This year we are offering multiple week-long sessions, held Monday through Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm
- Week 1: June 15-19
Week 2: June 22-26
Week 3: June 29 to July 3
Week 4: July 6-10
Week 5: July 13-17
Additional weeks may be offered in August.
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!
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 Lincoln Square, Urbana. We also have field trips, that are
announced in advance.
- Fees:
The fee for each session is $170, 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 from last summer.
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.
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| A visit to Krannert Art Museum |
