Course Title: Super-Tastic Cartoons Camp

Description: Do you like to doodle? From superheroes to super-pets, we will turn our doodles into cartoons. Improve your skills and learn new ones while you create a comic strip, a graphic novel or a single-panel comic! We will create cartoon vehicles, cartoon robots and an enchanted house while we discover that all characters have a unique way to tell a story! Between speech balloons and Claymation, we will learn about the art of cartooning and its different expressions. This camp isn’t just a drawing adventure; we will use a variety of art materials to tell our cartoon stories!

·Program Length: 5 Days, 2 3-hour sessions per day

·Times: 9 AM-12 PM 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

· Fee: $180, $350 for both

· Age Range: 5 to 12 years old 

Course Title: Super-Tastic Cartoons Camp

Description: Do you like to doodle? From superheroes to super-pets, we will turn our doodles into cartoons. Improve your skills and learn new ones while you create a comic strip, a graphic novel or a single-panel comic! We will create cartoon vehicles, cartoon robots and an enchanted house while we discover that all characters have a unique way to tell a story! Between speech balloons and Claymation, we will learn about the art of cartooning and its different expressions. This camp isn’t just a drawing adventure; we will use a variety of art materials to tell our cartoon stories!

·Program Length: 5 Days, 2 3-hour sessions per day

·Times: 9 AM-12 PM 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

· Fee: $180, $350 for both

· Age Range: 5 to 12 years old 

  From Blob to Frog

Make a frog! From a sinple blob of clay to cute little finished froggy, explore how creating simple shapes and adding them together can make a unique and complex sculpt that is fun and easy to teach to your friends! Students will sculpt, cook, sand, and paint their work.

Date and time: July 18   10-3

Minimum Age of Student: ( usually 18 or older  but you may include younger like 12-16 with a parent who also registers ) 

Materials Student Should Bring (from home or purchase, with names of suppliers.) A photo of a frog they like  

Instructor bio: Kelsey Wailes is a professional artist who teaches and sells her wares up and down the east coast and online. She has been working with polymer clay for 15+ years and loves sharing this versatile and fun art medium with her kid and adult students alike. 

For Ages: 5 - 8

Description: This camp is designed to ignite your creativity and passion for the arts through a series of engaging art projects. Each day will be a new adventure as we explore various techniques, styles, and mediums.

Members receive 10% off with promo code MEMBER

A walk through the woods will often allow you to find interesting twisted vines or sticks suitable for a basket handle.  This basket uses a found handle to form a rib melon basket.  A variety of reed, sea grass, and other fibers will be available to weave the basket.  The basic frame with the initial ribs atached to the stick handle will be provided.  Instructions adding secondary ribs will be stressed.  

Join artist and instructor Eric Westbrook in developing and improving your landscape painting skills. Instructor will be demonstrating with oil paint, but students are welcome to use acrylics if they prefer.

In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of landscape painting. Basic painting techniques will be explored. Focus will be on composition, color, atmosphere, and contrast in a painting. Each class will consist of a demonstration and individual critiques. All levels and materials welcome. 

Bring your own or utilize Arts Council supplies of acrylic paint, brushes and mixed media paper, included in the cost of the class. Both standing and table easels available.

Classes will be 10/3,10/10,10/24 from 1:30-3:30PM and can be taken as a series or for just one session.

Eric Westbrook is a painter, illustrator, and art instructor living and working in the Washington DC area. Current and former teaching venues include The Yellow Barn at Glen Echo, The Smithsonian, and VisArts in Rockville, MD.

For Ages: 6 - 9

Description: Make it and Take it is a hands-on experience for kids to explore crafts that they can take home right away!

Teacher Bio: Teresa Greenberg has been a Visual Arts instructor for 42 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Towson University and a Master’s degree from Loyola College. Her employment experience includes 21 years in Baltimore County Public Schools, 21 years in Carroll County Public Schools, and summers teaching at The Park School Arts Camps. She has worked with at-risk youth, veteran’s groups and professional child care workers. Currently teaching at Spring Garden Elementary in Hampstead, she enjoys the opportunity to guide children as they connect their “inner and outer worlds” to visual Art expression, while collaborating across content areas to provide a rich and seamless learning experience for elementary students.

Members receive 10% off with promo code MEMBER

This comprehensive workshop is designed to help high school students prepare a strong, competitive portfolio for college art program applications. Students will receive guided instruction on selecting and refining artwork, developing cohesive bodies of work, and presenting their pieces professionally for submission.

Participants will learn what colleges and universities look for in an art portfolio, including technical skill, conceptual development, originality, and process documentation. The workshop will cover portfolio organization, photographing artwork, writing effective artist statements, and understanding digital submission platforms such as SlideRoom.

Through personalized feedback, group critiques, and one-on-one guidance, students will leave with a clearer direction for their artistic voice and a structured plan for completing and submitting their portfolio on time.

Ideal for juniors and seniors planning to apply to art schools, design programs, or fine arts departments, this workshop equips students with the tools, confidence, and strategic insight needed to present their work at a professional level.