Lillstreet Summer Camp Calendar by Lillstreet Art Center

SUMMER CAMPS

LILLSTREET’S SUMMER CAMPS

offer a wide variety of programs for children and young adults. Each week of camp, students ages 3 ½ through young adult add to the lively Lillstreet community and have the benefit of working and learning among professional artists of all mediums.

WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR CREATIVE INSTRUCTORS

who provide a guided learning experience designed to maximize each child’s personal creativity. Each student is seen as an individual with a unique voice, and every student is taught to create fearlessly and to focus on the process of making art more than on the end result. Most importantly, we foster a relaxed and non-competitive environment in the classroom and everyone has lots and lots of fun!

AGES 3.5-5 CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP For our youngest Lillstreet kids! In response to your requests, we’re now offering multimedia camps for your preschooler. We’ll spend Monday creating in clay and use paint, fiber, and many other materials the rest of the week. A light snack is included. MORNING ONLY WEEKS A,B,E,F,G,H,J,K,L

ALL THINGS MESSY

CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP Explore a variety of materials and ideas in our popular Clay & Multimedia camp. We’ll spend Monday working on a clay project, developing handbuilding skills and seeing our ideas take form. The rest of the week will be spent creating new works of art using a lot of other materials including paint, plaster, fiber and recyclables. The curriculum is different each week and teachers set the projects according to each individual group’s interest. Choose from the full-day or morning only programs. Kids enrolled in other camps at Lillstreet are welcome to add on afternoon Clay & Multimedia camp at a reduced price. MORNING ONLY WEEKS A-L*

We’ll be up to our elbows in gloriously messy creation! Work with paint, clay, and other goopy materials. We’ll be experimenting with tons of different hand-building and paint application techniques and learn about different artists and art movements. WEEKS A,E,F,H,J,K

WEEK DATES WEEK A: JUNE 10-14 WEEK B: JUNE 17-21 WEEK C: JUNE 24-28 WEEK D: JULY 1-3* WEEK E: JULY 8-12 WEEK F: JULY 15-19

9am-1pm $240, Members $235

WEEK G: JULY 22-26

CLAY EVERY DAY AGES

WEEK I: AUGUST 5- 9

Not old enough for wheel but want a full week of clay? This hand-building camp is for you! Learn different hand-building techniques and make sculptures, bowls, mugs, and much, much more.

WEEK H: JULY 29-AUGUST 2 WEEK J: AUGUST 12-16 WEEK K: AUGUST 19-23 WEEK L: AUGUST 26-30 *3 DAY CAMP DUE TO THE JULY 4 TH HOLIDAY.

9am-1pm WEEK B,G,I $240, Members $235

9am-1pm $240, Members $235

FOURTH OF JULY CLAY & MULTIMEDIA CAMP AGES 5-12 (3 DAYS)

FULL DAY WEEKS A-L* 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320 *SEE FOURTH OF JULY CAMP FOR WEEK D AFTERNOON ONLY MULTIMEDIA CAMP MAY BE ADDED TO ANY MORNING CAMP FOR $95.

Explore a variety of materials and ideas in our popular Clay & Multimedia camp. We’ll spend Monday working on a clay project, developing handbuilding skills and seeing our ideas take form. The rest of the week will be spent creating new works of art using a lot of other materials including paint, plaster, fiber and recyclables. The curriculum is different each week and teachers set the projects according to each individual group’s interest. Choose from the full-day or morning only programs. MORNING ONLY WEEK D, JULY 1-3

SUMMER CAMPS

9am-1pm $240, Members $235

AGES 5-8

9am-1pm $145, Members $140 FULL DAY 9am-3:30pm $195, Members $190

AGES 5-8 COSMIC CONSTRUCTIONS Love space? We’ll use clay and multimedia to create our favorite planets, rockets, and space rovers while learning about galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. We’ll spend Tuesday getting inspiration at the Adler Planetarium. Camp tuition includes field trip tickets and transportation. M, W, TH, F 9AM-1PM

WILD THINGS Send your kids to Wild Things Camp where they will spend their days drawing and creating using clay and other media to make animals and critters of all kinds for a zoo of their own! On Tuesday, we’ll take a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo.

