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Spring 2008 Workshops & Classes

ArtStart
The Arts Center proudly presents this series of classes for children ages 2-5. These classes are designed to help children develop fine motor skills and encourage creativity through the visual arts. Students will learn color and shape recognition, how to use art tools, and a variety of other concepts while expressing themselves using an array of media and methods.

Instructor:  Alana Adams
Ages:  Children 2-5
Tuition: $50 per 5/class session (includes materials)
Location:  Disney Studio & Black Box Studio

Wednesday classes: 3:30-4:30
Session 11:  4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28
Thursday classes:  10:00-11:00
Session 12:  5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29

Youth Drawing and Painting
This class is designed for students who have an interest in art and are interested in improving their drawing and painting skills. In this four week course students will be introduced to several essential drawing skills including depth, form, and composition.  They will create several preliminary drawings then will choose one to complete an acrylic painting.
Instructor:  Alana Adams  
Dates: Session  2: May 1, 8, 15, and 22
Time:  4:00-5:15 p.m.
Ages:  6-11
Tuition: $50 (includes all supplies and materials)

Spring Into Pottery
During this 4 week course, participants will learn basic hand building techniques and will use these skills to create a variety of projects. Emphasis will be placed on construction, craftsmanship, and glazing as a form of surface design.  Experienced potters welcome!

Instructor:  Alana Adams
Dates: Class will meet Wednesdays and Fridays from May 7-May 28. (7 classes)
Time:  10:30-12:30
Ages:  Adult
Tuition: $130 (includes all supplies and materials)

Photograms
 In this workshop children will learn the art of making a photograph without a camera.  A photogram is made in a dark room with chemicals, photosensitive paper, and a light source, much like traditional photographs.  The results are striking negative photographs of the student’s composition.  Emphasis will be placed on the properties of light and on placement of shapes in a composition.

Instructor:  Alana Adams
Date:         May 17
Time:        10:00-12:00
Ages:        7-12
Tuition:     $10

Photomontage and Collage
The fine art of collage is a creative way to make a dramatic statement with your photographs and images. In this workshop students will learn about these two types of assemblage and examine several artists who excel at the art form. The examples will help generate ideas for creating your own photomontage or collage in class. Students are encouraged to bring their own photographs or clippings to create a more personal work of art.

Instructor:  Jamie Richey
Date:     May 24
Time:    1:00-5:00
Ages:    12-Adult
Tuition:  $15
 

Summer Camps 2008 – Schedule

June 16-20 (Monday-Friday)
Mixed Up Masterpieces – Disney Art Studio

June 23-27 (Monday-Friday)
Mixed Up Masterpieces – Disney Art Studio
Take the Stage – Black Box Studio Theater

July 7-10 (Monday-Thursday) & 18 (Friday)
Kids N Clay Camp

July 14-18 (Monday-Friday)
Theater Camp

July 21-25 (Monday-Friday)
Mixed Up Masterpieces – Disney Art Studio
Take the Stage – Black Box Studio Theater

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Summer Camps 2008 – Descriptions

Mixed-Up Masterpieces Visual Arts Camps
In each one-week session students will experience working in mediums such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, found objects, and more.  Projects will not repeat and one or more new projects will be introduced each day. Classes will be taught by professional artists.
 
Ages 5-6   1:00-3:30 p.m.
Ages 7-12 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Take the Stage! Performing Arts Camps
Each one-week session will expose children to a variety of performing arts methods such as dance, theater, and music.  Classes will be taught by the Arts Center’s professional production crew, cast members from the Arts Center’s summer production of Buddy, and other professionals in the performing arts.  Topics will include costume design, dance, music, drama, and more!

Ages 5-6   10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Ages 7-12  1:00-3:30 p.m.

         Visual & Performing Arts Camps - Session Dates:
         Week 1:  June 16-20 (Mixed Up Masterpieces ONLY)
         Week 2:  June 23-27
         Week 3:  July 21-25
         Ages:  5-12
         Tuition: $100/week each or $175 for both Mixed Up Masterpieces and Take the Stage

Theater Camp
Make a cast of new friends during this fun-filled week! 

July 14-18
9:00-3:00
Ages 9-15
Tuition: $150

Kids N Clay Camp
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! During this camp, students will learn a variety of ceramic hand building techniques: including pinch, slab, coil, surface decoration, glazing, and more!  Each student will complete at least 4 projects. Because of the drying and firing time needed when working with this unique medium, students will attend camp for 4 days, then return for glazing and surface decoration on the following Friday. (Make-up glaze days can be arranged if necessary).

July 7-10 and July 18 (glaze day)
10:00-12:30
Ages 5-12
Tuition: $100

Celebrate Your Birthday With One of Our Art Parties!
For birthday bashes with an artistic flair, we now offer Visual Art Parties for children.  Our birthday parties are led by professional artists and qualified art instructors. Choose a Pollock party, a puppet party, or one of our other themed projects and let your child’s birthday party be a fun, creative experience.

Cost:  $150 (up to 10 children)
$12 for each additional child

Price includes: Art instructor, Hands-on Creative Arts Workshop with a take-home project, assistance with set-up, serving and clean-up, and use of the Disney Art Studio.
Parties are 2 hours. The first hour is for the art-making activity and the second hour is for gifts, cake-cutting, etc.
For reservations or information, call (843) 686-3945, Ext. 222.

Recent Community Workshops

Jonathan Green Workshop: Students were introduced to the artist and his work and completed a canvas painting using the style that makes Green’s work so powerful and inspirational
Easy Faux Finishing: Participants learned easy and quick faux finishing techniques that can make a room come to life.
Papier-Mâché Easter Baskets: In Part One the students created their basket using the art of papier-mâché and in Part Two they returned to decorate and embellish their baskets with a variety of decorative accessories, paints and paper.
MOMIX Master Class: The master class included an explanation of the Momix style, a behind the scenes look of a Momix dancer’s life in the company and the positive role the company plays in dance.
Calligraphy: A Hand Lettering Workshop: Beautiful lettering styles from fundamental italics to fancy designs, how to address envelopes, wedding invitations, greeting cards, embellish notes, scrapbook journaling, artistic gift tags and artwork.
Beading Weaving workshops: Learn the art of bead weaving in these fun hands-on workshops.
Holiday Wind Chime Ornaments: Participants decorated miniature wooden wind chimes for holiday decorating in or outdoors.
Snowman Ballet:  Boys and girls learned to retell the story of a snowman that comes to life in this marvelous adventure of a magical friendship.
Advanced Musical Theatre/ Jazz Dance: Nic Thompson taught this advanced jazz class which included combos from past and current Broadway shows.
Calligraphy: A Hand Lettering Workshop:  Participants learned a variety of beautiful lettering styles from fundamental italics to fancy designs, how to address envelopes, wedding invitations, greeting cards, embellish notes, scrapbook journaling, artistic gift tags and artwork.
Stage Make-Up: In this class in basic stage make-up, students learned how to make your features stand out, and techniques for aging and character changes. 
Intro to Musical Theatre Dance: The class discovered what makes theatre dance different from other forms of dance and where the theatre dance style comes from, while learning fun, character motivated choreography.
Adult Portraiture Workshop Color Pastel Portraiture: In this course students learned the basics of creating portraits in color further developing their drawing skills, techniques and traditional approaches to portrait drawing in color.
Pantomime Storytelling: Sesame Street’s R. Bruce Connelly taught this fun filled adventure!
Stage Combat & Choreography: Basic introduction to stage combat technique, choreography and safety.