KidsArt, Ages 6-10 2024
Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm
Eleven Full Week Camps
with Sawyer Ramsey
$200 ACM Members
$235 Future Members
Aftercare available from 3pm–5pm* (see below)
Appetite For Art
May28-31 $160 ACM Members $195 Future Members
KA1
3D Cupcakes & Ice Cream Cones, Creative Clay Cusine, Souper Pop Art Painting, Crazy Surreal Dinner Menu, Delicious Dream Cake Painting (not edible!).
Dinosaur Discoveries
Jun 3-7
KA2
3D Erupting Volcano, Predator Portrait, Ceramic Dinos and Fossils, Prehistoric Landscape Painting, Paper Mache’ Dinosaurs.
Fur, Paws, Claws, Scales and Tails
Jun 10-14
KA3
Wild & Crazy Animal Portrait, Clay Creatures and Cups, Animal Eyes Painting, 3D Jungle Tree Habitat, Paper Mache’ Big Cats.
A Day at The Beach
Jun 17-21
KA4
Ceramic Sea life, Paper Mache’ Sea Turtles, Shell Sculptures, Seascape and Sunset Paintings, 3D Hermit Crab Collage
Wizards, Faries, Dragons & Beasts Oh My!
Jun 24-28
KA5
3D Dragons and Dragonflies, Enchanted Forest Painting, Mythical Clay Creatures, Fairy Houses and Troll Caves, Magical Crowns and Tiaras.
Art Across America
Jul 1, 2, 3 (no Jul 4), 5 $160 ACM Members $195 Future Members
KA6
American Wildlife Ceramics, Patriotic Painted Bowls, Picture Postcards Across America, Misty Mountanscape Painting, Colorful Desert Paper Collage.
Comics & Characters
Jul 8-12
KA7
Paper Mache’ Piggy Bank, Marvelous Masks and Gadget, Silly Clay Animals & Pets, 3D Comics Collage.
World Travelers
Jul 15-19
KA8
Fantastic Birds & Beast Paintings, World traveler Passports & Maps, Paper Mache’ Air Balloons, Van Gogh Inspired Birdhouse, Travel Inspired Mugs & Miniatures.
A Walk In Nature
Jul 22-26
KA9
Mosaic treasure Box, Wild Clay Critters, Animal Inspired Masks, Nature Prints, Fantasy Forest Paintings.
Under The Sea Camp Full, call for waiting list
Jul 29-Aug 2
KA10
Paper Mache’ Fantasy Fish, Mermaids & Sea Monsters Paintings, Underwater Explorere Collage, Clay Creatures of the Deep, Shell & Sealife Mosaics.
Galaxy Explorers
Aug 5-9
KA11
Paper Mache’ Planets & Moons, Alien Portraits, 3D Rocket Space Ships & Saucers, Pastel Spacescapes, Clay Aliens & Astronauts.
*Aftercare is available from 3:00-5:00 for $10 each hour or portion of an hour and must be paid in advance.
Children MUST BE picked up by 5pm.
Complete and submit our online information form
The information forms captures needed information such as allergies. It DOES NOT register your child in a camp. To register, go to the appropriate class page, select Member/Non-Member, and Session. Click Add To Cart button.
2024 Scholarship Application
Scholarships cannot be processed without the most recent Federal Income Tax forms showing Total Household Income. Please block out Social Security Numbers.
Please add your child’s name to the “Student Name / Notes” on the checkout page.
We thank our sponsors:
Manatee River Artists Guild
Lakeridge Falls Art League
Blick Art Materials
Creative Arts Association LWR
Jim Pullen
Emerging Artists, Ages 11-15 2024
Monday – Friday, 9am–Noon
Eleven, half-day full-week camps
$150 ACM Members*
$185 Future Members*
*EA1 $200 ACM Members/$235 Future Members
*EA6 $200 ACM Members/$235 Future Members
Creative Sampler
EA1
Members $200 Future Members $235
Try a new creative project each day of the week.
May 28 – Stained Glass
Janet Poelsma
Join Janet in this fun, hands on learning to create a stained glass piece of your very own.
May 29 – Watercolor Painting
Kris Peterson
We will draw chickens on two separate sheets of special paper and then paint in watercolor, sprinkling salt on the wet paint to make the “feathers”. After the paint dries, we will put in the details. These are suitable for framing or makes a great gift.
May 30 – Kumihimo
Joyce Dolinish
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese art form of making braids and cords. Using a foam weaving disk, we will first make a corded key chain to learn the process, and then do a more difficult beaded version.
May 31 – Raku
Ted Camp
RAKU glazing class will give students the experience of glazing a raku piece of bisque ware. When the glazes melt students will remove their work from the hot kiln with special tongs and place their work in a container to smoke, this smoke produces very unique colors in the glaze and at the end of class, students will take home their finished raku glazed pieces.
Muddy Hands Making Magic
EA2
Michelle Polito Jun 3-7
Throwing on the pottery wheel is challenging and exciting. Get your hands muddy and try it! Also make magical clay creatures while learning different hand building techniques. Finish up your pieces with glorious colored glazes. All supplies included.
Design a Fantasy Creature Using Procreate and Tricks
EA3
Leann Kaska
Jun 10-14
Design your own fantasy creature. We will use imagination to fill in the details, name, food, habitat and family. You will use your IPad, Apple Pencil and the App Procreate or your IPhone, A Stylus and the App Procreate Pocket. You will learn about color, layers and tools for sketching and painting. Have fun and dive into the digital world of Procreate!
