through Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Supervised activities are available until 5:00 pm for an extra fee. All dates are offered subject to sufficient enrollment. Week 2: June 21-25 Week 3: July 12-16 Week 4: July 26-30 Week 5: August 2-6 Week 6: August 9-13 Eligibility: Arts Camp is for kids aged 6 through 14. No experience is required--our teachers can help you at any artistic skill level! Curriculum & Location: Our teachers are experienced, adult professionals! You may read about them below. Our curriculum is multi-disciplinary, and combines science, math, music, writing, and other skills with visual arts. This program will keep your child reminded of material from school curriculae in a fun and engaging way! Activities will include drawing, mixed-media assemblages, light sculptures & projections, murals, collaborative projects. You may see highlights from Summer 2008 below! Most activities take place at the Community Center for the Arts at 202 South Broadway, Urbana. We also have field trips, that are announced in advance.
The fee for each session is $225, and includes materials. There is a $20 discount if you register for multiple sessions. There is a $20 discount for siblings also attending Arts Camp. We offer a sliding fee scale, based on financial need, as our scholarship funds allow. Application: You may click here to download a PDF version of our application. You may also e-mail to request the application as an attachment or request that we mail you a hard copy. Photos from Summer 2008 Art Camp Here are examples of three different kinds of mask construction techniques. Plaster foundation: finished with fanciful flair! Assemblages: putting various object together to create something new. Paper Mache cross-disciplinary program team-taught by professionals and designed to provide kids with plenty of opportunity for self-expression,while also teaching a set of specific technical skills. Sometimes we combined music with art and constructed instruments to play. Here is one called an "udderbot" by its inventor, CU resident Jacob Barton. to ensure adequate attention for each camper. Activities took place at our Lincoln Square location with several off-site field trips. What fun! Our instructors: Lori Caterini is a Champaign-Urbana sculptor, installation artist, and art educator. She holds an MA in Art Education from the University of Illinois, has taught classes in the community for both adults and children, and is a year-round member of the C4A art faculty. Lori exhibits regularly at the Boneyard Arts Festival, and various galleries, including the Krannert Art Museum. Tom Faux, a well-known Urbana musician, is on the year-round music faculty at C4A, teaches at Illinois State University, and is a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology at the University of Illinois. In addition to performing and teaching for over 20 years, Tom has worked for many years as a theatric sound designer, creating sound effects and ambient music for live theater. This year we'll also have these folks on our staff. Bios will be posted soon. (2/25/10) Debra Erickson Tina Hope Brenda Koenig |
| A visit to Krannert Art Museum |
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