$275, Members $270

WHEELTHROWING FOR 8 & 9 YEAR OLDS

9am-3:30pm WEEK C

Learn the exciting skill of wheelthrowing with children your own age. We will throw for 1 1/2 hours every day and do handbuilding projects to finish out the class. You will create little pots with little hands and love them when you take them home.

$260, Members $255

1:30-4:30pm

M, W, TH, F 9AM-1PM Tuesday field trip:

WEEK C,H

Tuesday field trip: 9am-3:30pm WEEK F,J,K

AGES 8-12

PUPPETS Create marionettes and puppets of clay, fabric, plaster gauze, and more! We will also create a stage, backdrops and props and invent a puppet show to perform on Friday. 9am-3:30pm WEEK B $325, Members $320

$240, Members $235

SUPERHEROES With great artistic talent comes great creation. The world needs new superheroes, and in this class you can learn how to create them. You don’t have a moment to lose as you pick the mask, cape, vehicle, powers and origin of the latest, greatest adventurer of them all: yours. Working with a professional illustrator, you will learn proportion, perspective, and foreshortening so you’ll know how your character looks from the side, back, and even a bird’s eye view. The final 3-panel comic will be reproduced and shared with the class. WEEK I 9am-1pm

Gary Reynolds

$240, Members $235

EXPLORATIONS IN CLAY & MULTIMEDIA Use a variety of materials to explore individual interests and themes while creating original works of art. We’ll encourage artistic self-direction while exploring individual artistic visions with guidance from the instructor. On Monday, students will work on hand-built clay projects as well as collaborate with the teacher to determine the curriculum for the rest of the week. Students will use a wide variety of materials including paint, plaster, fiber and recyclables and experimentation is encouraged. Kids enrolled in other morning camps at Lillstreet can join the afternoon Explorations camp to create a full day camp. AFTERNOON Add-on only WEEKS A-L* 1:00-3:30pm $95 *SEE FOURTH OF JULY CAMP FOR WEEK D

WHEELTHROWING CAMP Learn the exciting skill of wheelthrowing! We’ll learn the basics skills needed to center clay and throw a pot while encouraging the expression of your personal ideas on the wheel. Decorating and glazing will also be taught as you create your own collection of pottery. MORNING ONLY

DRAWING & CARTOONING Come explore the world of cartooning! We’ll cover our favorite TV and comic book friends and animals. Then you’ll get to develop your own individual characters, incorporating drawing and cartooning techniques. WEEK E,F,G 1:30-4:30pm

Anne York

$185, Members $180

AGES 9-12

40 SPRING CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF APRIL 1 & MAY 6

9am-1pm WEEKS B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L $240, Members $235 AFTERNOON ONLY 1:30-4:30pm WEEKS E,G,I,J,L $185, Members $180

MOVIE MAKING Screenplay writing, costume design, cinematography,

directing, editing, music composition, lighting, and more. Work as a team with your classmates to write and produce a short film. A “premiere” (with popcorn!) will take place the last afternoon of camp and each student will get a burned DVD of the movie to take home. WEEK E,J,K 9am-3:30pm $325, Members $320

EGYPTIAN CAMP In collaboration with the Oriental Institute Museum, spend a week exploring the arts of ancient Egypt. Create pottery, jewelry, and paintings like those found in the palaces and tombs of the pharaohs! We’ll spend one day in the Oriental Institute Egyptian Gallery (included in the camp tuition) WEEK G 9am-3:30pm $345, Members $340

DRAWING INTO PAINTING Spend the week focusing on the visual arts as we explore drawing, painting, and collage. We will spend the first 2 days learning techniques to draw what we see. The rest of the week we will learn to use and mix color and create both collages and acrylic paintings. 9am-1pm WEEK G, H

and binoculars, then make art with recycled materials inspired by our observations. We’ll spend Tuesday at Northerly Island sketching, exploring, and creating site-specific, found-object creations. 9am-3:30pm WEEKS F,J,K

