Art Alliance
     of Central Pennsylvania

                                           Summer Art Camps 2009

    Our summer camps program has started and we have updated information to share
 with you. As of June 25 afternoon camps both 6B and 9B are filled and have waiting
 lists.  One space remains in 8B.  Currently we have a few spaces available in all other
 afternoon camps.
   
    All morning camps have space available.  The theme for 8A (August 17-21) has
 changed -- see below.

    Camps are filling up and we encourage you to register your children  soon so that they
 will not miss out on the fun of creating art!

     Our summer camps offer a variety of individual and group experiences in drawing,
 painting, paper mache, printmaking, collage, puppets, cartooning and sculpture.

    Camps are taught by professional artists/art teachers in a cool indoor studio with
 a lawn area for outdoor activities. Each one week camp has its own theme and offers
 a unique experience.

Morning camps for ages 5 and 6 meet from 9am-noon.  Fee is $110 per week.
 
Afternoon camps for ages 7 to 12 meet from 1:00-4:30 pm.  Fee is $130 per week.

Fees include art materials and snacks
Families enrolling more than one camper may deduct $10 from the fee for each
additional sibling.
Enrollment in each camp is limited to 12 students, so early registration is recommended.
Partial scholarships are available for financial needs.

                        Print Registration Form  and send in with payment.

Camps meet in the Open Studio behind the Gallery Shop at 824 Pike Street in Lemont.

                                            Camp Schedule

Morning Sessions    9 am - noon,   ages 5 and 6,   $ 110 per week
 
1A     June 22 - 26    All About Nature (Carrie) 
    Create and explore with flowers, plants and natural creatures. Make dye. Design a
 mosaic. Create flowers from assorted materials. Help plant our summer camp flower
 bed.
   
2A     June 29 - July 3    Colorful World (Carrie) 
    Discover the importance of color in art. Use the colors of our world to create with salt,
 sand and sun. Make playdough. Design and create a patriotic shirt.
   
3A     July 13 - 17    Insects All Around (Carrie) 
    Create your own species of bug. Get a bug’s eye view of the world. Write a bug poem.
 Make insect wings, bug beads and a flower pot critter.

4A     July 20 - 24    Super Heroes and Princesses (Michele) 
   Create your own fantasy characters through collage, pencil and paint. Use shape,
 design, color and texture to create an alter-ego with your favorite characteristics. Design
 a castle or fortress with recycled materials. 

5A     July 27 - 31    Art Around the World (Christy) 
    Make Native American crafts and dream catchers, practice the ancient art of cave
 painting, try your hand at Asian arts, use paper mache to make maracas and explore
 other simple crafts from far off lands.
   
6A    August 3 - 7  NOTE CHANGE: Cartoons & Comics for 7-12 year olds  (KIm)
     Learn how to create cartoon characters of your own and make your own comic book
. Make a unique t-shirt using your own cartoon design.
   
7A     August 10  -14    Draw Like a Cat & Animal Adventures (Michele) 
   What type of artist would you be if you were a cat? Create works with charcoal, pastel
and paint by looking at the world from different perspectives. Have fun with abstract and
 real life art. 

8A     August 17 - 21    All About Nature (Carrie) 
    Explore plants and creatures of the world and decorate a tee shirt with natural dye
 Create flowers from paper, fabric, and other materials. Make a mosaic and a mobile
 from natural materials.  Make paint and dirt. Create many recycled crafts –some for the
 creatures in your backyard!

9A     August 24 - 28    At the Zoo (Carrie) 
   Explore zoo animals through books, games and art. Make an animal mask, a puppet
 and a stuffed snake. Make (and eat) edible paint.

Afternoon Sessions   1 - 4:30 pm,  ages 7 to 12,    $130 per week:

1B     June 22 - 26    Rainforest (Beverly) 
   We will be using paper mache, tissue paper, fabric, ribbons and paint to create 3-D
 bugs, frogs, flowers, birds and other creatures found in the South American rainforest.

2B     June 29 - July 3    Mardi Gras in the Middle of Summer (Beverly) 
   Mardi Gras = color, feathers, sequins, beads and fun! We will use all of these materials
 (and more) to create masks, necklaces, posters, cards and relief prints for our summertime Mardi Gras fun!

3B     July 13 - 17    Make Your Own Masterpiece (Beverly) 
   Find out what Matisse, Picasso, Op Art, Pop Art and Warhol mean to you! Using a
 variety of materials we will be discussing, reproducing and creating our own
 masterpieces.

4B     July 20 - 24     Memory Makers (Michele) 
    Create 3-D memory boxes and Self-portraits using found objects, souvenirs and
 collage. Learn about artists and techniques to inspire mixed-media artwork.  For kids
 who love to express themselves in color, texture, shape and design.

5B     July 27 - 31     Art Around the World (Christy) 
   Make a tomahawk and other Native American crafts or jewelry, try Mexican metal
 tooling, explore Asian art forms and use recycled materials to make a Gargoyle. So
 much more – a fun week to try new things!

6B     August 3 - 7     Cartoons and Comics (Adam) 
    Learn how to create cartoon characters of your own and make your own comic book
. Make a unique t-shirt using your own cartoon design.

7B     August 10 - 14     Portraits and Landscape: Proportion and Perspective (Michele) 
    Develop your creative eye through technical skill building. Proportion, perspective,
 design and value will be addressed. An introduction to portraiture, figure drawing and
 plein air concepts using charcoal, paint and paper.

8B     August 17 - 21    A Week at the Beach (Beverly) 
   Sand art, making goggles, creating 3-D fish and watercolor paintings are just a FEW
 of the fun things we will do at ‘the beach’ this week.

9B     August 24 - 28    3-D Paint Studio (Beverly)
    Wear something that can GET MESSY! We will be using acrylic paints to decorate
 small wooden items – picture frames, small bowls and boxes. Maybe you have an old
 chair that you would like to paint – bring it! And BONUS…I will be sharing some of my
 own top secret wild design tricks with this class ONLY!

                                            Instructors

Beverly Crow has a BS in Art Education from Penn State University. Her passions are kids and art! Currently she is using her creative talents as a para-professional in the kindergarten room at Easterly Parkway Elementary. Beverly is also a local artist who paints furniture, does portraits and designs unique pieces of jewelry.

Carrie Koch has a BS in Elementary Education from Penn State University. She has visited every elementary school in State College as a guest teacher. She has tried just about every hobby in the world before latching on to needle arts.

Michele Randall has a Marketing Degree from Penn State and is currently working toward a Masters in Art Education. She is a pastel and acrylic artist, working in abstract, figurative and portraiture subjects.

Adam Swartz has a BA in Integrative Arts from Penn State. He has taught acting and visual arts for Centre Learning Community Charter School. Adam has traveled the country with the Itinerant Theatre Company and Middle Earth Studios. He builds puppets and performs original and commissioned projects. He is an accomplished whistler.

Christy Wells has a recent graduate of Penn State with a degree in Elementary Education and a concentration in Spanish. She has worked in many mediums including portrait drawing, photography, wood sculpture, fiber arts and dance. She specializes in the use of “Green Art” in teaching.
 

  Our thanks to TeaMac Inc. for their support of our camp program.