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Learn multiple ways of working with acrylics: poring, painting on unusual materials, adding textures. This is a great chance to experiment and learn. . .teacher will provide a generous amount of gels and pastes. Skill Level: All Levels Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list.

Calling all nature lovers! This camp will focus on the environment and nature. Campers will experiment with natural materials, nature prints, upcycled sculptures, landscape paintings, and more! They will explore and create while activating their inner ecologist!

Calling all nature lovers! This camp will focus on the environment and nature. Campers will experiment with natural materials, nature prints, upcycled sculptures, landscape paintings, and more! They will explore and create while activating their inner ecologist!

Use liquid acrylics to create one-of-a-kind spontaneous paintings. Some are great just as they turn out and others are a wonderful background to explore and enhance with imagery. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list.

This camp introduces campers to the techniques which will allow them to draw what they see! Whether it’s landscapes, still lifes, photos, or figures, campers will develop fundamental drawing skills and techniques in a variety of mediums such as charcoal, pencil, pen, ink, and pastel.  All levels are welcome!

Explore the painting techniques of well-known artists throughout art history. By experimenting with new techniques and references from art history students will create their own original paintings.  Campers will learn the fundamentals of acrylic and watercolor painting with a  focus on techniques that include color mixing, brushwork, and...

Walking on sunshine! Campers will take their favorite summer activities and transform them into creative art projects. Sunny beach days, clear night skies, fireworks, and popsicles will inspire a variety of paintings and 3D creations!

Imaginations will run wild! Campers will create their own fantasy realm featuring their own mythical creatures.  Using mediums like watercolors, acrylic paints, oil pastels, clay, and printmaking they will make their creatures come to life. Unicorns, mermaids, and dragons will rule the EAC this week!

This camp will experiment with the basic techniques of watercolors and ink painting! Campers will learn the basic flat washes, shading, transparent glazes, wet-on-wet, dry brush, and the development of color studies.  Through these basic skills and exercises campers will jump-start their creativity to create their own paintings. They will explore...

Imaginations will run wild! Campers will create their own fantasy realm featuring their own mythical creatures. Using mediums like watercolors, acrylic paints, oil pastels, clay, and printmaking they will make their creatures come to life. Unicorns, mermaids, and dragons will rule the EAC this week!

Join the rainbow connection! This camp will feature an eruption of colors and rainbows! Campers will learn all about colors, how to create them, and how they interact.  Through a variety of projects, students will play and experiment with drawing, painting, and 3D objects featuring all their favorite colors!

Join the rainbow connection! This camp will feature an eruption of colors and rainbows! Campers will learn all about colors, how to create them, and how they interact. Through a variety of projects, students will play and experiment with drawing, painting, and 3D objects featuring all their favorite colors!

This camp will teach the basics of photography! Campers will experiment with a variety of photographic processes, learn how to manually shoot with a 35mm film camera, process film, make black and white prints, and experiment with digital photography. They will explore basic camera techniques and editing skills. Note: Cameras are provided for camper...

This class aims to teach the fundamentals of figure drawing! Through teaching the importance of sketching, students will learn the basic techniques and proportions to draw the human figure. Students will explore drawing with pencil, charcoal, and other mediums.

Learn to draw the human face! Students will explore portrait drawing by focusing on proportions and breaking the face down into simple shapes. Students will delve into gesture drawing, line quality, and shading to help create realistic portraits with depth and 3-dimensionality. For all level students.