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| Center for Art & Education
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WEE Draw -- The ABCs of ART
Ages: 3-5 yrs.
Date: Tuesday, June 10,17 & Thursday, June 12, 19
Time: 10:30am - Noon or 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fee: $15 per class
The morning activities are repeated in the afternoon.
There are 4 different classes offered. You may attend all four or
choose from any of the four.
Choose the time that best fits your child.
Your little "wee-drawer" will develop a visual vocabulary as they paint sing and draw. They will learn how to look at the art of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Klee and others as we stir their imagination. Dirty duds are recommended. Parents are asked to stay and enjoy doing art with their child.
Artist's Canvas Painted Shoes
Wonderful World of Art (one-week camps)
"Catch the Art Bug!"
No. Main Intermediate (996-9278)
Central Middle School (474-7767)
Cedarville Library (410-1853)
Alma Library (632-4140)
Ozark Folkways (634-3791)
Mountainburg Library (369-1600)
- Mulberry Library (997-1226)
Two Day Cartoon Workshop
Ages: 6-14 yrs.
Date: July 30 & 31
Time: 10:00 am - Noon
Fee: $25
Forget about realism, perspective, and shading! This is where you are free to let your imagination run wild, and break all the rules. Students will learn to draw cartoons with easy step-by-step lessons that are sure to reap success.
Art-a-Rama
Two sessions each day:
Session 1: 10am - Noon and Session 2: 1pm - 3pm
Register for one class, one day, or a full week of classes
Fees: $15 per class; $25 per day; $100 for 10 classes (2 classes/day)
Full payment is required at registration.
Ages: 6 - 14 yrs.
Students will complete an art project in each class. Dirty duds are required. (We can accommodate parents who work. Ask about special hours.)
Enrollment is limited to 15 students per class. Students are accepted on a first come, first served basis. All camps are staffed by a professional artist/educator or professional artist and young adult volunteer interns. Any withdrawals made less than one week before the start of the camp will be refunded at 50% of the registration fee. Withdrawals made after the course has started will not be refunded.
Week One: June 23-27: "Faces, Places, & Inner Spaces
Students will do self-portraits, study Karl Wirsum, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, travel around the world and back again, create a vessel of clay, and discover Dancing Ganesha.
Week Two: July 7 - 11: "What's Up with the Cubist Artists?"
Students explore geometic properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate. Students will work with paper Mache', resists, and discover an array of painting techniques.
Week Three: July 14- 18: "Spin a Tale and Travel Around the World"
Celebrate color, shapes, and images that make the arts of our world. Students will learn to paint like an impressionist, create a torn paper journal, and discover Hawaiian quilt designs. Cartooning and drawing will also be part of their art experiences during this week of art.
Week Four: July 21 - 25: "The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly of Art!"
Students will be inspired by nature to create a variety of art using all types of materials that will stir their imagination to create playful and unexpected works of art. They will paint, draw, gain cartooning skills and work with 3-D images.
WEE Draw -- The ABCs of ART
Ages: 3-5 yrs.
Date: Tuesday, June 10,17 & Thursday, June 12, 19
Time: 10:30am - Noon or 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fee: $15 per class
The morning activities are repeated in the afternoon.
There are 4 different classes offered. You may attend all four or
choose from any of the four.
Choose the time that best fits your child.
Your little "wee-drawer" will develop a visual vocabulary as they paint sing and draw. They will learn how to look at the art of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Klee and others as we stir their imagination. Dirty duds are recommended. Parents are asked to stay and enjoy doing art with their child.
Artist's Canvas Painted Shoes
Wonderful World of Art (one-week camps)
"Catch the Art Bug!"
No. Main Intermediate (996-9278)
Central Middle School (474-7767)
Cedarville Library (410-1853)
Alma Library (632-4140)
Ozark Folkways (634-3791)
Mountainburg Library (369-1600)
- Mulberry Library (997-1226)
Two Day Cartoon Workshop
Ages: 6-14 yrs.
Date: July 30 & 31
Time: 10:00 am - Noon
Fee: $25
Forget about realism, perspective, and shading! This is where you are free to let your imagination run wild, and break all the rules. Students will learn to draw cartoons with easy step-by-step lessons that are sure to reap success.
