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Summer Art Camps / Student Workshops 2024

Nature Art Adventures

Join us at Devries Nature Conservancy

2635 North M-52, Owosso

In partnership with the Shiawassee Arts Center

Tuesday-Thursday, 1-5pm

Week 1: June 11, 12 & 13 (1-3rd grade)

Week 2: June 18, 19 & 20 (4th-8th grade)

Tie Dye – A Nature Art Camp tradition! Bring something 100% cotton to tie dye. Favorites over the years include bags, pillowcases, and shirts. Our process involves folding, twisting, pleating, and binding with rubber bands for resist techniques, followed by dye application. This will be the first project on Tuesday.

Stepping Stones

Mushroom Terracotta Pots

Journey Sticks

Watercolor

Natural Paint Brush Shoulder Bag

Nature Studies & Hikes – Experience and explore the plants and animals that make their home at the DeVries Nature Conservancy. Use all of your senses to perceive details, while learning of ecology, biology and conservation. Please wear comfortable tennis shoes for hiking. No flip-flops!

And More!

Daily snacks provided! Bring your own refillable water container.

$80 SAC or DeVries Member /  $90 Non-Member

Register by calling the Shiawassee Arts Center

 

Multi-Media Art Camp

Join us at Shiawassee Arts Center

206 Curwood Castle Drive, Owosso 

Tuesday-Thursday, 1-5pm

Week 1: June 25, 26 & 27 (1-3rd grade)

Week 2: July 9, 10 & 11 (4th-8th grade)

Glazing: Wednesday, July 24, 5:15pm-6:30pm & Thursday, July 25, 10-11:30am & 1-2:30pm

Please register students for a glazing session at time of camp registration.

Email lindar@shiwasseearts.org with any questions.

Pottery on the Wheel – Turning eARTh into ART! Learn the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel and make two functional dinnerware pieces that will be glazed in a July session. Please sign-up for glazing (times listed above) at the time of class registration. Pieces will be available for pick-up about 10 days after glazing.

Hand Building Hand Bowls – Using your hands as a template, design, carve and build a bowl as unique as you!

Poured Paint Canvas

Sketching: Basic Shading Techniques

Watercolor Batik

Art that Sizzles – Piece together glass to create a creature. Pieces will be fired in the kiln to fuse together and ready for pick up at glazing.

And More!

Daily snacks provided!  Please bring a water bottle with the child’s name on it! Dress for mess and the classroom can be chilly! We will be outdoors at times.

$80 SAC Member /  $90 Non-member

Register by calling the Shiawassee Arts Center


 

Middle/High School Summer Art Workshops

(6th Grade – 12th Grade)

Activities to be announced.

Product Description

 

ALL CAMPERS:

  • Bring a reusable water bottle with name
  • Dress for mess and fun!
  • Bring sunscreen and bug spray
  • DeVries Camp only: Bring a 100% cotton item to tie dye on the first day of camp

If there is anything we should know about your child, such as allergies, please notify us.

Payment is required with registration. Refund or credit will be made only for cancellations two weeks prior to the camp week. Due to the nature of the projects, we ask that our youngest campers have completed kindergarten prior to the start of camp.

Registration is open! To register, call 989-723-8354 or visit us in person (so that we can control the number of students per camp).

    206 Curwood Castle Drive
    Owosso, MI 48867
    989-723-8354
    sac@shiawasseearts.org

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