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Summer Art Programs 2012
Sessions for students entering grades 1-9
Join us for a summer of unique art-making experiences that place value on the process of creating in a relaxed atmosphere. From programs for fun-loving kids to the more serious student of art, our popular classes offer something for every budding artist. Register for one week or up to ten weeks with a different theme each week:
• First-Second Grade: These programs are designed to expose students to a broad range of ideas and art-making experiences through theme-based classes. The emphasis is on fun! Ten 9am-2pm or 9am-4pm weeklong sessions are available.
• Third-Fifth Grade: These programs are designed to strengthen technical skills through medium-specific experiences. The classes emphasize developing observation skills and an ability to think independently. Ten full-day or half-day weeklong sessions are available (June 18-22, only full-day available).
• Sixth-Ninth Grade: Our programs for middle school students expose them to a variety of topics and art media. The emphasis is on strengthening technical skills and on opportunities for personal exploration. Ten full-day or half-day weeklong sessions are available (June 18-22, August 6-10 and August 13-17, only full-day available).
Instant Information
Registration Information
Registrations are accepted on a space-available basis prior to the first day of class. The Orlando Museum of Art reserves the right to cancel any program that does not meet the minimum enrollment (10 students).
Full payment is required before your child’s registration will be processed (we cannot hold a space for your child until we receive payment).
For information on program availability or for general questions, you may telephone 407 896 4231 x262, or email gneureuther@omart.org.
Early Drop Off/Late Pick Up
Early drop off is available from 8-9am for $5 per day, per child. Late pick up is available from 4-5:15pm for $5 per day, per child (an additional $1 per minute charge will be incurred for pick up later than 5:15pm).
Refunds
All refund requests must be made in writing. A full refund will be made if written notice is given at least two weeks prior to the first day of the camp session. A full refund, less a $25 handling fee, will be made if written notice is made within two weeks of the first day of the camp session. No refund will be made after the camp session has started.
Easy Ways to Register
Fill out the registration form in this brochure and mail it to us with your payment as soon as possible. We process registrations as we receive them. We will notify you if the classes you have requested are full. Mail your registration to:
Orlando Museum of Art
Education Department
2416 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803-1483
Make checks payable to the Orlando Museum of Art, or be sure to include your MasterCard or Visa number and expiration date as well as the name that appears on the card.
Call the Education Office at (407) 896-4231, ext. 262 during business hours Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm beginning June 11) to register. Be sure to have your MasterCard or VISA number and expiration date handy to reserve a space.
Fax your registration form anytime to (407) 896-9920. Be sure to include your MasterCard or Visa number and expiration date as well as the name that appears on the card.
Visit the Education Office during business hours Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm beginning June 11) to register.
Click here to download the Registration Form
Reserve your seat in class online below. Choose a class and click on the desired time.
Fee Schedule for Grades 1-2 Programs
Time: 9am-2pm or 9am-4pm. Students should bring a lunch and a drink, as well as a towel for lunch outside. Lunchtime supervision is provided. Dress for mess!
Cost: 9am-2pm: $150/week; 9am-4pm: $200/week for non-Members
9am-2pm: $135/week; 9am-4pm: $180/week for Members
* Short week:
9am-2pm: $120/week; 9am-4pm: $160/week for non-Members
$108/week; 9am-4pm: $144/week for Members
Registration: Required one week prior to first day of program.
Fee Schedule for Grades 3-9 Programs
Time: Full-day, 9am-4pm or half-day, 9am-noon and 1-4pm. For full-day participation, students should bring a lunch and a drink, as well as a towel for lunch outside. Lunchtime supervision is provided for full-day attendance only. Dress for mess!
Cost: Full-day: $220/week for non-Members; $200/week for Members
(minimal firing fee for some clay sessions)
Half-day: $110/week for non-Members; $100/week for Members (minimal firing fees for some clay sessions)
* Short week:
Full-day: $176/week for non-Members; $160/week for Members (minimal firing fee for some clay sessions)
Half-day: $88/week; $80/week for Members (minimal firing
fee for some clay sessions)
Registration: Required one week prior to first day of program.
Discounts * Sibling/Group Discount Enroll more than one child the same week of camp and receive a $10/week discount for each additional child enrolled. Discount only applies for children registered at the same time.
Multi-week Discounts Receive a $10/week discount for multiple week enrollment after the first week.
* Only one discount eligible per registration (not including membership discount).
PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 1-2
JUNE 11-15
African Adventure
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Explore traditional cultures of this rich continent as you create a mask using natural materials, fashion a fabulous headdress, learn dyeing and weaving techniques and explore African ceramic traditions.
JUNE 18-22 Wonders of the World
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Take a journey around the world as you explore art from many lands! Learn about Pre-Columbian cultures from Chichen Itza to Machu Picchu, “build” the Great Wall of China, create a pyramid from ancient Egypt and more.
JUNE 25-29 Towers, Ceilings and Chandeliers
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Become a “Chihuligan” as you spend the week learning about the sculpture of Dale Chihuly and other artists who work in glass. Design a tower, a chandelier and other individual pieces that, combined with others, create a Chihuly-inspired ceiling!
