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Students will generate original characters and stories while freely using a multitude of artistic media to express their narrative. This course will encourage students to experiment with a variety of art mix media options, including drawing, collage, painting, and digital media. Students will emphasize the importance of one’s culture and surroundings...

Have fun with us in Print Shop! This two week workshop will focus on making cards, tote bags, and shirts as gifts! In the first class, we will focus on fast kid-friendly printmaking techniques like monoprints and collagraphs. In our second class, we will make screen prints and individual sun prints on fabric items. All levels welcome. Week One:...

Ever had an awesome idea for a story or a picture but didn't know how to make it happen? Come join fellow fans of comics and animated shows to take your drawing skills to the next level! This five-day camp offers a freeform project-based experience where students can create comics and illustrations of their favorite characters, both original or from...

Beginner Origami with the Origami Mami: This is an entry level class on learning how to make simple Origami models such as animals, plants, toys, geometric shapes, and basically anything you can imagine! We will put our models together in a sort of “scene” to really bring them to life! Ages 5+ welcome. Required Supplies Paper (can be traditional...

This camp teaches character design from the ground up: starting with fundamentals like anatomy, gesture, and shape design. We'll study the most famous characters and stories to see what makes a hero look like a hero, or what it is about the villains that make us cringe just by looking at them. Detailed schedule: Day 1: Medieval World (knights...

Tap into your creativity in a camp filled with art & beading bliss! After an opening hour of yoga poses and friendship building games campers will jump into the artistic process and come away with a brand new collection of gorgeous art & jewelry pieces and the skills to make each one of them! We teach a wide array of art & jewelry techniques...

If you have been interested in designing and 3D printing your own creations, then take this class to learn the basics of Tinkercad and 3D printing.  You will learn the essentials of 3D printing, the different types of 3D printers, how to design creations suitable for 3D printing (using Tinkercad on Ipads that will be provided for in class use),...

Virtual 2020 Summer Cartooning Themes Make A Splash - No swimsuit needed but young artists will ‘get their feet wet’ in this cartooning class. From favorite ocean creatures like dolphins to fantasy figures like mermaids, learn the different anatomy of fish and marine mammals and how to create cartoon versions of everything under the sea!​ ...

This camp is dedicated to various aspects of painting with the most popular painting media: acrylics or oils (students can choose), plus an intro on watercolor. By the end of this camp students will learn to asses the desired color by mixing, correctly represent lighting, texture and proportions of objects, strengthen their knowledge of color theory...

This camp is dedicated to everything you need to know about drawing: sketching, shading, perspective, anatomy of humans and animals. It's a great intro to drawing for the beginner teens. Learn to draw everything you wish freely from your imagination! Schedule Day1. 9:00am-12:00pm.Sketching & shading. Study of small objects. Pencil. 12:30pm-3:30pm....

This camp covers everything you need to know about watercolor to use it fluently in your projects: how to mix colors, use washes, work from light to dark, use reserve and  additives, and even such advanced technique as watercolor underpainting. You will learn the science behind the watercolor fluorescent colors, learn how to lead your work, what...

In this camp students will experiment with materials not normally used in an art class. Cooking oil, marbles, ice, and more!  Day 1:  Bubble Art Students will use food coloring and bubbles to create art. They will also fill their ice trays in preparation for the next class.  Day 2:  Ice Art Using food coloring and ice, students...

Let’s get knotty! Macrame is a gorgeous and versatile craft that never seems to go out of style. In this week-long camp, we’ll be focusing on basic-but-beautiful knots, and learning how to combine them into impressive pieces of textile art. AGE 8 + Projects Include: Macrame Wall-Hanging Macrame Feather Note: This is a Virtual Camp with...

This class is an opportunity for students to explore sculptural practice. No experience necessary, open to all!