Art Garage

AM: 9am-12pm camps PM: 1pm-4pm camps | Ages: | 3-5 AM | 6-8 AM | 9-12 AM | 4-5 PM | 6-8 PM | 9-12 PM | | ----- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | | Week 1: June 9-June 13 | **Summer Lovin'** Use a variety of 2D and 3D materials to create art that welcomes in the summer and captures everything we love about it | **A week of Seasons** Focus on a different season each day as you create masterpieces based on seasonal scenes, treats, and symbols | **Puppet Palooza** Explore the art of puppetry and puppet making and create your own puppet show | **Give Me Five** Make SENSEational art as you explore materials that engage the senses like shaving cream, fruits, and finger paints | **Science Rules** Put on your lab coat and join us for volcanos, lava lamps, and projects that combine art and science | **Animal Ceramics** Learn the basics of handbuilding with clay while sculpting your favorite animals | | Week 2: June 16-June 20 | **Nice Choice** Choose your own art-venture in this student-led, station-based art class | **Summer Spruce Up** Make your mark with creative projects like sidewalk murals and plant stakes that will brighten up The Art Garage for years to come | **Contemporary Black Artists** Take inspiration from a variety of contemporary black artists and experiment with using elements of their styles and techniques in their own work | **4th of July Parade Camp: Exploring Colorado** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado environments and climates | **4th of July Parade Camp: Colorado Myths** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado myths like bigfoot and tommyknockers | **4th of July Parade Camp: Colorful Colorado** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado scenery | | Week 3: June 23-June 27 | **4th of July Parade Camp: Into the Wild** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado Animals | **4th of July Parade Camp: Stately Art** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado Symbols like the state flower and bird | **4th of July Parade Camp: Colorado Creatures** Make artworks for The Art Garage’s 4th of July Parade procession and be invited to participate in the parade! Projects will focus on Colorado animals | **Friendship Goals** Explore friendship and acceptance through books, famous friends, inspirational artworks, and partner and group work | **Intro to Painting** Learn how to mix colors, compose and plan paintings, and express yourself through acrylic and watercolor paint | **Acrylic Painting** Sharpen and develop your acrylic painting skills with color theory, composition principles, and masterful techniques | | Week 4: June 30-July 3 (4 day camp) | **Space Odyssey** Make intergalactic discoveries through many different 2D and 3D media and try your hands at out of this world artistic methods | **A Home for Your Gnome** Learn the basics of ceramic construction and create gnome houses, toadstools, and even your own gnome characters out of clay | **All That’s Fit to Print** Discover the wide world of printmaking techniques from gelli printing to collagraph and try printing onto both paper and fabric | **Game On!** Classic children’s games will ignite your imagination this week as you explore play through paint in this game-based class | **Young Inventors** Stretch your imagination and test your problem solving skills by combining junk art and other exploratory processes to build simple machines and imagine incredible inventions | **Game Design** Dive into simple game design, create sculptural pieces, and combine art and STEM | | Week 5: July 7-July 11 | **Monsters Can Read Too** Create famous monsters inspired by literature and your very own monster using acrylic paint, watercolor, oil pastels and mixed media | **Monster Magic** From inception to completion and from horns to hairy feet, create your very own monster in a variety of media | **Dr Seuss Taxidermy** After creating a 2D sketch, you'll use wood, wire, and paper mache to craft unique 3D sculptures that bring the Seuss-iverse to life | **FUNderwater Explorers** Venture to the depths of the ocean and get inspired by your sea creature friends like octopus, jellyfish, turtles, and sharks | **Jazzy Jungle** We’re heading into the heart of the jungle this week to get inspired by the spots, stripes, scales, and speckles of jungle animals | **Sculptural Techniques** From clay busts to kinetic sculptures, you’ll use clay, recycled materials, wire, plaster and more to explore the world of 3D art | | Week 6: July 14-July 18 | **All About Me** Explore your emotions through creative processes, take inspiration from emotive artists, and read books that support social-emotional learning | **Me, Myself and I** Get to know yourself a little better in this camp that explores both traditional and expressive forms of self portraiture | **Self Portraiture** Learn about anatomy, color mixing, and so much more as you express who you are through the art of self portraiture | **It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Your Art!