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Enjoy a look at recent Workshops and Camps!

Summer                         Summer Camps 2012
The Arts Center offers a variety of 1 and 2 day workshops as well as week-long camps for kids. Camps include both visual and performing arts opportunities. Take two camps in the same week and save $25. Family discounts also available.

Dr  Seuss 2Take the Stage! Performing Arts Camp
(Ages 5-7, 8-12)

Join us as we honor the Arts Center’s summer production of Shout! Explore mod music and dance from the 60’s. In this camp students are exposed to a variety of performing art forms including theatre, dance, and music.  $100
Session 1: June 25-29
Instructor:  Patti Maurer
Session 2: July16-20
Instructors: Jay Apking, Patti Maurer and Jen Washburn from the cast of Shout!
Ages 5-7  10:00am-12:00pm
Ages 8-12  1:00-3:00pm

Mixed Up Masterpieces Visual Arts Camp (Ages 5-7, 8-12)
We’ll explore famous works by artists such as Henri Matisse, Man Ray, Georgia O’Keefe, and Frank Lloyd Wright among others. Students will use both traditional and unusual materials to create their own 2D and 3D masterpieces.  $100
Session 1: June 25-29
Instructor:  Sylvia Pitts
Session 2: July 16-20
Instructor:  Danielle Tobia

Ages 5-7  1:00-3:00pm
Ages 8-12  10:00am-12:00

Clay2Kids N’ Clay Camp (Ages 6-9, 10-13)
Students will learn a variety of ceramic hand building techniques: including pinch, slab, coil, surface decoration, glazing, and more! $100
Session I: July 2,3,5,6 & 13 for glazing
Instructor:  Cathie Murdaugh
Session II: July 23-26 and August 2 for glazing
Instructor:  Danielle Tobia

Ages 6-9 10:00am-12:00pm
Ages 10-13 1:00-3:00pm

Theatre Camp (Agues 9-14)
Make a cast of new friends during this fun-filled week! Campers will experience a mini-production and will not only be the cast, but will also be the production crew. Campers will be learning how to write scripts, understand and develop character, create sets, props, and design costumes.  $150
Session 1:  July 9-13       
9:30am-3:30pm
Instructor: Jay Apking
Session 2:  July 23-27      9:30am-3:30pm
Instructor: Harry Culpepper

Five Days of Art Camp (Ages 5-12)
Five days of art with five unique workshops! Sign up for individual days or join us for the entire week.  $20 per class or register for all five sessions and save $10.
July 30-Aug 3         
10:00am-12:00pm

  • MaxMonday, July 30: Where the Wild Things Are!
    Using beans and paint campers will create a 2-D beast which will be mounted on a display board. Use your creativity to bring this animal to life
    Instructor: Danielle Tobia
  • Tuesday, July 31: Beautiful Banyan Trees 
    Working in mixed media, participants will learn to create the silhouette of a Banyan tree with realized background, shadows and water reflection.
    Instructor: Danielle Tobia
  • Wednesday, August 1: Musical Kazoocicles
    Join Lowcountry artist Amos Hummell in this wacky workshop where we will be crafting a kazoosaphone, a one-of-a kind musical instrument from recycled materials!
    Instructor: Amos Hummell
  • Thursday, August 2: Children’s Felted FlowerFelt flower smaller
    Students will learn about wool and create a charming flower  with leaf by using a wet felting technique. Use this adorable flower to adorn a headband, bag, jewelry, or clothing. Younger children may need parental supervision.
    Instructor: Amy Plew
  • Friday, August 3: Monoprints in the Making
    In this two hour workshop, we will learn how to use inks, paints and a printing press to create unique works of art.
    Instructor: Alana Adams

     

Green4      Pottery Firing Rates - Whether your work was created at our
       studio or at your home studio, the Arts Center can fire pottery for
       you. Click on the link for firing rates, policies and procedures.

Visual Arts Workshops take place
in the Disney Art Studio.


Yostie YAFYostie’s Puppetry: Summer Stock... The Drama of Puppetry (Ages 5-10)
Using mops, brooms, and dusting mitts, we'll produce a fairy tale operetta with snippets of fairy tales and fables of long ago.  Participants will create their own puppets and perform a musical with a little bit of foolish fun!    $15
Workshop 1: Tuesday, June 19 -
10:00am-12:00pm
Workshop 2: Tuesday, July 24 - 1:00-3:00pm
Instructor:  Yostie Ashley

Beach Bag Break or Day at the Beach Bag (Ages 5-adult)
Break away from the sun and sand to design a personalized beach bag that will hold your belongings as well as your memories. Learn how to develop a "day at the beach" illustration that will be transferred onto the surface of a canvas tote bag using permanent fiber markers.  $25
Dr  SeussWednesday, June 20
10am - 12:00pm
Instructor: Kim Keats

