundtrack while learning about the basic principles of classic circus routines.

Session 4: July 15 - 18

Skateboard Graphics
Bryce Hammond NEW TEACHER!
Skateboard graphics are on the cutting edge of design. Screen print skateboards and t-shirts with your own designs.

Batik: Poems & Symbols
Lynda Ozgur NEW TEACHER!
Learn about the meaning of symbols in poetry and everyday life. Use a personal symbol to make several dyed fabric works of art. One piece of everyone’s work will become a part of a symbols quilt displayed in the Young Masters XII exhibit.

Movin’ around the World
Amanda Bell
Travel the world in search of wiggle worms and jumping jacks in this action packed cultural adventure class.

Session 5: July 22 - 25

Puppets in the Park
Brenda Loring-Smith
First, you’ll create detailed pet puppets; then help create a theatrical “park” set and star in a video with your new friends.

You’re Instrumental!
Brian Sullivan NEW TEACHER!
Build, decorate, and perform on different types of instruments. Uncover the vital role that music plays in all societies. Each class will perform a musical composition using their instruments.

Circus Circus
Amanda Bell
Balance, bounce and tumble about to a Cirque soundtrack while learning about the basic principles of classic circus routines.

Session 6: July 29 - August 1

Written and Illustrated by YOU!
Steve Hardock
Become a self-published author and learn about how pictures and words help each other to tell stories. You’ll go home with your own book!

Nature & Clay
Yolonda Pelz NEW TEACHER!
Use the materials nature has provided. Imprint found objects into clay projects that will be fired through a partnership with Muddhead Studio.

Drum Circle
Miss Yvette
Play the D'Jembe and the Djun-Djun! Explore the different techniques used to play these drums, and the rhythms used in our African Dance class.

Session 7: August 5 - 8

Dreams & Wishes
Judy Gilmer
Do you dream at night or in the day or both? Draw and paint wishes and fantasies in this class about dreaming big and in color!

Faux Food Fun
Sherrill Schoening
Cupcakes, candies, doughnuts and cakes! Use papier-mâché and paints to create a dessert smorgasbord!

You Move Me
Ashley Sholtes NEW TEACHER!
Former Atlantic Center artist-in-residence! Move like you’re happy, scared, excited, or angry while exploring expression through body language.