New Rising Sun Arts Academy Announces Summer Camp for Kids

Summer Art Camp will be held for three weeks in June beginning June 9 culminating in a student art show on June 27th. All classes and the Art Show will be held at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street in Rising Sun. Each week is a different session and students may sign up for 1,2 or 3 weeks. Sessions will be held from 9-11am for students ages 5, 6, and 7 and 1-3:30 pm for ages 8, 9 and 10.

Rising Sun Arts Academy Summer Camp will focus on instruction that builds fundamental skills in the visual arts and fosters creativity in both two and three dimensional art.

Our local professional instructors and interns will teach art and self-expression through a program known as Progressive Skills Building. Classes include drawing, painting and sculpture. The Camp Administrator is local artist Andrea Grimsley.

Classes include
Class Session A: Students 5,6, and 7
June 9-12, 9-11am
Students will work on drawing skills with colored pencil and crayons. Painting with finger paint and tempura to create life sized self portraits and learn color mixing.
June 16-19
Students will work with clay and will make sculptures and mobiles from found objects.
June 23-26
Students will experiment with creating textures through simple printing techniques to create books, hats and puppets with paper.

Class Session B: Students 8, 9 and 10
June 9-12, 1:00-3:30pm
Students will draw, paint and use collage to create a variety of books featuring their art works.
June 16-19
Students will sculpt with clay and recycled materials to create a variety of 3-D works of art.
June 23-26
Students will explore a variety of painting and printing methods to create works of art.

Classes are $25 per week which includes materials and snacks.
There are discounts for multiple week registrations and siblings attending during the same weeks. Some scholarships are available.

This summer camp is the first project of the newly formed Rising Sun Arts Academy. The academy is funded by the Rising Sun Regional Foundation and Ohio County Tourism through a grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
For more information please call Ohio County Tourism at 438-4933 or toll free 888-776-4786.