CAMPS/WORKSHOPS
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a summer school of the arts located on a 1,400 acre campus in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest, offers fine arts education for all ages. Each summer, the principal camp program serves more than 5,400 gifted elementary, junior high, and high school students with diverse programs in music, art, dance, and drama while offering more than 175 performances during its Summer Arts Festival. Blue Lake also operates a widely acclaimed International Exchange Program and two public radio stations. Since its inception in 1966, Blue Lake has provided cultural enrichment to more than 300,000 gifted students and countless concert-goers.
http://www.bluelake.org/
University of IL SUMMER
Do you know a high school student interested in advertising, brands and communications? We have a summer program that they’re sure to love! Media University is a program offered by the College of Media at the University of Illinois from June 16-27, 2014. This program introduces high school students to the many facets of advertising and journalism as viable career choices through hands-on learning activities. The advertising track of this program will show students what it’s like to work in advertising, and they’ll work on a real project for a real client.
There will be classroom sessions taught by Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising renowned faculty, and current college students in advertising will help teams of campers on their projects.
They’ll also learn transferable skills in leadership, team-building, business, communications, and innovation.
If you know a student that might be interested, please encourage them to apply soon! More information and links to the application and scholarship information can be found at http://experience.media.illinois.edu/mediauniversity.
Why send your kids to an arts camp, when you can send them to an arts college?
At Columbia's ArtStart summer arts camp program, your child will enjoy the resources of an arts and communication college: theaters, galleries, workshops, and equipment. The result is an unforgettable and productive summer in a safe and personalized environment.
Campers are assigned to small groups with artists their own age, with one staff member to every six campers. Everyone attends 4 daily classes: Visual Arts, Media Arts, and Performing Arts, with an alternating Dance and Music class. Our work and fun come together in a stage performance, film screening, and gallery opening at the end of the 7-week session.
Our counselors and teachers are select students, alumni, and working artists from the Columbia College community and beyond. Your camper will remain with an assigned trio of counselors all day, attending classes, field trips, outdoor lunch in Grant Park, and guest artist workshops together. Counselors assist teachers with classroom curriculum and activities while attending to your child’s special talents and interests.
Program cost is $2,885 for the 7-week session, with a $250 discount for each additional sibling. An optional After Camp extension is $450 for the session, or $16 per day.
Where classes are held.
ArtStart takes place in Columbia's Theater building at 72 East 11th Street (between Michigan Avenue and Wabash Avenue) in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood. We are across the street from Grant Park. The CTA's Red, Green, and Orange Lines are just as few blocks away from our building, and the Metra Roosevelt station is a short walk from us across Grant Park.
Contact
Phone
312.369.7574
Questions & Information
Summer Camps http://niu.edu/extprograms/summer_camps/
CAMPS
Theatre Arts Camp Senior for grades 9 - 12 *
Dance Camp for grades 8 - 12 *
Theatre Arts Camp Junior for grades 6 - 8 *
NIU Jazz Camp for grades 8 - 12 *
Visual Arts Camp for grades 8 - 12 *
* grade completion
We are pleased to announce that the arts campers will be housed this summer in Gilbert Hall, located on Gilbert Dr. adjacent to the Art and Music Buildings and not far from the Holmes Student Center. Space is limited in this residence hall and we will be imposing a registration deadline after which we will not be able to accommodate new campers. We will be updating our camp pages with this information later in fall.
Relive some of the fun from the 2013 camps on our Facebook page. We've posted some pictures from this year's camps. Feel free to post your own!
ABOUT OUR CAMPS
The summer arts camps at NIU are a unique blend of intensity and fun. Campers with a passion for the visual arts, theatre, or jazz get the time to focus on their art – and to learn from the very best teachers.
Campers enjoy six days of arts and recreational activities, sleep in newly renovated university residence halls, and eat in university dining facilities. Classes are taught on-campus by NIU faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and alumni. Each camp ends with a gala show that is open to the public.
Last year’s camps closed before the discount deadline date of June 1. Don’t wait until the last minute to register! For more information about summer camps, click on your favorite camp at left or e-mail us atdbooth@niu.edu.
Junior and senior high school students love these camps and many return year after year.
Be at the Center of Creativity
Strengthen and Expand your Creative Talents
Ideas matter. At SAIC, we believe meaning and making are inseparable. Our studios are laboratories where conceptual thinking, artmaking, and design skills are developed.
The Early College Program (ECP) provides high school students with the necessary creative freedom to develop a sustained, structured dialogue between ideas and process. Mirroring the methods and practices of the contemporary artists and designers, students choose courses within focused disciplines, yet retain opportunities to freely explore across media in order to build strong skills and a portfolio that reflects their personal interests.
http://www.saic.edu/cs/high_school/
Contact Us
36 S. Wabash Ave., suite 1440
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312.629.6170
Fax: 312.629.6171
Email: cs@saic.edu
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
SUMMER STUDIO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ART
A two-week art workshop program open to all high-school students.
From the five workshops listed, students choose two.
