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2024

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Visual Arts

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Visual Arts Week 1 : June 3 - 7

Unplug with Mud 1

Time: 9:00am-3:00pm

Ages: 7-12

Location: 3-D Studio | Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts | 31 East Vine St

Instructor: Erin Murphy

Supply Fee: $15

Have your Kids unplug with mud. Clay camps that will include wheel throwing, hand building and sculpture. Campers will craft everything from mythical creatures, animals and world culture artifacts to handmade cups, bowls, and plates that your family will treasure forever.

Get a Bead on it!

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Ages: 6 & up
Location: Olson 2-D Studio | Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts | 31 East Vine Street
Instructor: Madelyn Shelor
Supply Fee: $10 

This camp is designed to introduce jewelry making and bead designing. If your child is interested in learning to make beads and jewelry crafting, then this is the camp for them! In this camp, students will work with clay, glass, wood, metal, and paper beads to create fun bracelets and necklaces and fun wearable works of art. Not only will they learn some jewelry making basics but will gain the unique experience of handcrafting and painting their own beads!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Lego Camp

Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Ages: 4 - 7
Location: 3rd Floor Classroom, Averitt Center for the Arts Main Building | 33 East Main Street
Instructor: Michelle Nesmith
Supply Fee: $0

This camp is designed to introduce jewelry making and bead designing. If your child is interested in learning to make beads and jewelry crafting, then this is the camp for them! In this camp, students will work with clay, glass, wood, metal, and paper beads to create fun bracelets and necklaces and fun wearable works of art. Not only will they learn some jewelry making basics but will gain the unique experience of handcrafting and painting their own beads!

Week 2 : June 10 - 14

Clay Adventures

Instructor: Georgina Osuna-Diaz

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 6-13

Location: 3-D Studio, Roxie Studios

​The ultimate clay summer camp experience! Campers will have the opportunity to work in many different applications of clay and expand their imaginations! While working with clay in hand building sculpture, slab-work, and coil work. Students will learn to work independently and collaboratively in a small class setting with plenty of individual instruction. Campers are offered plenty of themes such as (Mythical Creatures, Safari, Ocean exploration, dinosaurs and much more!) and they incorporate instruction for a variety of clay techniques and plenty of room for exploration! Campers will be working with real stoneware clay and glazes. They will decide on a project theme(s) for the session and explore these ideas through their projects. This will be a full week of fun and learning in clay! Campers will finish the week with an average of 6-10 glazed stoneware pieces. Projects will be fired and ready for pickup 2 weeks after camp.

Oil Painting 101 Session 1 

Instructor: Marcy Simmons

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 11-18

Location: Olson 2-D Studio, Roxie Studios

Supply Fee: $20

Learn to paint in oils like the old masters! Have you always wanted to learn oil painting but been too intimidated? Marcy breaks down the process with ease. Students will learn the basics of using this beautiful medium in a fun, stress-free environment. We will learn techniques used by the old masters as well as contemporary artists. Students will develop skills of observation, composition, design, value, and various brush techniques. Students will also learn color mixing and experiment with different styles such as impasto, glazing, scumbling, layering, and more. Your campers will be guided and encouraged to think creatively, make artistic decisions, and create a finished painting by week’s end!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Anime Camp

Instructor: Cheyenne Smith

Time: 9am- 12pm

Ages: 8 - 14

Location: Main Building,
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Learn how to draw like your favorite anime! Classes will focus on different crafts and lessons centered around your favorite shows like Pokémon, Naruto, One Piece and more! Join Cheyenne for a great week learning all about the art of anime!

Pom Poms & Paper Mache'

Instructor: Melissa Dent & Helen Redding

Time: 9am -12pm

Ages: 4-7

Location: 3rd Floor Classroom, Main Bldg

Come join the Fun!… Enjoy paper Mache’ & Felting, both are sure to appeal to all young Artists.. Summer camp is always great @ The Averitt, make plans to make memories & cool art pieces!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Princess Camp 1

Instructor: Melissa Dent & Helen Redding

Time: 1pm - 4pm

Ages: 4-7

Location: 3rd Floor Classroom, Main Bldg

Every little “Girlie Girl” wants to be a Princess. Join the Princess Fun and spend the week enjoying activities being a Royal Princess. We start each day reading about a favorite Princess of the Day and centering our activities around that Princess.  We have lots of Fun Princess Toys and activities to enjoy each day. To culminate the week, we will have a “Princess Tea Party”. Each Princess will receive a special crown and wand as a favor to take home!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Week 3 : June 17 - 21

Space Camp

Instructor: Michelle NeSmith

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 4 - 7

Location: Main Building, 3rd Floor mp room

Astronauts, Rockets, Planets……. Everything outer space!  We will have a far- out time building rockets, learning about the planets and talking about astronauts. Also, we will make foil printed moons, watercolor planets and make some cool galaxy dough.  Come explore the galaxy in this fun camp!