$240, Members $235

INSPIRED BY NATURE Did you know that the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers? If you enjoy learning about flora and fauna, this is the camp for you. We’ll spend the week discovering exciting details about the natural world and converting our new knowledge into works of art. We’ll use a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography (to name a few). This camp will include a one day field trip that visits both the Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Lincoln Park Zoo on Tuesday. 9am-3:30pm WEEK C

Kimberly Pancoast $325, Members $320

HANDS ON CLAY Do you love to hand-build? Want an entire week to devote to learning techniques to make both functional and sculptural art using terracotta clay? Then this is the class for you! 9am-1pm WEEK A

SEW WHAT CAMP

$240, Members $235

Roz Adams

$345, Members $340

ECO-ART CAMP Venture outside and explore the natural world! We’ll observe nature with magnifying glasses

AGES 10-14 A WORLD IN A BOX: JOSEPH CORNELL Learn about and take inspiration from Joseph Cornell’s boxes and games made from found objects and collaged images. Cornell’s boxes were narratives of magical worlds, others were games, and others still were simply assemblages of interesting objects, clippings, and art materials. In this camp, we would visit the Art Institute to see and study the art of Joseph Cornell, and then make our own Cornell boxes. The students would design a concept, find and make objects for inside of the box, decorate the outside of the box, and emerge with their own interpretations of Cornell’s fun and interesting style. On Tuesday, we’ll spend the day at the Art Institute looking at the Cornell Boxes. 9am-3:30pm WEEK L $360, Members $355

SEWING 101

GARDEN PLANTERS AND GROWING SCULPTURES We’ll create sculptural planters using hand-building techniques with terracotta clay. Make a sculpture that can grow grass for hair, or a beard of hanging vines! Plant your seeds and the clay sculptures will keep changing once the plants take on a life of their own.

Do you have visions of sewing your own clothes or being a fashionista? Maybe you want to learn how to use a sewing

machine to alter or fix some of your clothes already hanging in your closet? Campers will start from the beginning, mastering the basics of the sewing machine by learning different stitches and seams. You’ll get to design and create your own bag and apron! Get more out of other sewing camps later in the summer by learning the basics here! 9am-1pm WEEK B,H $240, Members $235

SCREENPRINTED SCHOOL CLOTHES Make personalized tshirts, bags, or iron-on patches with your very own printed designs! Students will learn about the photo-emulsion process, as well as registration for multi-color prints. One t-shirt is provided for each camper, and there are tote bags and other fabric blanks available for purchase. Parents are encouraged to help students look for tshirts or other fabrics at home. Walk away from this camp with lots of printed goodies! 9am-3:30pm WEEKS C,G $325, Members $320

AGES 10-14 POSTERS Now offered for younger ages!

WEEK DATES WEEK A: JUNE 10-14 WEEK B: JUNE 17-21 WEEK C: JUNE 24-28 WEEK D: JULY 1-3* WEEK E: JULY 8-12 WEEK F: JULY 15-19 WEEK G: JULY 22-26 WEEK H: JULY 29-AUGUST 2 WEEK I: AUGUST 5- 9

1:30-4:30pm WEEK E

WEEK J: AUGUST 12-16

$180, Members $175

WEEK L: AUGUST 26-30

EMBROIDERY CAMP

*3 DAY CAMP DUE TO THE JULY 4 TH HOLIDAY.

SUMMER CAMPS

9am-3:30pm WEEKS F

9am-1pm WEEK I

$345, Members $340

$240, Members $235

We’ll use fabric, sewing, and multimedia to create soft sculptures and wearable art. Create your own special pillows, bags, and more using basic hand sewing techniques!

materials, a needle and thread, to create rich textured images. Each camper will practice stitches on a modern-day sampler, and then work on one personal embroidered image onto a fabric of their choosing. All materials provided.

