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11th Annual

Summer Art Camps 2009

Instructor: Hua Nian

Location: Hua Nian Art Studio, 1308 South Race St., Urbana

 

 

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(Program posted on March 30, 2009)


Creature Drawing Camp 1 (New!)
Time: June 8 -12 (Mon.-Fri.) 9 am-noon
Openings:
14 campers
Ages: 6-10 years old
Fee: $80
Sign-up: Full! (waiting list available)

Creature Drawing Camp 2 (same as above)
Time: June 15 -19 (Mon.-Fri.) 9 am-noon
Openings: 14 campers
Ages: 6-10 years old
Fee: $80
Sign-up:
Full! (waiting list available)


Activities: These two camps call for boys and girls who love to draw and invent! We will start with animals that are cute, cuddly and familiar, and move to rare and dangerous ones like dinosaurs and those that live in deep dark seas. We then will explore the idea of making imaginary creatures like dragons and pokemon. Finally, let’s all create our very own magical and powerful creatures!

Materials: Campers need to bring their own sketch pads ( 9”x12” spiral bound preferred), pencils and erasers.

 


Outdoor sketching


Jewelry making in the studio


Figure drawing


watercolor camp at Crystal Lake Park


Balloon House


Sketching in Spurlock Museum


Acrylic painting


Recess at Carle Park

 


Arcylic Painting Camp


Time: July 20 - 24 (Mon.- Fri.) 9 am-noon
Openings: 12 campers
Ages: 10 -15
Fee: $125 (most of the materials included)
Sign-up: Full! (waiting list available)

Activities: Following the teacher's painting demonstration, campers will learn basic color-mixing skills, composition ideas, and the basic painting techniques. They then will make their own paintings with a free choice of subjects under the instructor's guidance. Campers are expected to bring home 2-4 finished paintings.

Materials: Campers need to bring four 16"x 20" stretched canvases or canvas panels for painting. Camp will provide acrylic paints, paint medium, paint brushes, palettes and other needed materials.

 


Cartoon Drawing Camp

Time: August 3 - 7 (Mon.- Fri.) 9am -noon
Openings: 14 campers
Ages: 7 -12
Fee: $80
Sign-up:
Full!
(waiting list available)

Activities: This camp is to help you get started in the endlessly fun world of cartooning and let your imagination run wild. Through fun and creative activities, campers will study various cartoon-making elements and learn to turn ordinary things into funny situations; we not only will learn to draw your favorite cartoon creatures, but also create your own and watch them move! (Bring your favorite cartoon characters to the camp!)

Materials:
All materials provided by the camp


Cave Artists Camp (New!)

Time: August 17 - 21 (Mon.- Fri.) 9am-noon
Openings: 12 campers
Ages: 8–12 years old (should be able to handle needles and scissors and other sharp materials)
Fee: $80
Sign-up: Full! (waiting list available)

Activities: Imaging sewing animal skins together to wear; holding baskets to collect food; making necklaces out of sea shells and nuts; using branches and stones to make hunting tools; talking like cavemen and cavewomen; painting mysterious animals in a big cave everyday with only the light of the torches … this is what this camp is all about!

Materials: Campers need to bring their own flashlights. All other materials are provided by the camp.

 


Program posted on March 30, 2009

Camps fill up very quickly. A waiting list will be created after a camp is full. Please contact Ms. Nian about the space availability before sending any payment. Applications will be processed in the order they are received.

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