Art-a-Rama
Two sessions each day:
Session 1: 10am - Noon and Session 2: 1pm - 3pm
Register for one class, one day, or a full week of classes
Fees: $15 per class; $25 per day; $100 for 10 classes (2 classes/day)
Full payment is required at registration.
Ages: 6 - 14 yrs.
Students will complete an art project in each class. Dirty duds are required. (We can accommodate parents who work. Ask about special hours.)
Enrollment is limited to 15 students per class. Students are accepted on a first come, first served basis. All camps are staffed by a professional artist/educator or professional artist and young adult volunteer interns. Any withdrawals made less than one week before the start of the camp will be refunded at 50% of the registration fee. Withdrawals made after the course has started will not be refunded.
Week One: June 23-27: "Faces, Places, & Inner Spaces
Students will do self-portraits, study Karl Wirsum, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, travel around the world and back again, create a vessel of clay, and discover Dancing Ganesha.
Week Two: July 7 - 11: "What's Up with the Cubist Artists?"
Students explore geometic properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate. Students will work with paper Mache', resists, and discover an array of painting techniques.
Week Three: July 14- 18: "Spin a Tale and Travel Around the World"
Celebrate color, shapes, and images that make the arts of our world. Students will learn to paint like an impressionist, create a torn paper journal, and discover Hawaiian quilt designs. Cartooning and drawing will also be part of their art experiences during this week of art.
Week Four: July 21 - 25: "The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly of Art!"
Students will be inspired by nature to create a variety of art using all types of materials that will stir their imagination to create playful and unexpected works of art. They will paint, draw, gain cartooning skills and work with 3-D images.
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Summer Art Classes for Kids
CALL NOW to enroll in fun summer art classes: 479-784-2787.
Affordable weekly classes can be scheduled around your other summer plans!
You decide up front which weeks to attend (advance reservations required).
Enroll soon, to get your choice of dates!
Separate classes for ages 5-to-7, 8-to-12, and 13+
Lots of fun, creative art projects, with main focus on drawing and painting.
Fort Smith Art Center is at 423 North Sixth Street, between ‘D’ and ‘E’ downtown.
THE CLASSES:
o Ages 5-7 “Exploring Creativity” meets Saturdays, 10 - 11 AM, through August 9th
o Ages 8-12 “Exploring Creativity” meets Saturdays, 11:30AM - 1PM, through Aug. 9th
o Ages 13+ “Intro to Painting” meets Wednesdays, 11:30AM - 1PM, through Aug. 13th
TUITION:
o Four weeks $80 / additional weeks $20 each.
o Add as many weeks as you like, after initial four-week enrollment.
o Art Center members get a discount! ($60/$15).
Artist-Teacher “Sunny Marie” Slabbert, from South Africa, brings a lifetime of experience introducing children to art.
Projects and instruction are tailored to different age groups and specific interests of the students.
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available, sponsored by Simmons National Bank.
For more information, call Katherine at the Art Center (479-784-2787) or email info@fortsmithartcenter.org
Summer Art Classes for Kids
CALL NOW to enroll in fun summer art classes: 479-784-2787.
Affordable weekly classes can be scheduled around your other summer plans!
You decide up front which weeks to attend (advance reservations required).
Enroll soon, to get your choice of dates!
Separate classes for ages 5-to-7, 8-to-12, and 13+
Lots of fun, creative art projects, with main focus on drawing and painting.
Fort Smith Art Center is at 423 North Sixth Street, between ‘D’ and ‘E’ downtown.
THE CLASSES:
o Ages 5-7 “Exploring Creativity” meets Saturdays, 10 - 11 AM, through August 9th
o Ages 8-12 “Exploring Creativity” meets Saturdays, 11:30AM - 1PM, through Aug. 9th
o Ages 13+ “Intro to Painting” meets Wednesdays, 11:30AM - 1PM, through Aug. 13th
TUITION:
o Four weeks $80 / additional weeks $20 each.
o Add as many weeks as you like, after initial four-week enrollment.
o Art Center members get a discount! ($60/$15).