Foundation of Drawing
EA4
Janet Flickinger
Jun 17-21
This is a class for the young artist. The class is focusing on all aspects of art. We will train the eye how to see as it relates to direction of line, curves, form, shape, contrast, etc. We will learn how to look at something and
draw it exactly. All projects will be finished in pencil, color pencil or watercolor. Once the basics are learned, we will focus on design and composition. Students are to bring pictures they want to draw. All art supplies are provided.
Photography
EA5
Whitney Patton
Jun 24-28
Beginners and beyond will have the opportunity to discover more of who they are as a photographer. As a group, we will participate in activities and projects that begin with basics and build as they go along. Such activities will take us off grounds to locations along the Riverwalk and the surrounding downtown area with opportunities for individual projects as well. The intent of this experience is to grow as an artist in a positive and welcoming group environment. Students must bring their own camera or cell phone to take pictures.
Creative Sampler #2
EA6
Members $200 Future Members $235
Try a new creative project each day of the week.
Jul 1-Felted Wool Hedgehog
Brenda Twinem
Needle felting is a fiber art form of sculpting wool batting into shapes and figurines.
It is crafted by stabbing the wool with special barbed needles. This connects and tangles
the fibers together, resulting in more density.
Jul 2 -Bright Lights
Kristen Simpson
Students will learn metal tooling and chalk pastel blending to create a trio of Bright Lights. The sockets of the lights will be made with metal tooling. The lights will be inspired by old fashioned Edison Bulbs and be created with chalk to create an amazing life like glow. The techniques learned in this class can be used in many fun future artworks.
Jul 3-Macrame’
Joyce Dolinish
Learn basic macrame’ knots and then use them to make a plant hanger and a bracelet.
July 5-Scratchboard Lemur
Sheryl Unwin
Scratchboard is a fine art form that uses a surface covered with white clay and then a layer of black India ink. In class we will explore the different tools to remove the black ink to bring your image come to life.
Who Doesn’t Love Sea Creatures?!
EA7
Janet Poelsma
Jul8-12
Whether you create a pufferfish, a seahorse, an octopus or some magical creature from your imagination, this paper mache’ class is for you. You’ll design and build an armature, shape your new friend with recycled materials and add a unique final flourishes, then take your creation home.
POP! Art
EA8
Olivia Thornton
Jul 15-19
In this exciting class we will explore color together! Come sketch portraits of your favorite people or animals. Then, have fun creating modern works of art with paint or pastels! Add symbolic motifs in the background to personalize your work even more.
Sew Cool: Soft Sculpture
EA9
Kristen Simpson
Jul 22-26
Students will learn basic hand sewing skills during this class. Whip (overstitch), running, blanket and back stitches will be taught. We will also learn French knots and how to sew on buttons while creating a variety of soft sculptures. Let your imagination run wild as we create donuts, pizza, monsters and more!
Fascinating Masks & Wheel Throwing CLASS FULL-Call for Waitlist
EA10
Michelle Polito
Jul 29-Aug 2
Try your hand at throwing on the pottery wheel. Learn hand building techniques to create your own clay mask, make fairy houses and more. Glaze your pieces with vibrant colors. All supplies are included.
Experimenting with Acrylics
EA11
Kathy Lee Patterson
Aug 5-Aug 9
There are numerous approaches to using acrylic paint to create a painting other than just with a brush. We will explore the fundamentals of acrylic painting as well as introduce some different techniques for applying paint to a canvas such as using a palette knife, plastic card, sponges, rubber stamps, etc. We will discuss how to use a photograph for inspiration and learn to alter that image to create the most interesting composition for your painting. We will be creating several unique paintings throughout the week. Come join us!
Complete and submit our online information form
The information forms captures needed information such as allergies. It DOES NOT register your child in a camp. To register, go to the appropriate class page, select Member/Non-Member, and Session. Click Add To Cart button.
2023 Scholarship Application
Scholarships cannot be processed without the most recent Federal Income Tax forms showing Total Household Income. Please block out Social Security Numbers.
Blick Art Materials Creative Arts Association LWR
Lakeridge Falls Art League
Please add your child’s name to the “Student Name / Notes” on the checkout page.
Sprouting Artists Ages 4-6 2024
Sprouting Artists – Ages 4-6
Veronica Hnatiuk
Wednesdays 1:00-3:00
Sprouting Artists will create new works of art each week in a variety of mediums including; drawing, painting, collage, and more! Our time together will not only be a “sunny” place for little ones to grow, but it will also be so much fun!
S1: Jun 5, 12, 19, 26, Jul 3
S2: Jul 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7
$99 ACM Members $134 Future Members
Complete and submit our online information form
The information forms captures needed information such as allergies. It DOES NOT register your child in a camp. To register, go to the appropriate class page, select Member/Non-Member, and Session. Click Add To Cart button.
Scholarship Application 2024
Scholarships cannot be processed without the most recent Federal Income Tax forms showing Total Household Income. Please block out Social Security Numbers.
Please add your child’s name to the “Student Name / Notes” on the checkout page.
Thanks to our Sponsors
Lakeridge Falls Art League
Blick Art Materials
Jim Pullen
Creative Arts Association LWR
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