<span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">**<span class="size" style="font-size:1.3rem">What’s new at The Art Garage?</span>**</span> - - - #### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**The 2025 Summer Camp Lottery**</span></span> ##### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**Sign Up Phase**</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">We begin by opening the lottery to everyone who has interest in enrolling one or more students in on-site Summer Camps at The Art Garage. This phase will begin on Friday, January 10th, and close at the end of the day on Tuesday, January 14th. Because this is a lottery, there is no first-come-first-served aspect and there is no rush to sign up. However, you must sign up within the date range above.</span></span> ##### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**Selection Phase**</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">The lottery selection process will begin on </span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**Wednesday, January 15th**</span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"> and is planned to conclude by end of day on </span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**Friday, January 17th**</span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">.</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">Selections are made by computer using a blind, randomized process. As space in camps allows, you will be selected for either your full cart (all of your chosen camps have space) or part of your cart (some of your chosen camps have space while others are full).</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**What can you do to get ready?**</span></span> ##### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">View the camp schedule </span>[HERE](https://artgaragedenver.com/articles/310)<span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"> to get ready and choose your camps! </span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">You must have an account with The Art Garage in order to participate. If you do not have one yet, </span>[create an account here](https://artgaragedenver.com/signup)<span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">. Be sure all of the students you would like to register for camps are in your account and have completed student profiles. If you need to add new students or update existing student profiles, you can do so by signing into your account and clicking on your name in the top right corner of the screen. From your account, you can click the “Add A Student” button to create additional students in your account. You can edit or update existing students by clicking the “Edit” button to the right of their names.</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">**We appreciate your support and patience as we fine tune this process and work to create the easiest, quickest, and most equitable way to conduct summer camp sign-ups! If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us at 303-377-2353 or [info@artgaragedenver.com](mailto:info@artgaragedenver.com)**</span></span> ### [Art Garage Giveaway](https://www.instagram.com/p/DCNZ_IAMgdr/?img_index=1) ###### We are SO close to 2K followers on Instagram! To celebrate this milestone, we are giving one lucky follower a goodie bag of fun art materials and The Art Garage swag! ###### To enter the giveaway: ###### 1\. Follow us on Instagram AND ###### 2\. Leave a comment on the giveaway post ###### 3\. Share the post to your stories and tag us for an \*additional\* entry ###### All ages can enter! ###### The winner must be able to pick up the goodie bag at The Art Garage, we will not mail it. ###### We will announce the winner when we reach 2K followers! ### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">**THANK YOU! From The Art Garage!**</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Thanks to your support on Colorado Gives Day we raised OVER $23,000 to help us with our mission to bring visual arts programs to people of all ages and backgrounds in the Denver area! We would like to give a special shout out to Altar'd State for their generous donation. Here's to more kindness in 2025!</span></span> ## Featured Classes ##### [After School Art Clubs](https://artgaragedenver.com/courses?categories=18) ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">These classes are perfect for any skill level and will be structured to ensure students learn the essentials while they develop their own style. From mixed media to ceramics and book making, young artists can explore a new medium and bring home a masterpiece!</span></span> ##### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">[Teen Ceramics](https://artgaragedenver.com/courses/5780)</span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Sundays, 1:00-3:00pm</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">This 5-week session is perfect for any skill level and will be structured to ensure you learn the essential aspects of hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing. Students will develop and grow their ceramic skills through techniques and projects led by our skilled instructor.</span></span> ##### [Friday Workshops](https://artgaragedenver.com/courses?categories=45) ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">These classes will explore different artistic mediums, styles and history each week with a unique lesson plan designed by The Art Garage’s instructor. Young artists will combine technical skills and experimentation with artistic processes to learn various fundamentals of art while discovering their inner creativity and, of course, having a ton of fun!</span> ##### Friday Night Fun ##### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">[Creation Station](https://artgaragedenver.com/courses/5795)</span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">January 17th, 4:30-6:30</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Young artists will call all the shots in this station-based, open-studio-style art class on the 2nd Friday of every month! Choose from a variety of art activity stations and enjoy the freedom to follow your creativity wherever it takes you.</span></span> #### There's so much more to explore at The Art Garage! See all of our upcoming classes for toddlers, kids, teens, and adults [HERE](https://artgaragedenver.com/courses)! ## Kid Quotes of the Month ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">"Keep your friends close or have deep regret" -7yo</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">"How old do you think I am?"-Instructor</span></span> ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">"The last number" -6yo</span></span> ## Local Events #### Spill the Tea: Group Art Show at DIRT Coffee ###### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The Art Garage is proud to present an upcoming group show called, "Spill the Tea",</span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> themed after coffee, tea, coffee shop culture, and gossip. The show will be on display at </span>[DIRT coffee](https://www.dirtcoffee.org/)<span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">'s Park Hill location on the Mosaic Community Campus. Stop by and see it from </span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">**January 17th-February 17th.**</span> #### Baby Food and Formula Drive! ###### Support families in local shelters with the Office of Children's Affairs! By donating baby food, formula, and essential items, you'll help ensure babies have the nourishment they need to thrive. Together, let's make a difference. The Art Garage is proud to partner with the OCA as they help us on our journey to make the arts accessible for everyone. [Donate here! ](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/13LA820TTAR1D/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex?fbclid=IwY2xjawG0e0tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQntCLof7_PYXm3JyXdd4yx6PRKICG3tQi6jJN4xfH7uMMM5CvNd2LKF0g_aem_g-eIlvDMfZOQvjq5mbouNQ) ## Community Corner: #### <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85)">Scholarships!</span> ###### Partial and full scholarships are awarded to students of all ages for The Art Garage classes, camps, workshops, and parties! ###### Please fill out the scholarship application and find additional information [HERE](https://artgaragedenver.com/articles/87)! #### Tasty Food: Free Meals for Denver Youth ###### "Denver invites youth, ages 5-18, to enjoy breakfast, lunch, supper and/or a nutritious snack. Tasty Food meals include up to five food groups that are low in fat and prepared fresh. No ID or registration required - just show up and eat up, and YES ... you can bring a friend, or two, or three, or more! ##### [See dates and times!](https://denver.prelive.opencities.com/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Office-of-Childrens-Affairs/ProgramsInitiatives/Tasty-Food) ### [SCFD is the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, a tax collected and distributed to nearly 300 cultural organizations in our seven-county Denver metro region](https://scfd.org/). ##### Culture creates vibrancy for us individually and collectively. It gives our kids a unique perspective and understanding of the world. It inspires all of us to get off the couch, discover the radical and the beautiful, and stretches our capacity to be transformed. Through our diverse, local culture, we come together, we come to new ideas, we come to our senses. Beginning with taxpayers and with the expert shepherding of the SCFD, our collective mission is simple: We fund culture. ##### The Art Garage is sponsored by SCFD. Did you know that SCFD can offer this funding because YOU voted for it? To keep the arts and culture alive and healthy in Denver, SCFD uses just one penny of every $10 sales tax dollars in the district to give back to the organizations like The Art Garage. ##### Thank YOU for voting for arts, science and culture! ### Love, ### The Art Garage