FOLLOW YOUR ART 2009
Camp schedules for 2009 are here!!! We have fabulous summer programs planned for your children. To request a registration or for any questions, please call the museum at 908-735-8415. You can also download the 2009 summer camp registration form here..
Members, you can register now for camps. Don't get shut out of your favorite camp. If you would like to become a member, you can do that with your registration.
Nonmembers can begin signing up March 9th.
Follow Your Art 2009, our popular summer camp program, for ages 4 to 14, will run from June 22 through August 21. With more than 60 camps to choose from, the schedule includes classics like Art Start and Comic Book Creation as well as some new additions such as Japanese Calligraphy and Mythical Beasts. Each camp runs 5 days, and most are 3 hours each day (full day camps are noted, times vary). Morning session (AM) is from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and afternoon session (PM) is from 1 to 4 p.m. A supervised lunch hour ($50/wk) is available for campers who will spend the whole day at the museum.
Would you like to volunteer at summer camp? Many adult and teen volunteers are needed for our summer art camp. Volunteers must be able to work full weeks for at least four-hour blocks each day. For more information, please email karen@hunterdonartmuseum.org
Summer Camp Courses
• Mythical Beasts
• Explore & Experiment
• Squish It, Sculpt It, Shape It
• Creature Feature
• Digital Vision
• Be An Illustrator
• Multicultural Ornamentations
• Starry Nights
• Japanese Calligraphy & Sumi-e painting
• Pulp Fiction
• Geometrically Thinking
• Miss Lisa's Art Pals
• Mix It Up
• All-American Girls
• Art Discovery
• Art Start: Meet the Masters
• Cartooning Around
• Comic Book Creation
• Comic Book Illustration & Writing
• Draw, Paint and Sculpt
• Fashion Design and Illustration
• Japanese Anime
• Jewelry Design
• Needle Art Sampler
• Nature's Gallery
• Drawing & Painting
• Sculptor Sampler
• Sketching
• Painting Pals
• Wild Kingdom
• Wonderful Watercolor
Summer Camp Courses
Mythical Beasts
Age 6-9
Explore mythical beasts in art throughout history and from different corners of th world. Create delightful and terrifying creatures by drawing, painting, and sculpting. Don't forget your imagination!
Instructor: Toone
467A July 20 - 24, PM
467B August 3 - 7, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Explore & Experiment
429a: Age 10 - 14
429b: Age 9 - 12
429c: Age 7 - 10
Young artists will have the opportunity to try different mediums and techniques while learning about color, shading, composition, perspective and just a little bit of art history.
instructor: Kullaf
Tuition: $210; member: $185
429a: July 20 - 24; AM
429b: July 27 - 31; AM
429c: August 3 - 7; AM
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Squish It, Sculpt It, Shape It
Age 6 - 9
You will love exploring sculpture and three-dimensional art in this new camp. Work with papier mache, Sculpey, wire and clay. Discuss design, proportion, composition and surface.
466a: July 13 - 17, PM
466b: July 27 - 31, PM
466c: August 10 - 14, AM
Instructor: Toone
Tuition: $220; member: $195
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Creature Feature
425a: Age 6 - 9
425b: Age 9 - 12
Creatures from ancient legends, magical fairytales and fantastic dreams come alive in drawings, paintings, puppets and storytelling.
425a: July 13 - 17, AM
425b:July 13 - 17, PM
Instructor: Pruznick
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Digital Vision
Age 9 - 12
Express your vision. Combine artmaking with digital photography. Using (shared) computers, scanner, a variety of art materials, and your imagination, experiment with flipbooks, still-frame animation, storyboarding, bookmaking, and more. Bring a digital camera and memory card. Please note: This is NOT a photography or computer camp. Instruction focuses on artmaking. Campers MUST know how to operate their own cameras. Bring lunch. Registration for LWTB not required.
440: June 29 - July 3, FD: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructors: Pruznick and Smith
Tuition: $390; member: $365
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Be An Illustrator
Age 10 - 14
Explore the process of making a book with professional children's illustrator, Lena Shiffman! Use a nursery rhyme, poem or your own story. Learn about storyboards, layout, book dummies, finished art and much more.
432: July 13 - 17, PM
Instructor: Shiffman
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Multicultural Ornamentations
Age 10 - 14
Learn how other cultures decorate themselves for beauty. Cultures include Northwest coast tribe totem jewelry, Indian henna design, Egyptian hieroglyphic cartouches and Mexican metal tooling ).
464a:July 6 - 10, PM
464b: July 27 - 31, PM
464c: August 17 - 21, PM
Instructor: Kotopoulis
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Starry Nights
Age 8-12
Van Gogh and other artists have been inspired by the night sky. Students learn about stars, planets and galaxies as they create 2-d and 3-d artwork inspired by astronomy.
