Camps are limited to 8 participants per session

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SUMMER ART CAMPS 2024

AFTERNOON HALF-DAY CAMPS AVAILABLE FOR GRADE 1 AND UP!

All classes are held at Alyssa’s new Teaching Studio and Gallery

438 Main Street, Derby, Vermont

YOUTH WEEK LONG ART CAMPS

  • ART TIME TRAVELERS CAMP

    Art Time Travelers!

    Take a trip around the world and throughout art history as we 'time travel' to a different era and location each day, from the cave paintings of the Stone Age to the abstract expressions of the 20th century. Together we will solve art mystery challenges, learn about different cultures and art forms, and create paintings, drawings, and sculptures inspired by art and artists from around the world and across time! Art Time Travelers is perfect for children who love art, history, mysteries and adventure! Join us Friday afternoon from 4-5pm for a final exhibition of our work at the studio!

    Grades 2 and up (limited to 8 students)

    Monday – Friday 1-4pm

    July 8 - 12

    Art Exhibition 4-5pm Friday July 12

    $300

    All materials and afternoon snacks included

  • MEET THE IMPRESSIONISTS PAINTING CAMP

    Meet the Impressionists!

    Put on your beret and grab your palette as we explore the colorful and beautiful world of Impressionism! Meet the famous French and American Impressionist painters like Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Bertha Morisot, Paul Cezanne and more as we set up our easels and draw, paint, and collage our way through the week! Join us Friday afternoon for a final exhibition of our work from 3:30 – 4:30pm at the studio!

    Grades 1-5 THIS CAMP IS FULL

    (contact Alyssa to join waitlist)

    Monday – Friday 1 – 3:30pm

    July 15 – July 19

    Art Exhibition 3:30-4:30pm Friday July 19

    $275

    All materials and afternoon snacks included

  • EXPLORING THE NATURAL WORLD ART CAMP

    Exploring the Natural World through ART!

    Make art work about nature, in nature, and with elements of the natural world as we draw, paint, print, and weave with all of the beauty that the Vermont summer landscape has to offer and learn about artists that were inspired by the natural world! We will keep nature sketchbooks, make botanical and landscape paintings, create gelli prints with plants, make nature weavings, and install outdoor environmental sculptures with found objects!

    Grades 4 and up (limited to 8 students)

    Monday – Friday 1-4pm

    July 29 – August 2

    Art Exhibition 4-5pm Friday August 2

    $300

    All materials and afternoon snacks included

  • THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ABSTRACT ART CAMP

    The wonderful world of Abstract ART!

    Splatter, layer, build, and splash your way through the world of contemporary art! Work big, messy, and experimental as we learn about the artist of the 20th century that rocked the art world with bold colors, splashes of paint, and art for the sake of ART! We will work in the studio and expand outdoors in our explorations! Warning: this will be loose messy and LOADS OF FUN!

    Join us Friday afternoon from 4-5pm for a final exhibition of our work at the studio!

    Grades 4 and up! (limit 8 students)

    Monday – Friday 1-4pm

    August 5 - 9

    Art Exhibition 4-5pm Friday August 9

    $325

    All materials, protective gear, and afternoon snacks included