Are You Ready For Summer Camp At The Armory Art Center? Enrollment Is Open!
It is May…Time to enroll in the Armory Art Center’s Summer Art Camp! Summer Art Camp at the Armory Art Center is filled with fun, creativity, character development, and self-esteem initiatives. The arts have the power to do all that and more! The innovative theme weeks will include drawing, painting, sculpture, jewelry, fashion, ceramics, and printmaking as a major focus enhanced with music, dance, games, and team building. The Rickie Report shares the details and a WISH LIST of Recycled Items you can donate!
1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
armoryart.org/youthartcamp
(561) 832-1776
Our camp leaders are skilled in working with youth in the arts. They take a special joy in supporting the imagination of our youth and know how to work with a variety of skill and dexterity levels. Background checks are conducted for all faculty. We look forward to partnering with you, the parent, to provide a safe, enriching, fun summer for your child.
Activities include:
* A week filled with art education
* Immersion in various creative techniques for diverse interests and skill building
* Field trips to local venues
* Art show receptions in July and August
Summer Art Camp runs from June 6 until August 12, 2016
Children grades 1-12 are accepted
Children are grouped by age:
ADVENTURES IN ART Grades 3 – 5
JUMPSTART Grades 1 – 2
ROCKIN’ ART WORKSHOPS Grades 6-12.
Elementary Grades
Jumpstart: 1-2 grade
Adventures in Art: 3-5 grade
WEEKLY THEME
WEEK 1: June 6th-10th
Aloha Summer: A tribute to summertime with a Hawaiian theme: luaus, surf safaris, and sand art.
WEEK 2: June 13th-17th
Sun Solstice: Explore traditional and modern rituals; celebrations and monuments to the sun.
WEEK 3: June 20th-24th
Greeks and Geeks: Inventions and art of the Golden Age: togas, telescopes, and mythology
WEEK 4: June 27th-July 1st
Freedom: Free to Be Me! and what it means through art and self-expression. *field trip
WEEK 5: July 5th-8th
Magical Mystery Tour: Discover the mysteries of magic: wizards, wands, and trickery. *4 day week (July 4th holiday)
WEEK 6: July 11th-15th
Family Tree Fun: Follow your heritage—your family’s memoirs, legends, and the folklore of your ancestors.
WEEK 7: July 18th-22nd
Houston We Have a Problem: An exploration of our solar system, cosmos, space shuttles, and extraterrestrial life. *field trip
WEEK 8: July 25th-29th
Medieval Mischief: Princesses, knights, and dragons vs pirates, rogues, and scallywags.
WEEK 9: August 1st-5th
Body Beautiful: Embrace who you are through studies of the human figure and self portraits- realism and fantasy; fashion and identity.
WEEK 10: August 8th-12th
Art Rocks: Making art with rhythm, verse and performance, creating musical instruments.
Middle School and High School Grades 6th-11th
Rockin Art Workshops
Age groups are divided depending on weekly enrollment
to optimize the best outcome of each workshop
WEEKLY THEMES
Each week we offer 3-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional projects
Please pick one for each week
WEEK 1: June 6th – 10th
Ceramics: Wheel Throwing OR Jewelry: Wearable Art (limited to 10)
WEEK 2: June13th -17th
Photography and Digital Art (limited to 10) OR Soft Sculpture
WEEK 3: June 20th-24th
Ceramics: Hand Building OR Graffiti and Street Art
WEEK 4: June 27th-July 1st
Drawing: Figure and Still Life OR Intro to Glass Beading
WEEK 5: July 5th-8th
*4 day week (July 4th holiday)
Fashion and Fabric Art OR Printmaking: Monoprints (limited to 12)
WEEK 6: July 11th-15th
Sculpture: Found Objects and Mixed Media OR Drawing and Painting: Exploration of Abstract Art
WEEK 7: July 18th-22nd
Ceramics: Painting Bisqueware, Intro to Color and Glazes OR Drawing and Painting: Exploration of Color
WEEK 8: July 25th-29th
Metalsmithing in Jewelry OR Printmaking: Screen Printing (limited to 12)
WEEK 9: August 1st-5th
Photography and Alternative Printing (limited to 10) OR Fashion Upcycled
WEEK 10: August 8th-12th
Ceramics: Raku OR Mixed Media and Music
For more information about other Youth Programs throughout the year, Summer Camp, Ongoing Adult Workshops, Ongoing Adult Classes, please visit:
armoryart.org
Call (561) 832-1776 Or walk-in to the Armory Art Center
1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
D O N A T I O N S N E E D E D:
Summer Art Camp is just around the corner and we are collecting materials listed below. Please stop in and place items in the appropriate bins in the registration area. We appreciate your donations!
