Pre-Teen Studio Intensives for Ages 10-12
Studio Intensives are designed with teens and pre-teens in mind. These courses offer older campers (ages 10-18) the opportunity to explore new mediums in-depth. Each week, professional Teaching Artists will guide pre-teens and teens to explore and build foundational skills in a variety of artistic mediums.
Session 1: June 13-17
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, June 13-Friday, June 17 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Mosaics
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Kim Hogan
Students will learn to safely handle glass, tools, and other materials to design and create mosaics using colored glass.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
With Deb Slahta
Transform a ball of clay into a variety of beautiful objects as you learn the techniques of the pottery wheel. In this intensive, students are mesmerized by the spinning wheel and the feel of wet clay between their fingers. Students will be given several dates outside of camp to glaze artwork.
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Amigurumi Crochet
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Amigurumi Crochet
with Katie Heebner
Learn the skills needed to crochet your own stuffed animal friend in the style of Japanese Amigurumi!
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 2: June 20-24
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, June 20-Friday, June 24 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Papier Mache Mobiles
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June 24 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Lauren Beauchner
Prepare to get messy in this fun intensive. Students will design, craft, and paint miniature sculptures out of papier-mache to create their own hanging mobiles.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June 24 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Deb Slahta
Transform a ball of clay into a variety of beautiful objects as you learn the techniques of the pottery wheel. In this intensive, students are mesmerized by the spinning wheel and the feel of wet clay between their fingers. Students will be given several dates outside of camp to glaze artwork.
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Cartooning and Anime
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June 24 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Cartooning & Anime
with Cotty Kilbanks
Learn how to draw cartoons and anime characters in a variety of styles! As participants develop their own cartooning styles, they learn to use shapes, understand volume, and draw poses.
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 3: June 27-July 1
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, June 27-Friday, July 1 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Soft Sculptures
Monday, June 27-Friday,
July 1 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Mallory Zondag
Learn wet felting and other creative textile techniques to make 3D objects for function and expression, including a felted monster!
Pre-Teen Intensive: Camp-Ready Jewelry
Monday, June 27-Friday,
July 1 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
Register for Camp-Ready Jewelry
with Allison Mackenzie
Summer camp ready! Up your friendship bracelet game with sparkly knotted bracelets, make some adjustable rings to make those summer fingers and toes shimmer, and wrap some glittery crystal pendants with wire and cord, beads and crystals, chain and much more!
Pre-Teen Intensive: Digital IPad Illustration
Monday, June 27-Friday,
July 1 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Digital Illustration
with Lauren Beck
In this fun and engaging class, students will take their illustration skills to the next level using an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. They’ll explore challenging projects and their own personal style as they jump from creating art on paper to the screen. With the versatile and intuitive drawing app called Procreate, the possibilities are endless — students will utilize brushes that mimic artist tools, layered documents, custom color palettes, and countless features to enhance their digital designs!
Pre-Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, June 27-Friday,
July 1 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Deb Slahta
Transform a ball of clay into a variety of beautiful objects as you learn the techniques of the pottery wheel. In this intensive, students are mesmerized by the spinning wheel and the feel of wet clay between their fingers. Students will be given several dates outside of camp to glaze artwork.
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 4: July 5-8
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, July 5-Friday, July 8 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Painting Exploration
Monday, July 5-Friday,
July 8 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Lauren Beauchner
Learn about distinct painting movements from all over the world, and experiment with new painting techniques to incorporate into your own painting style.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Creative Writing
Monday, July 5-Friday,
July 8 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Josh Berk
This intensive is perfect from the budding writer! Campers will explore different writing inspirations and hone their storytelling in this week of camp!
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Upcycled Adornment
Monday, July 5-Friday,
July 8 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Beth Krumholz
Take your style game to the next step by creating accessories like pins and patches through upcycling common materials!
Pre-Teen Intensive:
LEDs in Art
Monday, July 5-Friday,
July 8 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Katie Heebner
Students will learn how to create and design LED circuits using paper circuits and sew-able circuits. For Teen students, soldering techniques will also be taught.
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 5: July 11-15
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, July 11-Friday, July 15 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Digital iPad Animation
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
Register for Digital Animation
with Lauren Beck
Using hand-drawn simple illustrations created with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, this engaging class will introduce students to applying animation techniques to make their drawings come alive! Starting from the beginning, we’ll complete short, fun animation challenges — it’s a time for play, experimentation, and learning how drawn frames can interact within the programs. Though animation can be very complex, we’ll break down challenging concepts and show how to specifically animate portions of artwork to get a dynamic and amazing result!
Pre-Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Deb Slahta
Transform a ball of clay into a variety of beautiful objects as you learn the techniques of the pottery wheel. In this intensive, students are mesmerized by the spinning wheel and the feel of wet clay between their fingers. Students will be given several dates outside of camp to glaze artwork.
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Upcycled Fashion
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Beth Krumholz
This class is an opportunity for eco-conscious or fashion-conscious tweens to learn basic techniques in sewing and design to give garments and textiles a fun new life!
Pre-Teen Intensive: Printmaking
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Katie Heebner
Printmaking allows artists to create several copies of the same artwork quickly. Learn basic techniques to create artist prints, and develop your own print series!
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 6: July 18-22
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, July 18-Friday, July 22 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Mosaics
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Kim Hogan
Students will learn to safely handle glass, tools, and other materials to design and create mosaics using colored glass.
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Intro to Watercolors
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
Register for Intro to Watercolors
with Emily Petras
Do a deep dive into watercolor paintings! You’ll learn the basic techniques every watercolor artist should know and spend the week building your skill in this fun and challenging medium.
Pre-Teen Intensive: Character Design
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Cotty Kilbanks
Students will learn the drawing skills and creative concepts needed to develop their own original characters, costumes, and settings!
Pre-Teen Intensive:
Handbuilt Pottery
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Handbuilt Pottery
with Beth McFadden
Hand building is a fun way to learn the basics of working with clay and make some amazing functional clay creations! Students will learn coil, slab, pinch and other hand building techniques and work with sculptural and functional hand building projects.
