MPA Art Camp 2016
Each week, summer students will discover new, inspired ways to approach their art making, and gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of art from a creative approach. Taught by MPA’s experienced art educators, students will learn about and create art in the beautiful and professional Susan B. DuVal Studio located in the McLean Community Center.
What to bring: Please bring a snack (no nuts please!) and a painting smock or an old, oversized shirt. Parents and siblings are invited to an art show the last 20 minutes of class each Friday.
All materials are included in the cost of the camp.
Morning Sessions: 9:15 am -12:15 pm | Ages 6-8
Week 1: Color Week! Printing & Painting
In celebration of color, we will learn about hue, shade, tint, and completely remake the “color wheel.” We will experiment with different types of 2-D printing and use pencil, pen, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6201.116 M-F, 6/27-7/1 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 2: Recycle, Reinvent, Reimagine
Create sculptures, creatures, and imaginary machines with up-cycled materials in this fun “green” art studio! We will learn how to reimagine uses for many household things we throw away everyday, recognize how to conserve our artist materials, and experiment with different materials and textures in mixed media.
4 days @ 3 hrs, $158/$144 MCC district residents
Register 6202.116 Tu-F, 7/5-7/8 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
No camp on July 4 (Independence Day)
Week 3: Let’s Celebrate the 60s & 70s!
We will have fun and get messy this week learning about the vibrant, groovy art from this iconic period! We will be inspired by the famous artists from the time and their artwork such as Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, which will be updated from nostalgia to inspire the paintings and drawings of your own- including a day of tie-dye!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6203.116 M-F, 7/11- 7/15 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 4: Patterns, Symbols, and Op Art
What symbols can we discover right in our backyard in Washington, DC that have an impact on art? Discover the world of creating illusions through geometric shapes and colors, the different interpretations of symbols, and how contemporary artists use them today. We will be inspired by all this to create our own symbols and optical art!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6204.116 M-F, 7/18- 7/22 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 5: American Vistas
What are some of the most exciting and beautiful landscapes you’d like to visit? We will focus on the colorful works of Wayne Thiebaud, Edward Hopper, and Georgia O’Keefe this week to inspire our own creations and experiment with color techniques.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6205.116 M-F, 7/25-7/29 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 6: Once Upon a Time: Mythical Creatures
Dragons, fairy tales, legends, and imagination will rule during this week of 2D and 3D art. Draw, paint, collage, and sculpt your way through a world of real animals and imaginative creatures!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6206.116 M-F, 8/1-8/5 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 7: Animal Adventures: Land and Sea
We will learn how to draw our favorite animals in charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and mixed media collage. Explore how shading, color, texture, detail, and observation can make your drawings and paintings come alive! Children may be accompanied by a special stuffed animal from home to share in the experience!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6207.116 M-F, 8/8-8/12 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Week 8: Mixed Media Remix
Do you love to collage, and use different materials to create your art projects? You will learn a variety of techniques of mixed media construction in this class, and we will explore color, patterns, layering, and applications of materials- get ready to remix your imagination!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195/$180 MCC district residents
Register 6208.116 M-F, 8/15-8/19 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions: 1-4 pm | Ages 8 – 12
Week 1: Silkscreen
This week is all about the art of silk-screening on different materials: t-shirts and clothing, paper, and more. We will be inspired by Andy Warhol and other modern artists, even up to street artists today who use stencils, and adopt the innovative techniques of this colorful and versatile type of print-making.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6211.116 M-F, 6/27-7/1 1-4 p.m.
Week 2: STEAM Week
Join us for a week of hands-on projects that merge Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. We will use creative cross-disciplinary ways to problem-solve and create projects that are both beautiful and functional.
4 days @ 3 hrs, $158/$144 MCC district residents
Register 6212.116 Tu-F, 7/5-7/8 1-4 p.m.
No camp on 7/4 (Independence Day).
Week 3: Pop Art!
Drawing inspiration from the art of the 60s and 70s, we will create our own pop works using found objects, commercial packaging (save those candy wrappers and soup can labels!) and other contemporary commercial symbols we see everyday. We will learn about color, composition, and drawing, painting, and collage techniques.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6213.116 M-F, 7/11- 7/15 1-4 p.m.
Week 4: Crazy Comic Books
This week, create your own unique comic books! Look back at famous heroes, heroines, and villains in comic book history for inspiration. Beginning with pen and ink drawings for our storyboards, we will add distant and close-up images as a part of the creation of our own compositions. In addition to classic comic books, we will explore other projects such as flipbooks.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6214.116 M-F, 7/18- 7/22 1-4 p.m.
Week 5: Art Sense!
Tied to MPA’s Sensory Themed Exhibition: Gathering Sense: See, Smell, Hear, Taste, Touch
We will use the current show installed at MPA as inspiration for our art-making this week. The show, which will feature multiple artists from the Mid-Atlantic region, deals with sensory perception. We will explore the senses and how that plays into color choice, composition, texture, and choice of medium.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6215.116 M-F, 7/25-7/29 1-4 p.m.
Week 6: Ancient to Modern Myths
We will explore Greek, Native American Indian, and Celtic myths and legends as we travel through time this week. Looking at the figures, their stories, and similar trends, as we illustrate and create works around the beautiful colors, patterns, and imagery that go hand-in-hand with these lores.
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6216.116 M-F, 8/1-8/5 1-4 p.m.
Week 7: So Real Surreal
Looking at surrealist artists and themes, we will learn to twist and turn our art into fun imaginary landscapes, and combine imagery to create fantastical humans and creatures. You will explore your dreams, your favorite activities, and draw and paint your personal expression using a variety of materials and new art techniques!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6217.116 M-F, 8/8-8/12 1-4 p.m.
Week 8: Marvelous Mobiles
From Alexander Calder to the present-day, we will be inspired by these delicate and durable moving sculptures, to create our own constructions. We will explore color, shape, materials, and movement during this fun week of artistic engineering!
5 days @ 3 hrs, $195 /$180 MCC district residents
Register 6218.116 M-F, 8/15-8/19 1-4 p.m.
