2008 Summer Camps

Increase your child’s creativity in a stimulating and engaging environment at SDMA’s week-long Museum Art School summer camps. Select from the many art-making themes, each of which has been designed by an artist/educator to teach children how to express themselves creatively and with confidence. Individual attention and encouragement is vital to the program, and mutual respect and support is developed in each class. Each week ends with an exhibition of students’ work to which parents are invited.

Participants will visit special SDMA exhibitions, including George O’Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle and Inside the Wave, as well as exhibitions of SDMA’s renowned collection of American, Asian, and European art.

Enrollment is limited to 20 students per camp and is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. All camps are staffed by a professional artist-educator and trained counselors in addition to young adult volunteer interns. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the cost per camp is $215 for museum members and $245 for others.

Any withdrawals made less than one week before the start of the camp will be refunded at 50% of the registration fee. Withdrawals made after the course has started will not be refunded. The Museum Art School will be offering a limited number of youth scholarships for summer 2008 camps. For more information, please contact the Museum Art School at (619) 231-1996 or education@sdmart.org.

July 7–11
Ages 13–18
Instructors: Nathaniel Clark and Nellie Scott

Join us for teen week when we will have the whole studio to ourselves to draw, paint, and sculpt! Learn classical and impressionistic techniques of drawing and painting, as well as abstraction, to create sculpture and collage in a variety of media. Advice for portfolio creation and a museum visit is also included.

July 14–18
Ages 10–12
Instructors: Mark Dzula

Inspired by French masterpieces, learn the basics of French studio art. Explore a wide variety of media, from drawing to painting, while using Balboa Park and the Museum as subjects for sketches to create a finished work in the studio.

July 14–18
Ages 6–8
Instructors: Danielle Pfeifer and Mary Shannon Heinzelmann

Learn what defines American Modernism, from O’Keeffe, Demuth, and Sheeler to Calder, Butterfield, Johns, and Rauschenberg. A full range of materials will be introduced. Bring your curiosity and a playful spirit.

July 21–25
Ages 8–10
Instructors: Ardina Greco and Mark Dzula

Storytelling is an ancient art form that continues around the world. Discuss the variety of formats in which stories are told in pictures. Use illustration, decoration, and any other method to narrate your own story.

July 21–25
Ages 10–12
Instructors: Nathaniel Clark and Brian Patterson

The tradition of painting outdoors, or en plein air, was made famous by the Impressionists and many California artists. Follow this tradition by working in beautiful Balboa Park, where each day we will paint a new subject. All levels are welcome.

July 28–August 1
Ages 8–10
Instructors: Ardina Greco and Mark Dzula

What does a portrait tell us about a person? Learn how to draw people by looking at the history of portraits. Use clues about their lives and character to create the world in which they live.

July 28–August 1
Ages 6–8
Instructors: Sarah Lapidot and Danielle Pfeifer

Create your own masterpiece in your choice of medium. Explore drawing and painting, and learn from master artists from a variety of time periods and cultures, including ones from SDMA’s collection.

August 4–8
Ages 8–10
Instructors: Nellie Scott and Ardina Greco

Learn the basics of representational drawing, including line, form, shadow, and space. Learn how to make an object look three-dimensional in simple, straightforward lessons. This beginner’s class covers still life, faces, and some landscape.

August 4–8
Ages 10–12
Instructors: Amber George and Mary Shannon Heinzelmann

Spend a week in Balboa Park’s gardens drawing and painting like artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Paint the roses in the Botanical Garden and sketch in the cactus garden. Take a closer look to capture details and the splendor of the flora and fauna in Balboa Park.

August 11–15
Ages 8–10
Instructors: Marya Villarin and Mark Dzula

Artists have created comics for hundreds of years, combining caricature, figure drawing, and illustration. Character development, setting, movement, inking, and coloring will be covered as you create your own stories and bring them to life on paper.

August 11–15
Ages 6–8
Instructors: Nellie Scott and Sarah Lapidot

Design and decorate icons and ornamental pieces inspired by SDMA’s Asian collection and nature. Use your imagination and create a work of art to grace your home.

August 18–22
Ages 10–12
Instructors: Tristen Oifer and Marya Villarin

Use templates, bold design ideas, and complex layered collages to create a custom-designed skate, snow, or surfboard.

August 18–22
Ages 6–8
Instructors: Amber George and Mary Shannon Heinzelmann

Use clay to create containers, figures, and animals with hand-building techniques. Sculpt by adding and subtracting clay and pushing and pulling the surface. Use found textures to imprint the clay with ornamental decoration.

August 25–29
Ages 8–10
Instructors: Amber George and Mary Shannon Heinzelmann

Do you enjoy finding faces in wood grain and in the clouds? Do you see perfect compositions and arrangements? Use the natural patterns and textures in Balboa Park to find interesting images. Experiment with photography and drawing. Visit SDMA’s Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition for inspiration.

August 25–29
Ages 10–12
Instructors: Irena Negulescu and Nellie Scott

Be a part of history and help paint a mural in the tradition of the great Mexican Muralists. Together, we will create a theme and story to be told with paint. The finished mural will be sent to the Art Miles Mural Project to be a part of the 2010 Exhibition of the Century in Cairo, Egypt. All levels are welcome.

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