Kids' Summer Art Camp

Camp Create at the Museum of Art – DeLand is back for summer 2024! Our 6-week summer camp program will be available for 6-12 year olds from June 10th – July 26th.

This summer our Campers will explore all of the art-filled adventures that they can dream of! Each week a new theme will ignite their creativity and imaginations. Campers will be inspired to create 2D and 3D projects and will enjoy a variety of age appropriate hands-on art experiences. Campers will have two sessions each day and work on multiple art projects each week. We take breaks throughout the day for snacks, lunch, and games. Visits to the Museum’s galleries will enhance the educational experience and provide additional motivation and inspiration.

Each week is a different theme so Campers may register for more than one week.  Children will be placed in small groups to ensure that they receive personalized attention. No previous art-making experience necessary.

We invite our Campers to bring their imaginations and discover the joy of making art!

Camp Create 2024 Schedule

Week 1: Pop Art Week

June 10th-14th            

Join us for a week immersed in the vibrant world of pop art and have the opportunity to make eye-catching artistic creations featuring bold shapes, vivacious bright and neon colors, unique patterns, and distinct outlines. Be inspired by the style of artists like Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and learn about the emergence of this exciting form of art.

Week 2: Action Arts Week

June 17th-21st

Have you thought of watching your favorite comic book characters come to life and leap out of the pages into your own artistic creations? Or have you ever wanted to make your own original storyline and comic book with vibrant pop art? This week is your chance to make your favorite action packed show come to life through your own art! Campers will explore how to make their own characters and stories in different styles like anime, manga, graphic novels, and pop art.

Week 3: 3D Art Week

June 24th-28th

Jump out of the 2-dimensional page and carve, sculpt, and mold works of art that have depth. Campers will engage in hands-on art activities to create 3-dimensional works of art using air dry clay, carving tools, and papier-mache to make projects such as relief sculptures, wearable sculptures, assemblages, and functional pieces such as customized building sets. The work of sculptural artists like Yayoi Kusama, Nick Cave, and Louise Nevelson will be referenced for inspiration.

Week 4: FantaSci Week

July 8th-12th

Ignite your sense of wonder and curiosity, letting your imagination roam into the “make-believe” this week! We invite campers to venture into the realm of fantasy and science fiction to explore unseen worlds, futuristic technology, super hero parallel universes, brilliant galaxies, and the phenomena of time travel from an artistic perspective.

Week 5: Glow Week

July 15th-19th

This week, create your own luminescent works of art that bring an explosion of light to any dark space! Campers will make art inspired by things around us that exude fluorescence and radiate light, like the glistening moon, fireflies ablaze, and mysterious bioluminescent creatures that dwell under the sea. We will use materials such as glow in the dark and black light reactive paints to create light reactive artwork using color theory.

Week 6: Decades Week

July 22nd-26th         

Get ready to travel back in time to the 70s, 80s, & 90s to learn about the rise of new art eras and their impact. Discover art styles and techniques that reflect the decades; like neon designs from the 80s, groovy colors from the 70s, and street art from the 90s. Campers will make art inspired by the style of artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Jim Dine, and Helen Frankenthaler.

Camp Create 2024 Registration Details

• Registration begins March 1 , 2024. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
  
• Camp Create sessions for 6-12 year olds run Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Children must have finished Kindergarten to enroll..
• Tuition per 5 day weekly session – $195 Members / $220 Non-members
• Register early for a $10 a week discount between March 1st – March 31st
• Receive $10 a week discount for registering multiple children OR a $10 a week discount for multiple weeks.

Camp Create Teachers and Staff

Our teachers for Camp Create are all highly skilled and experienced art teachers. Read a little bit more about each of them below.

Martha Underriner is the Curator of Education at the Museum of Art – DeLand and the coordinator for Camp Create. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Florida, a Master of Art Education degree from Texas Tech University, and a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Texas. She has taught art at all levels for 15 years and has presented on her teaching methods at state and national conferences. She is also an adjunct professor in Creative Arts at Stetson University. When not in the classroom, Martha is in her studio welding or working with clay and glass. Martha will be at camp each week as an administrator.

