smArtworks Summer Day Camps
Dates: July 6-31, 2009
Creative Explorations
With art as a vehicle for exploration, students will travel to different countries and eras to investigate people, places, cultures and communities. With professional artists and teachers as their guides, students will reflect on their journeys through artistic creations.
Each week we will focus on a different part of the world!
JULY 6-10: THE AMERICAS
JULY 13-17: AFRICA
JULY 20-24: EUROPE
JULY 27-31: ASIA AND OCEANIA
Divided into two, the days are organized around different artistic mediums. Students will start their day with a focus on sculpture projects and after lunch the afternoon’s session concentrates on drawing, painting and printmaking.
Mornings: sculpture projects
Students explore three-dimensional forms as artistic responses to the weekly themes. Projects encourage students to consider basic art fundamentals of color, form, texture and rhythm to strengthen their processes and vocabulary. Instructors provide supportive guidance of materials and topics tailored to the artistic developmental needs for each age group. Mediums include clay, papier mache, assemblage, weaving, batik and found object sculptures.
Afternoons: drawing, painting, printmaking
Students investigate weekly themes through drawing, painting and printmaking, while incorporating basic art fundamentals such as line, shape, form, color mixing and composition. Instructors provide supportive guidance through techniques and topics tailored to the artistic developmental needs for each age group. Mediums include graphite, charcoal, tempera, watercolors, ink, acrylic, collage, block printing and collagraphs.
Arrival + Departure
Students may be dropped off between 8 and 9am. Morning workshops start promptly at 9am. Students may be picked up from camp between 4 and 5pm. Youth courses are divided into age groups based on the stages of creative development and general child development, both physically and socially.
Tuition + Registration
Cost for one week, all day smARTworks: $310 $235 tuition + $75 program fee for one week. All registrants receive a camp t-shirt. Fresh organic snacks from local growers provided throughout the day. Students must bring their own sack lunch. Scholarships are available for all Youth Program courses including smARTworks. Please call 503.821.8967 for an application and information. Application deadline: April 30, 2009.
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For Ages 4-6
smArtexplorers: 9:30-11:30am and 2-4pm
Tuition: $90; Department fee: $40
smARTexplorers, designed for young children, combines fun and learning in the visual arts based around a weekly theme. Sessions begin with an animated discussion about a particular story or legend to spark creative ideas, followed by hands-on projects. Imagination and sensory awareness are encouraged through activities with materials such as paint, clay, paper, charcoal and pastels. All materials are provided.
Sessions
July 6 - 10: THE AMERICAS; 9:30am: ABC005-1; 2pm: ABC005-5
July 13 - 17: AFRICA; 9:30am: ABC005-2; 2pm: ABC005-6
July 20 - 24: EUROPE; 9:30am: ABC005-3
July 27 - 31: ASIA AND OCEANIA; 9:30am: ABC005-4
Students must meet the minimum age requirement by the first day of class.
smARTworks Facts at a Glance
| smARTworks age group | 7 to 14 years old, grouped by ages |
| Student supervision | The children are constantly supervised by trained Teaching Assistants qualified in First Aid and CPR. Students are signed in and out. |
| Student drop off and pick up times | Drop off one hour before class, 8am. Pick up until one hour after the last class, 5pm. Teaching Assistants will remain with students until picked up. |
| Campus safety & security | Security guards monitor campus activities at all times. Students waiting for parent pick-up are only released to the parent or responsible party designated by parent. Medical release forms are signed by parents and on file to facilitate immediate parental contact in case of emergency |
| Instructors/Instruction | All Instructors hold degrees and are practicing fine artists committed to providing a nurturing, supportive, enriched curriculum for children and youth. Class projects are artistic responses to weekly themes that provide both introduction and exploration of quality art material and techniques. |
| Number of students per class | 15 students per class with 1 Instructor and 1 Teaching Assistant. |
| PNCA Facilities | Studio and Media Art Workshops take place on the PNCA campus: the Stevens Studios, Goodman Building and adjacent 3-D Annex. Charles Voorhies Fine Arts Library is available for student use (including supervised Internet access). |
| Lunch and snacks | Students are asked to bring their own sack lunch. Morning and afternoon healthy snacks are provided by PNCA. |
| Student activities | Field trips to local galleries and organized play activities at Jameson Park. Indoor board games and ping pong. |
| Parking facilities | Limited metered and unmetered on street parking, as well as a pay-to-park garage nearby. |
| Public access to campus | PNCA Galleries, library and lunch area |
| Neighborhood places | Local cafes, shops, galleries and Powell's Books within walking distance. |
| Mass Transit access to PNCA | Bus routes (17 and 77), Max and Street car stops nearby. |
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