For young artists

Arts & Activities, March, 2005

California

Children's workshops of variable length in fine art, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, jewelry, digital arts. Tuition varies. Mendocino Art Center, P.O. Box 765, Mendocino, CA 95460, (707) 937-5818, fax (707) 937-1764, mendoart@mcn.org, www.mendocinoartcenter.org.

One-week photography intensive. Five days of shooting, printing and digital photography taught by graduating seniors and faculty--film and lunch included. Tuition: $675. Brooks Institute of Photography, 801 Alston Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108, (805) 879-8688, mdennen@brooks.edu, workshops.brooks.edu.

Colorado

Summer Art Academy. Week-long camps and classes for high-school students interested in building their artistic skills and developing admissions portfolios. Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, 1600 Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO 80214, (303) 753-6046, fax (303) 759-4970, www.rmcad.edu.

The Art Center Summer Art Camp is an activity-based program that runs weekly from June 6-August 26. Tuition: $110. The Art Center, 1803 North 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501, (970) 243-7337, fax (970) 243-2482, info@gjartcenter.org, www.gjartcenter.org.

Delaware

Delaware Art Museum will offer three theme-related sessions of Summer Camp for children, ages 5-14, in the museum's brand-new Art Studios. Children will be grouped in individual sessions as follows: Young Artists, 5-7 years; Masters, 8-11 years; Masters, 12-14 years of age. Camps are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a one-hour supervised lunch. Session One, July 6-15, "On the High Seas: Mermaids & Pirates." Session Two, July 18-29. "Americana." Session Three, Aug. 1-12, "City Life." And, Session Four, Aug. 15-26, "Modern Masters." Tuition ranges from $480-660. Delaware Art Museum, Attention: Anne Corso, Studio Programs Manager, 800 South Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801, (302) 571-9590 ext. 632; fax (302) 571-0220, www.delart.org.

Florida

Wide range of ceramic classes for beginners to advanced. Tuition: $35 per class. Axner Company Inc, 490 Rane Court, Oviedo, FL 32765, (800) 843-7057, fax (407) 365-5573, rosanne@axner.com, www.axner.com.

Summer art camp "Adventures in Art" for ages 5-12. Teen workshops also available. Tuition: $325. Armory Art Center, 1700 Arker Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 832-1776, fax (561) 832-0191, patricia@armoryart.org, www.armoryart.org.

Pre-college perspective for art students, 16-18 years of age. Ringling School of Art and Design, 2700 North Tamiaki Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234, (941) 955-8866, fax (941) 955-8801, cssp@ringling.edu, www.ringling.edu/continuingeducation.

Georgia

"Rising Star" is a highly selective program for students who have completed their junior year of high school and ore interested in pursuing an education and career in the visual and performing arts, design, building arts, or the history of art and architecture. For more information on the program, or the application process, please visit the Web site. Tuition: $5,678 (residential: includes tuition, room, board and activities); $4,500 (commuter). Savannah College of Art & Design-Rising Star, P.O. Box 2072, Savannah, GA 31402, (800) 869-7223, fax (912) 525-5986, admission@scad.edu, http://scad.edu/admission/summer_programs.

Maryland

MICA's Young People Studio's Summer Art Camp allows children from K-8 to immerse themselves in an array of intensive art-studio experiences and recreational activities. Tuition: $200 per week. Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 Mt. Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217, (410) 225-2300, pr@mica.edu, www.mica.edu.

Michigan

Art classes for ages 6-17, June 13-July 29. Drawing, painting, jewelry, sculpture, computer art, sound design and more. Tuition: $95. Kendall College of Art & Design, 17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids, MIM 49503, (616) 451-2787, fax (616) 831-9689, brenda_sipe@ferris.edu, www.kcad.edu.

Learn stained glass, bead making, glass fusing, mosaics and jewelry making. Many one-day and weekend classes. Delphi Creativity Center, 3380 E Jolly Rd., Lansing, M148910, (888) 281-5780, teach@delphiglass.com, delphiglass.com/teach.

Missouri

Graphic Arts, Film Making, Fine Arts. This camp, located in Branson, is geared to teach students gifted in the visual and theater arts. Tuition: $350 per week. Visual Manna Art Camp, P.O. Box 553, Salem, MO 65560, (673) 729-2100, fax (573) 729-0021, sjpffus@visualmanna.com, visualmanna.com.

New Jersey

Programs, events, activities, classes. A nonprofit facility dedicated to teaching, supporting and enhancing the creative arts and physical sciences. Open all year. Call for class listing. Tuition varies. Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, NJ 08008, (609) 494-1241, fax (609) 494-0662, office@lbifoundation.org, www.lbifoundation.org.

New Mexico

Raku and wood-fire workshops, stay-and-play art adventures, tile painting, mixed media, sculpture instruction, creative enhancement available. Dragonfly Journeys, P.O. Box 2539, Taos, NM 87571, (505) 751-3220, fax (505) 751-0131, dragonfly@TaosArtRetreat.com, TaosArtRetreat.com.