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Summer 2012

 Art Camp SCHEDULE
Mon-Fri 9am - 12pm
Ages 6-11
(Unless noted otherwise)

2012 Art Camp Application

 

Camps:

SIZZLING SUMMER CRAFTS           June 18—June 22    $165

Creative ongoing crafts such as masks, tie dye, sculpture and jewelry...hands-on, imaginative and HOT! Projects to bring home and keep summer dreams all year round.

MODERN ART CAMP
June 18-June 22   $165

"It's New. It's Fun. It's Modern." One of our most popular camps with familiar favorites and new projects too! From splatter painting to abstract sculpture, students will draw, paint, and sculpt in various mediums while learning the history of Modern Art. Each student will recieve their own sketchbook and pencils.

DRAWING THE BEACH
June 25-June 29  $165

Students will create beach inspired projects while observing the environment around them.

MOSAICS AND COLLAGES
1st session: June 25 - June 29   $165
2nd session: August 13 - August 17   $165

Create intricate projects of collage and mosaics. Materials such as colored paper, plaster, tile, shells, beads, wood and many others will be used. Projects will range from small tiles, poster-sized collage and a class project of a giant mosaic.

ANIME & COMICS!
July 2 - July 6 (4 day camp)  $145

Students will learn not only drawing and illustration techniques, but also how to create a comic strip and how to create characters. Students will also learn Anime styles, along with traditional styles.

EXTREME CRAFTING
July 2 - July 6 (4 day camp)  $145

"Art that you use!" Take ordinary crafts to an extreme level! Students will learn color, balance, and form while creating crafts with an extreme artistic flair.

LITTLE STARS (Ages 4-8)
1st session: July 9 - July 13  9am-12pm   $165
2nd session: July 16 - July 20  9am-12pm   $165
3rd session: Aug 6 - Aug 10  12:30-3:30pm   $165
4th session: Aug 13 - Aug 17  12:30-3:30pm     $165

Our children are the perfect window into the world of imagination and our goal is to enhance their natural abilities, through fairytale stories, creative songs, role-playing and mini-audition excercises. Campers will have tons of fun dressing up and role-playing their favorite celebrity or rock star. We will tap into that precious personal creativity and help them burst into the spotlight in all aspects of their wonderful world! Campers will create masks, use pretend musical instruments and make up their costumes out of materials provided. The most important process at this point is bringing out a child's confidence to express themselves at home, at school and in group play.

TV HOSTING/NEWS ANCHORING CAMP (Ages 9-12)
1st session: July 9 - July 13   12:30-3:30pm    $165
2nd session: Aug 27 - Aug 31 12:30-3:30pm    $165

Does your child enjoy creating characters like their favorite TV personalities? This camp is designed so that campers start the fun developing their own stories by researching current events in the news and entertainment world (many young journalists make up their own exciting news). Next, teams are developed and kids will work as hosts, reporters, camera operators and directors by delivering under 'deadlines' just like the pros. We have a full lineup of News Anchoring and Hosting projects, and kids will deliver their reports ranging from serious to hysterically off-the-wall funny (campers choice, of course). Projects change daily: Talk Shows, Sports Announcing, Weather, Consumer Reports, Medical Reports, Field and Traffic Reporting and TV Hosting in Music, Entertainment, Cooking, Decorating and Home Shopping formats.

FUN WITH SCULPTURE
1st Session: July 9-13 $165
2nd Session: July 30 - August 3    $165

This class is great for creative minds. Young artists will get a chance to experience many different mediums to create sculpture and craft items. They will work with clay, paper, found objects, papier-mache, and collage.

3D ART CAMP
July 9 -July 13   $165

"Stop thinking flat!" Artwork will come to life in this class! Projects will range from classic sculptures to modern installations. From the abstract to the sensible, students will create works of art from clay and odd mediums such as cardboard, plastic, wire and more.

FUTURE POP STARS
1st session: July 16 - July 20   $165
2nd session: July 30 - August 3   $165
3rd session: August 13 - August 17    $165

Students have a chance to move and dance like their favorite pop stars! Class will involve jazz and hip hop movement with pop dancing! We will then go over stage movement. Students will sing to their favorite pop songs and move like stars. They will also make and design costumes and learn to move with the microphone!

DRAWING AND PAINTING
July 16 - July 20    $165

Students will be taught a variety of drawing and painting techniques in an encouraging environment. An assortment of art media will be used to create drawings. Tempera painting on canvas and watercolor painting will be used. This is an opportunity for students to experience professional level instruction and materials in a very child-friendly art studio.

