Art Camps

Choose from many themes!

• ​Animals, Animals, Animals - Do you have a favorite animal or two or ten? Learn to capture them in fun mixed media artwork. Be inspired by the way animals have been portrayed throughout the ages and create your own amazing animal art!
• A Jungle Adventure - Fire up your imagination and take an artistic safari. Draw, paint, collage and create your own wild beasts, landscapes and more, inspired by jungle environments.
• Drawing for Kids - See with the eye of an artist! Learn to draw realistically using highlights, shadows, perspective and proportions. Explore a variety of drawing techniques using pencils, pens and mixed media.
• Project Fashion - Want to create your own one-of-a-kind fashion style? Learn the fundamentals of fashion design and sketching, then jump into sewing. Receive guided instruction to help you take your ideas off the page and turn them into real pieces of clothing and fashion accessories.
• Digital Illustration - Learn the process of illustration using industry-level software! Sketch your ideas, then turn them into digital paintings using Wacom tablets and Adobe Creative Cloud software. Projects include character art, story illustration, poster design and more!
• Digital Collage - Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to enhance your digital photography and create unique digital images! Explore digital techniques and skills for compositing images and adding hand-drawn flair to photographs.
• Wearable Art - Express yourself with artwork you can wear! Altered clothes and unique accessories are just some of the fun projects we will be making in this camp. Create pieces to show off your very own style.
• Storyland Adventures Take a trip into the magical land of literary imagination to create art inspired by your favorite tales. Build your drawing skills and use mixed media techniques to create unique storybooks and bring characters to life.
• Mythical Creatures - Journey into exciting ancient stories to discover fascinating creatures of mythology! Explore 2D and 3D techniques in mixed media as you go on a creative mythological adventure.
  
• Papercrafts & Book Arts - Turn stories and journals into one of a kind art treasures! Learn about the history of book making and papercrafting, then curate your own stories and art collections to bind into fantastic tomes. Create scrolls, agamographs, sketchbooks, pop-up cards, and more.
  
• Digital Animation. - Dive into animation and get your ideas moving! Learn the fundamentals of animated motion, then build your skills while designing your own characters and stories. Create your own animated short movies using industry level software.
• Sand, Surf & Sun.  Celebrate summer in this camp! Explore the seashore with sand castles, seashells, and tide pools, then dive underwater to an ocean of fantastic sea creatures. Be inspired by summertime sports and icy treats. Draw, paint, collage, and more.
• Painted Poetry.  If you'd like a head-start in how to make art, come and take part! Listen to poems by famous artists like Shel Silverstein and Maya Angelou, then write your own rhymes as you explore art with pastels, paint, papers, and more. Create amazing art inspired by fun wordplay.
• Art in Outer Space.  Make galactic art from other worlds: time-altering machines, space suits, planets, and stars. Travel the universe with paint, watercolor, pastels, and more, then return to show off your artwork!
• Watercolor Wonders.  Learn how to paint in watercolor using traditional techniques with new and unexpected twists! See how watercolor can be used to create beautiful washes of color, marbleize paper, and bring your ideas to life. Find out what happens when salt is added to the mix.
• Digital Comic Art.  Take your cartoons to the digital realm! Using industry software, learn digital drawing skills to create unique characters and tell your very own stories. Put it all together in a digital comic book you can print or share.
• Story Stage: Folktales through Music, Art & Theatre.  Embark on a creative adventure where folktales from around the world come to life! Through music, art, and theatre, campers will explore storytelling, create unique characters, and craft imaginative performances. Join us for a week of fun, creativity, and cultural discovery!
• Toon Town.  Enter the cartoon world as you bring creatures and characters to life in your own comics and storybooks. Create cartoon puppets and figures from paper, paints, mixed media and more!
• Abstract Adventures.  Dive into the exciting world of the abstract expressionists! Explore how colors and patterns can create unique designs for paintings and 3D models. Create your kinetic sculptures, explore action art, and paint vivid imagery with mixed media and more.
• Painting & Printmaking.  Learn the art of printmaking! Explore monoprinting, stamping, pattern design, and creative painting techniques in this colorful camp. Be inspired by famous printmakers throughout history like Hokusai and Warhol as you work with tempera, inks, and acrylics.
• Art of Color & Light.  Create magical artworks inspired by the world of color and light! Explore the cycle of night and day and learn about the science of lights and hues. Paint suncatchers and rainbows, create shadow puppets and wire mobiles, hang your own window art, and more.
• Dragon & Fairy Friends.  Come away to a fantasy world where dragons and fairies roam the land! Create your own magical artwork inspired by fantastical stories and mythical creatures.
• Cartoon Craze.  Love comics? Wonder how artists create them? Learn to develop stories, create characters, draw and publish your fantastic comic creations.
• Sculpture & Stone Carving.  Learn additive and subtractive techniques of the great sculptors. Spend part of the week with soap carving, plaster and wire, and the other part carving real stone. Find the sculpture hidden in your block of stone!
• Dragon & Fairy Friends.  Come away to a fantasy world where dragons and fairies roam the land! Create your own magical artwork inspired by fantastical stories and mythical creatures.
• The Art of Math & Science.  Explore the math and science behind art! Learn about artists, scientists, and mathematicians. Draw, create 3D models, and paint using geometry, fractals, ratios, colors, patterns and shapes.
• DIY Arts & Crafts.  Explore the art of DIY and express yourself with handmade objects! Experiment with tools like hand-sewing, printmaking, crafting and more to create all kinds of unique and functional art pieces.
• Digital Game Art.  Learn how to create art for games! Use industry level software to design characters and environments, then translate your style into fantastic pixel art creations. Learn to make your characters jump and bounce with idle animations, and tell your own game story.
• Road Trip Art Adventure.  Join us for an artistic road trip across the US! Create art inspired by the unique sites, diverse landscapes, and iconic landmarks of this country. Capture the beauty of America's cities and vistas through drawing, painting, 3D art, and more.
• Miniatures & Monoliths.  From miniature models to life-size paintings, come explore artwork big and small! Create tiny dioramas with scaled furniture and objects, then go big with full body drawings and oversize sculptures. Explore a variety of 2D and 3D media in this exciting, crafty camp.
• Graphic Novels.  Learn the basics of creating your own comics, including story outlining, character development, time sequencing and other drawing essentials. Design unique stories and settings, and share your comics with family and friends!
• Forest Explorers.  Explore the redwood forest and discover the many creatures that creep about: owls, deer, bears, banana slugs, and more. Use pencils, paint, and collage to portray these fantastic animals, then build environments with ferns, flora and fauna.
• Ancient Worlds.  Discover ancient worlds on an adventure back in time! Be inspired by dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, then learn about ancient civilizations like the Greeks, Mayans, and Egyptians. Paint and craft places like an Aztec temple, a dinosaur nest, and a medieval castle.
• Building Imagination.  Explore techniques in perspective, illustration and architectural drawing. See how drawing and drafting are used in real life as you design and build your own architectural creation. Use your imagination to create something from the future - today!
• Knitting & Soft Sculpture.  Knit up your next favorite piece in this warm and fuzzy camp! Learn basic hand-sewing, knitting, and sculptural techniques to create pillows, plushies, scarves, hats, and more. Have fun yarn-bombing CSMA, create wire armatures for posable plush sculptures, and so much more!
• Digital Stop Motion.  Create your own puppets and learn the fantastic art of stop motion! Use materials like paper, clay, and wire to create 2D and 3D characters, then bring them to life from storyboard to short film. Capture your animation and use industry-level software to edit it together.

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