BCPS Summer Art Enrichment Camp To Be Virtual This Year

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Online registration is now open for the 2021 Baltimore County Public Schools Summer Art Enrichment Camp. The camp will be virtual, like it was last year, but some options for in-person experiences will be explored if conditions allow.

The camp, designed to serve BCPS students in third through 12th grades, will offer real-time instruction for two hours each weekday either 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. from July 5 through July 16. Fifteen students or fewer will be enrolled per session to allow for collaboration and individual attention.

A video found on the camp website offers a more thorough description of how camp instruction will be offered. Registered students will receive/pick up at curbside a specific age-appropriate art supply kit to be used during the camp sessions. An exclusive art exhibition will be presented online at the end of camp.

The cost of the camp is $200 per student. The detailed registration form explains responsibilities, goals and payment options or waivers for those families experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

Camp programs are:
An Exploration of Artists and their Materials
(for students entering third through fifth grades)
This program provides opportunities to explore a theme through a variety of art materials as they learn about the work of various artists. Students will be encouraged to refine their current art skills and develop new skills with different materials by experimenting with and using two-dimensional drawing and painting media and three-dimensional materials. Students will learn about the artistic process as they solve visual problems, develop their own interpretations of the theme and create their own art.

An Investigation of Media & Technique: Portfolio Development
(for students entering sixth through eighth grades)
This program is geared toward students interested in developing portfolios for consideration for magnet art programs. During this two-week program, students will create works of art that incorporate the traditional art forms of drawing, painting, and sculpture, as well as computer arts. Students will work from direct observation and imagination as they build a portfolio of work that provides a record of the progression of their ideas, skills, and images.

Painting and Drawing From Observation: Portfolio Development
(for students entering ninth through 12th grades)
This program is geared toward students who are interested in pursuing the sequential art program at the high school level and those who are preparing portfolios for Advanced Placement or college entrance. It allows students to survey their own artistic development to choose an area of concentration that will further their personal artistic growth. Students will research artists to find influences for their own work. Students will focus on drawing, watercolor and oil painting.