441a: July 6 - 10, PM
441b: August 3 - 7, AM
Instructor: Delgado
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Japanese Calligraphy & Sumi-e painting
Age 12 - 15
This is an introductory course in the technique of Kanji style writing of Japanese Calligraphy characters. Learn the ancient style of Sumi-e brush painting of flowers and bamboo. You be will shown how to use a fude (writing brush), and make your sumi (ink) using a suzuri (ink-stone).
465a: July 6 - 10, AM
465b: July 6 - 10, PM
Instructor: Bailey
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Pulp Fiction
Age 10 - 14
Cut, fold, glue and construct! You will find out how paper is made and then make your own paper. You will create things out of tissue paper, newspaper, cardboard and more. Learn how to bind your own books, make greeting cards and notepaper.
442a:July 6 - 10, AM
442b: August 17 - 21, AM
Instructor: Mazzocchi
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Geometrically Thinking
Age 9 - 13
What's the connection between math & art? Students explore the importance of points, lines, planes & angles in space by using drawing, string/wire, sculpture, clay & paint to create geometric 2D & 3D designs with a mathematical relationship.
452: June 22 - 26 , AM
453: August 3 - 7, PM
Instructor: Dundon
Tuition: $210; member $185
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Miss Lisa's Art Pals
Age 4 - 6
Learning and fun go hand in hand with Miss Lisa as your art pal. Each day, you may "meet" a famous artist or discover a new art skill.
402: June 22 - 29, PM
401a: June 29 - July 3, PM
401b: August 10 - 14, PM
Instructor:Grasso-Earl
Tuition: $210; member: $185
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Mix It Up
Age 9 - 12
Mix It Up! Try your hand at weaving, pottery, printmaking and more in this camp exploring a variety of mixed media.
424: June 22 - 26, AM
Tuition: $215.00, member: $185.00
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All-American Girls
Age 7-12
The past comes alive when you explore the art, crafts and lifestyles of women and girls throughout American history. New projects along with painting, handwriting, crafts, games and tea parties are part of the fun. America at School curriculum by Pleasant Company incorporated in camp. Dolls welcome but not required.
Instructor: Delgado
403A: July 13 -17, PM
403B: July 20 - 24, PM
403C: July 27 - 31, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Art Discovery
Age 4 - 6
Discover modern and contemporary artists including Pollock, Warhol and Kandinsky. Try fun sculptural projects, printmaking, abstract painting, collage and much more.
Instructor: Kotopoulis
412: August 17-21, AM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Art Start: Meet the Masters
Age 4-6
Meet a new artist each day! 406A, 406C & 406E will introduce artists including including Van Gogh (painting) and Picasso (clay). 406B & 406D will introduce artists Matisse (collages), Calder (primary colors) and Monet (painting). All of these classes are ideal beginning art classes allowing the students to explore paint, clay, sculpture, collage and more.
Instructor: Delgado
406A: July 6 - 10, AM
406B: July 13 - 17, AM
406C: July 20 - 24, AM
406D:July 27 - 31, AM
406E: August 3 - 7, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Cartooning Around
Age 7 & up
Basic instruction in cartooning and comic book drawing plus games, trivia, funny money and more. Develop your own characters and learn to draw favorites from Scooby Doo to Spiderman. Bring lunch. Registration for LWTB not required.
Instructor: Baron
411: August 17 - 21, FD 9:00am -3:00pm
Tuition: $310.00, member: $285.00
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Comic Book Creation
Age 8 and up
Learn basic cartooning techniques and develop characters, names and storylines. Games, funny money, trivia and more add to the comic book fun. Bring a lunch. Registration for LWTB not required.
Instructor: Baron
414: June 22 - 26, FD 9:00am - 3:00pm
413: August 3 - 7, FD 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Tuition: $315.00, member: $285.00
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Comic Book Illustration & Writing
Age 11 - 15
Hone your skills as a comic book artist! Focus on the world of comic book, or sequential art. Develop characters, story plots and inventive stories while sharpening drawing and writing skills. Practice techniques used by pros to create comics and graphic novels, and experiment with penciling, inking, lettering and the use of color. All work is compiled into a finished comic. Bring a bag lunch. Registration for LWTB not required.
Instructor: Viera
431: June 29 - July 3, FD 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tuition: $310.00, member: $285.00
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Draw, Paint and Sculpt
416a: Age 6-9
416b: Age 6-9
415a: Age 6-9
415b: Age 8-12
Combine clay, paint and drawing in a weeklong camp experience! Designed for students interested in experimenting with two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials and their relationship to each other.