Summer Clay Camp: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing

Instructor: Madeline Shelor

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 7 +

Location: 3-D studio, Roxie Remley Studios

Supply Fee: $15

​In this one-week pottery camp, kids will create functional pottery and small sculptural work in clay using hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. They will also learn and apply surface decoration using a selection of glazes to finish their pottery.  Creations will be ready for pick up 2 weeks after camp.

Gaming & Art: Turning Video Games into Crafts

Instructor: Cheyenne Smith

Time: 9am - 12pm

Ages: 6-12

Location: Olson 2-D Studio, Roxie Studios

​Taking the world of video gaming and turning them into art projects! Each day will have a different theme based around games like Mario, Minecraft and more! We will have a blast making art all based on video games!

Week 4 : June 24 - 28

Wacky Art 1

Instructor: Erin Murphy

Time: 9pm - 3pm

Ages: 7 - 12

Location: Youth Gallery, Main Bldg

Let’s try it all! Discover some of the wackiest ways to create art. From shaving cream prints, clay and paper mâché. Paint, print and use your hands to explore all the mediums in art. Each day explore art and end the week with some amazing works of art.

Oil Painting 101 Session 2

Instructor: Marcy Simmons

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 11 - 18

Location: 2nd floor classroom, Main Bldg

Supply Fee: $20

Learn to paint in oils like the old masters!
Have you always wanted to learn oil painting but been too intimidated? Marcy breaks down the process with ease. Students will learn the basics of using this beautiful medium in a fun, stress-free environment. We will learn techniques used by the old masters as well as contemporary artists. Students will develop skills of observation, composition, design, value, and various brush techniques. Students will also learn color mixing and experiment with different styles such as impasto, glazing, scumbling, layering, and more. Your campers will be guided and encouraged to think creatively, make artistic decisions, and create a finished painting by week’s end!

Pocket Monsters GO!

Instructor: Georgina Osuna-Diaz

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 7-12

Location: Olson 2-D Studio, Roxie Studios

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In this camp, campers will bring their own device to play and explore outside to catch their own pocket monster! When campers are not exploding outside, they will be playing and trading cards inside as well! Campers are encouraged to bring their binders and cards ready for a tournament! Campers must have their own electronic device, such as phone or tablet. Electronic must have mobile data.  Campers also need to bring all their cards in a binder.

Tiny Tiaras

Instructor: Michelle NeSmith

Time: 9am - 12pm

Ages: 3-6

Location: Main Building, 3rd Floor mp room

Princess dreams will come true at this Magical camp! Dress as a princess each day and join us for crafts, dancing, games and much more!   We will make tiaras (of course), castles, wands and more… We may even have a princess or two come and visit. Shhhh it’s a surprise!

Dinosaur Camp

Instructor: Michelle NeSmith

Time: 1pm - 4pm

Ages: 3-6

Location: Main Building, 3rd Floor mp room

Do you LOVE all things related to dinosaurs? If so, this fun-packed camp is for you!  Dinosaurs will come to life during the prehistoric-themed summer camp! Come roar your way into some fun as we make dino eggs, dig for fossils and do the Dinosaur Stomp.

Week 5 : July 1-3, 5 *No camp on July 4th

Ready, Set, Throw!

Instructor: Madeline Shelor

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 9+

Location: Roxie Remley 3D Studio

Supply Fee: $15 per camper

This camp will introduce your child to the basics of wheel-throwing. Campers will experience all aspects of throwing and trimming functional pottery. We will spend some time hand building in this camp also! If you want to try both wheel throwing & hand building with clay, this camp is for you! And we will play with different ways to decorate, color, and glaze our clay creations. Clay creations will be ready to pick up 2 weeks after camp.

Environment Design

Instructor: Syrin Webb Johnson

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 11 - 18

Location: Roxie Remley
Olson 2D Studio

Supply Fee: $15 per camper

Why do some rooms feel cozy as soon as you walk in? Others feel sterile, unwelcoming–and sometimes you can get lost and find a place that feels just like home. This camp will teach students to create imaginative exterior and interior environments in two and three dimensions; in the process, they will be introduced to painting and sculpting fundamentals such as perspective, color theory, and spatial planning. Through unique landscape and interior designs, students will develop their ability to convey emotion through art in a relaxed, encouraging creative environment and start to understand what makes a space feel a certain way, whether it be the view from a castle’s tower window or the bedroom of their dreams. Before making sketches and color studies in preparation for two final works of art, campers will be inspired by unique architectural conventions from around the world and the fascinating role of interior spaces in some of history’s most famous works of art.

Canceled due to low enrollment

Week 6 : July 8 - 12

Safari Camp

Instructor: Michelle NeSmith

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 4-7

Location: Main Building, 3rd Floor mp room

Around the World in 5 Days

Instructor: Georgina Osuna-Diaz

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 6 - 13

Location: Olson 2D Studio, Roxie Studios

Supply Fee: $10 per camper

The Safari is full of wild adventures. Campers will explore the creatures, the sights, and the sounds of the safari habitats. Join Mrs. Michelle for an amazing safari adventure!

This exciting camp will be a cultural adventure!  Each day campers will visit a new country, learning about the culture, listening to music from each culture and creating cuisine from the country we visit!   Campers will create artworks inspired by the art of these amazing cultures every day!