JULY 2-6 (no class on 7/4)* Fun with Folk Art
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Explore American folk art as you create a quilt square based on family, a landscape painting using unexpected materials, make an animal sculpture using found objects and explore the personal connections in folk art.
JULY 9-13 Art of the Americas
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Firing Fee: $5
Mysteries of the ancients unfold as you explore native cultures from North, Central and South America! Weave a terrific textile, craft a spouted water vessel, design an awesome mask and jewelry that an ancient Maya ruler could have worn proudly.
JULY 16-20 Strut with Tut
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
It’s time to “strut with Tut” as you unlock mysteries of ancient Egypt. Design a mural for a pyramid wall, create a headdress fit for a ruler, make a miniature sarcophagus and design hieroglyphs. Pssst…don’t forget to tell your “mummy!”
JULY 23-27 Collage Craze
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Create your own painted papers and cut them up to tell a story like Eric Carle, make a story shadow box, and work with tissue paper, buttons, found objects and more. Get ready to paint, tear and cut as you get crazed with collage fun!
JULY 30-AUGUST 3 Artes Mexicano
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Discover the beauty of Mexico’s traditions and culture as you create a folk mask, a traditional Huichol yarn painting, an animal sculpture based on the popular wood carvings of Oaxaca, and learn indigenous hand-building in clay.
AUGUST 6-10 Formulas for Fun
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Put on your “lab coat and goggles” and learn how to make your own paints, tie dye without dyes, create new crayons, make photographs without cameras, and more! Concoct and create art all week for a scientifically arty good time!
AUGUST 13-17 Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
9am-2pm or 9am-4pm
Explore the wonderful world of insects as you learn to draw, paint, print and sculpt with incredible insects as your subjects. Have an entomological good time as you let your imagination "crawl" wild!
PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 3-5
JUNE 11-15
9am-Noon Storytellers of the Southwest
Explore art forms of native cultures of the American Southwest as you create a “storyteller” sculpture in clay, dye yarn with natural materials to make a weaving, and create distinctive jewelry.
1-4pm Simple Animation
Learn simple animation techniques using zoetropes, shadow puppet theatres, flip books, and stop action with "clay-mation." Explore the importance of good writing, effective camera angles, lighting and more to create your own stop action masterpiece!
9am-4pm Storytellers of the Southwest & Simple Animation
JUNE 18-22
9am-4pm (full day session) Art to Live With
Create art that you can use and wear! Design a unique t-shirt using stamping, stencilling and screen printing, learn fabric batik to make a pillow, create a handmade journal, make a paper luminary and weave a placemat, bookmark, or even a basket!
JUNE 25-29
9am-Noon Drawing Basics
Learn basic drawing skills such as contour, hatching and shading as you focus on line, form, value and texture to draw still life compositions and more.
1-4pm Passion for Pattern
Ponder the power of pattern as you explore a variety of art forms. Learn how to create pattern with stamps, block prints, monoprints, in weavings and more.
9am-4pm Drawing Basics & Passion for Pattern
JULY 2-6 (no class on 7/4)*
9am-Noon Cartoon Creations
Learn how to draw cartoon characters, give them personality, develop the elements of setting, and build a storyline through sequence. You might create a new cartoon sensation!
1-4pm Art Sampler
Every afternoon presents a new adventure or two as you explore a variety of art forms including painting, drawing, sculpture, origami, and weaving.
9am-4pm Cartoon Creations & Art Sampler
JULY 9-13
9am-Noon Playful Portraits
Explore portraits in a variety of media and techniques including contour line drawing, collage, pastel, and thumb printing like contemporary artist Chuck Close!
1-4pm Printmaking Potpourri
Explore the world of printmaking as you learn a variety of techniques to create simple engraved prints, monoprints, block prints and transfer prints.
9am-4pm Playful Portraits & Printmaking Potpourri
JULY 16-20
9am-noon Art Around the World
Explore the world through its art forms. Create a weaving from Africa, tin repoussé from Mexico, paper cutouts from Eastern Europe, and gyotaku (fish prints) and origami from Japan.
1-4pm Whimsical Clay Containers
Firing Fee: $10
Learn clay hand-building techniques such as pinch, coil and slab to create and glaze a fanciful teapot, cups and other containers.
9am-4pm Art Around the World & Whimsical Clay Containers
JULY 23-27
9am-Noon Mask Making
Let your creativity come alive as you explore the art of making masks with clay and papier mâché, as well as unexpected materials.
1-4pm Fabulous Fibers
Cultures around the world have made textiles a fabulous form of art! Experiment with thread, yarn, basketry and other materials as you weave, dye, coil, and sew to explore the wonderful world of fibers.
9am-4pm Mask Making & Fabulous Fibers
JULY 30-AUGUST 3
9am-noon Multicultural Mayhem
Explore art forms of painting, weaving, mask making and printing, inspired by the peoples and traditions of different times and places, and learn to tell a story in a work of art.
