Watchung Arts Center Offers Virtual Summer Art Camp

Press release from The Watchung Arts Center

June 11, 2020

June 10, 2020 (Watchung, NJ) – Join us for a new and exciting Virtual Summer Art Camp, now in its 28th year inspiring young artists, at the Watchung Arts Center. The three-week program, for ages 6-11, begins on July 6 and runs until July 24, from 9:30 AM to 1 PM Monday through Friday.

Under the direction and instruction of Mrs. Monica Schraiber Otero, Google Classroom trained and experienced in teaching art remotely, this Art Camp focuses on Creativity, Imagination and Ingenuity. The Art Camp offers children a unique opportunity to acquire or improve artistic skills, learn new techniques, explore different media and get inspired by famous artists. All, while having fun!

Central Theme for 2020: Masterpieces of the 19th & 20th Centuries. Students learn about the life and work of modern masters such as van Gogh, Matisse, O’Keeffe, Monet, Picasso, Reilly among others, as they create pieces based on their techniques. Using wet and dry media, they draw and paint with pencil, oil and chalk pastels, crayons, markers, watercolors, tempera, and acrylic paints. In addition to sculpting with modeling clay, participants make collages, prints and build structures out of recyclables. During each cycle, students create a small acrylic painting on canvas suitable for framing! Students also design their own camp T-shirt.

Online visuals and presentations are part of the lessons. Up to three different projects are done every day with breaks for stretching / snacks / supply set up time in between activities. (Projects vary each week!) If a student is unable to attend a particular session, the instructor will try to provide a recording of that class enabling him/her to complete their work.

For a complete experience, it is recommended that campers attend all three one-week cycles. Registration is also available on a weekly basis. The schedule is as follows:

Cycle I: July 6 – July 10
Cycle II: July 13 – July 17
Cycle III: July 20 – July 24

Registration form can be downloaded at http://watchungarts.org/classes/art-classes-for-children-and-teens/#Children_Summer_Art_Camp

Final Exhibition of all art creations will be posted on WAC’s website.

Art Supply Kit will need to be purchased from WAC. The kit will be made available for curb-side pick-up and will include all materials necessary for participants to create the projects.

For more details, visit http://watchungarts.org/ or email wacenter@optonline.net or call 908.753.0190.

The Watchung Arts Center, located at 18 Stirling Road in Watchung on the Watchung Circle, is a multi-disciplinary arts facility serving Watchung, the surrounding communities and the Tri-State Area.

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