Summer 2012 Children’s Programs
Springville Youth Incorporated presents this great slate of children’s art workshops in partnership with Springville Center for the Arts. All workshops at SCA, 37 North Buffalo Street unless otherwise indicated. Locations subject to change. Many workshops venture outside and parents are required to fill out a permission slip. Any specific art supplies are included in the registration price.
Register online at SYI’s Website or register in person at the pool house, South Buffalo Street, June 13 & 14 2-7pm . Walk-ins are allowable but space is very limited.
Pre-K
Once Upon a Time: Preschool Theatrical Storytelling Hour
June 7th- August 9th, Thursdays from 10-11am (10 sessions)
Nobody knows drama like a three-year-old. This storytelling hour for Pre-K children uses elements of theater, music and visual arts to engage children in books. Interactive activities flip class roles and cultivate budding storytellers brimming with creativity. Pre-K $30 registration fee.Get In Motion: Creative Movement Workshop 1
July 9th-Jul 13th , Monday-Friday, 10am-11am
Using creative exercises and theater games that get kids moving, students will explore theater and the four elements of dance: space, shape, time and dynamics. Multiple instructors allow groups to work in different core areas. Informal showing for parents July 13th during class time. $25Little Picassos: PreK Art Camp
July 23rd-27th, Monday-Friday 10-11am
For first time art explorers! A class just for the littlest artists using finger paints, doodling, clay and more! Bring a smock. Bring something to put on the seat for the ride home. $25
K-2
Puppet Play: Puppetry for Kids
July 30th-August 3rd Monday-Friday, 10am-11:30am
Kids create original puppets and then use these characters to make stories come to life. Informal showing for parents July 20th during class time. $35Get In Motion: Creative Movement Workshop 2
July 16th-July 20th Monday-Friday, 10am-11am
Using creative exercises and theater games that get kids moving, students will explore theater and the four elements of dance: space, shape, time and dynamics. Multiple instructors allow groups to work in different core areas. Informal showing for parents July 20th during class time. $25
Grades 3-8
Musical Theater Camp 1: Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!
June 25th – July 6th, Monday-Friday from 12-3pm,
Performance July 6th at 7:00pm
Our ever-popular theater camp returns! In this process-oriented camp, kids will explore the building blocks of musical theater and participate in fun activities resulting in a theater production that will knock your socks off. Open to those who would rather work backstage as well. $55. Grades 3-8Musical Theater Camp 2
July 30th- August 10th, Monday-Friday, 12-3pm
Performance August 10th at 7:00pm
The camp so nice we run it twice! Following the same format as Musical Theater Workshop 1, the students work together to stage a production. It is not necessary to take the first workshop to participate in this one. $55. Grades 3-8Et Tu Shakespeare?
July 9th- July 20th, Monday-Friday 12-3pm,
If all the world’s a stage, why not put the middle-schoolers on it? Learn to insult the Elizabethan way you rank base-court mumble-news! This workshop stages a modified Shakespeare program. No dusty required reading here. This is scandalous stuff with literary prestige. Outdoor performance July 21 at 7pm. $45Art Camp I
July 10th-August 16th, Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-2:30
Art Camp is the ultimate summer fun. Each session features a different guest artist guiding a hands-on activity. Many sessions end up outside. Smocks and play clothes are a must! Topics include street painting, cartooning, sculpture and more! $35. Grades 3-5Art Camp II
July 10th-August 16th, Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-2:30
Same as above. $35. Grades 6-8
Grades 6-12
Behind the Scenes: Technical Theater Camp
July 2nd-23rd, Mondays 6-9pm (4 sessions)
Lights! Sound! Experience the varied crafts of theater production in this immersion workshop for young tech crew. No prior experience necessary. Students will assist in the annual SLAM (students loving art and music) summer musical, learning technical theater basics, such as lighting, set construction and sound. $30Stop Motion Animation
July 16th-20th, Monday-Friday 9-11am
Using an animation technique called “stop motion” students will create their own short videos. Students will create an original storyboard for their own animation. Using a camera, the animations will be filmed and edited by the students to create a unique end product!
$35Sound Design Camp
July 23rd-27th, Monday-Friday
Need a laser, rain storm or earthquake? How about a subtle string cue to create a little tension? Take your animation project to the next level! Designed for students in the Stop Motion Animation Class, this workshop taught by filmmaker Seth Wochensky covers the basics of recording good audio, designing a sound track for your short, foley recording and developing a score. $30
Primarily for High School
Off the Wall: Mural Camp
July 30th-August 3rd, Monday-Friday 1-4pm
Make a bold statement. Students will craft the design and then install a large-scale mural in downtown Springville. Artist Max Collins who was recently featured in our gallery will guide the process with his wheat pasting technique. $45Digital Art and Photography Camp
July 3rd-August 14th, Tuesdays 6-8pm (8 sessions)
Capture the image. Process. Make it your own. Covering the basics of digital art and photography, this class will focus on topics such as composition, printing methods, Photoshop and photo finishing with a focus on group work in the field. Instructor Nathan Holme will lead the class culminating in a makeshift, exhibit. $50Rhythm Camp
July 16rd-20th, 10am-12
Learn the essence of rhythm in this interactive workshop. Instructors Steve Bell and Charlie Houseman provide a slew of instruments from around the world and work with students to create multi-layer percussive jams. Great for adults too.