Artist-Teacher “Sunny Marie” Slabbert, from South Africa, brings a lifetime of experience introducing children to art.
Projects and instruction are tailored to different age groups and specific interests of the students.
A limited number of need-based scholarships are available, sponsored by Simmons National Bank.
For more information, call Katherine at the Art Center (479-784-2787) or email info@fortsmithartcenter.org
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Junior High & Middle School Band Camp
Band students who have finished grades 6, 7, or 8 and played an instrument for at least one school year can attend Junior High & Middle School Band Camp from June 9-13. Classes run 9am - 3pm. Group lesson topics include performance techniques, warm-up exercises, etudes and related activities. Rehearsals both morning and afternoon with a 6:30 pm concert on June 13. Fee is $85 (due by June 6); $10 additional fee for late or at-door registration. Call 479-788-7536 to enroll.
String Jazz Improv Camp
The String Jazz Improv Camp on June 16-20 gives orchestra students finishing eighth grade (with director's consent) through 12th grade an opportunity to participate in rehearsals, jazz improv sessions, master classes and sectionals plus combo rehearsals. Classes run 9am - 3pm. There also will be a Friday night performance followed by a student jam session at Sweet Bay Coffee. Fee is $75. Email dbailey@uafortsmith.edu, call 479-788-7554 for further information or to enroll.
National Brass Academy
High school and college brass players can toot their horns at the National Brass Academy June 22-28, which features the Apex Brass Quintet and soloists Pat Sheridan and Sam Pilafian. Sheridan has appeared as tuba soloist in venues ranging from the White House to an NBA half-time show at the Hollywood Bowl. Pilafian is best known as a founding member of the internally renown Empire Brass Quintet. Includes rehearsals, private lessons, master classes and concerts. Fees are $160 for commuter students and $265 for resident students, with housing in Sebastian Commons. For more information, call 479-788-7972.
Junior High & Middle School Band Camp
Band students who have finished grades 6, 7, or 8 and played an instrument for at least one school year can attend Junior High & Middle School Band Camp from June 9-13. Classes run 9am - 3pm. Group lesson topics include performance techniques, warm-up exercises, etudes and related activities. Rehearsals both morning and afternoon with a 6:30 pm concert on June 13. Fee is $85 (due by June 6); $10 additional fee for late or at-door registration. Call 479-788-7536 to enroll.
String Jazz Improv Camp
The String Jazz Improv Camp on June 16-20 gives orchestra students finishing eighth grade (with director's consent) through 12th grade an opportunity to participate in rehearsals, jazz improv sessions, master classes and sectionals plus combo rehearsals. Classes run 9am - 3pm. There also will be a Friday night performance followed by a student jam session at Sweet Bay Coffee. Fee is $75. Email dbailey@uafortsmith.edu, call 479-788-7554 for further information or to enroll.
National Brass Academy
High school and college brass players can toot their horns at the National Brass Academy June 22-28, which features the Apex Brass Quintet and soloists Pat Sheridan and Sam Pilafian. Sheridan has appeared as tuba soloist in venues ranging from the White House to an NBA half-time show at the Hollywood Bowl. Pilafian is best known as a founding member of the internally renown Empire Brass Quintet. Includes rehearsals, private lessons, master classes and concerts. Fees are $160 for commuter students and $265 for resident students, with housing in Sebastian Commons. For more information, call 479-788-7972.
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| Technology & Career Camps
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H.O.T.T. Skills Camp (Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow), June 16-19, is for young men entering grades 9-12. Daily career features include working in a mock operating room to assist in an appendectomy procedure with surgical technology on June 16; learning to determine care and health issues using “Sim” man, one of the school’s high-fidelity simulators in nursing on June 17; generating X-rays on a typodont and producing impressions of teeth and pouring up models in dental hygiene on June 18; and performing various scientific experiments in magnetism, electricity, electrostatic and optics relating to the basics of the imaging sciences on June 19. Pre-registration required. Fee: $15/day or $50/four days.
