Week 1 - Summer Arts Camp

Our youngest artists will enjoy a week of exploring the nature of clay and experimenting with different techniques for shaping clay into a variety of forms. Kids will use their imagination to create ceramic artwork in this fun camp! All work will be fired with food-safe glazes. Look for an email from the Phipps when the pottery is ready for pick up, approximately two weeks after camp. Closed-toed shoes must be worn in the Ceramics Studio. 

Bring a Minecraft world into reality, re-create a favorite scene from a book or movie, or even imagine a world entirely of your own! During this week of camp, your camper’s imagination gets to run wild. We’ll use the artistic process to imagine, plan and build a three- dimensional scene, or diorama using drawing, painting, and collage. This is a great camp for kids who enjoy building and playing with different everyday and art materials to bring their ideas to life! 

Get your hands dirty this summer! Learn about clay and the basic techniques of throwing pottery on the wheel. Create cups and bowls and experiment with different techniques for adding finishing touches to your work. All work will be fired with food-safe glazes. Look for an email from the Phipps when the pottery is ready for pick up, approximately two weeks after camp. Closed-toed shoes must be worn in the Ceramics Studio. 

Shape it. Paint it. Make it AWESOME! Get ready to bring your ideas to life in 3D! In this hands-on sculpture camp, you’ll use paper, cardboard, papier-mâché, paint, and air-dry clay to create super fun projects like a mini food truck, wild masks, cool radial designs, and even a giant group paper mural. Team up, get messy, and see what you can make! 

Learn to throw on the wheel for the first time or build the skills that you have already developed. This class will cover basic bowls and more advanced forms for campers of all skill levels. All work will be fired with food-safe glazes. Look for an email from the Phipps when the pottery is ready for pick up, approximately two weeks after camp. Closed-toed shoes must be worn in the Ceramics Studio. 

Campers will explore character creation and basic acting skills by bringing to life a variety of dragon personalities—from friendly and gentle to grumpy and fierce, and everything in between. Movement, imagination play, song and visual arts combine for a week of joyful creativity. Campers will do a demonstration of what they have learned on the final day of camp. 

A Triple Threat in Theatre can sing, act, and dance! In this workshop campers will receive instruction in all three disciplines. In their showcase, camper will perform scenes and musical numbers from the Disney hit The Little Mermaid. Our popular Triple Threat camps emphasize skill development, fun and love of all things theatre and musical in a safe and welcoming environment including the performance for a live audience at the end of the week. 

Learn the fundamentals of cinematography, storytelling, character development, and video and audio editing, then put those skills into practice by creating and filming your own original movie. This class uses the iMovie app to ensure ease of use, flexibility, and consistency. If this is unavailable for you, let us know in advance. We have limited devices for use by campers on an as-needed basis. Movies will be screened on the last day of camp. 

This class is sure to have your dancer feeling GOLDEN! This dance camp will feature music from the movie hit, K-Pop Demon Hunters and a fun blend of jazz and hip hop moves you will want to keep doing all summer long. On the last class dancers will get to demonstrate some of their moved for family and friends and dress up in their favorite pop star attire! Dress requirement: athletic clothing, ballet or jazz shoes recommended, but socks are ok.