Where:
The American Academy of Art, 332 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
When:
June July August
Time:
Monday through Friday, 8:20 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.
Cost:
$325 (Includes two workshops & all basic supplies)
To register by phone with credit card please call Amanda Esposito at (312)697-3135
Workshops:
Life Drawing: Students use charcoal and conte to create realistic drawings from a live clothed model.
Oil Painting: Working from a live clothed model, students develop oil painting techniques.
Graphic Design: In this computer class, students use typography to communicate ideas.
Digital Media: Students create digital art for the web and animations.
Photography: Students investigate a range of photographic techniques.
NOTE: Please register early, class sizes are limited.
https://www.aaart.edu/summer-studio-registration/
SUMMER STUDIO IL INST OF ART SCHAUMBURG June
Schaumburg, Ill. – When most people think of summer camp, they picture pools and creeks, arts and crafts and outdoor sports. But for some kids, it’s serious business. More than 168 high school students are going to give college a try at The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg Summer Studio, a week-long camp that gives kids a sneak peek at the college experience.
For one week, high school sophomores, juniors and seniors take concentrated classes in a course of study within the areas of design, media arts, fashion and culinary. The courses are taught by instructors from The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg. At the end of the week students present their portfolios. Students can enroll in any of the areas of study offered by the college. The intensive program gives the students an opportunity to give college a test-run and allows them to hone their artistic skills.
“Summer Studio provides these students an opportunity to see what kind of curriculum they can expect in college and really helps relieve some anxiety about entering this new stage in their lives,” says The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg President David Ray.
Summer Studio at The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg. For more information, visitwww.summerstudio.com/schaumburg or contact Natalia Derevyanny at 312-777-8640 or nderevyanny@aii.edu.
Lillstreet Arts Center http://lillstreet.com/adult-classes-workshops
Lillstreet's long-established clay department offers classes for the total beginner, casual novice or advanced student. Start with the basics of handbuilding and wheelthrowing while you work your way up to creating platters, bowls, teapots, sets on trays, and more. Take advantage of our 200 glaze combinations, firing, and state-of-the art equipment.
Lillstreet’s textile arts are growing rapidly by demand. This department is for those students looking to take the art of cloth to a new level. From the basics to knitting, dyeing, printing and embellishment, students are literally forming their own unique style. Through a combination of classes and workshops, students can complete original yardage, fashions, home accessories and even two-and three-dimensional artwork.
Our newest department! Digital Arts offer exciting opportunities to explore technology and digital media as a artistic outlet. This spring we offer our first classes in Digital Photography. Over the summer and fall, our offerings will expand to include other digital media.
The Visiting Artist Workshops will focus on bringing in nationally recognized artists. They are designed to provide new challenges and education for Lillstreet students and artists within our community. This will be a continuing rotation of artists, so check back often!
The printmaking area offers a range of courses in a variety of traditional print media: relief, intaglio, monoprint, litho transfers and screenprinting (used in monotype and intaglio). We place particular emphasis on expanding the artist’s ideas and options with his/her work. Most courses cover and explore many non-traditional and mixed media approaches as well as in-depth teaching of traditional printmaking techniques.
Lillstreet offers courses in a broad spectrum of 2 dimensional media, from watercolor to printmaking. Beginning classes introduce students to the study of visual arts, and encourage the development of technical skill and personal creativity. Advanced students will refine their skill, enabling their own artistic vision while encouraging their dedication to studio practice.
Welcome to Lillstreet’s esteemed Jewelry and Metalsmithing department. Here you will find courses that give you access to create original accessories like earrings, rings, necklaces, glass beads and more! The department boasts two large metal studios and one glass studio. Lillstreet offers an atmosphere appropriate for novice and expert alike. Students can join a class confident that they will learn the basic skills required to complete a few one-of-a kind pieces.
The glass studio is a vital part of Lillstreet Art Center's studio community. Classes allow students to explore several different glass techniques such as bead making, fusing, kiln casting and sculpture. All levels of students are supported in an educational and relaxed setting. Join us on the third floor to create beautiful glass forms!
Whether you come to Lillstreet to bond with your co-workers, innovate with your business team, or celebrate a special event with friends, you'll leave inspired to take your creativity to the next level.
http://www.dupageartleague.org/ - The DuPage Art League is located in downtown Wheaton
and offers a number of courses and workshops in just about any medium you can think of.
http://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org - The Elmhurst Art Museum is located in downtown Elmhurst and has
a host of artistic resources for any age: classes, one day workshops, evening artist programs, and exhibits.
http://www.evanstonartcenter.org/ - The Evanston Arts Center is located in downtown Evanston
and offers a multitude of 2D and 3D courses and workshops.
http://www.fineline.org/ - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center is located in rural St. Charles and also offers
a multitude of 2D and 3D courses and workshops.
http://www.saltcreekpottery.net/ - Salt Creek Pottery is located in downtown Elmhurst and offers a number of courses and workshops in pottery, jewelry, silver clay and fused glass.