Vacation Classes - Summer 2010
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Artventures
Ages 6-9
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm
Students learn about visual arts in a fun and non-competitive environment. Each week is based on an exciting theme. The students will explore painting, drawing, sculpting, collage, and more! Bring a packed lunch and a snack. Limited to 15.
One week session: M: 323 NM: $359 Materials $45
For each additional session: M: $291 NM: $323 Materials $45
June 23 – 25
Hawaiian Luau
Lead Teacher: Peg Kane
Kick off the summer with a festive, tropical party! Create your own volcanos and surfboards.
3 Days: M: $176 NM: $196 Materials $30
June 28 - July 2
Mini & Mega Sculpture
Lead Teacher: Elizabeth Rocha
A spin on our popular class. You’ll build whatever you can imagine larger than life size and smaller than a mouse!
July 5 - 9
Bonjour, Paris!
Lead Teacher: Vanessa Irzyk
Explore France in the 19th & 20th centuries. Learn about Cézanne, van Gogh, & Rodin while you create your own masterpieces.
July 12 - 16
Amazon Rainforest
Lead Teacher: Elizabeth Rocha
Explore the different creatures of the Amazon rainforest and rivers! Build your own ecosystem filled with parrots, boa constrictors, and monkeys.
July 19 - 23
Wild Things
Lead Teacher: Vanessa Irzyk
Create multimedia artwork and unleash your wildest side with a week for all of the crazy creatures in your imagination!
July 26 - 30
Around the World
Lead Teacher: TBA
Jump from country to country during your summer vacation! From China to Australia to Brazil, we’ll create works of art about travel and foreign countries!
August 2 - 6
Catchin' Air
Lead Teacher: Vanessa Irzyk
Create works of art that fly over your head! Spend the week working on kites, airplanes, birds, and helicopters!
August 9 - 13
Inca Empire
Lead Teacher: TBA
Learn about this ancient culture by making masks and traditional Inca calendars and by building impressive structures like rope bridges & Machu Picchu.
August 16 - 20
Doodle Bugs
Lead Teacher: Vanessa Irzyk
Pull out a magnifying glass and venture into the insect world. Build moving models of inchworms, butterflys, ladybugs, and more!
August 23 - 27
Kaleidoscope
Lead Teacher: Vanessa Irzyk
This week will be a colorful one! Experiment with patterns, symmetry & tessellations in all kinds of media.
One week session: M: 323 NM: $359 Materials $45
For each additional session: M: $291 NM: $323 Materials $45
Summer Studios
Ages 10-16
Mon. - Thur., 10am - 2pm
Summer Studios is a two week program that offers young artists the opportunity to study drawing, painting, and ceramics in a focused, creative environment. After gaining familiarity and proficiency with pencil, brush, and clay, the student will be inspired to use these media for personal creative expression. Students study two hours of drawing and painting, and two hours of ceramics each day. Bring a lunch for the break. When you call to register, please specify age group: Ages 10-12 or Ages 13-16. Limited to 8 per age group.
July 12-22
with Wendy Soneson & Ann Fitzgerald
July 26 - August 5
with Elizabeth Rocha & Ann Fitzgerald
August 9 - 19
with Elizabeth Rocha & Ann Fitzgerald
One two-week session:M: $414 NM: $460 Materials $55
For each additional session: M: $372 NM: $414 Materials $55
Pottery and Wheelthrowing Intensive
This intensive pottery class will give students an introduction to the basics of hand-building and wheelthrowing or allow them to build on their previous ceramics study. All projects will be glazed and kiln-fired. Students should bring a packed lunch. Limited to 8.
Ages 9 - 12
Instructor: Ann Fitzgerald
Wednesday - Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm
June 23-25
3 sessions M: $150 NM: $167 Materials: $25
Jewelry & Metalsmithing: A Metals Sampler Intensive
This class will explore the different types of metals used in metalsmithing. Techniques include shaping, soldering, piercing, etching and embellishing in copper and brass. Silver available for a small additional fee. Limited to 6.
Ages 12+
Instructors: Heather Wang and Margaret Langdell
Monday - Friday, 10:00am–2:00pm
July 5 – August 9
Section 1: June 28 - July 2
Section 2: July 12 - 16
Section 3: July 19 - 23
Section 5: July 26 - 30
Section 7: August 9 - 13
5 sessions M: $198 NM: $220 Materials: $40