SUMMER ARTS CAMP 2016 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

We are in our fourth and fabulous year of Summer Arts Camp and bursting with delight!

Registration for 

Summer Arts Camp 2016 

is officially OPEN!

Week One

June 6^th through June 10^th

Monday through Friday

9:00 AM ~ 12:00 NOON

Week Two

June 13^th through June 17^th

Monday through Friday

9:00 AM ~ 12:00 NOON

There are limited spots available for Camper Kids, so register early to grab a space!

If you are new to SAC, take a few moments and click on the links on the right hand side bar so that all {or most} of your questions may be answered.  Please contact us if you would like any additional information that may not be listed.

The camp registration form may be found here or contact us if you would like us to send you a printer friendly version.

It's going to be a blast with many new projects and some of the favorites being reinvented!

CELEBRATION OF OUR ARTS ~ 2015

...and it was a celebration!

The Camper Kids had an endless collection of creations to proudly share with their friends and families.

The joy in their faces was priceless.

All we can say, is that we hope we see some of these darlings back this summer for Summer Arts Camp 2016. 

And to our 2015 sponsors, a huge THANK YOU!

Registration will begin on April 1, 2016.  As in our previous years, we will only accept 12 Camper Kids each week, so please register early to secure your spot.  {Last year we unfortunately did not have enough room for everyone who wanted to participate ~ we keep it small to ensure the best experience for the children.}

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OUR LATEST NEWS

We now have our own registered domain!  Our new website address is www.SummerArtsCamp-MaconGA.com.  

We also have a dedicated gmail e-mail account and will be using it exclusively by the time registration begins.  

In April look for messages from SummerArtsCamp.MaconGA@gmail.com in your inbox.

Stay current with other SAC details by visiting all of the links on the right hand side bar and feel free to contact us anytime.  We would love to hear from you.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI

Beyond the walls of the city buildings and under the full moon and stars...

...is a village in black and white.



This is where tall tailored, buttoned down hound's tooth and pin striped houses dance with the made-by-sheet-music houses and gigantic blooms that loom above.

Who holds the key that unlocks this mysterious village?

Does he?

Or does he?

We think that they both do...

...and when they turn the key to unlock the village gates, their imagination goes wild!

Using all the ways they can think of painting and inspired by Picasso, Matisse, and others of their era ~ they grab sponges, string, found objects, and bamboo paint brushes...

...all dipped in black ink and they begin to paint the city.

Finding some charcoal bits and corks left behind from last weekend's festivities, they continue to draw figures and shapes...

...and leave their graffiti art for us to enjoy and appreciate.

Sharing with you a sneak peek into our "BLACK & WHITE ARTS DAY" which we will be doing this year at SUMMER ARTS CAMP!  

{In honor of Guss, our black & white mascot, of course.} 

We cannot wait to see how the Camper Kids paint our city.

THE HOT LIST!

Woo Hoo!  

Summer Arts Camp made NUMBER ONE on the HOT LIST of Summer Camps in the Macon-Warner Robins area on Hulafrog!  

For those of you who do not know what Hulafrog is {and we did not a few weeks ago, until they gave us a thumbs up on our Facebook page}, it is a national organization whose mission is simple: to keep you in the know about local things to do with your kids. It is a fabulous resource for all of us here in Middle Georgia and elsewhere too.  

This was such a wonderful surprise and makes us proud.  Thank you Hulafrog.

If all of you can show us some loving and click on the BIG RED HEART on our Hulafrog page, we will give you some loving back in June!  Click here to give a kiss to our red heart!  {The more loving, the more parents will find out about how fabulous Summer Arts Camp is!}

CELEBRATION OF OUR ARTS ~ SUMMER ARTS CAMP 2014

 There is no question, the best art show in town this year was at Summer Arts Camp 2014. 

The SAC 2014 Camper Kids were some of the most creative, imaginative, and energetic children we have had the privilege of teaching.  

It was a joy to have them all with us this summer and see the work they each created...

...each with their very own individual and unique style.

On the last day of each week of Summer Arts Camp, the Camper Kids carved out their own gallery space to showcase their art works.

  
Families and friends gathered and the Camper Kids showed off their work to everyone.

The smiles we saw were infectious!

The pride the Camper Kids had when their shared their work was magical.

Their portfolio of work ranged from self portraits and mixed media to papier machè and sculpture.

And then it was time to say so long.

We hope we will see some of these fabulous Camper Kids here at Summer Arts Camp in 2015.

Your spot in the  SAC tent will be ready for you all!

Until then, have a wonderfully creative year.  We miss you already!

STICKY FINGERS

Who knew...

that we could make fabric machè bowls!

This was a first-time project at Summer Arts Camp and...it was an experiment.  The SAC Team did a trial or two of this project before camp began {as we do with every one}, but we were not quite sure how it would actually turn out with the Camper Kids getting their own hands into the gluey gooey mess.  

Last year we had fun creating papier machè bowls with paper and the Camper Kids loved it.  This year we wanted to try something new using the same concept, but with a different medium.

With a generous donation of designer fabric samples, tailored dress shirts, and scraps from my personal sewing collection, the little artists had some design decisions to make.

Basic supplies of glue, paint brushes, scissors, plastic bowls used for molds, recycled glass jars, and strips of torn textiles...

evolved into a collection of beautifully crafted handmade decorative fabric bowls, vases, and candle holders created by the Camper Kids' sticky fingers.

Vibrant colors, 

cheetah prints, polka dots, traditional tattersall, and plaids were some of the patterns chosen for these creations.

The bowls and jars were wonderful!  And while our sample {the yellow dotty bowl} was made using cut fabric strips rather than the torn strips the Camper Kids made, and the edge of the bowl was a clean cut edge instead of a ragged one, I rather like the organic randomness of the torn fabric and irregular edges of the bowls and jars the Camper Kids created.  Don't you?

It was a challenging, time consuming, thoughtful project, and the Camper Kids did a fabulous job!  

Now you all know what you can do with your old shirts and stuff ~ tear them up, give your child some glue, a paint brush, and a jar, and let them create!