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Summer Art Camp for Kids: Sculpture

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, July 19 – 23
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Mythical

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, July 12 – 16
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Sculpture

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, July 5 – 9
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Native Nevada

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, June 28 – July 2
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Famous Artist’s

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, June 21 – 25
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Famous Artist’s

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, June 21 – 25
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Summer Art Camp for Kids: Spring Animals

Kids ages 7 – 12 will have fun exploring a variety of art mediums in this fun and interactive camp. Over this five-day camp, participants will have the opportunity to hand-build clay sculptures, paint mini-masterpieces and sketch in the Museum galleries. A daily snack and all materials are included with registration.

Monday – Friday, June 14 – 18
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: 7 – 12

Textile Marbling on Scarves

In this two-day workshop students will create their own marbled designs on three different silk scarves.

During the first day we will discuss and practice patterns and color combinations that work well for marbled silk scarves. Students will have ample practice time to experiment and develop their vision in the standard marbling tray before moving on to the large scarf tray.

On day two we will prepare two 20” x 72” trays to create silk scarves. Students will take turns on these trays to execute each scarf with the assistance of the instructor.

Thursday and Friday, August 26 and 27
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) | All levels

Book Arts: Articulated Binding – An Indestructible Cover

An indestructible cover, inspired by Italy’s 1970’s solution to the Yellow Pages in public phone booths, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break! It offers visual and tactile delight, employing strips of articulated boards and marbled fabric. In this workshop, instructor Pietro Accardi will instruct students in the art of this rare binding technique. Students will create a large and small articulated blank journal that can beautifully withstand the ravages of time. All materials provided.

Monday, June 28
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi

Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels*

*some book arts experience is helpful but not required

Introduction to Western Paper Marbling

This popular marbling workshop will introduce students marbling techniques on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. Students will begin the day by working on basic marbling skills. With the instructor’s guidance, they will work on new patterns with an eye for nuance. The main focus will be on marbling fabric to create book cloth, and techniques for other textile uses will also be discussed. At the end of the day, the instructor will demonstrate how to prepare pieces of marbled cloth for use in bookbinding. Students will leave with their own stack of 15 marbled fabric pieces. All materials provided with registration.

Saturday, June 5
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adults (15+) / All levels