Spring Break Camps

April 3 - 7, 2023

Celebrate Spring with Sleeping Beauty! Puppetry Camp (Age 8-12)

Monday - Friday, 2pm - 4pm | the Puppet Co.

During this week-long camp, participants will create puppets, make sets and props, and write their own version of Sleeping Beauty. At the end of the week, the project will be filmed for campers to share with family and friends.

Spring Break Clay Animation Camp (Ages 7-12)

Monday - Wednesday, 9am - 2pm | Andrew Morgan | Arcade Room 201

Get ready spring breakers for three days of movie madness! Design and build your own original character from professional animation clay. Create a background setting with foam board, found objects, and mixed media. Use Sculpey and glow-in-the-dark clay to give your creation unique details. Using Final Cut Pro, students learn basic and advanced stop-motion techniques, animation, and sound design, adding sound effects and dialog to the class production. The camp animation will be available to view online on the last day of camp.

Spring Fine Arts Camp (Ages 6-11)

Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm | Katherine T. Andrle | Crystal Pool Studio

Come learn and improve your drawing skills using various Pencils, Pastels and Sumi ink. Daily demos on drawing animals, figures and nature, and just drawing from your imagination! We will create paintings using various techniques. We will create masks, mosaics and sculptures using wood, wire and cloth. Explore the many faces of art and Glen Echo Park.

Teen Smith Spring Break Camp AM (Ages 13-17)

Monday - Friday, 10:30am - 1:30pm | Blair Anderson | SilverWorks

Be immersed in this traditional craft in the unique environment of a working artist's studio. Learn from practicing artist, Blair Anderson, a hands-on approach to silversmithing techniques. Learn how to use a torch, soldering, sawing, drilling, hammering, texturing and using stones.

Teen Smith Spring Break Camp PM (Ages 13-17)

Monday - Friday, 2:30am - 5:30pm | Blair Anderson | SilverWorks