Winston-Salem, N C
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COSTUMES
4P UNTIL 10P
Week One - Painting
June 19th-23rd 8am-Noon
Week One: Painting
sm/ART Campers, grab a paintbrush and join us in the exploration of multiple painting styles as an exciting way to foster expression through this creative and fun medium! This week will leave our campers inspired by the classic art form of painting, giving them this vibrant new tool to always have available in their lives.
Our days will begin with movement based games designed to focus the camper and stimulate creativity!
After the warm-up, our campers will spend the next two hours being inspired by, exploring and experimenting in a variety of painting styles and mediums. Each day will be carefully curated and led by an expert in their field.
The last hour and a half, your camper will get to choose to either continue working on their artwork of the day or to try their hands at a new craft.
For painters week, our crafts could include
paper marbling, face painting, stenciling, nature stamping.
Guest artists, Zach Trainor will be joining in the fun to showcase their work and give guidance in creating unique and individual sculpture artwork!
Each camper will receive their very own Art Apron to wear during camp and will have an opportunity for their very own group exhibit that Friday (early) evening!
0% Stress 100% Fun
Week Two - Collage
June 26th-30th - 8am-Noon
Week Two: Collage
sm/ART Campers, join us in exploring the art of cutting and pasting to create original works of collage art which will be sure to stimulate and inspire giving each camper an accessible style of creating artwork!
Our days will begin with movement based games designed to focus the camper and stimulate creativity!
After the warm-up, our campers will spend the next two hours being inspired by images of famouse works of art by Picasso, Matisse, and Kurt Switters, to name a few. Then, campers will explore assembling collages with different materials such as paper, photographs, fabric, and found objects, to create a new image or composition in their own style!
The last hour and a half, the camper will have the choice to continue working on their artwork for the week or to try their hands at a new craft.
For collage week, our crafts could include
flower pressing, decoupage, and papier-mâché.
Guest artist, Zach McCraw, will be joining in the fun to showcase his work and give guidance in creating unique and individual pieces of collage artwork!
Each camper will receive their very own Art Apron to wear during camp and will have an opportunity for their very own group exhibit that Friday (early) evening!
0% Stress 100% Fun
Week Three - Sculpture
July 10th-14th - 8am-Noon
Week Three: Sculpture
sm/ART campers, this week gives the opportunity for building art with your hands! Sculpture is a versatile and fun way to engage in the physical world by gathering objects to create a lasting piece of three-dimensional artwork. Sculpture week will teach the camper there is magic in the sometimes mundane, and they will learn art is found in anything if they choose to see it.
Our days will begin with movement based games designed to focus the camper and stimulate creativity!
After the warm-up, our campers will spend the next two hours being inspired by in their own styles!
The last hour and a half, your camper will get to choose to continue working on their sculpture of the day or to try their hands at a new craft.
For Sculpture week our crafts could include
Origami, Papier Mâché, found object assembly or the option to continue work on their collage artwork!
Guest artists, Liz Simmons and Zach McCraw, will be joining in the fun to showcase their work and give guidance in creating unique and individual sculpture artwork!
Each camper will receive their very own Art Apron to wear during camp! At the end of the week, the campers will exhibit their artwork in a group art gallery showing early Friday evening!
0% Stress 100% Fun
Week Four - Fiber Art
July 17th-July 21st - 8am-Noon
Week Four: Fiber Art
In this week, sm/ART campers will explore the joy and versatility of fiber art. Hand crafting pieces will teach campers the art of trasformation while turning different textiles into works of art!
Our days will begin with movement based games designed to focus the camper and stimulate creativity!
After the warm-up, our campers will spend the next two hours first being inspired by examples of beautiful Fiber Art Techniques then will experiment in different fiber Arts.
The last hour and a half, your camper will get to choose to continue working on their fiber artwork for the week or to try their hands at a new craft for the day. For Fiber Art week, our crafts could include tie dye, stick and yarn assembly, pom poms, and felt work.
Each camper will receive their very own Art Apron to wear during camp, and be given the opportunity for their very own group exhibit that Friday evening!
0% Stress 100% Fun
Our Camp Directors
Haydee Thompson has dedicated decades to mentoring young artists and future art appreciators. Beginning as a Nanny in NYC for the children of Artist/musician David Byrne, Film Director John Boorman, and actress Diane Wiest to name a few.
Haydee is the Owner, curator, and designer of the West Salem Art Hotel. She is a graduate of UNCSA with a BFA in Drama.
Post Graduation Haydee has held teaching positions in acting, training kids of all ages both at the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem as well as the Acting Out program for younger kids and Summer Intensive Acting Class for teenagers at UNCSA.
For seven seasons Haydee toured with the UNCSA outreach program "The Open Dream Ensemble", funded by the Kenan Institute, and offered original performances as well as in-school residencies teaching curriculum through the arts. In partnership with Jet propulsion Laboratories taught science through music, drama, and dance.
Tessa Everton is a graduate of the Design program from Salem College who also holds certificates in Painting and Restoration from Buncombe County Community College and Small Business Entrepreneurship from Mountain Bizworks in Asheville, NC. She is a multi-disciplinary artist focusing on poetry, zine-making, and stained glass art. In her lengthy career, she has honed her skills to adapt to each project presented to her. These endeavors include festival, market, event planning, organizing, decorating, and designing spaces. She has a long career working with children ages 2-18, including adults with developmental disabilities. Part of her career includes running an after-school care program for ages K-8th grade with funding from the Winston-Salem Downtown Partnership. Tessa was the first woman Camp Director for the National Disciples of Christ Convention Center, Christmount, and to date holds the title of the youngest Director, directing the Summer Camps of 2005 at 23 years old. These camps included spiritual retreats but were not limited to and included such camps as Middle School Girl’s camps for girls from low-income households, Camp Sunshine for adults with mental retardation, and Mountain Camp, which explored nature through hiking and camping in the Appalachian Mountains.