Instructor: Krochta
416a: June 22 - 26, AM
416b: June 22 - 26, PM
415a: June 29 - July 3, AM
415b: July 13 - 17, AM
Tuition : $220.00, member: $195.00
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Fashion Design and Illustration
Age 10 - 14
A week of fashion fun for budding designers! Learn to draw your own fashion figures and design your own line of clothes! If you have already taken this class you may improve on what you have learned last summer plus make a whole new set of accessories! In addition to drawing, each day students make wearable art ie: an embroidered halter-top and a silk-painted head scarf. The camp culminates in an exhibit of the fashion designs and the accessories. Instructor: Dillinger
462a: July 27 - 31, AM
462b: August 17 - 21, AM
Tuition: $210, member: $185
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Japanese Anime
Age 8 and older
Have fun studying the cartooning style of Japanese Anime or Manga. Explore Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, and Sailor Moon. Learn the steps to draw Ninjas,Princesses, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh characters. Games, funny money, trivia, and more! Bring a lunch. Registration with LWTB not required.
Instructor: Baron
418: Aug. 10 - 14, FD 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tuition: $310.00, member: $285.00
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Jewelry Design
450A: Age 9 - 12
450B: Age 6 - 9
Turn beads, wire, chain, found objects and unexpected materials into beautiful handmade jewelry. Learn stringing, knotting, wrapping, and crimping and the creative combining of these elements.
Instructor: Van Ardenne
450A: June 29 - July 3, AM
450B: June 29 - July 3, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Needle Art Sampler
Age 10 - 14
Stitch up an exciting week as you experiment with all types of needle arts! Learn knitting, crocheting and macramé while you try creating different 2-d and 3-d sculptural forms. This is not your grandmother's knitting class. (Not that there is anything wrong with that.) Materials list.
Instructor: Lish
447: August 3 - 7, AM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Nature's Gallery
449a: Age 6 - 9
449b: Age 6 - 9
449c: Age 8 - 12
449d: Age 6 - 9
Discover the art and design possibilites found in nature. Experiment with painting, clay sculpting, Gyotaku and sun prints, nature sketching (as weather permits) and more. Prepare for your own exhibition on Friday.
Instructor: Krochta
449a: July 6 - 10, AM
449b: July 20 - 24, AM
449c: July 20 - 24, PM
449d: July 27 - 31, AM
Tuition: $220.00, member: $195.00
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Drawing & Painting
age 11 - 15
With an organized and patient approach, develop your painting skills, step-by-step. Begin with drawing, working in charcoal then chalk pastels, and move on to acrylic painting. Group and individual critiques and historical references are offered to beginner and intermediate students. Tuition covers portrait model fee. Bring a lunch. Registration for LWTB not required.
Instructor: Viera
451: August 10 - 14, FD 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tuition: $320.00, member: $295.00
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Sculptor Sampler
Age 9 -12
Sculptors! Explore the creative, sculptural and functional uses of clay and wire. Experiment with different types of clay, making Native American pictographic pots, clay Sprites and wild and whacky wire sculptures(inspired by Calder's wire sculptures and mobiles).
Instructor: Dillinger
427a: July 27 - 31, PM
427b: August 17 - 21, PM
Tuition: $220.00, member: $195.00
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Sketching
age 11 - 15
Gain a basic understanding and confidence in your use of line, value, and composition through fun and informative assignments, and then move into drawing in color with pastels. Students work from still life, landscape, and a portrait model. Tuition covers model fee.
Instructor: Viera
448: July 20 - 24, PM
Tuition: $220.00, member: $195.00
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Painting Pals
age 6 - 9
Make our art studio, your art studio! Explore a variety of art techniques and famous artists, and let their masterpieces inspire your own. Work with paint, print, pastels and more.
Instructor: Grasso-Earl
470A: July 6 - 10, PM
470B: August 17 - 21, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Wild Kingdom
428a: age 9 - 12
428b: age 6 - 9
Explore the animal kingdom in art! Create animal sculptures and paper mache puppets, Senufu-inspired prints, jungle painting, aboriginal animal art and more!
Instructor: Vallario
428a: August 10 - 14, AM
428b: August 10 - 14, PM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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Wonderful Watercolor
Age 10 - 14
Discover the wonders of watercolor! Practice still life painting, painting from photographs, and (weather permitting) painting from nature. Study drawing, composition, color theory and the proper use of watercolor materials. Experiment with watercolor papers and fun techniques. Host an exhibition of your work on the last day of camp.
Instructor: Shiffman
435: July 13 - 17, AM
Tuition: $210.00, member: $185.00
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