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Fantastic Creatures (7-8)

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...

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Fantastic Creatures (7-8)

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...

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Clay Creations (7-8)

CLAY 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. Caregivers will receive an email that the campers’...

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Impressionism, Cubism, Pop Art (7-8)

IMPRESSIONISM, 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...

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Impressionism, Cubism, Pop Art (7-8)

IMPRESSIONISM, 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...

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Movie Making Camp (7-8)

MOVIE 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...

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Art Around the World (7-8)

ART 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 destination each class. Explore drawing, painting,...

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Character Creations (7-8)

CHARACTER 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 and environments. Learn how draw figures in...

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Character Creations (7-8)

CHARACTER 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 and environments. Learn how draw figures in...

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Clay Creations (7-8)

CLAY 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. Caregivers will receive an email that...

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Art and the Outdoors (7-8)

ART AND THE OUTDOORS Let’s enjoy the summer weather by creating art outdoors. Campers will learn how to paint in plein air, create temporary outdoor murals, and explore interesting techniques such as sun printing. Students...

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Art and the Outdoors (7-8)

ART AND THE OUTDOORS Let’s enjoy the summer weather by creating art outdoors. Campers will learn how to paint in plein air, create temporary outdoor murals, and explore interesting techniques such as sun printing. Students...

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Movie Making Camp (7-8)

MOVIE 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...

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Clay Creations (7-8)

CLAY 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. Caregivers will receive an email that...

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Big & Little: Playing with Scale (7-8)

BIG 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, large-scale paintings, and sculptures. By looking...

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Big & Little: Playing with Scale (7-8)

BIG 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, large-scale paintings, and sculptures. By looking...

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Wild and Wacky Art Experiments (7-8)

WILD AND WACKY ART EXPERIMENTS This is the perfect camp for kids who like to throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Guided by experimental art strategies and artists like John Cage and...

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Wild and Wacky Art Experiments (7-8)

WILD AND WACKY ART EXPERIMENTS This is the perfect camp for kids who like to throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Guided by experimental art strategies and artists like John Cage and...

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Clay Creations (7-8)

CLAY 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. Caregivers will receive an email that the campers’...

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Eco Art (7-8)

ECO 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...

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Eco Art (7-8)

ECO 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...

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Clay Creations (7-8)

CLAY 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. Caregivers will receive an email that the campers’...

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Storytelling Through Art (7-8)

STORYTELLING THROUGH ART Through their images, artists have the capacity to tell fairytales about enchanting mermaids and epic quests on horseback. These images can tell a story so vivid that you can imagine you’re living...

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Storytelling Through Art (7-8)

STORYTELLING THROUGH ART Through their images, artists have the capacity to tell fairytales about enchanting mermaids and epic quests on horseback. These images can tell a story so vivid that you can imagine you’re living...

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