Wednesday June 01 10:00 am Gladys’ Gang Toddler Edition: Duck, Duck, Goose Join us as we discuss tails, beaks, and feathers. Explore the galleries and find out what birds have in common and how they look, move, and behave through stories, art, and creating. Key topic: birds.
Thursday June 02 10:00 am Free First Thursday at the CMA Enjoy free admission courtesy of Dominion Energy along with extended hours.
Monday June 06 9:00 am Creative Jewelry Making Monday – Friday, June 6 – 10 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 10 – 12 In this beginner jewelry making class, campers gain the primary skills to create their own wearable art, including making rivets, applying texture to metal, and even experimenting with cuttlefish casting and enameling. Instructor: Allison Cicero Moore.
Monday June 06 9:00 am Let’s Get Mythical Monday – Friday, June 6 – 10 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 4 – 6 Campers explore age-old myths and legends from around the world and learn about fantastic beasts from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and more to create mythical masterpieces inspired by ancient Greek drama. Instructor: Tiffani Hagan.
Monday June 06 1:00 pm Print Condition Monday – Friday, June 6 – 10 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 7 – 9 Using the CMA Collection as inspiration, campers learn about a variety of printmaking techniques and experiment with relief, monotypes, collagraphs, and Suminagashi. Instructor: Katie Chandler.
Saturday June 11 10:00 am Metal Works Saturday, June 11 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Summer Camp Ages: 13 – 18 Teens cut, saw, solder, and form sheet metal into fabulous creations as they learn the basics of metalsmithing. A must for anyone with an interest in jewelry making or sculpture. Instructor: Dana Witkoski
Monday June 13 9:00 am Visual Feast Monday – Friday, June 13 – 17 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 4 – 6 We’re serving up delicious works of art! This week’s menu features still lifes, Pop Art, and more as campers create pieces inspired by food found throughout art history and in the CMA Collection. Instructor: Dana Witkoski.
Monday June 13 9:00 am Comic Creations Monday – Friday, June 13 – 17 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 7 – 9 Campers learn techniques to design characters and backgrounds and combine them to create a compelling story through storyboarding. They go on to create a one-page comic of their own and collaborate with each other to create more. Instructor: Criss Mitchell.
Monday June 13 1:00 pm Great Minds Ink Alike Monday – Friday, June 13 – 17 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Summer Camp Ages: 10 – 12 Using the CMA Collection as inspiration, campers learn about a variety of printmaking techniques and experiment with relief, monotypes, linocuts, and more. Instructor: Katie Chandler.
Monday June 13 1:00 pm Drawing from Life Monday – Friday, June 13 – 17 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. SOLD OUT Summer Camp Ages: 7 – 9 Campers get inspired sketching inside and outside of the museum and learn time-tested techniques to make drawings come to life. Instruction explores the basics of 2D composition, including shading and perspective, figure drawing, and more, along with how to use media ranging from pencils to charcoal. Instructor: Alia Schwartz.
Wednesday June 15 10:00 am Gladys’ Gang Preschool Edition: Duck, Duck, Goose Join us as we discuss tails, beaks, and feathers. Explore the galleries and find out what birds have in common and how they look, move, and behave through stories, art, and creating. Key topic: birds.
Monday June 20 9:00 am Going Global Monday – Friday, June 20 – 24 | 9:00 am – Noon SOLD OUT Ages: 4 – 6 Campers create works of art inspired by a trip around the world, no passport required. Your young artist explores works of art inside the CMA galleries and around the globe, stopping in ancient Egypt, medieval China, Renaissance Europe, and more to make their own multimedia works of art. Instructor: Glenna Barlow.