** Let your creativity take flight and let winged things from birds and butterflies to planes and rocket ships inspire our art | **Super Secret Spy Camp** Get ready for some artistic espionage in this super spy camp - from making binoculars to solving art’s greatest mysteries | **Leathercraft** From wallets and bracelets to keychains and book covers, this is a crash-course in leather crafting for all skill levels | | Week 7: July 21-July 25 | **Drawing with Dinosaurs** Learn fun facts about your prehistoric pals and create your own dino friends in 2D and 3D | **Stompin’ through the Messozoic Era** Use clay, pencil, oil pastel, paint and more to bring the world of the dinosaurs to life | **World of Watercolor** Master the art of watercolor and explore techniques, reactions like salt and oil, and get inspired by nature while plein air painting | **Transportation Station** From cars to buses and trains to submarines, explore painting, drawing, and 3D construction inspired by transportation | **MegaBugs!** Use both 2D and 3D media to learn about some of the world’s biggest bugs and create large-scale depictions of some of the tiniest ones | **Fiber Arts** Explore the world of yarn and fabric with looms, collaborative weavings, dyeing, fabric collages, and more | | Week 8: July 28-August 1 | **Bodies in Motion** Art and movement will come together this week as you engage your entire body in the creative process | **Go BIG or Go Home** Work together on a large mural, create a life-sized version of yourself, and learn about large-scale art | **Cardboard Everything** Let your imagination run wild as you create layered cardboard masks, 3D cardboard houses, and even cardboard jewelry | **Globetrotters** This grand art-venture will take you to awe inspiring architecture around the world, from the Great Pyramids to the Eiffel Tower and the Great Wall | **It's a Wonderful World** Natural wonders like the great barrier reef and the Grand Canyon will inspire your 2D and 3D artwork | **Chow Down** Draw, paint, and sculpt your favorite foods from cheeseburgers and pasta to delicious desserts | | Week 9: August 4-August 8 | **The Nature of Art** Discover the four elements, create exciting artwork that interacts with nature, and study famous artworks that celebrate natural beauty | **Natural Prints** Dive into the world of clay to make artful imprints, harness the power of the sun to develop cyanotypes, and use fruits and veggies as stamps | **Mother Nature’s Paintbrush** Conduct artistic studies of seeds and plants, use natural materials as “paintbrushes,” and get inspired by artists who use plants as their subjects | **The Art of Eric Carle** Beloved author and artist Eric Carle will inspire your art this week as you create your own _Very Hungry Caterpillars_ and _Mixed Up Chameleons_! | **Opposites Attract** Experiment with classic artistic theories to create opposite themed art with complimentary colors, thick and thin lines, positive and negative space, and more | **Deconstructed Books** Transform an old book into a unique, artistic treasure with secret compartments, pop-ups, mixed media prompts, and more | | Week 10: August 11-August 15 | **Circus Spectacular** From carnival games and clowns to tasty treats and acrobats, get inspired by all things circus | **Wearable Mache** Get messy and have a blast as you design and create an assortment of wearable paper mache items including masks, hats, and more | **Pop Up Paper Craft** Take your creativity and storytelling to the next dimension in this 3D paper arts class with folded paper books, paper sculpture and more | **Trailblazers of Today** Step aside Van Gogh and Matisse! This week is all about contemporary artists that are making their mark on the art scene | **Training for the Art Jedi** Learn how to be an art Jedi by building your own lightsabers and droids from recycled materials and creating otherworldly landscapes and creatures | **Contemporary Female Artists** Discuss female-identifying artists and their impact on the art world as you get inspired to explore composition, experiment with color, and try new media |

Summer 2025 On-site Camp Schedule