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Artists in Wondercamp is a summer art program designed to introduce elementary, middle, and high school students to contemporary art through inquiry-based learning, open-ended discussions, hands-on studio art experiences, and interactions with professional artists. Each week students explore meaningful ideas and processes that help them investigate the world around them through the elements of art while, most importantly, having lots of fun. Different themes and media are explored with an emphasis on the process over the final product to allow creativity to flow freely. We’ll begin each day with mindful body movement.
Art is a messy business, so please dress appropriately!
Camps for rising 2nd - 4th graders
Week One - No Strings Attached: Storytelling Through Art and Puppetry
When: June 17-21
Who: For rising 2nd-4th graders
Enter the world of magic and make-believe as we sculpt, paint, sew, and animate characters, creatures, and imaginary worlds. We’ll build puppets of all sizes, tell stories with light and shadow, perform plays in the palm of our hand, and make masks that move as we speak. We’ll look to our favorite fairy tales, myths, poems, and dreams for inspiration. Students will construct their own miniature toy theater and make a painting that comes to life. We’ll learn how to manipulate and breathe life into our creations while putting on a puppet parade and lip syncing to silly songs.
Week Two - The Sweet Life of Still Life: Scrumptious Oil Pastel, Painting, & Sculpture
When: June 24-28
Who: For rising 2nd-4th graders
Sweet treats will be the inspiration for delicious drawings and paintings made from individual and group still lifes. A bit of sculpture will be thrown in for a twist! We’ll be learning to look and to improve our ability to express what we see. We’ll examine where objects sit in space in relationship to the horizon line, and we’ll learn basic color blending and shading techniques. The sculptural part of our class will be making various desserts or sweet treats from found objects, cloth, papier-mâché, and clay. We will look at the work of contemporary artists like Heidi Kenney, Scott Hove, and Claus Oldenberg for inspiration. We’ll even create our own artful, edible candy creations!
Camps for rising 5th - 8th graders FULL
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR WEEKS 3 AND 4.
Week Three: The Sight of Music: Sound Inspired Art and Instrument Making
When: July 8-12
Who: For rising 5th-8th graders
Join us as we explore and become inspired by sound, rhythm, and movement. Let your creativity flow as we sculpt papier-mâché instruments. In addition to crafting our own variety of music makers, our days will be filled with listening to live musicians, playing instruments, and taking a look back at famous works of art that were inspired by music. We will create prints, paintings, and collages that characterize musical locations, illustrate specific songs, and represent different eras in music history and our favorite genres of music. The week will culminate with a group performance for our families of an original artistic composition!
Week Four - Digital Studio: Creature Design
When: July 15-19
Who: For rising 5th-8th graders
Digital art combines creativity and artistic principles with modern technology and software. If you’re the kind of person who finds themselves daydreaming about mythical beasts, strange animals, alien lifeforms, or magical creatures, this is the camp for you! Students will first explore shape language through drawing and the fundamentals of digital design to create an original creature, mythical beast, or monster design. Using their own 2D art as a blueprint, students will then fabricate and breathe life into their characters by making a three-dimensional sculpture using a variety of materials including polymer clay and fabric. Next, we’ll explore world-building and storytelling with our characters by learning the basics of digital animation. Students will also experiment with painting and printmaking to help strengthen their creature designs. We’ll look to myths, legends, fairytales, comic books, and contemporary artists for inspiration.
Camp for rising 9th-11th graders
Week Five - Teen Camp: The Art of The Series
When: July 22-26
Who: For rising 9th-11th graders
Every summer ArtReach Orlando will now offer one week of art camp just for highschool students. We'll explore a different theme each summer and a variety of art mediums to help teens develop their art practice and sense of self. We hope your young artist will join us this summer for a week of high level art instruction, community building, and fun!
An artistic series can be many things, but the art in the series all have a common thread that connects them. Connections can be made by using a common technique, color palette or the same subject or elements done in different mediums or different ways. Together, we’ll explore creating 2D artwork in a series using individual themes and personal interests to guide our work. We will experiment with different painting, printmaking, and collage techniques. This is a great opportunity for young artists to strengthen their artistic voices and personal styles! The class will culminate is a group art show to exhibit the work we create together, planned and curated by participants.
When:
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (extended day available)
Camps for rising 2nd - 4th graders:
Camps for rising 5th - 8th graders are now full.
Camp for rising 9th-11th graders:
Cost: $225
$200 Early Bird Registration: ends May 1st
Registration deadline is June 7. Scholarship are available!
Extended Day:
Early Drop Off: 8:00 am
$25 per week
Late Pick Up: 6:00 pm
$25 per week
Both per week: $40
Where: ArtReach Orlando’s Community Classroom
1000 Arlington Street Orlando, FL 32805
QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please email our Operations Director Sarah Zimmer at szimmer@artreachorlando.org
“Artists in Wondercamp is a fun, social, and creative place. It makes me feel
welcome and like my thoughts are supported.”
“ArtReach created such a positive and uplifting environment at camp, that our child was up and dressed every single morning so excited to learn from Ms. Jenn. In just two weeks, we saw her confidence grow by leaps and bounds. That is because of you! She’ll never forget this!"
“I’ve made many friends over the years at Artists in Wondercamp and when I was having a tough time in school (bullies), camp was there for me: making friends, meeting safe adults, and finding a way to express myself.”
Our Spring Break program is designed for youth to explore meaningful ideas and processes that help them investigate the world around them through the elements of art while having lots of fun.
In 2021, ArtReach teamed up with our community partner Hope CommUnity Center to provide Artists in Wondercamp during spring break...virtually!! Students ranging in ages 7-14 attended the virtual camp where they created animal masks, along with sculptures of mythical creatures, and hand-sewn underwater monster soft-sculptures. Art supply kits were provided for all participants. Check out some of the student's amazing artwork!
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