Art camps will begin in June at the Quincy Art Center

Art camps for students pre-school through sixth grade will begin in June at the Quincy Art Center.
Art camps for students pre-school through sixth grade will begin June 16, 1515 Jersey.
Pre-School camps are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday for children ages 3 to 5 who have not attended kindergarten. All pre-school camps include story, snack and activity time each morning and are $50 per session (materials are included).
Session 1 – Monday, June 16 through Thursday, June 19
“Me Myself and I” - Participants will paint a self portrait, design a growth chart and create a clay wall plaque.
Session 2 – Monday, June 23 through Thursday June 26
“When I Grow Up”
Session 3 – Monday, July 7 through Thursday, July 10
“A is for Artist” - In this camp each person will team up with fellow campers to create an alphabet book and create their own hanging letter sculpture and use clay to create word blocks.
Session 4 – Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 17
“Wet and Wild” - This camp is for kids that enjoy getting wet. Each person will create a sprinkler painting, draw with glue and use recycled materials to create their own wild animal.
Kindergarten through third grade camps are held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for students who have completed kindergarten, first, second or third grade. All kindergarten through third grade camps include snack and activity time and are $70 per session (materials are included).
Session 1 – Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20
“Hot and Haring” - In this camp artists learn about the art of encaustic wax and will use hot wax to create their own painting and mixed media relief sculpture.
Session 2 – Monday, June 23 through Thursday June 27
“Robots Rock and Dinosaur’s Talk” - Each person will create their own rock’n robot using paint and aluminum cans. Each person will become a paleontologist and go on a dinosaur dig, create plaster castings of dinosaur bones and recreate their rock’n robot or favorite dinosaur with paint and oil pastel.
Session 3 – Monday, July 7 through Thursday, July 11
“Birds of a feather stick together.” Each person will use various painting techniques to create their own feathery friend. They’ll collect sticks and other natural materials to make a wild bird planter. They’ll also use clay to create their own garden plaque.
Session 4 – Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 18
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” - Each person will use recycled materials to design their own plane, train or automobile. They will take a trip with their mixed media transportation mobile and use paper mache to create a world map.
Fourth through sixth grade camps are from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for students who have completed fourth, fifth or sixth grade. All fourth through sixth grade camps include snack and activity time and are $70 per session (materials are included).
Session 1 – Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20
“Crazy for Clay” - Each person will use hand-building and glaze techniques to create bubble creatures and Native American style pots. They will also learn to center, throw and trim simple forms on the potter’s wheel.
Session 2 – Monday, June 23 through Thursday June 27
“Outside the Lines” - In this camp each person is encouraged to think outside the box. They will create a yard sculpture with paint and found objects. They will also stretch their own canvas and use paint sticks and paper to complete a self-portrait.
Session 3 – Monday, July 7 through Thursday, July 11
“Throwing Mud” - Each person will use hand-building and glaze techniques to create tribal mask and wall hanging. They will also learn to center, throw and trim forms on the potter’s wheel.
Session 4 – Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 18
“Design with Dine” - In this camp each person will learn about American artist Jim Dine. They will experiment with various painting techniques and create your own 2D compositions.
For more information contact Cathy Codd, director of education at the Quincy Art Center, (217) 223-5900.