WEEK K: AUGUST 19-23

Do you like the look of handstitching on clothing or other pieces of fabrics? Embroidery is a craft that involves basic

Posters are a staple in anyone‘s living space. Make some of your own, and to share with friends in this hands-on screenprinting on paper summer camp! Everything from image creation to screen prep will be covered as well as good printing techniques. Campers will design and print an eye-catching three-color poster, as well as a project of their choice. Paper and inks provided. Walk away from this camp with lots of printed posters for your walls! 9am-1pm WEEKS E, J $240, Members $235

PRIMITIVE PAINTERS We will visit the Field Museum to see this exhibit of the cave art of ancient Lascaux to see a reproduction of caves filled with paintings from over 17,000 years ago! We will create our own tools, mix our own paint, and make sculpture and paintings on natural materials while learning about these amazing cave painters. Field Trip Tuesday 9am-3:30pm 9am-3:30pm WEEKS F,J,K $360, Members $355

POP ART SCULPTURES Think big! Campers will learn about the structure of sculpture and work on a bigger scale. We will use recycled materials, wire and plaster.

a short film. A “premiere” (with popcorn!) will take place the last afternoon of camp and each student will get a burned DVD of the movie to take home. 9am-3:30pm WEEKS H, I $325, Members $320

CLAYMATION CAMP (2 WEEKS) Learn how to make an original claymation movie in this genuine multimedia camp. This all-day camp will focus on a number of art disciplines: armature construction, hand building, drawing, scenery construction, storyboard planning, script writing, amongst others. Students will be guided through the process of creating a digital short that will be made into a DVD. Let’s not forget the important part: movie making + handbuilding = a lot of fun! 9am-1pm TWO WEEK CAMP: F AND G $470, Members $465

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY This fun-filled week will teach you how all the settings work on you camera and give you some great techniques for making stunning images. Students will shoot, process, and print their photos in the studio. Bring your digital camera to class. 9am-1pm WEEKS G, L

9am-1pm WEEK I

$240, Members $235

DRAWING INTO PAINTING

MOVIE MAKING Screenplay writing, costume design, cinematography, directing, editing, music composition, lighting, and more. Work as a team with your classmates to write and produce

Spend the week focusing on the visual arts as we explore drawing, painting, and collage. We will spend the first 2 days learning techniques to draw what we see. The rest of the week we will learn to use and mix color and

create both collages and acrylic paintings.

Friday, we put our hard work to the test…We feast!

1:30-4:30pm WEEK J

Gary Jackson & Pam Robinson

$180, Members $175

9am-3:30pm WEEKS H

AGES 10-16

Pam Robinson & Gary Jackson $345, Members $340

METALS CAMP Create cool metal jewelry or small sculpture out of brass and copper sheet & wire. Students will learn various skills, such as hammering, forming, texturing and polishing, leading to the creation of their own designs! 9am-1pm WEEKS B,C,E,F,G,H,I,J,K Members $240 Non-members $245

FUSED GLASS CABOCHON JEWELRY Learn proper cutting, layout, design and firing procedures for creating fused glass cabochons. Students will then learn how to make basic bezels and simple prong settings for their glass creations. Saw-piercing, texturing, soldering and cold connections will be discussed.

FORGE, FIRE & FEAST

Closed toe shoes required!

Hungry for some fun? In this camp, we will spend the first two days making bowls and/or plates out of slabs of clay. We then move to metals where you’ll learn to cut and shape metal in to forks, knives and spoons. On

Judy Zeddies & Pam Robinson 9am-1pm WEEK J $260, Members $255

TOYS, GAMES, AND MORE

WEEK DATES WEEK A: JUNE 10-14 WEEK B: JUNE 17-21 WEEK C: JUNE 24-28 WEEK D: JULY 1-3* WEEK E: JULY 8-12 WEEK F: JULY 15-19 WEEK G: JULY 22-26 WEEK H: JULY 29-AUGUST 2 WEEK I: AUGUST 5- 9 WEEK J: AUGUST 12-16 WEEK K: AUGUST 19-23 WEEK L: AUGUST 26-30 *3 DAY CAMP DUE TO THE JULY 4 TH HOLIDAY.

