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Peterborough NH Art Camp Schedule Descriptions - Children and Teens
June
1. Young Art Explorer
Ages 4-6
June 23 - 27 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Very creative camp for the young art lovers, introduction to a great variety of art materials. Create magical projects with glitter paint, shells jewels, colored sand, feathers, mosiacs, paint on wood, glass, make collages, sun catchers, tooth fairy boxes & decorate a large magic star wand. You will love it!
2. Sculpey and Clays
Ages 6-10
June 23 - 27 (from 1-4 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
A whole week on hands on projects, make lots of fun projects with self hardening clays, all colors of regular, eraser, and bendable Sculpey, Model Magic and Plastilina. Create animals, castles and dragons, wild creatures, jewelry & boxes, all to take home with you. Real fun!
July
3. Nature Art Camp
Ages 5-7
June 30 - July 4 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Be most creative using all nature materials, beach glass and driftwood, coconut fiber, tree bark and mushrooms, dry flowers and leaves, shells, colored sand, handmade paper, clay, make collages, mobiles, art folder, tooth fairy box, paint a T-shirt and apron... Have a fun GREEN week!
4. Drawing + Coloring
Ages 6-10
June 30 - July 4 (from 1-4 pm)
Heather Miller
A whole week on hands on projects, make lots of fun projects with self hardening clays, all colors of regular, eraser, and bendable Sculpey, Model Magic and Plastilina. Create animals, castles and dragons, wild creatures, jewelry & boxes, all to take home with you. Real fun!
5. Jewelry & Beads
Ages 6-11
July 7 - 11 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Create the most artistic jewelry box you can and fill it with chokers, necklaces, pins and pendants, earrings, bracelets, miniature frames, wire jewelry, lots of glass beads, pearls, rhinestones, jewels galore, mini jewelry boxes, mirrors + watch the making of glass beads. A dream camp!
6. Recycled Art
Ages 7-12
July 7 - 11 (from 1-4 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Join in the new craze of recycling everything you can get your hands on, tin, plastic, glass, wood, metal, found objects from the recycling center, findings of all sizes and materials. We will cut, glue, paint, make and build the most interesting and craziest things. Only your imagination can stop you!
7. Lost Civilizations
Ages 6-11
July 14 - 18(from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Learn about the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Aztecs, draw, color, build and paint interesting projects, Egyptian golden mummy + pyramid, Roman coliseum, Greek temples and Gods, Aztec Golden mask, great wall of China etc. Very educational!
8. Mixed Media
Ages 6-11
July 14 - 18(from 1-4 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Unbelievable projects mixing different art media together, make 3-D paintings, use glass, metal, slate, colored sand + wood to paint & make collages, carve soap and clay, plaster candy, magnets, wood sculptures, and decorate a giant treasure box!!!
9. Masks
Ages 6-11
July 21 - 25 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
The greatest camp! Paint and decorate face masks of paper pulp and paper-mache, half-size masks, make animal heads with plaster wrap, pour plaster into face molds. Create wire mesh faces, ad dimensional paint, jewels, glass stones, shells, seeds, feathers...Great!
10. Arts & Crafts
Ages 6-11
July 21 - 25 (from 1-4 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Paint and decorate plates, mugs, vases, suncatchers, art collages of slate, frames, glass painting, shadow boxes, jewelry, marbleize paper, stencil, decoupage, paint on leaves and gourds, print and use jewels, puffy decorations, colored beach glass and stones, make mini-art books and photo album. Don't miss it!
11. Drawing with Fun
Ages 6-11
July 28 - August 1 (from 9-12 pm)
Heather Miller
Improve your drawing skills in a fun easy way, learn about proportions and shading to make your drawings look realistic, start with shapes, fruits, objects, animals, faces, fairies, castles and dragons, learn all the tricks you need to know, some perspective and outdoor drawing in the park. Lots of fun!
12. Manga Madness
Ages 7-14
July 21 - 25 (from 1-4 pm)
Heather Miller
Join this amazing camp and become an expert in one week, no experience necessary, learn to draw all the faces of these cartoon characters, expressions, figures, action movements, their surroundings, also use pen and markers. Each student will get their own Manga drawing pad. Outstanding!
August
13. Multicultural Art
Ages 6-11
August 4 - 8 (from 9-12 pm)
Michaela Chelminski
Explore the continents, make rainforest pigmy blow darts, and leather pouches, Aztec and Inca gold masks, Africian spear, shield and shell box, Native American talking and rain stick, Easter island clay figure head, Egyptian mummy and step pyramid...Lots of things to take home!
14. Teen Art
Ages 11-16
August 4 - 8 (from 9-12 pm)
Heather Miller
Each day we will choose a different topic!
1. Acrylic painting on stretched canvas,
2. Mixed media collages/painting on glass,
3. Jewelry made with Premo and Sculpey,
4. Plaster wrap and wire sculpting, 5. Free choice of project or time to finish up!
A great week for freedom of expression!
15. Acrylics on Canvas
Ages 6-11
August 11 - 15 (from 9-12 pm)
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!
16. Playful Poly Clays
Ages 7-12
August 11 - 15 (from 1-4 pm)
Connie Gray
Create wonders with your hands using Sculpey, Premo, and Kato clay in brilliant pearl colors to make jewelry, beads, mini-frames, mirrors pens, small figures and creatures, learn many cane techniques, use the pasta machine to blend colors and finish with sprinkles of gold dust. A wonderful experience!
Fun Art Week
17. August 18 - 22 (from 9-12 pm)
Ages 5-7
18. August 18 - 22 (from 1-4 pm)
Ages 7-11
Go wild, be experimental, adventurous and creative in this last week, truly enjoy yourself using all the art materials in our studio and projects from the other camps. Build, draw, paint, color, cut and glue as much as you want, make wood castles, clay animals, masks, boxes paint on glass, sand painting, stickers, and many surprise projects...The best!
Tuition $140/camp
all art and project materials
are included
Work in a relaxed atmosphere under the guidance of experienced teachers. Your creativity will be fostered and you will be proud of all your projects and accomplishments.
Peterborough Art Academy
On the Nubanusit River in Depot Square, Peterborough NH 03458
Phone (603) 924-4488