Camp E!magination: Whodunit? is back on June 16-20 from 1-5pm. The criminal justice camp is a non-traditional career exploration opportunity for teens in grades 7-12. Pre-registration required. Fee is $30.
Fifteen aspiring Web designers entering grades 9-12 are eligible for the E!magination Web Design Camp 8:30am – noon on July 7-11. Tackle Adobe Photoshop and HTML coding using Notepad and other programs to create a Web site. Fee is $30.
E!magination Bare Bones Computer Surgery Camp from 9am – 3pm on July 22-23 is for kids grames 7-12 to get an introduction to electronics and learn computer hardware basics with hands-on activities, ending with operating a personal computer. Fee is $25 (includes lunch).
Students in grades 7-12 learn the basics of robotic sensing and locomotion by controlling a robotic arm in this E!magination Robotics Camp from 9am-3pm on July 29. Command this unit with its five-switch wired controller and test motor skills with corresponding lights to grab, release, lift, lower, rotate and pilot sideways, all while having fun. Fee is $15 and includes lunch.
H.O.T.T. Skills Camp (Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow), June 16-19, is for young men entering grades 9-12. Daily career features include working in a mock operating room to assist in an appendectomy procedure with surgical technology on June 16; learning to determine care and health issues using “Sim” man, one of the school’s high-fidelity simulators in nursing on June 17; generating X-rays on a typodont and producing impressions of teeth and pouring up models in dental hygiene on June 18; and performing various scientific experiments in magnetism, electricity, electrostatic and optics relating to the basics of the imaging sciences on June 19. Pre-registration required. Fee: $15/day or $50/four days.
Camp E!magination: Whodunit? is back on June 16-20 from 1-5pm. The criminal justice camp is a non-traditional career exploration opportunity for teens in grades 7-12. Pre-registration required. Fee is $30.
Fifteen aspiring Web designers entering grades 9-12 are eligible for the E!magination Web Design Camp 8:30am – noon on July 7-11. Tackle Adobe Photoshop and HTML coding using Notepad and other programs to create a Web site. Fee is $30.
E!magination Bare Bones Computer Surgery Camp from 9am – 3pm on July 22-23 is for kids grames 7-12 to get an introduction to electronics and learn computer hardware basics with hands-on activities, ending with operating a personal computer. Fee is $25 (includes lunch).
Students in grades 7-12 learn the basics of robotic sensing and locomotion by controlling a robotic arm in this E!magination Robotics Camp from 9am-3pm on July 29. Command this unit with its five-switch wired controller and test motor skills with corresponding lights to grab, release, lift, lower, rotate and pilot sideways, all while having fun. Fee is $15 and includes lunch.
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Western Arkansas Ballet Summer Dance Camps for ages 4-12 are a great way to get kids active. They feature creative movement and/or ballet geared to the students’ levels. Each day, participants will be taught a dance class, as well as study music, dance history, nutrition, creative expression, mime, dance vocabulary and dance expression.
Dates & times:
Ages 4-5: June 9-13, 10:30am – noon, $50.
Ages 6-7: June 23-27, 1-3pm, $55.
Ages 8-12: June 23-27, 9:30am – noon, $60.
Ages 4-5: July 7-11, 1-2:30pm, $50.
Ages 6-7: July 7-11, 10am – noon, $55.
For dancers 12 and older with a minimum of two years’ classical ballet training, WAB again offers its 17th Annual Lorraine Cranford Summer Dance Workshop June 13-21. In a free performance, students will showcase what they have learned at 1pm June 30 at UA-Fort Smith’s Breedlove Auditorium. This workshop offers dance students an opportunity to be exposed to professionals without leaving the state. They will be classified by performance levels before beginning classes. They workshop features three daily ballet, jazz and modern classes along with three rehearsals for a total of six hours of instruction.
For fledgling tappers and new this year, WAB has a One-Day Tap Class Workshop given by their resident tap instructor.
To enroll, call 479-785-0152 or visit www.waballet.org.
Western Arkansas Ballet Summer Dance Camps for ages 4-12 are a great way to get kids active. They feature creative movement and/or ballet geared to the students’ levels. Each day, participants will be taught a dance class, as well as study music, dance history, nutrition, creative expression, mime, dance vocabulary and dance expression.
