2024 Summer Camps

If you are new to The Create Everyday Classroom Summer ART Camps, WELCOME!

Please scroll down to familiarize yourself by reading 

GENERAL CAMP INFORMATION at the bottom of this post.

In the City

REGISTRATION is CLOSED 

for In the City 

THANK YOU 

July 15 - July 19

appropriate for ages 4 - 10+ years

A study of the city and the beauty that can be found in its midst.  Did you know Ellsworth Kelly created an entire series of paintings from the sight of one trampled paper cup?

Urban sketching, the Minneapolis skyline (as seen and diagrammed at Mia) and many children's book illustrators who have a special eye for this subject

color mixing, texture gathering, pigeons too!

Pacita Abad and Paul Klee cityscapes

Primarily working in collage, drawing, mixed media and painting

Rule Breakers in ART

REGISTRATION is CLOSED 

for Rule Breakers in Art

THANK YOU 

July 29 - August 2

appropriate for ages 4 - 10+

In addition to many artists who broke the rules including Picasso, Pollock, Wayne Thiebaud and Andy Warhol, the emphasis of our studies and personal creations will be influenced by Pacita Abad, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Helen Frankenthaler

Primarily drawing, painting and simple printing methods

Yarn Camp Squared

REGISTRATION is CLOSED 

for Yarn Camp Squared. 

 THANK YOU. 

August 19 - August 23

appropriate for ages 4 - 10+ years

Back by popular demand, an evolved version of Yarn Camp from the Summer of 2019. We'll be sure to be steeped in yarn again  We'll study textile artist Sheila Hicks and (phenomenal) local artist, Eric Rieger, known as HOTTEA. We'll be influenced by Frida Kahlo's distinct clothing style and study Pacita Abad's approach to giving new life to clothing (image below) with her painting designs.

We will be working primarily with felt, thread, paint and so much yarn.  Make sure to hold on to some older clothing items your children can revitalize with fresh paint during this camp!

A special note to adults: You may notice that Pacita Abad will be taking on a bit of the curriculum in every camp I offer this summer.  Pacita Abad is having her first retrospective.  The first stop for this traveling exhibit was at the Walker in the Spring and Summer of 2023.  I have immersed myself in Pacita Abad as a result and did visit the exhibit three different times over the course of its Minneapolis visit.   If you are interested in learning more, I have found this particular piece the most informative.   Currently, this retrospective can be viewed at SFMOMA in San Francisco.

GENERAL CAMP INFORMATION

The Create Everyday Classroom Summer ART Camps are Monday through Friday, 9am - 1pm  Because of small class sizes, variations on lessons are easily provided when taking into consideration age, interest, and skill.  Camp sizes are small (10 participants) with an age range in each of 4 to 10 years. Older students (older than ten years) are welcome and usually also enroll.  

With nine years of SUMMER CAMP at The Create Everyday Classroom, rituals have been created that returning students look forward to every year.  In addition to visiting the museum (Mia on Thursdays),  there is silly walk day, water balloon day, balloons in the museum courtyard and popsicle day.

Students come prepared with their own mid morning snack, water bottle and lunch. We have daily picnics on the MCAD campus or in the Mia courtyard (weather permitting).

Each camp is $295 per week.  A non refundable $150 deposit secures your child's seat with a balance of $145 due the Monday of summer camp week.  Seat reservations may be made via venmo @Kari-Maxwell citing your camp(s) of choice in the memo  

If this is your first time enrolling, in addition to your payment, please email createeverydayclassroom@gmail.com with the full name and age of your child(ren). More elaborate camp details and necessary paperwork is sent out via email in May.

View Summer ART Camp slideshows from 2023  HERE