Session 1: June 9-20
Session 2: June 23-27
Session 3: July 7-18
Session 4: July 21 - Aug. 1
This exciting program is carefully designed with promising young artists ages 5-13. Campers rotate through three classes each day with a break for refreshments (provided by River Oaks). Summer Arts Studio is held in the Studio Annex Building of River Oaks Square Arts Center in downtown Alexandria, La. Each camp session incorporates projects using a variety of media. There will be ceramic projects, painting projects, acting, etc. During 2 week sessions, every student learns basic ceramic procedures like pinch, slab, and coil methods of construction. During 1-week sessions cooking class replaces ceramics class.
On the last Thursday of each session is we host our Themed Thursday event. This is an awesome day that campers dress up, create themed day art projects, participate in unique studio group challenges, and finish the day with a party.
The daily studio group challenges instill all the benefits that come from team-building - teamwork, communication, leadership, confidence, responsibility trust, respect, and create a unique culture at camp.
The Board of directors of River Oaks donates a camp t-shirt to every camper. These commemorative camp shirts are brought home after Tie-Dye Tuesday.
Our ceramics and painting studios are modern and fully equipped. Our instructors are working artists and our Group Leaders & L.I.T.s are alumni of this Summer Arts Studio Program. We are certainly excited about the upcoming summer and hope you choose to send your young artist to Summer Arts Studio for one or more of our unique sessions.
"We Work Hard, We Play Hard and We Learn From the Experience"
Daily pick-up/drop-off schedule:
•All Day Campers (early drop-off) can be dropped off at 7:45 am
•Classes are from 1:00 - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
•Drop off for classes begins at 12:30 pm.
•Pick up after classes are from 4:30-5:15 pm.
ALL-DAY (early Drop-off) Option Available.
Drop-off starts at 7:45 AM. All-day campers have a less structured morning schedule. They play games, watch movies, small art projects, served a snack, play outside, karaoke on Fridays, yoga, free play and get to hang out with thier friends until classes start at 1PM. There are no tardies and drop-off is at your convinence.
We will not be able to provide lunches for all-day campers. All-day campers will need to bring their own lunch in a lunchbox with their name on it. We still provide a morning snack.
Volunteer/employment:
Contact Camp Director Aubrey Bolen for more information starting in February. 318.473.2670
If you are a Summer Arts Studio Alumni you can start volunteering at age 14.
45 campers per session
Registration opens to Art Center members on March 19th and non-members April 2nd.