Jodi-Ann Taylor is a young artist, musician, and scholar completing her BA in Digital Arts with Music and Entrepreneurship minors at Stetson University. She has been teaching art to youth for almost two years, starting at the Gateway Center for the Arts as a Summer Camp Art Teacher. She has worked at the Hand Art Center as a Gallery Assistant, and now serves as Associate Curator of Education at the Museum of Art – DeLand. Originally from Deltona, Jodi-Ann enjoys being a student and learning about the beauty of DeLand, hoping to make an impact within the local community. In her spare time, Jodi-Ann adores writing poetry and songs, leading worship, making portrait paintings, running her Etsy store, and spending time in nature. Jodi-Ann will be at camp every week as an administrator.

Gwen Petersohn is a recently retired educator who spent over 35 years teaching in Volusia County. She taught elementary and high school art, general education, and in multiple Exceptional Student Education settings. Her favorite thing about her job is to inspire each child to create amazing artwork and enjoy the process. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art and Elementary Education, a master’s degree in Varying Exceptionalities, and is gifted endorsed. She is an educator, author, Cross Fit coach, and professional artist who works in acrylics and has work in the VJL Gallery in Daytona. She recently published a book titled “Closed” that highlights the positive effects of the Covid lockdown. She is very enthusiastic to teach at Camp Create again this summer! Gwen will be teaching in week 1.

Kristen Kinsella-Brinley currently teaches at DeLand High school in grades 9 through 12. She teaches Photography, Studio Art, Drawing and Painting, Portfolio Development, and Advanced Placement Studio Art classes. She has been living her dream as an art teacher since 2003. She graduated from Syracuse University with a master’s degree in art education and began teaching elementary school art and later moved into teaching at the high school level. She spent her summers teaching art camp at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse for 8 years and is excited to get back to teaching summer art camp here in DeLand! Kristen will be teaching in weeks 1 and 6.

Jo Raulerson is a DeLand native and a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. Jo specializes in architectural watercolor and her company, Barefeet Art, also offers art-restoration and framing services. Jo has painted murals inside private homes as well as the public mural of Wild West Volusia. Jo is an experienced artist and teacher who taught at Camp Create for many years. Jo will be teaching in week 2.

Morgan Wailes-Englund currently teaches at Manatee Cove Elementary School serving grades Pre-K to 5^th grade. She teaches a wide range of mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, and mixed media. Her favorite lesson to teach is Found Object Sculptures! She graduated from Stetson University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Art, where she also conducted research on the Efficacy of Creating Art in Reducing Stress. She found that creating Art in non-pressured environments helps reduce levels of stress and anxiety and brings this into her classroom and teaching style. In her free time Morgan paints portraits of friends, family, and pets with acrylic and gouache. Morgan will be teaching in weeks 2 and 4.

Nancy Hatch has been teaching art in Volusia County for about 23 years with children from ages five through twelve. Mrs. Hatch has a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education and a Master’s Degree in therapy. Her expertise lies in photography and exploring the nature of people’s emotions through the sense of expression. With her students, she is able to incorporate all her knowledgeable attributes and apply them through many types of media that the arts have to offer. Nancy will be teaching in week 3.

Tiffany Warren is a born and raised Floridian and loves living and working here. She is a teacher in Volusia County and is entering her 9^th year of teaching and 4th year of teaching in art. She was nominated as the representing Teach of the Year at her school as well as the inclusive Teacher of the Year for ESE students. Art is one of her greatest joys and her biggest passion to spread that joy to others and see them grow within the art field. While not teaching and creating, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children at home or traveling. She also loves all things manga, anime, games, literature, science, and art. Tiffany is so excited to return for another summer at Camp Create and will be teaching in weeks 3, 4, and 5.

Ashley Hess is the art teacher at Heritage Middle School where she has been teaching since 2021. Prior to teaching in Volusia County, she worked as Museum Educator at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. She grew up in Georgia where she received a bachelor’s in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She also holds a Masters of Archeology, Art History, and Museum Studies from Paris-Sorbonne University. She specializes in watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink, as well as mandala designs. Ashley will be teaching weeks 5 and 6.

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