42 SPRING CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF APRIL 1 & MAY 6

AGES 12-16

This camp is about creating fun and games with metal. Learn how to make kinetic objects, creating toys and other games, such as pinwheels, metals cars and game boards, using basic metal techniques. Skills such as saw piercing, cold connections and light torch work will be covered. Prerequisite: One previous metals camp. 9am-1pm WEEK F $240, Members $235

WAX CARVING & CASTING CAMP This camp will explore the ancient technique of wax carving and lost wax casting, a process that Silver will be available for an additional fee. Students can

expect to complete at least two small pieces. *Children must be 12 years old at time of camp.

Pam Robinson 9am-1pm WEEK C $250, Members $245

FORGING CAMP Love to hammer metal? This is the camp for you! Learn to forge wire and sheet metal to create fibulas, bowls, candleholders and more. Prerequisite: Two previous metals camps.

Michelle Sallemi 9am-1pm WEEK I $240, Members $235

FASHION CAMP (2 WEEKS) Looking to define your own style? Can’t find that perfect outfit that sets you apart from all the rest? Well look no further. The first week will be spent designing outfits from clothes you already have at home or from thrift store finds. We will have some fabrics available, but you may want to pick out your favorites from the local fabric stores. The second week will focus on making accessories in metal that can be attached to the garment and/ or worn on the body. We finish out the two weeks with a fashion show!

Keeley Stitt & Pam Robinson

We’ll spend the first day of camp making sure everyone knows how to use their cameras and creating our safari teams. Our next three days, we’ll spend hunting down some elusive imagery in the historic neighborhood of Ravenswood. Our last day together, we’ll showcase our story. Are you game? 9am-1pm WEEKS E, K

Joe Tighe

$245, Members $240

YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 13+) WHEELTHROWING This class welcomes beginners and those who have experience with clay. Throwing skills involving basic shapes of cylinders, bowls and plates will be covered as well as embellishing these forms with carved handles and surface decoration. 1:30-4:30pm WEEKS F,K $180, Members $175

Simple fabric will be provided, but campers are welcome to bring in their own fabrics to create their designs. Great for campers who have also taken the Sewing 101 Camp!

charcoal, pencil, and pastels. Learn about head lengths, construction line drawing, bone structure, and more. Students will spend one day working from a clothed model.

9am-1pm WEEK I

9am-1pm WEEK J

$240, Members $235

$240, Member $235

ACRYLIC PAINTING

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

This class will cover the basics of laying out a palette, mixing colors, and brush and palette knife use in the process of creating realistic paintings that capture light and space. Tuesday Field Trips 9am-3:30pm. Week G to the Smart Museum, Week L to the Art Institute.

This fun-filled week will teach you how all the settings work on you camera and give you some great techniques for making stunning images. Students will shoot, process, and print their photos in the studio. Bring your digital camera to class.

9am-3:30pm WEEKS G,L

1:30-4:30pm WEEK E $180, Member $175

$325, Members $320

FIGURE & PORTRAIT DRAWING This class offers an in-depth study of the human figure, stressing an understanding of anatomical structures, proportion, and tonal values. Explore drawing techniques in

LILLSTREET CHIC Come to this camp with fabric and ideas for sewing a fashionable piece of clothing. We will look at examples of contemporary styles in fashion, and learn how to sew a basic garment. using sewing machines.

9am-1pm WEEKS E AND F

SUMMER CAMPS

$470, Members $465

JOE’S PHOTO SAFARI CAMP Follow Joe Tighe, Lillstreet’s resident photographer and former outdoor camp director on a week long safari through the ravenswood neighborhood.