Fun with Felting

Instructor: Melissa Dent & Helen Redding

Time: 9am - 12pm

Ages: 4 - 7

Location: 2nd Floor classroom, Main Bldg

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Come join the Fun!… Enjoy paper Mache’ & Felting, both are sure to appeal to all young Artists. Summer camp is always great @ the Averitt, make plans to make memories & cool art pieces!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Princess Camp 2

Instructor: Melissa Dent & Helen Redding

Time: 1pm - 4pm

Ages: 4-7

Location: 2nd Floor Classroom, Main Bldg

Every little “Girlie Girl” wants to be a Princess. Join the Princess Fun and spend the week enjoying activities being a Royal Princess. We start each day reading about a favorite Princess of the Day and centering our activities around that Princess.  We have lots of Fun Princess Toys and activities to enjoy each day. To culminate the week, we will have a “Princess Tea Party”. Each Princess will receive a special crown and wand as a favor to take home!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Week 7 : July 15 - 19

Fun with Artists

Instructor: Cheyenne Smith

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 7 - 12

Location: Main Building, 2nd Floor mp room

Explore the different artists of the past! Each day focuses on exploring the different styles of artists like Van Gogh, Monet and Andy Warhol! The kids in the class will get the opportunity to use different mediums from pastels to paint!

Canceled due to low enrollment

Camp 9 3/4 

Instructor: Georgina Osuna-Diaz

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 6 - 13

Location: Roxie Studio, Olson 2D Studio

Supply Fee: $15 per camper

Camp 9¾ is a fun, wizarding camp full of magic. Students will be sorted into their houses, create their own wands, learn spells, and make crafts, potions, and keepsakes of the wizarding world.  Come meet us at Platform 9¾ and catch the train to creativity!  School robes are optional and may be worn if you desire.  

Monster Trucks & Race Cars

Instructor: Michelle Nesmith

Time: 9am - 12pm

Ages: 3-6

Location: 3rd Floor Classroom, Main Bldg

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Ready, Set, Go for fun in the fast lane with monster trucks and race cars. You’ll never know what’s going to be around the next curve in this camp. If you love monster trucks and race cars, join us for this fun camp!!

Unplug with Mud 2

Time: 9 am - 12 pm

Ages: 7-12

Location: 3-D Studio | Roxie Remley 

Instructor: Erin Murphy

Supply Fee: $10

Have your Kids unplug with mud. Clay camps that will include wheel throwing, hand building and sculpture. Campers will craft everything from mythical creatures, animals and world culture artifacts to handmade cups, bowls, and plates that your family will treasure forever.

Wacky Art 2

Time: 1 pm - 4 pm

Ages: 7-12

Location: 3-D Studio | Roxie Remley 

Instructor: Erin Murphy

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Let’s try it all! Discover some of the wackiest ways to create art. From shaving cream prints, clay and paper mâché. Paint, print and use your hands to explore all the mediums in art. Each day explore art and end the week with some amazing works of art.

Week 8 : July 22 - 26

Gotta Catch Them All!

Instructor: Madelyn Shelor

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 6+

Location: Olson 2-D Studio, Roxie Studios

Supply Fee: $15

Inspired by a popular animated TV series, this camp, we will explore all things pocket monster related and design our very own! Campers will get to work with clay, modeling clay, magnets, paint, shrinky dinks, and other materials to create their own monster balls, cards, and unique creatures, while we prepare to become monster trainers! This camp will be a whirlwind of fun, creating, exploring, and investigating all things pocket monster!

Summer Clay Camp: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing

Instructor:  Georgina Osuna Diaz

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: 7+

Location: 3-D Studio, Roxie Studios

Supply Fee: $15

In this one-week pottery camp, kids will create functional pottery and small sculptural work in clay using hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. They will also learn and apply surface decoration using a selection of glazes to finish their pottery.

Travel through Time Art Camp

Instructor: Vanessa North

Time: 9am - 12pm

Ages: 10-12

Location: 3rd floor classroom, Main Bldg

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Step into our time travel machine each day of Art Camp. We will arrive at a new place in art history and create works inspired by various artists. Each day will focus on a new artist. From Calder to Mondrian, O'Keefe to Nevelson, campers will explore new artistic styles and mediums. We will create both two- and three-dimensional works using both traditional and unconventional art materials.

Canceled due to low enrollment

Fashionable Fun with Dolls

Instructor: Nancy Page

Time: 1pm - 4pm

Ages: 5-11

Location: 3rd floor classroom, Main Bldg

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Campers will have a fun filled week with a different daily Barbie adventure.  Children will have the opportunity to play with Barbie and her original accessories for the theme of the day.  We provide a barbie doll for each child to play with but they are not allowed to take it home.  Please do not bring any barbie items from home to camp.  They might get lost or broken.  We will do art projects each day related to the theme. 

Monday- Pool party

Tuesday- Cheerleader day

Wednesday- Day at the salon

Thursday- Luau on the beach

Friday- Ice cream party for Barbie and her friends

Canceled due to low enrollment

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