Summer Art & Writing Camp – Centaurs to Space Monkeys
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Guided by ArtStart’s fearless artists and writers, you will explore distant planets and swim on the golden shores of your creativity, where hippogriffs, dragons, and mermaids abound! Taught by Karlyn Coleman, Aegor Ray, Marie Olofsdotter, and Kallie Melvin.
STORYTELLING:
Worlds of Wonder
You have the power to produce magic! Pick up a pen, unleash your imagination, and create worlds full of wonder. Young writers, get ready to embark on an extraordinary adventure! Explore mysterious lands, discover hidden realms, and bring fantastical creatures to life. Join us to craft stories full of surprises, where the next sentence could lead anywhere!
CONSTRUCTION ARTS & CREATIVE WRITING:
Junk-tastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Create magical new beasts from reuse materials like egg cartons, mylar, and feathers! Then name your critter and write stories about them! Does your beastie fly, or swim, or apparate into different dimensions? What magical powers does it have? Is it loving, crabby, fond of chocolate covered pickles?
BOOK ARTS & POETRY:
A Magical Pop-up Book
Create a fun and magical pop-up book. Along with construction paper, we’ll use tissue paper, googly eyes and fake fur to make our books come alive. Once the pop-ups are done, we’ll write a poem inspired by our unique creatures. Animal masks are used to get the poetry ideas rolling in this lighthearted playful class where everyone gets to imagine what they would do if they were a wild and magical creature.
CREATIVE WRITING:
In the Land of Magic
Explore the timeless territory of magic and write your own myth-inspired tale! Students will record the hair-raising adventures of a main character who sets out on a journey and along the way, encounters magical monsters and mystical beings. Students invent their own settings, characters, and plot and discover the adventure as they go along. This class is perfect for anyone who loves magic and writing.
VISUAL STORYTELLING:
Comical Crankies
Long before television, people in India used the crankie as a way to tell a story with pictures. All you need is a box, some dowels, a long scroll of paper, and a really tall tale! In this class taught by puppeteer Kallie Melvin, you will invent stories of enchantment, decorate your box, then create a long cartoon that moves as you crank it.
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