Broadway Choreography Workshop (Ages 8 and up*)
In this 3 day workshop, students will learn original choreography from Broadway shows past and currently running, such as Legally Blonde, Hairspray, West Side Story, Wicked and more. Classes will be held in the Black Box Studio Theater. (*Intermediate to advanced levels only.)  $60
Monday, Tuesday and Friday, July 2, 3 and 6
10:00am-12:00pm
Instructor: Jen Washburn

Musical Theatre Audition Technique Workshop
(Ages 10-17)

In this two day workshop, singers will learn how to prepare for auditions. Classes will be held in the Black Box Studio Theater with a pianist.  $55
Tuesday and Friday, July 3 and 6
1:00-3:00pm
Instructor: Jen Washburn

Art in the Garden (Ages 11-adult)
Kids love a bit of artificial rock-making! Using Hypertufa, a lightweight yet strong aggregate created by alpine gardeners, kids will create art for the garden or any other outdoor space in this 3 day workshop. $60
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, July 30, August 1 and 3
1:00-3:00pm
Instructor: Amos HummellTracy

Hair & Make Up through the Decades
(Ages 13 and up)

During this one day crash course, students will learn how to fashion period hair styles and make-up for film and stage in a super fun atmosphere. $55
Thursday, June 21 OR Thursday, July 5
10:00am-2:30pm (bring a bag lunch)
Instructor: Jen Washburn

Green1 Open Studio Nights
Alternate Wednesday nights
May 9, 23, 6-9 pm
mixed media collageAdults and teens:
Come and spend the evening with friends and fellow artists and DO YOUR OWN THING! Whether you work in watercolor, mixed media, enjoy scrapbooking, journaling or decoupaging, what a great way to create with friends… Bring your own materials and a willingness to share what you know.
Facilitator:  Brucie Holler 
Tuition: $20/per studio usage
Materials available for $5 fee.

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Beginning Metalsmithing
Tuesdays, May 1-29 ~ 10:00am-1:00pm
Instructor Christina Taylor
returns to help you discover how much fun it is to manipulate metal into beautiful pieces of jewelry! This workshop introduces beginning techniques such as sawing, forming and texturing metal. Students learn safe soldering procedures and lots of jewelry making tricks! We have limited this workshop to 8 students so sign up early!  $125 plus $35 for materials.  Best for ages 13 and up.

Labors of Love: Basketry Workshop
Saturday, May 12, 2012  - 10:00am – 4:00pm

Bark BasketAges 12 and up
Weave love into your Mother's Day weekend and experience the joy and satisfaction of making a basket for- or with- your loved one. Kim will provide instruction and the materials for a start-to-finish basket made from imported and locally collected natural materials. Participants will learn a variety of basketry techniques including lashing, twinning, simple and random weaving. The workshop is great for the beginner as well as experienced basket maker. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring a bag lunch for an artists' picnic.
Instructor:  Kim Keats
Tuition: $65 ($60 Tuition/$5 Materials)
Give this workshop as a gift to your mother and receive our special Mother & Daughter rate of $110 ($100 tuition plus $10 materials). 
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Appliqued Apron workshop
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Aprons are a true double-duty accessory in the garden, kitchen, or studio - both keeping you clean and helping you look your best while doing so. Learn how you can easily make your own cute, appliquéd aprons even if you are a novice seamstress with basic sewing skills and do not have a sewing machine!
Instructor: Alana Adams
Tuition: $42 (includes $30 instruction and $12 materials fee)
Ages: 15 and up  (Minimum enrollment 6, Max 15)

Call for Art Instructors
The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s Education Department seeks talented instructors to teach short classes and workshops for its community education series. The Arts Center offers integrated learning experiences to adults and children that emphasize hands-on learning. Classes can be in the visual or performing arts and can include but are not limited to workshops, lectures and demonstrations in two and three-dimensional art, jewelry, performing and media art, and writing.

Interested in teaching a workshop? Download proposal form HERE, or for more information contact Brucie Holler, Associate Director of Education, at 843-686-3945 x223 or bholler@artshhi.com.

Registration Requirements                                         REGISTRATION FORM
Pre-registration is required for all classes, workshops and camps.
Family Discount: 1st child pays regular tuition; 2nd or more child receives 10% tuition discount!
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made 2 weeks prior to the first day of class.  A $25 administration fee will be deducted from any refunded amount. 
For registration or workshop information contact the Education Office (843) 686-3945, Ext. 233.
 

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