Teen Studio Intensives for Ages 13-18 years
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.
Teen Intensive: Painting Exploration
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 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.
Teen Intensive: Hot Glass Furnace Working
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Joe Capparell
Young artists of all skill levels are welcome to join this fun, exciting and hot summer camp. Participants who are grouped together by experience level will transform molten glass into objects such as solid paperweights and blown items like drinking glasses. Every student receives one-on-one attention while handling molten glass.
Teen Intensive: Cartooning
and Anime
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 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.
Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, June 13-
Friday, June 17 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 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.
Teen Intensive: Camp-Ready Jewelry
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June, 24 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!
Teen Intensive: Intro to Screenprinting
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June, 24 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Kayla Gibbons
Discover screenprinting in this introductory course! Over the course of the week, you'll learn different techniques for screenprinting, try it yourself, and work together to create a collaborative print "zine."
Teen Intensive: LEDs in Art
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June 24 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.
Teen Intensive: Ceramic Art Dolls
Monday, June 20-
Friday, June 24 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Ceramic Art Dolls
with Gabriella Gentile
Spend the week designing your own model doll—use clay to create the figure, and then design details and accessories using other materials like textiles.
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.
Teen Intensive: Digital iPad Illustration
Monday, June 27-
Friday, July 1 AM:
9 a.m-12 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!
Teen Intensive: Hot Glass Furnace Working
Monday, June 27-
Friday, July 1 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Joe Capparell
Young artists of all skill levels are welcome to join this fun, exciting and hot summer camp. Participants who are grouped together by experience level will transform molten glass into objects such as solid paperweights and blown items like drinking glasses. Every student receives one-on-one attention while handling molten glass. Participants are encouraged to work together in a positive environment where teamwork and creativity are emphasized.
Teen Intensive: Soft Sculptures
Monday, June 27-
Friday, July 1 PM:
12:30-3:30 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!
Teen Intensive: Drawing Animals
Monday, June 27-
Friday, July 1 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Katie Heebner
In this intensive, you’ll hone your sketching skills and practice drawing your favorite animals.
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.
Teen Intensive: Mosaics
Monday, July 5-Friday,
July 8 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.
Teen Intensive: Contemporary Art
Monday, July 5-
Friday, July 8 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Beth McFadden
Discover the exciting (and sometimes strange) world of Contemporary Art, including artists, processes, and ideas that have become popular in recent years. Use the inspiration of Contemporary Art to hone your artistic talents and develop your own projects over the course of the week.
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.
Teen Intensive: Beach Beadin'
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Allison Mackenzie
Beach beadin’! Create your own unique beach style jewelry in this week long camp. Working with wires, beads, and crystals we will design and build wearable and decorative art inspired a trip to the shore. Catch some rays in a crystal suncatcher, ride a wave with wire and beads in a wave bracelet, and carry your sunshine with a sun burst pendant.
Teen Intensive: Hot Glass Furnace Working
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Joe Capparell
Young artists of all skill levels are welcome to join this fun, exciting and hot summer camp. Participants who are grouped together by experience level will transform molten glass into objects such as solid paperweights and blown items like drinking glasses. Every student receives one-on-one attention while handling molten glass.
Teen Intensive: Digital iPad Animation
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 PM:
12:30-3:30 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!
Teen Intensive: Character Design
Monday, July 11-Friday,
July 15 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!
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.
Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 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.
Teen Intensive: Amigurumi Crochet
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 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!
Teen Intensive: Portfolio Development
Monday, July 18-Friday,
July 22 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Beth Krumholz
This session is ideal for the aspiring art students and hobby artists alike! Learn about what art schools look for in portfolio submissions, and develop high-quality artwork for a portfolio—regardless of if you plan to use it in an application.
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 7: July 25-29
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, July 25-Friday, July 29 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Teen Intensive: Nature Obsessed Artist
Monday, July 25-Friday,
July 29 AM:
9 a.m-12 p.m.
with Lauren Beck
Designed especially for the tree hugger and flower child, this relaxed painting and drawing session will open up students’ creativity to the natural world around them. We’ll explore foraged botanicals by extracting flower pigments and dyes, as well as illustrating them expressively with inked lines and paint. We’ll look up to the sky as our inspiration for some bold painted compositions, as well as focusing on the smaller textures and tiny details of leaves and bugs for nature sketches. The entire week will celebrate the outdoors with art, using Mother Nature as our muse!
Teen Intensive: Wheelthrowing
Monday, July 25-Friday,
July 29 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.
Teen Intensive: Storyboarding for Graphic Novels and Manga
Monday, July 25-Friday,
July 29 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Cotty Kilbanks
Storyboarding is an incredibly powerful tool to quickly share your vision and form ideas quickly. In this camp, students will learn the basics of storyboarding for manga and graphic novels, including structure and common terms, as well as visual storytelling through live demonstration and examples.
Teen Intensive: Women in the Arts
Monday, July 25-Friday,
July 29 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Register for Women in the Arts
with Beth Krumholz
This session is perfect for the budding feminist, artist, or historian alike! Get inspired by women artists throughout history and learn new techniques to incorporate into your artwork.
After Care:
3:30-6 p.m.
Session 8: August 15-19
Before Care:
8-9 a.m.
Monday, August 15-Friday, August 19 Full Day Camp:
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Teen Intensive: Papier Mache Mobiles
Monday, August 15-Friday,
August 19 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.
Teen Intensive: Handbuilt Pottery
Monday, August 15-Friday,
August 19 AM:
9 a.m-12 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.
Teen Intensive: Hand-Lettering and Calligraphy
Monday, August 15-Friday,
August 19 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Lauren Beck
Students will explore typography and hand drawn lettering, discussing both contemporary and historical styles and tapping into their own personal expression. They will practice with worksheets and materials to explore serif, sans serif, and other creative letterforms, including sampling basic calligraphy and illustrative hand lettering. With projects such as vintage sign painting, bold statement drop caps, and embellished script quotes, the students will discover how vast the world of lettering is and see letters in a whole new way!
Teen Intensive: Needle Felting
Monday, August 15-Friday,
August 19 PM:
12:30-3:30 p.m.
with Katie Heebner
Learn this special technique of creating 3D and 2D art using a needle and wool fibers to create your own felt designs.
