Summer Arts Camp is a community-wide, week long, arts experience for children age 6 to 11 years and is held at Columbia Historic State Park. It is chaired by Betsy Spring, Arts Specialist at Jamestown School and Cynthia Restivo, Theater specialist. Students, ages 12 to 22, are camp counselors and are themselves students of the arts. This is a fee-based camp and is staffed with volunteers, park officials, and with teaching artists from all arts disciplines. It is a highly charged week culminating in a live student performance and an art show with a donated hot dog picnic for all.
“Art is the fourth ‘R.’ The arts play an important role in the healthy development of self-steem, confidence and academic performance. Summer ARTS Camp is designed to partner children ages 7 to 12 years old with professional artists and performers so students can explore their creative self-expression and appreciation of the arts. We strive to make it inspiring and insightful for the students, as well as thier parents… and it is fun!” –Betsy Spring, CSAC’s Summer ARTS Camp Director
What is Summer Arts Camp?
CSAC’s 2011 Summer Arts Camp Registration Form
Summer Arts Camp is held on five mornings; June 20th through June 24th. Classes begin at 9am and end at noon. We meet each morning in the Solari Garden at the corner of Jackson and Columbia Streets in Columbia State Historic Park.
Friday, June 24th, the merchants of Columbia host a reception for our young artists as well as a student art show in the McConnell/Wilson house garden.
The cost for the week-long program is $115 and includes all lessons and materials. Registration is just $100 if payment is received at the Central Sierra Arts Council office before April 30, 2010. Please make checks payable to Central Sierra Arts Council, 193 South Washington Street, Sonora, CA. 95370, or call 209-532-ARTS/ 2787 for more information. You can also email us at <info@centralsierraarts.org>. Write “Summer ARTS Camp” in the subject field.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis, so register early!
IF YOU OWN A LOCAL BUSINESS THAT APPRECIATES THE ARTS, PLEASE CONSIDER BEING A BUSINESS SPONSOR FOR CSAC’S 2011 Summer ARTS Camp! Individual donors are deeply appreciated, too!
The ARTS Camp 2011 Registration Form will be posted in early Spring 2011.
