Center for Contemporary Arts ArtCamps 2022!

CCA ArtCamps are lead by Center for Contemporary Arts Artist Members, and are for campers entering Kindergarten through their Senior year (12th grade). Space is limited, register today!

*If you require financial assistance, please contact Andreelynn directly to discuss scholarship availability.

• Get ready for an art method kiddos can’t get enough of - Papier-mâché. Join Center artist member Patty Rae Wellborn as she leads campers to create their own Papier-mâché masterpieces! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.
• This ArtCamp will have two sections:
  • Group A: Monday, June 13 through Tuesday, June 14
  • Group B: Thursday, June 16 through Friday, June 17

Art and Water: A Water-Based Paint ArtCamp with Casey LaRue-Chavez | June 13 - June 17 | 1pm - 4pm | Ages: entering 4th - 6th grade.

• Join Center Artist Member and painter Casey LaRue-Chavez as she educates campers about water-based paints like watercolor and gouache, and shares her love of these mediums to create vibrant and lively pieces. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Pranks, acrobatics, music, and masks! In this 5 day intensive, campers will learn the foundations of Commedia dell’Arte. Under the direction of Dr. Victoria Spangler, participants will develop an understanding of the characters that are found in this Italian style of comedy; build, shape, and paint a mask for one of the characters; learn the traditional plots and develop their own ‘lazzi’ (physical comedy sequence), and use the basic plot structure to improvise a story that will be performed on the last day! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Students will join Center artist members Mary K Huff and Larla Morales as they create masterpieces out of materials found in the natural world. Students will go out into nature to find supplies to create assemblage pieces. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Campers will learn basic skills of digital photography using digital Kodak cameras owned by the Center. Campers will enjoy a downtown excursion, a photo safari at the Abilene Zoo, and editing in the McMurry University Photo Lab. Location of camp will vary during the week - those who have signed up will get the schedule two weeks prior to the ArtCamp date. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Join distinguished artist Patty Rae Wellborn as she educates campers about famous artists of the past. Campers will learn about artists such as Monet and Van Gogh and use their painting methods that helped shape art as we know it today. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• The Center for Contemporary Arts will provide campers with the experience of designing a performance piece. Using music, literature and visual art, Dr. Victoria Spangler will help campers create original material from the smallest seed of an idea. Assisted by Andreelynn Stephens, campers will also build costume pieces and props and select music and sound for their pieces. Campers will perform their program to an audience on their last day of camp. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Explore this medium that’s like no other with Center Artist Member and professional painter Eli Ruhala! Join Eli as he shares his love of oil painting in this week-long workshop for teens. *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Join Center artist member Paty Rae Wellborn as she leads campers to create their own Papier-mâché masterpieces! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Campers will explore different techniques and use many types of materials within the tradition of painting! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Join Cliff Wilke as he shares his love for abstract methods of painting campers will discuss shapes, forms, colors, and textures and how to put these concepts into action! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.

• Campers will learn the importance of reusing resources (magazines, newspapers, etc) that would otherwise be thrown away to create pieces of art! *Fee includes all supplies, tote bag, and snacks.