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Peterborough NH Summer Art Camp Schedule Descriptions - Children and Teens
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June - July
1. Playful Art
Ages 4-6
June 21 - 25 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Creative & playful with new art materials. Make colorful art folders, bug boxes, mini books, stickers, paint T-shirts, art aprons, mugs door name plaques, art frames, pins, necklaces, sun catchers, mobiles, collages, mosaic work, fairy boxes, stuffed puppy, art box, wood block house, clay animals, lots of coloring and painting. Really Fun!
2. Acrylics on Canvas
Ages 6-11
July 12 - July 16 (from 9am -4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
Michaela Chelminski
Be creative on canvas, from mini to large sizes, use liquid and tube acrylics, mix colors, use gel, plaster powder, sand + dimensional paint to add texture. Do camouflage painting, realistic and abstracts in bright colors, learn about famous painters and have a blast creating your own masterpieces. Great camp!
3. Organic Art Camp
Ages 5-7
June 28 - July 2 (from 9 am -12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Art feast of natures art materials, flowers, leaves, mushrooms, drift wood, coconut, fiber, sticks, shells, beach glass, crystals, handmade paper, slate, clay beads, river stones, feathers, colored sand, seeds, make collages, paintings, sculptures, magnets, hanging mogiles, frames, boxes, bird house, decorate home baked cookies!
4. Drawing Animals
Ages 6-12
July 19 - 23 (from 9 am -12 pm)
Jean Mann
A fantastic class to learn to draw your favorite animals, wild, domestic, bugs ... you tell us! Draw them in the right proportion with shading and details to make them look real, learn basic techniques and tricks, draw fur with different pencils, quick exercises to improve your visual skills, contour drawing, use charcoal, color + wc pencils, pastels + watercolors to complete.
5. Manga Madness
Ages 7-12
June - 28 - July 2 (from 1-4 pm)
Patrick Cogan
This is it! Learn or perfect your Manga drawing skills, girls, boys, faces, different eyes + mouth expressions, hairdos, clothes, bodies in movement & action, surrounding spaces, learn to create a storyline and draw a completed comic strip. Use professional toned Manga markers and colors on Manga drawing pads. Relaxing and fabulous!
6. The Painting Camp
Ages 6-12
July 19 - 23 (from 1-4 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Paint with brushes, spatulas, sponges, palette knifes, dub, splatter, print. In acrylics, pastels, watercolors, oils, ink, make egg tempera, mud + berry paint. Use on boards, wood, glass, clay, slate, porcelain, fabric, metal, found objects, tie dye, marbleize, have a complete blast in our Outdoors and learn about famous painters. Splatter and paint designs on your clothes!
July
7. Masks
Ages 7-12
July 5 - 9 (from 9 am -12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Paint Venetian Carnival masks and half masks on beaded sticks, make your own of leather, paper, pulp plaster wrap, colored papers and foil, wire mesh, pour plaster in molds, clay and model magic, fantasy and animal cultural masks, decorate and paint at your hearts desire with feathers, gold, glass stones, jewels, 3-D paint, decorations, funky hair, beads, glitter, findings, ribbons ... A fantastic art experience!
8. Multicultural Art
Ages 6-12
July 26 - 30 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Classic adventurous camp, explore the continents, African copper shield, spear, mud cloth, Rainforest blow darts, feather neckpiece, Aztec clay plaque and mask, Native totem pole + dream catcher, Egyptian mummy, clay scarabs, Peruvian Nazca drawings, Mayan and Inca temples and step pyramids. Lots of treasures to take home!
9. Cartooning Camp
Ages 6-11
July 5 - 9 (from 1-4 pm)
Patrick Cogan
Great camp, learn to draw your favorite cartoon characters, create new ones, learn all the tricks to do faces, eyes noses, mouths, hair, different expressions, add funky items, draw real and imaginary bodies, put your characters into action, animate objects, backgrounds, finish with a comic strip of a character. Imaginary!
10. Sculpey + Poly Clays
Ages 7-14
July 26 - 30 (from 1-4 pm)
Connie Gray
Create small items using Sculpey, Premo, eraser + bendable clays in brilliant colors, learn many techniques, create patterns, designs, blend colors with pasta machine, clay paintings, animals, mini frames, boxes, flowers, beads, balls, spoons, necklaces, lots of jewelry, pins mirrors, candle holders, bowls, decorate pens, name in clay, ad a sprinkle of gold dust!
August
11. Harry Potter
Ages 7-12
August 2 - 6 (from 9 am - 4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
Patrick + Michaela
All day of art projects inspired by the Harry Potter books and movies, clue words: goblets, sorcerer's stone, magic potion, jars + wands, spell books, vlevet pouches, crystal balls, key, cauldron, phoenix, dragons, wizards and witches, magic brooms, amulets, and talismans. An amazing experience of all new projects + always your input and ideas for many more!
12. Mysterious Mummies
Ages 6-11
August 9 - 13 (from 9 am - 12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Explore different Mummies from tombs, caves, swamps, in sand, Ice Age, rituals and pyramids of other wold cultures. Make Egyptian sarcophagus, with golden King, Queen and cat Mummies, mummification ceremony, canopy jars, carve tomb scenes on clay tablets, build a glass pyramid, bejeweled neckpiece, papyrus scroll, ancient mosaic work, gold leaf King Tut mask, papyrus ... A new twist!
13. Art for Teens
Ages 10-16
August 9 - 13 (from 1-4 pm)
Patrick Cogan
Make jewelry with beads, sculpey. Pictures and findings from the studio. 2. Painting on canvas boards creating 3D effects and textures, brush + palette knife. 3. Plaster wrap a bowl, paint and decorate. 4. Collage an art shadow box with mixed media, small objects and charms. 5. Acrylic painting on glass or free choice. Total freedom of expression!
14. Fun Art Week
August 16 - 20 (from 9 am -4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
Ages 6-11
Michaela + Patrick Cogan
Go wild using up all art materials, make a shadow box of an artist studio, bird bath + house, wild animal collage, painting on glass, mugs, plates, marbling, bouncing balls, build an art frame, handmade paper, decorate an art supply box, paint on clothes and shoes, make your own stamps, printing on T-shirts, window stickers, sun catchers, mini wood chairs + tables, use up projects from other camps and have a real art craze!
15. Magic Art Adventures
Ages 5-8
August 23 - 27 (from 9 am - 12 pm)
Michaela
A magical trip through the world of fairies and castles, princesses, dragons, pirates and adventures with stories and art projects, jeweled crowns, magic wands, build, paint castle, treasure filled boxes, crystal mirrors, fairy pins and necklaces, sea glass and shell pictures, magic mushroom forests, mermaid underwater shadow boxes and more ... A great ending for the summer!
Peterborough Art Academy
On the Nubanusit River in Depot Square, Peterborough NH 03458
Phone (603) 924-4488