Dates & times:
Ages 4-5: June 9-13, 10:30am – noon, $50.
Ages 6-7: June 23-27, 1-3pm, $55.
Ages 8-12: June 23-27, 9:30am – noon, $60.
Ages 4-5: July 7-11, 1-2:30pm, $50.
Ages 6-7: July 7-11, 10am – noon, $55.
For dancers 12 and older with a minimum of two years’ classical ballet training, WAB again offers its 17th Annual Lorraine Cranford Summer Dance Workshop June 13-21. In a free performance, students will showcase what they have learned at 1pm June 30 at UA-Fort Smith’s Breedlove Auditorium. This workshop offers dance students an opportunity to be exposed to professionals without leaving the state. They will be classified by performance levels before beginning classes. They workshop features three daily ballet, jazz and modern classes along with three rehearsals for a total of six hours of instruction.
For fledgling tappers and new this year, WAB has a One-Day Tap Class Workshop given by their resident tap instructor.
To enroll, call 479-785-0152 or visit www.waballet.org.
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Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio offers summer dance workshops in ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop from June 9-July 2. Registration is June 2-3 at the studio, 3400 Rogers Avenue. Call 479-783-7748 for information.
Fort Smith School of Ballet offers a dance camp and a workshop this summer, as well.
Their Young Choreographers Dance Camp gives dances, ages 7-10, a chance to explore choreography and utilize their classmates as medium for pieces presented at week's end. A Shake It Up Baby Workshop, Aug 11-14, gives little ones ages 3-6 a chance to express themselves in a creative movement class. Call 479-785-4055 to enroll.
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Academy of the Arts offers a new KinderKidz Camp for pre-schoolers on July 28-Aug 2. It explores the world of music, movement and theater in a fun-filled environment. Age divisions: Creepy Crawlerz (0-24 mo), 9-9:45am; Kool Katz (2-5 yr) 10-11am; and Boogie Woogie Bearz (K-2nd) 11:15am-12:45pm. Fees are $75, $100 and $150, respectively. Call 479-788-7546 or visit www.uafortsmith.edu/academy.
Also, the academy's Summer Camp Explosion, July 28-Aug 2, gives 3rd through 10th graders a chance to try theater, dance, show choir and art. Campers can enroll in as many as four activities and will exhibit their work and perform at Xtreme Arts KidsFest on Aug 2. Fees: $150 (one activity); $275 (two activities); $350 (three activities); $400 (four activities). Call for times. Enrollment is limited. Call 479-788-7546 or visit www.uafortsmith.edu/academy.
Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio offers summer dance workshops in ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop from June 9-July 2. Registration is June 2-3 at the studio, 3400 Rogers Avenue. Call 479-783-7748 for information.
Fort Smith School of Ballet offers a dance camp and a workshop this summer, as well.
Their Young Choreographers Dance Camp gives dances, ages 7-10, a chance to explore choreography and utilize their classmates as medium for pieces presented at week's end. A Shake It Up Baby Workshop, Aug 11-14, gives little ones ages 3-6 a chance to express themselves in a creative movement class. Call 479-785-4055 to enroll.
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Academy of the Arts offers a new KinderKidz Camp for pre-schoolers on July 28-Aug 2. It explores the world of music, movement and theater in a fun-filled environment. Age divisions: Creepy Crawlerz (0-24 mo), 9-9:45am; Kool Katz (2-5 yr) 10-11am; and Boogie Woogie Bearz (K-2nd) 11:15am-12:45pm. Fees are $75, $100 and $150, respectively. Call 479-788-7546 or visit www.uafortsmith.edu/academy.
Also, the academy's Summer Camp Explosion, July 28-Aug 2, gives 3rd through 10th graders a chance to try theater, dance, show choir and art. Campers can enroll in as many as four activities and will exhibit their work and perform at Xtreme Arts KidsFest on Aug 2. Fees: $150 (one activity); $275 (two activities); $350 (three activities); $400 (four activities). Call for times. Enrollment is limited. Call 479-788-7546 or visit www.uafortsmith.edu/academy.
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