The Visual Arts Department encourages creative stimulation and thought while providing an opportunity to experience the joy and satisfaction of creating works of art. A wide variety of visual arts classes and workshops are offered for students of all ages, including pottery, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, knitting, and more. Individual instruction is available and outreach programming can also be arranged.
There will be an extra $5 fee for visual arts class/workshop registrations made within 24 hrs of the class beginning. Please register as early as possible so instructors can make sure they have enough materials purchased and prepared. Last-minute registration can result in a shortage of materials for students.
Please go to Summer Arts Camps for kids’ Monday schedule.
Please go to Summer Art Camps for kids’ Tuesday schedule.
Go to Summer Arts Camps to find kids’ Thursday schedule.
Go to Summer Arts Camps to find kids’ Friday schedule
Summer Art Camp
for grades 1-4
with Nancy Nelson-Brotz
June 9 -13, Mon-Fri, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$115 camp fee, $30 material fee
Max 15 students
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Art Camp balances technical instruction with freedom of self-expression. Students learn to embrace their curiosity and individuality as they develop essential artistic skills and techniques with lots of fun! Explore and practice drawing, painting, and making friends. Bring a white t-shirt, pillowcase, or socks (cotton) to tie dye on Thursday. Bring a snack and water.
Intermediate Art Camp
for grades 5-9
with Nancy Nelson-Brotz
June 16-20, Mon-Fri
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$115 camp fee, $30 material fee
Max 15 students
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In this program, you’ll learn how to take your artistic skills to the next level. You’ll spend four hours per day doing what you love most: making art. Our instructors will teach you techniques to make your art even better and help you hone your creative vision in an encouraging, hands-on environment. Bring a white t-shirt, pillowcase, or socks (Cotton) to tie dye on Thursday. Bring a snack and water.
Claytivity Camp
with Erica Ledford
SOLD OUT
Wizard Camp
for grades 1-6
with Nancy Nelson-Brotz
June 23-27, Mon-Fri
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$115 camp fee, $30 material fee
Max 15 students
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Get sorted into your houses, prepare your wands, and get ready for classes in Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, Quidditch and more. Come one, come all to earn (or lose) points for the House Cup! Bring a white t-shirt, pillowcase, or socks (100% cotton is best) to tie dye with house colors on Thursday. Bring a snack and water!
Multi Arts Camp: Wing It!
for grades 1-6
Monday-Friday, June 30-July 18 (no camp on July 4)
9 a.m. -1 p.m.
$225 camp fee
limit of 20 students
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Kids will learn music, choreography, and acting roles for the production of Wing It!, and will create their own colorful costumes, props, and set pieces, too! Multi-Arts Camp culminates with a presentation of the show for family and friends in Straw Hat Theatre on Friday, July 18 at 10 a.m. First-time participants are welcome — no artistic or theatrical experience needed! Summer Multi-Arts Camp is a great way for kids to try new activities, make new friends, and use minds, bodies, and voices to create something special. All campers should bring packed lunches and a water bottle!
Wing It! A show about taking risks and taking flight!
The baby birds are getting bigger and it’s time for them to leave the nest and try to fly. But not this little batch of nesters! They have decided they like their snug little nest and all of the amenities it offers. Why leave home when it’s so nice and safe right here? Through the course of this musical, all of the other birds – including rapping raptors, humming hummingbirds, honking geese and more – will work to convince the babies that eventually everyone has to try to fly and make it on their own. And when you do, you might just soar!
Extra Messy Preschool Art Camp
with Nancy Nelson-Brotz
for ages 3-6
July 21-July 24
10-10:45am
$32 fee $15 mat fee
Limit of 10 students
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We’ll be painting with splat balls,frozen paint, sidewalk paint, and more! This will be a process based camp with lots of messy experimentation. We will also ice dye white t-shirts. Please bring a 100% white t-shirt with your name on it. Dress for a mess!
Payment
Payment is expected at the time of registration unless otherwise noted, and can be made by cash, check, or credit card (a $2 service fee will be applied to all payments made by phone). Members receive a discounted rate. Materials fees, model fees, and some other fees are excluded from this discount.
Registration
Registration is required. A minimum number of students is needed to hold a class. When necessary, a class start date may be postponed a week or a class may be cancelled 24 hours prior to the starting time. Classes and lessons are open to all, regardless of race, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. There will be an extra $5 fee for visual arts class/workshop registrations made within 24 hrs of the class beginning. Please register as early as possible so instructors can make sure they have enough materials purchased and prepared. Last-minute registration can result in a shortage of materials for students.
Refund Policy
If a class is cancelled, appropriate refunds will be given. Persons desiring to withdraw from a class, who do so at least 24 hours before the start time of the class, will receive a full refund. If you drop a class after this deadline, but before the second meeting of the class, you will receive a refund for 75% of your tuition. There will be no refunds after the second class meeting
Financial aid is available for eligible students. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION Rev. 1115 may be downloaded or obtained at the front desk and must be filled out and returned no later than one week prior to the start date of the class.
By registering yourself or your child for a class/workshop/music lesson/or other activity at the arts center, you hereby waive and release all rights and claims for damages you or your child may have against the arts center and its employees. The arts center will not be responsible for injuries suffered by you or your child during classes, workshops, or activities sponsored by the arts center. In addition, you also give the arts center and its employees the right to use your or your child’s image with or without you or your child’s name, for purposes such as advertising, publicity, and public presentations.
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