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Beginner Sculpture: Spring Wildlife
Monday, 6:30 pm
March 16 – May 4 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Dip your hands into the world of ceramic sculpture! Learn how to use hand building techniques and underglaze decoration to create sculptures inspired by your favorite spring mammals! This beginner level class introduces sculpting techniques to students who have had prior experience with clay working and will have a focus on small mammals (think bunnies, squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, foxes, etc.).

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you will learn step-by-step instructions of the fundamentals of basic handbuilding construction techniques such as: pinch pots, slabs, coil, and additive and subtractive processes. You will also learn sculptural techniques such as carving, texturing, dynamic and in-the-round posing, balance, and positive and negative space compositions as you create your favorite mammals.  You will also learn about basic glazing finishing skills for completing your ceramic sculptures.

***(Students are required to follow the instructor’s curriculum. Only work produced from that curriculum will be fired.)***

What You’ll Leave With:

Depending on the disciplinary skill of the student, they will leave with 1-3 completed pieces by the end of this class.

(Students will submit glazed works for final firing on the last class of the session. Students will be contacted, via email, once their pottery has finished firing and available for pick up on a later date)

Deadline to register by: January 1st 

Instructor: Amy Pellegrino

Supply List

Students will need to bring:

  1. Own set of clay tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
  3. Approximately 2ft x 2ft piece of canvas
  4. (Optional but recommended) Small/detail paintbrushes for glazing
  5. (Optional but recommended) Plastic bags for wrapping work
  6. Reference photos of chosen mammals will be needed after the first week of class
  7. (optional but recommended) Any sized notebook

Students will be provided:

  1. Shelf space as close to their creation station as possible
  2. (1x) bag of clay

Links to Class Required Items:

  1. Clay / Throwing Tools
  2. Small clay work sponge
    • We recommend buying a basic toolkit with a small sponge included.
  3. Canvas
    • We recommend a minimum of 2ft x 2ft piece.

Natural Art Camp
5-Days | June 15th – June 19th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 9 to 12

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CAMP Theme:

Campers will learn how to use objects from nature (leaves, stones, sticks, seeds, flowers, clay) to create unique works of art.

What You’ll Discover:

In this whimsical week long camp, you will learn how to turn everyday natural objects into tiny personalized works of art. We’ll explore the outside world all around our beautiful campus gathering materials to create fun, natural artworks. We will spend a lot of time outside, but also inside a giant bell tent pitched in the side yard.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects using natural objects to create weavings, a pinch pot, sculptures, paint brushes, and more. We will use flower petals, sticks, and seeds in new ways, and create ‘nature people’ then learn to take photos of them in a fun, whimsical setting.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 15, 2026

Camp Instructor: Charity Rust-Jordan

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

“Bug ‘in”-Out Camp
5-Days | June 22nd – June 26th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 9 to 12

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on the interesting world of entomology! The study of insects, focusing on their biology, behavior, and the environment in which they live in.

What You’ll Discover:

Ever wonder how a cricket chirps? Why a spider has 8 legs? How many legs does a centipedes really have? Or why do insect have so many eyes? This is the camp for you! Explore and discover the amazing lives of insects in this week long camp, where you learn about insects and their habitats, create fun bug artworks, explore the campus ground for native species of insects, and learn to become a junior bug catcher and watcher!

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as bug scientific drawings, build your own bug terrarium, paper stained glass butterflies, moth mobiles, glow in the dark lightening bug studies, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 22, 2026

 

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Playing in Mud Camp #2
5-Days | June 22nd – June 26th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 10 to 14

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CAMP Theme:

Learning how to work with clay to make sculpture, dishes, and other fun projects!

What You’ll Discover:

Have fun in the mud! In this week-long exploration of pottery, you will learn fun handbuilding techniques, such as pinch, slab, coil, etc., discover the fascinating physics and chemistry of pottery, and make a whole batch of pots, mugs, and sculptures to take home!

What You’ll Create:

You will create a number of fun projects such as coil pots, slab vases, planters, figurines, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 22, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Playing in Mud Camp
5-Days | June 8th – June 12th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 9 to 12

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CAMP Theme:

Learning how to work with clay to make sculpture, dishes, and other fun projects!

What You’ll Discover:

Have fun in the mud! In this week-long exploration of pottery, you will learn fun handbuilding techniques, such as pinch, slab, coil, etc., discover the fascinating physics and chemistry of pottery, and make a whole batch of pots, mugs, and sculptures to take home!

What You’ll Create:

You will create a number of fun projects such as coil pots, slab vases, planters, figurines, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 8, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Americas Indigenous Art Camp
5-Days | June 1st – June 5th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 7 to 10

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CAMP Theme:

Focus on the many artforms attributed to the ancient and modern Indigenous people of North and South America!

What You’ll Discover:

This week-long art camp steeped in cultural history explores the ancient and modern arts of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas! Explore Mayan culture through mosaics and architecture (model building), the Incas and their woven textiles full of symbolism, the Mississippian cultures’ shell art and copper plaques, and Inuits for their “soap” stone carvings and beadwork textiles, Indigenous Americans and their basketry and pottery, and more!

What You’ll Create:

You will create a number of fun projects such as masks, paper weaving, soap carving, beading/bead jewelry, small pottery making, and figurine sculpting.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 1, 2026

Instructor:  Sylvia Akamine

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.