1-4pm Watercolor Wonders
Learn basic watercolor painting techniques such as wet-in-wet, layering and dry brush to capture depictions of objects, water, light and atmosphere.
9am-4pm Multicultural Mayhem & Watercolor Wonders
AUGUST 6-10
9am-Noon Animals in 3D
Let your imagination “run wild” as you create three-dimensional animals using clay, papier mâché, origami, and some unexpected materials!
1-4pm Linoleum Block Printing
Explore the possibilities of basic linoleum block printing as you carve and print to create images in black and white, and in color.
9am-4pm Animals in 3D & Linoleum Block Printing
AUGUST 13-17
9am-Noon An African Adventure
Explore artistic traditions and techniques of Africa as you create hand stamped and dyed fabrics, wax resist patterns, mirror pouches, hats, headdresses and masks.
1-4pm Pinch Pot Critters
Firing fee: $10
Learn clay hand-building techniques, especially the pinch pot method, to create your own ceramic menagerie of birds, insects, mammals and imaginary creatures.
9am-4pm An African Adventure & Pinch Pot Critters
PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 6-9
JUNE 11-15
9am-Noon Digital Storytelling
Explore the world through a lens as you use a digital camera to tell a story. In addition to basic photography tips, this class will touch upon cyanotype, lettering in images, and hand tinting. Ownership of camera is not required, but bring your own if you have one.
1-4pm Interior Design
Explore basics of interior design as you learn to draw plans for your ideal space. Learn how color, texture and other elements of art help you express your personality in a personal space, be it imaginary or real.
9am-4pm Digital Storytelling & Interior Design
JUNE 18-22
9am-4pm (full day session) Mixed Media Intensive Workshop This workshop is for students seeking an in-depth experience working with a variety of mediums. Processes include two-dimensional collage, three-dimensional assemblage, textiles and weaving, and more! Creating altered books will be of particular focus.
JUNE 25-29
9am-Noon Printmaking Basics
Learn a variety of basic printmaking methods including monoprints, block prints, and simple etchings, and learn how to combine them with embossing and foil.
1-4pm Simple Book Making
Learn to create your own books using unconventional formats and unexpected materials. Write, illustrate and bind your own books, including an accordion book that shows how unique you are!
9am-4pm Printmaking Basics & Simple Book Making
JULY 2-6 (no class on 7/4)*
9am-Noon Rehab, Recycle and Upcycle
Learn how to turn the ordinary into something new, different and nicer than the original (upcycling)! Explore recycling materials to create weavings, sculpture, items to wear, and more.
1-4pm Sew, Sew Arty
Explore the "material world" with hand sewing, embroidery, felting and fibers. Try weaving, and knitting on handmade looms. Then, upcycle and rehab an old piece of clothing in an arty design.
9am-4pm Rehab, Recycle and Upcycle & Sew, Sew Arty
JULY 9-13
9am-Noon Drawing Dynamic Portraits
Using the techniques of contemporary artists such as Chuck Close and others, learn to create portraits and self-portraits that tell all about you.
1-4pm Watercolor Workshop
Learn watercolor and gouache (opaque watercolor) techniques such as washes, dry brush and wet-in-wet to capture depictions of objects, water, light and atmosphere.
9am-4pm Drawing Dynamic Porttraits & Watercolor Workshop
JULY 16-20
9am-Noon Airbrush and More
Explore color theory, hand lettering, stenciling, and airbrush painting to create in the style of graffiti art with all of the impact, none of the harm.
1-4pm Plaster Sculpture
Inspired by American artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, enjoy sculpture projects that feature plaster as you explore casting, wrapping, and carving.
9am-4pm Airbrush and More & Plaster Sculpture
JULY 23-27
9am-Noon Collage Craze
Learn to layer a variety of media such as paint, paper, ink and embellishments to create beautiful figurative works of art.
1-4pm Clay Portraits
Firing Fee: $10
Explore hand-building clay techniques to create realistic eyes, ears, nose and mouth and incorporate them into a portrait bust, real or imagined.
JULY 30-AUGUST 3
9am-Noon Drawing Basics
Learn basic drawing skills such as contour, hatching and shading to draw effective still life compositions, portraits, landscapes and abstractions.
1-4pm Linoleum Block Printing
Explore the possibilities of basic linoleum block printing as you carve and print to create images in black and white, and in color.
9am-4pm Drawing Basics & Linoleum Block Printing
AUGUST 6-10 9am-4pm Intensive Painting Workshop This workshop is for students seeking an in-depth painting experience. Explore a variety of painting media, including acrylic, watercolor, gouache and encaustic as you learn color theory as well as fundamentals of composition. Work with medias alone, and as mixed compositions, to create a different painting each day.
AUGUST 13-17
9am-4pm Graf and Street Art Workshop This workshop is for students seeking an in-depth exploration of graffiti and street art, a prominent means of self expression today. Explore the visual style and history of the movement while learning techniques such as spray stencils and image enlargement. Create individual works as well as a group installation.
Intended For
- Youth and Family
