FANTASTIC CREATURES Create-your-own cryptids, dragons, and wonderous creatures from your imagination! Learn about rare animals like the narwhal and axolotls, huge extinct animals like the giant sloth, saber-tooth-tigers, mini elephants of Sicily, and microscopic creatures...
Read MoreFANTASTIC CREATURES Create-your-own cryptids, dragons, and wonderous creatures from your imagination! Learn about rare animals like the narwhal and axolotls, huge extinct animals like the giant sloth, saber-tooth-tigers, mini elephants of Sicily, and microscopic creatures...
Read MoreCLAY CREATIONS (7-8) (June 16- June 20) (4-day classes) Experience clay hands-on! Learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to build sculptures, vessels, and tiles. Add finishing touches by carving and glazing your work. Campers now...
Read MoreCOMIC BOOKS AND SUPERHEROES Fly, swing, or teleport into the studio and discover your artistic superpowers. Create your very own superheroes, comic books, and adventures while learning how to use different art mediums through drawing,...
Read MoreCOMIC BOOKS AND SUPERHEROES Fly, swing, or teleport into the studio and discover your artistic superpowers. Create your very own superheroes, comic books, and adventures while learning how to use different art mediums through drawing,...
Read MoreMOVIE MAKING CAMP: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION AND LIVE-ACTION CINEMATOGRAPHY! (7-8) Bring your stories to life and see your work on the big screen! Learn the art of stop-motion animation filmmaking and create live-action movies from short...
Read MoreIMPRESSIONISM, CUBISM, POP-ART, AND MORE! A YOUNG ARTIST TIME-TRAVELLING ADVENTURE Using artwork within the Des Moines Art Center museum’s exhibitions as close-up examples, campers will learn about art movements through time. Campers will work on...
Read MoreIMPRESSIONISM, CUBISM, POP-ART, AND MORE! A YOUNG ARTIST TIME-TRAVELLING ADVENTURE Using artwork within the Des Moines Art Center museum’s exhibitions as close-up examples, campers will learn about art movements through time. Campers will work on...
Read MoreCLAY CREATIONS (7-8) and (9-11) Experience clay hands-on! Learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to build sculptures, vessels, and tiles. Add finishing touches by carving and glazing your work. Campers now receive a Des Moines...
Read MoreART AROUND THE WORLD: EXPLORING THE ART OF MANY CULTURES Pack your bags for a trip around the world! Learn about the artists, cultures, and crafts from a new location each class. Explore drawing, painting,...
Read MoreCLAY CREATIONS (7-8) Experience clay hands-on! Learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to build sculptures, vessels, and tiles. Add finishing touches by carving and glazing your work. Campers now receive a Des Moines Art Center...
Read MoreCHARACTER CREATIONS Dream big and turn your character ideas into larger-than-life creations. Campers will try a variety of artistic techniques to depict their characters and create dynamic backgrounds for them. Campers now receive a Des...
Read MoreMOVIE MAKING CAMP: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION AND LIVE-ACTION CINEMATOGRAPHY! (7-8) Bring your stories to life and see your work on the big screen! Learn the art of stop-motion animation filmmaking and create live-action movies from short...
Read MoreCHARACTER CREATIONS Dream big and turn your character ideas into larger-than-life creations. Campers will try a variety of artistic techniques to depict their characters and create dynamic backgrounds for them. Campers now receive a Des...
Read MoreECO ART: USING NATURAL AND UPCYCLED MATERIALS IN ART (PAPER MAKING, JUNK SCULPTURES The world is full of art waiting to be made! This camp is for kids who love seeing the creative potential in...
Read MoreECO ART: USING NATURAL AND UPCYCLED MATERIALS IN ART (PAPER MAKING, JUNK SCULPTURES The world is full of art waiting to be made! This camp is for kids who love seeing the creative potential in...
Read MoreCLAY CREATIONS (7-8) Experience clay hands-on! Learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to build sculptures, vessels, and tiles. Add finishing touches by carving and glazing your work. Campers now receive a Des Moines Art Center...
Read MoreBIG AND LITTLE: PLAYING WITH SCALE IN ART Artists love to play with the scale of objects in their work! Join us for a week of making artistic miniatures and large-scale paintings and sculptures. By...
Read MoreBIG AND LITTLE: PLAYING WITH SCALE IN ART Artists love to play with the scale of objects in their work! Join us for a week of making artistic miniatures and large-scale paintings and sculptures. By...
Read MoreCLAY CREATIONS (7-8) Experience clay hands-on! Learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to build sculptures, vessels, and tiles. Add finishing touches by carving and glazing your work. Campers now receive a Des Moines Art Center...
Read MoreCREATIVE CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKSHOP (7-8) and (9-11) Dance, dance, dance! Join professional modern dance instructors Kathleen Hurley and Amy Murphy as we explore the art of dance making. Participants will learn how to make their...
Read MoreSTEAM ART EXPERIMENTS: CREATING PRISMATIC PAINTINGS, TINY TERRARIUMS, AND ART-MAKING ROBOTS Discover the colorful and exciting creations that take shape when you combine art and science! Campers will innovate, tinker, and fabricate an array of...
Read MoreSTEAM ART EXPERIMENTS: CREATING PRISMATIC PAINTINGS, TINY TERRARIUMS, AND ART-MAKING ROBOTS Discover the colorful and exciting creations that take shape when you combine art and science! Campers will innovate, tinker, and fabricate an array of...
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