REPURPOSED ART
July 16 - July 20   $165

"Reuse. Recycle. Recreate." Students will make projects not only from recycled materials, but will also turn nature's own materials into great works of art! This class will teach students the finer points of art as well as how to conserve their environment!

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA (Ages 9-12)
1st session: July 16-July 20    12:30 - 3:30pm    $165
2nd Session: Aug 6 - Aug 10    9am - 12pm   $165
3rd Session: Aug 20 - Aug 24    9am - 12pm   $165

This camp is for the aspiring young 'stars' in your household. It is here they will learn real auditioning skills by working with scripts for commercial and film readings. Here your child will learn how to characterize and follow direction, block for camera and read with their 'co-stars'. Improvisation and ad-libbing (off the script) will be taught as a basis of creating characters and trusting instincts. One of the quickest ways to gain experience in this industry is by doing 'extra' work, otherwise known as "Background Artists."

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!
1st session: July 23 - July 27    $165
2nd session: August 6 - August 10    $165
3rd session: August 20 - August 24    $165

Offers contemporary, jazz and hip hop technique. Start out with contemporary technique and then go into jazz and then hip hop. This camp boost creativity, technique, confidence and performance!

KIDS CREATING ART IN THE STYLE OF IMPRESSIONISM
July 23 - July 27    $165

This is a new inspiring camp that will have lasting "impression" on young artists. The students will learn about 7 famous artists: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Cezanne, Gauguin and Seurat. Art history will come alive as they create original art work in the style of these artists. Each student will bring home over ten pieces of their own artwork at the completion of camp.

BIG ART CAMP
July 23 - July 27   $165

"Everything large!" Study the classics in the mediums of painting, drawing, and sculpting--super-sized!

CLAY CREATIONS
1st session: July 23 - July 27   $165
2nd session: August 13 - August 17   $165

Students will use self-hardening clay to create small sculptures and other art pieces that are usable and/or wearable. Basic pottery skills, such as wedging clay, trimming and finishing will be taught. Students will be introduced to various techniques, including pinch pots, coil pots and slab. A combination of these techniques will be used to create the pieces.

ART AND INVENTION
July 30 - August 3   $165

"Imagination, Invention and Artistic Creation!" This class will teach students the connection between art and invention, like DaVinci and so many others. Projects include a giant catapult, a flying wing, and kinetic energy and chemical reaction experiments.

GUITAR CAMP (Ages 9-adult)
July 30 - August 10 (2 weeks)  1pm - 2pm    $165

Learn to play guitar! It's fun! It's easy! Don't miss out!
First week: students learn the basics of guitar, maintenance, keeping time and rhythms, chord charts and tablature. Students will be able to play 3-4 songs.
Second week: chord progressions and major scales are taught. Students will learn many styles such as blues, rock and jazz. Students will understand all types of written guitar music. Guitar rentals are available.

PASSPORT TO ART
August 6 - August 10    $165

This five day lesson will take students on an art-filled journey around the world. Using various materials, students will create spectacular artwork inspired by various cultures around the globe. On each day of their journey, the students will create one piece of culturally significant art and one watercolor painting/postcard describing their adventures in said country. Students will record their travel destinations in a hand-crafted, personalized "passport."

CARTOONING
August 6 - August 10   $165

Atomic super heroes to cute little kittens. Comedy cartoons to action adventure. Students will learn lessons in lines, shapes, and expression as they create their own cartoon character, comic strip and even a comic book created by the whole class.

WONDERFUL WEAVING
August 13 - August 17   $165

Students will discover the wonderful world of weaving. Basic weaving techniques with yarn, fabric and paper will be covered. Students will leave with a "forever" work of art.

FILM AND TV (Ages 9-12)
1st session: Aug 13 - Aug 17   9am - 12pm   $165
2nd session: Aug 20 - Aug 24   12:30 - 3:30pm   $165
3rd session: Aug 27 - Aug 31   9am - 12pm   $165

This is Wickline Casting's original camp that started 15 years ago. Each day is designed so children work as cast and crew teams. Campers learn basic levels of acting, directing and operating the camera. Script writing, storyboarding and improvisation will also be introduced. Kids work on lots of cool projects like commercials, film scenes, music videos and public service announcements.

POP ART!
August 20 - August 24   $165

Students will create a series of graphic prints that range from small individual projects to large collaborative works.

FINE ART CAMP
August 20 - August 24   $165

Learn the basics of fine art such as still lifes, portrait and landscapes. Students will learn composition and structure through sketching, shading and painting, while using different brush strokes, sculpting and learning the proper use of all types of mediums. This class will be as informative as it is fun!

ART CAMP SAMPLER
August 27 - August 31  $165

Find your favorite art medium! Paint, draw, develop cartoons, and create a different project each day.

 
 

 
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