WEEK A

WEEK B

WEEK C

WEEK D

WEEK E

6/10-6/14

6/17-6/21

6/24-6/28

7/1-7/3

7/8-7/12

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Full Day 9am-3:30pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm*

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm*

Wild Things 9am-1pm*

All Things Messy 9am-1pm*

Wheelthrowing for 8 & 9 Year Olds 1:30-4:30pm

Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30pm*

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Inspired by Nature 9am-3:30pm

Ages 10-14

Ages 9-12

Hands on Clay 9am-1pm*

Garden Planters & Growing Sculptures 1:30-4:30pm Wheelthrowing 1:30:pm-4:30pm

Sewing 101 9am-1pm*

Screenprinted School Clothes 9am-3:30pm

Posters 9am-1pm*

Metals Camp 9am-1pm*

Wax Carving & Casting Camp 9am-1pm

Fashion Camp [2 weeks] 9am-1pm

Young Adults 13+

Ages 1216

Ages 10-16

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Puppets 9am-1pm*

Ages 8-12

Ages 5-8

Ages 3.5-5

SUMMER CAMPS

44 SPRING CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEKS OF APRIL 1 & MAY 6

Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photo Safari Camp 9am-1pm Digital Photography 1:30-4:30pm

Camps must be paid in full by May 31, 2013. Camps dropped on or before May 31 are eligible for a refund minus a $40 processing fee or full camp credit. Camps dropped more than a week before the start date will receive a full camp credit, but no refund. Camps dropped less than a week before the start date are not eligible for a credit or refund.

WEEK F

WEEK G

WEEK H

WEEK I

WEEK J

WEEK K

WEEK L

7/15-7/19

7/22-7/26

7/29-8/2

8/5-8/9

8/12-8/16

8/19-8/23

8/26-8/30

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Full Day 9am-3:30pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm*

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm*

All Things Messy 9am-1pm* Wild Things 9am-1pm*

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm*

Cosmic Constructions 9am-1pm*

Clay & Multimedia 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Morning Only 9am-1pm

Clay & Multimedia: Full Day 9am-3:30pm

All Things Messy 9am-1pm*

Clay Every Day 9am-1pm*

Cosmic Constructions 9am-1pm*

Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30m*

Drawing & Cartooning 1:30-4:30pm*

Wheelthrowing for 8 & 9 Year Olds 1:30-4:30pm

Superheroes 9am-1pm*

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm Egyptian Camp 9am-3:30pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm Embroidery Camp 9am-1pm*

Wheelthrowing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 1:30:pm-4:30pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Wheelthrowing 1:30:pm-4:30pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Eco-Art Camp 9am-3:30pm

Movie Making 9am-3:30pm

Primitive Painters 9am-3:30pm

World in a Box 9am-3:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm*

Sew What Camp 9am-3:30pm Eco-Art Camp 9am-3:30pm

Drawing into Painting 9am-1pm*

Wheelthrowing 1:30:pm-4:30pm Primitive Painters 9am-3:30pm

Digital Photography 9am-1pm*

Claymation [2 weeks] 9am-1pm*

Eco-Art Camp 9am-3:30pm Movie Making 9am-3:30pm Sewing 101 9am-1pm*

Pop Art Sculptures 9am-1pm*

Primitive Painters 9am-3:30pm Posters 9am-1pm*

Digital Photography 9am-1pm*

Metals Camp 9am-1pm*

Toys, Games & More 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm

Acrylic Painting 9am-3:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm* Forge, Fire, Feast 9am-3:30pm

Metals Camp 9am-1pm*

Metals Camp 9am-1pm* Fused Glass Cabocho Jewelry 9am-1pm*

Forging Camp 9am-1pm

Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Photo Safari Camp 9am-1pm

Lillstreet Chic 9am-1pm

Figure & Portrait Drawing 9am-1pm

Wheelthrowing 1:30-4:30pm

SUMMER CAMPS

Drawing into Painting 1:30-4:30pm

Acrylic Painting 9am-3:30pm