We invite kids to join us for the educational art journey across the globe, and bring souvenirs made by their own hands.
Students will try their hands on acrylics, clay, watercolor, calligraphy, learn about human proportions and movement, draw animals, and make jewelry.
This camp will teach you:
- Watercolor brushwork
- Beginner sculpting techniques
- Symmetry & conrolling size and position of parts in drawing
- Creating patterns
- Drawing animals
- Drawing humans
- Understanding human movements
- Storytelling
- Jewelry design
- Traditions of folk art
Detailed Schedule
Day 1 (Art of America)
9am - 12pm: Northern American Thunderbird / Mexican Circular Designs. Designing unique ornaments in traditional american styles. Paper, watercolor, markers.
12:30 - 3:30 pm: Northern America – dream catchers and Native American jewelry. Leather, threads, beads.
Day 2 (Art of Asia)
9am - 12pm: Chinese brush painting. Mastering various brushstrokes, painting koi fish, sakura blossom, bamboo. Watercolor.
12:30 - 3:30 pm: Sculpting a Chinese Dragon or a Lucky cat. Clay, acrylic paint. Side project: origami.
Day 3: (Art of Africa)
9am - 12pm: African animals. Board, acrylic paint.
12:30 - 3:30 pm: African tribal masks / Kente cloth weaving. Paper, markers.
Day 4: (Art of India & Middle East)
9am - 12pm: Indian shadow puppets. Writing a story, making a show with main and side characters, and side decorations. Performing. Cardstock, markers, clips.
12:30 - 3:30 pm: Arab word art. Paper, markers.
Day 5 (Folk Art of Europe & Australia)
9am - 12pm: European clay toys. Clay, acrylic paint.
12:30 - 3:30 pm: Australian dot painting. Rocks or boards, acrylic paint.