ART CAMP

BE ART!
Summer Creative Art Camps 2008
Summer Creative Art Camps can represent one of the best investments you can make in your child's summer. New things are an exciting discovery at a young age, and children are natural explorers.

This summer's programs will introduce a wide variety of artistic mediums. At Old River Art's camps, working at an individual pace keeps art making a creative fun time for everyone! Every year, we grow our program to include more and better experiences for our campers, keeping it new and exciting time and time again!

Weekly art camps run from June 23 to August 22. Throughout these weeks of creative art making we will have an introduction to art and artistic mediums, using different mediums to educate on a wide range of art topics. Creativity and talent will be developed through exercises designed to stimulate your child's mind, in an atmosphere that is fun and safe. [Also see our complete year long schedule of programs]

Flexible Day Camp
We offer half and full day options with minimal overlap to keep full day campers actively engaged.

Half day: 9-noon

All day: 9-3 pm

Fun and Safe Atmosphere
Your camper will enjoy learning the arts, while you rest easy knowing that your child will be under constant supervision and at no time will your child be left unattended. Our charming Old River Art studio includes areas dedicated to wheel pottery and muddy clay work, plenty of painting, hand building and sculpture, glass arts, fabrics, mosaic and more. The porch area and front shade trees allow for extra quiet spots when desired.

All campers are encouraged to develop their ideas and reach their goals. Morning camps run from 9am to 12pm; all day camps run from 9pm to 3pm

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Pricing

WEEK LONG CAMP $175
(pack a lunch, snack is included)

SINGLE DAY $50 / HALF DAY$35

Early Enrollment/Return Discount
Register before May 25 and receive a 10% discount off total enrollment cost. Requires 1/2 payment deposit. Not good on partial/day-by-day registrations or other discounts.

Download or open the Registration form PDF

Group Enrollment Discounts
Old River Arts will offer group discounts on a case by case basis for groups or siblings of two and more wishing to enroll in the summer art camp. Please contact us at 804-598-6677 for details.

Fees include all supplies and usage fees for the duration of each week's camps.

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The emphasis of each week's program is centered on a theme, three-dimensional art, and making something from nothing. In the end, artists and friends may gain a great experience and a further appreciation of the arts. The creative adventures are endless! Get ready to explore visual art in a variety of ways, through collage, installation art, abstract imagery, representational/realistic subject matter, impressionistic/surrealistic techniques and more! These programs are a chance for creative thinking youth to discover their own special, unique and imaginative style in the art realm, while being guided by a professional art instructor. Art campers will collaborate on preparing an end of the week presentation of the 'stuff.' Experiment with media, such as acrylic, pastels, clay, spray paint, ink, marker and pencil, with the goal of reaching personal artistic success culminating in a final group gallery exhibit.

Each morning begins with a welcoming activity, (a short, creative or preparatory exercise), planned and structured art activities and instruction periods. The day includes supervised outdoor breaks, and a farewell activity.

MONDAY Discussions and defining the ideas and techniques of exploring the themes and materials for our art designs. Exploring an authentic art studio is always the first day's delights! We will select objects, and begin arranging the projects

TUESDAY Found object will be assembled and creative designing begins!

WEDNESDAY Planning the project, sketches, construction techniques/begin larger projects

THURSDAY Absorbed in the day's creative projects and working on end of the week group gallery show.

FRIDAY Finish projects/Preparation for Parents' Reception/Parents' reception

DESCRIPTION OF CLASS WEEK-BY-WEEK

Week #1:
The emphasis of this week's program is on GOURDS AND THE GARDEN
We are starting the summer off in colors! Each camper will turn their gourds crazy into bird houses, mugs or bowls, spoons and what ever becomes of it! Finding fun ways to make garden art from 'all that stuff' we haven't a clue what to do with! Come with your rubber boots!

Week #2:
The emphasis of this week's program is on MOSAIC MADNESS WITH FOUND OBJECTS

The children will learn how to identify, gather, plan, and incorporate found objects into two and three dimensional compositions. They will be introduced to basic mosaic/collage techniques while exploring the creative combinations develop in the pieces.

Bring your old, your broken, and your what-do-I-do-with-that stuff....WE GOT IDEAS! Have an old chair,broken dishes, braking, gluing and redoing fun this spring. Bring in something you want to do something to!

Week #3:
The emphasis of this week's program is on BEADS, BOTTLES, BANGLES AND HANGING THINGS:

Easy elegant earrings, twisted wired flower vases, collages on bottles and colorful chunky bangles can all be delightfully created. Bring along any of your personal "stuff" and we will fix, fiddle and make functional again...or take it apart and recreate something sparkling new! Mobiles and dream catchers have always been a neat experience to learn about while creating.

Suggested Materials, items and stuff for Creative Work:

• any tiny small clear glass bottles such as vanilla flavoring bottles


• small glass jelly jars or any tiny bottles


• any cool broken jewelry that you may have kept (in hope to fix it, or reuse it or it was special) including old watches, ear rings or necklaces, or charms


• bring your close up reading glasses, if you need them!

Week #4:
The emphasis of this week's program is on MASKS, MARIONETTES AND PUPPETS

We will be working with a variety of media including paper, plaster, papier-mache, wood, wire and fabric as we put our art skills to work in exciting new ways. If you love art, and want to challenge yourself to move beyond painting and drawing, this is the program for you. No experience is required, just an interest in art, and imagination! One of our final projects will be to create giant masks and puppets for a final group gallery exhibit.

Week #5:
The emphasis of this week's program is on PASTELS, PENS, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, AND DRAWING

No experience is necessary, just the desire to experience art with your artist's eye! Try combined media of all sorts! During this week the campers will be designing a t-shirt/making a t-shirt and creating a new look called mixed media art.

Week #6:
The emphasis of this week's program is on CLAY PLAY

Children will learn basic techniques of learn basic techniques of hand
building with clay, including pinching, coiling, slabs, and sculptural
techniques. The introduction to clay, baking, glazing, reclaiming and hand
building will surly bring the mud to the table!

Week #7:
The emphasis of this week's program is on FUNCTIONAL FABRICS

SEW WHAT!? Children will learn basic techniques of making simple pieces
from strings and things, weaving and sewing fabrics including the
potential for functional items. Aprons, sacks and bags! No sewing
experience required.

See our online ART CAMP PHOTO GALLERY