To the community supporters of artCentral’s 20th artCamp we send out a resounding “Thank You!” Their help makes possible the two weeks of summer magic including scholarships for artCampers with teacher recommendations. This year’s generous artCamp donors include the Helen S. Boylan Foundation, the Carthage Area United Way, the Carthage Community Foundation, the Carthage Council on the Arts, Leggett & Platt, Inc., the Rotary Club of Carthage and S&S Computers
During artCamp, July 11-22, artCentral’s beautiful, historic Hyde House galleries and the Pottery House will be transmogrified into teaching classrooms. The artCamp teachers have delivered their class projects samples. They are all really awesome and fun! You can see them on display at Hyde House, 1110 East Thirteenth Street in Carthage, during weekend gallery hours Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00-5:00 p.m. Come view these cool creations. While you are here be sure to take in the 2022 Annual Membership Exhibition which will be on display through July 22. Yes, for two weeks artCampers, ages 8-14, will be surrounded by great art made by the accomplished artists of Carthage and neighboring towns.
Besides at artCentral, curriculum and registration forms may be picked up in Carthage at the Carthage Deli, the Carthage Public Library, Cherry’s Art Emporium, Guaranty Bank, Mother Road Coffee and the Old Missouri Bank and in Joplin at Spiva Center for the Arts. Forms are also available online at www.artcentralcarthage.org.
Here is the curriculum for artCamp’s first week:
MONDAY, July 11:
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY with Maddie Capps – Explore the “fun”damentals of photography! Learn photography basics and shoot your own pictures with a smart phone or a camera with a blank SD card.
PAINT YOUR FAVORITE BIRD with April Davis-Brunner – Draw and use acrylics to paint your favorite bird on an 8×10 canvas panel.
STORY STONES with Teri Y. Diggs – Paint your own set of stones to tell stories with characters and creatures and places.
TUESDAY, July 12:
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY with Maddie Capps – Explore the “fun”damentals of photography! Learn photography basics and shoot your own pictures with a smart phone or a camera with a blank SD card.
WHIMSICAL WIND CHIMES with April Davis-Brunner – Create a whimsical wind chime using shells, stones and other fun embellishments!
GLASS MAGIC (Ages 10-14, campers wear closed toe shoes) with Jane McCaulley – Create glass art using different kinds of glass (powder, paint, clay, frit and millefiori). Make a suncatcher, a hanger, spin art and more.
WEDNESDAY, July 13:
BLACK and WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY with Maddie Capps – Explore the “fun”damentals of photography! Learn photography basics and shoot your own pictures with a smart phone or a camera with a blank SD card.
TWISTED SILVER and STONE JEWELRY with April Davis-Brunner – Learn how to twist silver and other metals to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more.
DREAM CATCHERS with Teri Y. Diggs – Make fanciful hangings with colorful ribbons, beads and charms to catch your dreams and wishes, too!
THURSDAY, July 14:
STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY with Maddie Capps – Explore the “fun”damentals of photography! Learn photography basics and shoot your own pictures with a smart phone or a camera with a blank SD card.
ZENTANGLE with Teri Y. Diggs – Learn relaxing Zentangle drawing and create beautiful designs.
SAILING on WATER (Ages 10-14, campers wear closed toe shoes) with Jane McCaulley – Make a fused glass sailboat on a water suncatcher, a sailboat on water for your shelf and a sailboat and lighthouse picture.
Yes, Week One at artCamp is packed with an awesome array of fun, creative opportunities. Classes are filling up fast. Don’t delay. Sign up your artCamper today!
An end-of-artCamp Reception and Exhibition will be held in the Main Gallery at Hyde House on Friday, July 22, 2022, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Everyone is invited. Come celebrate our artCampers and their art.
