Peterborough NH Summer Art Camp Schedule Descriptions - Children and Teens

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1. Little Prince & Princess

Ages 4-6
June 20 - 24 (from 9-12 pm)
with Michaela Chelminski

Transform your world of Fairytales into magical art projects. Crystal balls, dragons and clay creatures, cinnamon stick wands, colorful castles, princess collages, sea glass + treasure fairy boxes, shell mobiles, feather art, mosaics, glitter paint cloth dolls, bead jewelry, art frames, name plaques, large star wands and jeweled crowns, decorate cookies & have an art blast!

2. Puppet Show

Ages 6-11
June 27 - July 1 (from 9am - 12pm)
with Michaela Chelminski

Make your own theater out of boxes, boards, curtains & different size hand, finger, string puppets. Use model magic, sculpey, felt, clay, plaster wrap, paper mache and pulp. Create animals, imaginary creatures, funny people. Draw, color, cut, glue, paint and decorate in a most whimsical way. Stage a Puppet Show in the park!

July

3. Cartooning Camp

Ages 6-11
June 27 - July 1 (from 1 - 4 pm)
with Patrick Cogan

Great imagination! Learn to draw your favorite cartoon characters and all the tricks to do faces, eyes, noses, mouths, hair + different expressions. Create new ones, draw real + imaginary bodies, put them in action, draw backgrounds, animate objects, build some in sculpey and finish with a comic strip of a character of your choice. Fun!

4. Pinata Art Party

Ages 6-11
July 4 - 8 (from 9 am -12 pm)
with Michaela Chelminski

Learn about South American cultures including some Spanish words. Create pinatas with colorful papers & ribbons, maracas, drums, and musical sticks, Mexican Aztec mask with feathers + beads, paint beach leaves + gourds, jungle blow darts, pouch and spears, head ornaments, paint with chocolate mud and berries, sculpt animals out of clay, mugs and good luck charms. Complete with a pinata party!

5. Manga Madness

Ages 7-14
July 4 - 8 (from 1-4 pm)
with 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 complete comic strip. Use professional toned Manga markers & colors on Manga drawing pads. Relaxing and fabulous!

6. Harry Potter 1.

Ages 7-12
July 11 - 15 (from 9 am - 4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
with Patrick and Michaela

All day of art projects inspired by the Harry Potter books and movies. Clue words: goblets , sorcerer's stone, magic potion jars and wands, spell books, velvet pouches, crystal balls, key, cauldron, phoenix, dragons, wizards, witches, magic brooms, amulets & talismans. An amazing experience of new projects. As always your input and ideas are welcome!

7. Drawing Animals

Ages 6-12
July 18 - 22 (from 9 am -12 pm)
with Jean Mann

A fantastic class to learn to draw your favorite animals, both wild and domestic... 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, pastels, color and water color pencils. Great!

8. Impressionists & Friends

Ages 6-12
July 18 - 22 (from 1 - 4 pm)
with Michaela Chelminski

Spend nice afternoons painting on canvas with your own interpretation of the masterpieces of Van Gogh, Monet, Cassatt, Pissarro.... Paint in acrylics, water colors, pastels, on fabric, leather, coconut fiber, glass, a three section shadow box, folders, collages, boxes, make an accordion art book filled with your own small masterpieces. Learn the easy & fast techniques of the masters. Simply fabulous!

August

9. The Painting Camp

Ages 6-12
July 25 - 29 (from 9 am - 4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
with Michaela + Patrick

Learn all about modern painters and explore all painting media, acrylics, water colors, oil and soft pastels, fluorescent, metallic, glow in the dark, spray paint, splatter, add texture + 3-D effects. Make your own egg yolk and fruit colors, collages, model magic figures and clay objects, Art Journal, paint on clothes and faces, masks, marbleize, tie dye, use palette knifes, sumi ink, sand painting. Many new projects, a well rounded art experience!

10. Harry Potter 2.

Ages 7 - 12
August 1 - 5 (from 9 am - 4 pm) ALL DAY CAMP
with Patrick + Michaela

Be part of the magical art world of the captivating books and latest movies with many new different projects than Harry Potter 1. Teams of campers, secret messages, magic experiments and play great games with lots of art activities. If you wish you can wear your costumes to class!

11. Masks & Collages

Ages 6-12
August 8 - 12 (from 9 am - 12 pm)
with Michaela Chelminski

Paint and collage many masks, large, small, make them out of paper pulp, plaster wrap and pour molds, various clays, hand made paper, metallic foil and leather. Venetian, Mardi Gra, African & Aztec, cultural masks and animal faces. Use your fantasy and imagination to wildly decorate with feathers, beads, jewels, seeds, findings, 3-D paint, glass stones, glitter and learn to apply gold foil!

12. Graffiti Art for Teens

Ages 11-16
August 8 - 12 (from 1 - 4 pm)
with Patrick Cogan

A new twist to your art classes! Familiarize yourself with the famous graffiti art of Basquiat and other artists and the messages you can convey through your art work. Lots of spray painting outside, learn different techniques to create images and fading effects. Use brushes in one stroke motions for impact, paint shoes and clothes, tie dye and many other projects.

13. Art for Animal Lovers

Ages 6 - 11
August 15 - 19 (from 9 am - 12 pm)
Patrick Cogan

Explore different art projects with all animals in mind & learn about Rousseau and his paintings of the enchanted Kingdom. Draw from real life cats, dogs, birds and farm animals brought to the studio. Build a habitat shadow box, mixed media sculptures, small wood barn + bird house, toys for your pets, sand painting, animal masks, sculpey humorous animals, feather art, plaster wrap, slate paintings. Totally cool!

14. Sculpey + Poly Clays

August 15 - 19 (from 1 -4 pm)
Ages 7-14
with Connie Gray

A fun experience learning many cane techniques with Sculpey, Premo and eraser clay in vibrant and brilliant colors, create patterns and designs, blend colors with the pasta machine. Apply your creations to jewelry, pins, necklaces, mini boxes, spoons, balls, bowls, frames, decorate several pens and pencils, small note books, flowers, name in clay, candle holders, make many beads and little clay painting, add a sprinkle of gold dust. Lots of treasures to take with you!

15. Fun Art Week

Ages 6-11
August 22 - 26 (from 9 am - 12 pm)
with Michaela

End the summer with exciting art projects, feel free to use the art supplies in the studio and go wild with your imagination. Print in fluorescent paints, tie small chairs with sticks, glass + crystal collages, origami, soap carving, find and paint river rocks, clay figures, dried seeds & flower masks, Calder mobile, make window stickers, sun catchers, pour plaster molds, paint a T-shirt..... A great art summer finale!



Peterborough Art Academy
16 School Street, Depot Square, In Downtown Peterborough NH 03458
Phone (603) 924-4488


Call 603-924-4488 for more information and to register for children's and teens' art camps in Peterborough, New Hampshire.