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Summer School of the Arts:
Weekly Arts Workshops

For older students and teens! These are intensive programs where students entering grades 5-11 spend full days immersed in activities with like-minded peers, guest artists and CSA faculty. Students will learn the intricacies of a medium through hands-on experience that encourages fluency of skills and ideas, flexibility and uniqueness.

This year, explore the worlds of pottery, jewelry making, drawing and painting, as well as a new puppetry offering:

• Drawing and 2D Media Workshop
• Wheel Workshop
• Jewelry Workshop
• Puppet Acting Workshop

Drawing & 2D Media Workshop
For students entering grades 5-11

Working with Nancy Cooke Bunnell, students will focus on drawing and painting using a broad range of media, including charcoal, graphite, watercolor and pastels. Emphasis will be placed on the development of each student's expression, style and artistic vocabulary. Students will work on site at farms, museums and at CSA. Different projects and trips each session.

Session I: July 20-24: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
(Schedule #AH1111)

Session II: August 3-7: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
(Schedule #AH1112)

Wheel Workshop
For students entering grades 5-11

Explore clay with Heather Bunnell and a guest artist, through a variety of forming, glazing and decorative techniques.Time will be split between wheel work and handbuilding techniques. Students will create both functional (cups, bowls, plates) and sculptural forms. We will also explore an alternative surface technique.

Please note that the July 6-10 workshop is afternoons only.

July 6-10, 1:00.-4:00 p.m. (Schedule #AH1071)
July 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Schedule #AH1072)

Jewelry Workshop
For students entering grades 5-11

Working with Kris Plimpton, of Bellefire Beads, students will split their days between jewelry creation and assembly techniques, exploring fused glass and copper enamel, as well as stringing and wire techniques. Students will use skills and professional-grade materials to create unique and complex pieces.

June 29-July 3, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Schedule #AH1091)

Puppet Acting Workshop: Giant Puppets and the Very Made-up Story
For students entering grades 5-11

Students will work with Anne Cubberly to collectively create giant puppets, write a script, cast themselves, the puppets and stage a dynamic performance for their families. This student-driven production combines the art of giant puppet making, creative use of recycled material, puppetry and theatre arts. Bring your imagination!

July 27-31, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Schedule #AH1021)