Our 2012 Summer Art Camp and Design Studio Schedule is organized by date below. If a session is FULL, it will be noted beside the camp title.
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SUMMER AFTERNOON CARE! We also have after-care at our All Souls Location from 1 to 4:30pm daily. Your child can come even if they aren’t enrolled in our camps!
For the Serious Artist: Our Summer Portfolio Development Intensives
Working on a college portfolio or would you just like to hone skills in a specific medium in preparation for a portfolio next year? Join us for our one-on-one intensives this summer. Meet one hour, two times a week, for 4 weeks with one of our talented instructors. Arranged as possible with our available instructors and the students schedule. $500 includes all materials. Once registration has been confirmed, we will email or call you to schedule your sessions! Payment options are available.
Click here to register online. We will email or call you to schedule your sessions!
For the Young Artist Assistant: Our Junior Assistant Positions
Do you have an interest in working with kids and getting your hands dirty creating all day? Join us during any of our Summer Art Camps for grades 5 and under as a Junior Assistant. It is a great experience to help grow a love of children and the arts. Click here for our 2012 Junior Assistant application
For others: Our Volunteer Assistant Positions
Are you hoping to gain more experience working with kids through art and other hands-on activities? We would love to have your extra set of hands as we explore and create each week with our summer art and design studios. We have offerings for every age, so let us know what you are interested in and we will see what we can do! Click here for our 2012 Volunteer Assistant application
June 11 – 15
Dolphins, Squid and The Deep Blue Sea!
Ages 3-5
Join us as we explore the world of the ocean through the mediums of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture! We will learn about other artists who have depicted this subject in their work, and spend time working individually and as a whole. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Dancing Dreams and Fanciful Design Session FULL
Rising K – 2nd grade
During this camp we will create artwork inspired by our own dreams, as well as learn about other cultures and the many beautiful objects created around the subject of dreams (such as dream-catchers, worry dolls). We will talk about surrealism vs. realism and will learn about a number of specific artists throughout the week. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
In the Sky! Exploring the Sun, Moon, Airplanes, Rainbows and more
Rising 1st – 5th grade
Join us at the Orange Peel to create works of art inspired by things we find in the sky! We will paint, sculpt, draw, print and more as we explore this fun theme. The week will be capped off on Friday with an exhibit and music performance from the music camp happening in the Pulp Lounge! (click here for the music camp description). There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. The Orange Peel location offers a very large creating space, an outdoor deck, and of course – access to all of downtown Asheville just steps away. We will take walking trips throughout the week – always notifying parents where and when! Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 32 students / 2 lead teachers + assistants)
Location: The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 1:30
Cost: $135
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
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June 18 – 22
Seriously Silly Collage and Sensational Sculpture!
Ages 3-5
Come create with us as we get our hands dirty with mediums of collage and sculpture! We will be inspired by how fun and silly art can be! We will be sure to check out some other artists work, as well as work as a team to build a sculpture together! There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Letters, Words and Crazy Colors
Rising K – 2nd grade
Join us as we work with words found, words created and the individual letters themselves! We will learn about the wild world of fonts and see just how crazy we can get with a variety of art mediums such as bookmaking, collage, painting and more! There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Life’s A Zoo! Creating work inspired by and all about Animals
Rising 1st – 5th grade
Join us at the Orange Peel to be immersed into the land of the animals! We will pull inspiration from books, stories, imagery and other artists work from around the world to create or own works from a variety of mediums. Masks, paintings, sculptures, books – we will try it all! The week will be capped off on Friday with an exhibit and music performance from the music camp happening in the Pulp Lounge! (click here for the music camp description). There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. The Orange Peel location offers a very large creating space, an outdoor deck, and of course – access to all of downtown Asheville just steps away. We will take walking trips throughout the week – always notifying parents where and when! Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 32 students / 2 lead teachers + assistants)
Location: The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 1:30
Cost: $135
Painting and Printmaking inspired by Nature AND Asheville Design Center Design-Build Studio
Rising 6th – 12th grade
During this session of our Asheville Community Design Lab Summer Studios, students will work with the mediums of paint and printmaking. Their focus will be on using the natural world for inspiration. Walking field trips, snack and lunch time as well as general outside time will be part of our days together. We will also weave in time to collaborate with the Asheville Design Center’s Design-Build studio’s summer project(s). Students will work on hand-on projects alongside college students; with a common goal of creating change in our community through design. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 15 students)
Location: The Randolf School, 90 Montford Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 2:30
Cost: $165
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
Click here to register online now!
June 25 – 29
Airplanes, Bicycles and Things that Go!
Ages 3-5
Get ready to move while we work this week! We will be creating artwork inspired by things that go – using our own moving objects in paint and other mediums! We will paint, print, collage and draw, as we really seek that inventive spirit in our work! There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
People-scapes and Land-portriats
Rising K – 2nd grade
Come create with us as we mix up two traditional styles of work: people and landscapes! We will talk about people and landscapes around the world, and using a variety of mediums, will experiment making works of art that combine the two in more ways that one. Students will work with a variety of dry media (pencil, pen, pastels), paint, various types of sculpture (for ex: 3D mask making). There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Love and Peace! Art Masters around the World
Rising 1st – 5th grade
Join us at the Orange Peel as we study from some of the big master artists of our time. Throughout the week students will learn about five different master artist’s lives, artistic styles and methods. Students would then have choice creating their own 2D or 3D artistic interpretations. The week will be capped off on Friday with an exhibit and music performance from the music camp happening in the Pulp Lounge! (click here for the music camp description). There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. The Orange Peel location offers a very large creating space, an outdoor deck, and of course – access to all of downtown Asheville just steps away. We will take walking trips throughout the week – always notifying parents where and when! Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 32 students / 2 lead teachers + assistants)
Location: The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 1:30
Cost: $135
Figure and Life Drawing AND Asheville Design Center Design-Build Studio
Rising 6th – 12th grade
During this session of our Asheville Community Design Lab Summer Studios, students will focus on realistic drawing. We will use found objects, people and the world around us to dive into the many techniques of drawing. Walking field trips, snack and lunch time as well as general outside time will be part of our days together. We will also weave in time to collaborate with the Asheville Design Center’s Design-Build studio’s summer project(s). Students will work on hand-on projects alongside college students; with a common goal of creating change in our community through design. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 15 students)
Location: The Randolf School, 90 Montford Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 2:30
Cost: $165
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
Click here to register online now!
July 9 – 13
Patterns, Textures and A World of Animals!
Ages 3-5
Join us to work with a variety of art mediums as we explore the many animals of the world! We will be inspired by illustrations and other artists work, as well as fun facts about animals each day. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Wild Animals and Wacky Places Session FULL
Rising K – 2nd grade
Come create with us as we spend our week inspired by the diverse natural world and the animals that inhabit it! We will use many different art mediums, working both individually and collectively. We will study other artists work and artistic syles. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
On the Go! Trains, Boats and Other Things That Go!
Rising 1st – 5th grade
Join us at the Orange Peel as we get moving by creating works of art inspired by things that go! We will look at other artists and styles of art, fun books and the real world around us! From drawing to sculpture to bookmaking – this session will be super inventive! The week will be capped off on Friday with an exhibit and music performance from the music camp happening in the Pulp Lounge! (click here for the music camp description). There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. The Orange Peel location offers a very large creating space, an outdoor deck, and of course – access to all of downtown Asheville just steps away. We will take walking trips throughout the week – always notifying parents where and when! Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 32 students / 2 lead teachers + assistants)
Location: The Orange Peel, 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 1:30
Cost: $135
Altered Clothing and Books AND Asheville Design Center Design-Build Studio
Rising 6th – 12th grade
During this session of our Asheville Community Design Lab Summer Studios, students will learn about the art of altering books and clothing to create new works. Sewing machines may be used, as well as old and new books. Walking field trips, snack and lunch time as well as general outside time will be part of our days together. We will also weave in time to collaborate with the Asheville Design Center’s Design-Build studio’s summer project(s). Students will work on hand-on projects alongside college students; with a common goal of creating change in our community through design. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 15 students)
Location: The Randolf School, 90 Montford Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 2:30
Cost: $165
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
Click here to register online now!
July 16 – 20
Swirls of Color in a World of Shapes!
Ages 3-5
Join us to experiment with lines, shapes, and crazy colors! We will utilize many different artistic mediums, learn about other artists from the past and present, and spend time working individually and as a team. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Geometry through Nature’s Lens
Rising K – 2nd grade
Spend the week with us as we are inspired by the amazing geometry found in our natural world. We will study the world of flowers, trees, insects and more – learning about symmetry, repetitive design, the even the golden section! Students will work with the mediums of drawing, painting and printmaking. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Drawing, Dreams and Design AND Asheville Design Center Design-Build Studio
Rising 6th – 12th grade
During this session of our Asheville Community Design Lab Summer Studios, students will explore the subjects of dreams and design through numerous drawing mediums. Walking field trips, snack and lunch time as well as general outside time will be part of our days together. We will also weave in time to collaborate with the Asheville Design Center’s Design-Build studio’s summer project(s). Students will work on hand-on projects alongside college students; with a common goal of creating change in our community through design. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 15 students)
Location: The Randolf School, 90 Montford Avenue, Asheville
When: Monday – Friday from 8:30 – 2:30
Cost: $165
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
Click here to register online now!
July 23 – 27
Fascinating Faces and Far off Places!
Ages 3-5
Come get creative as we look at cities, farms, rural villages and the people that inhabit these places all around the world. We will use a diversity of art mediums and methods, working together and individually. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher))
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Prints, Pages and Photographs
Rising K – 2nd grade
Join us as we explore bookmaking, photo-realistic collage, and printmaking. We will take some walking field trips around the village photographing, and students will use prints in their creations. There will be free art time, snack time and outside time. Please bring a bag lunch. All materials included. (Maximum 10 students / 1 lead teacher)
Location: The Cathedral of All Souls, 3 Angle Street, Biltmore Village
When: Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 1:00
Cost: $150 ($10 sibling discount) / After-care option $135 for 1pm – 4:30pm
Download 2012 Summer Art Camps Registration and Release Forms (pdf file)
or
Click here to register online now!
