Course List:
______________Multi-Arts
Program_______________________
For children ages 5-8 (Day Program Only)
– Day Program Only –
July 11–August 20 Single-week sessions
One-week sessions
July 11–16 Course # CCMA Ø1
July 18–23 Course # CCMA Ø2
July 25–30 Course # CCMA Ø3
August 1–6 Course # CCMA Ø4
August 8–13 Course # CCMA Ø5
August 15–20 Course # CCMA Ø6
Description
Classes meet Monday through Friday. Students may enroll
for one or more weeks.
Please note: Idyllwild is an ideal vacation area offering hiking, shopping, and a broad variety of restaurants. Quaint motels and cabins are available thoughout the summer. For information see the visitor info section.
For 5 year-olds:
A birth certificate is required for age verification. Students must have completed kindergarten or one full year of full-day pre-school. If a 5 year old seems unable to handle the full day, parents will be requested to pick up the child at lunch time.
The Multi-Arts program challenges children to use their imaginations to translate creative ideas/images into Visual Art, Music, Movement and Creative Drama as separate disciplines as well as through integrative arts experiences. Each week the program will revolve around a theme of interest to children.
Students work in large and small groups throughout the day in a variety of age groupings so children have the opportunity to learn how to work cooperatively and collaborate in the arts. While the program is designed for children ages 5-8, it is recommended that any 5 year old be mature enough to handle a full day of program. Parents are welcome to stay the first morning only of each session until the children have gone to their first class.
Culmination:
Each one-week session ends with an Open House on Friday at 2:45 p.m. The Open House is held each week at the Oaks which is located directly above the Children’s Center office.
Enrollment limited
to 20 students per week.
Day Student Tuition:
$295 per week
Lab fee: $20 per week
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Specialized
Programs
Ages 9 to 12
One and Two-week Focused Programs give children ages 9–12 an opportunity to specialize in art, creative drama/theatre, dance, music, or creative writing.
Day Students
Two-Week Tuition: $1950
Lab fee: $40
One-Week Tuition: $975
Lab fee: $20
Residential Students (ages 9–12
only)
Two-Week Tuition, room & board: $2350
Lab fee: $40
One-Week Tuition, room & board: $1175
Lab fee: $20
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Jazz & Contemporary Dance
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11-24
Course # CCDA Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
Improve your dance skills, imagination, and technique while experiencing the dynamics of dance! Students express themselves in Hip-Hop, Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre Dance, as well as across the floor technique building, strengthening and stretch. Dancers finish the two week session in a culmination dance showcase that is customized to enhance the talents of each individual. Please bring black leotards or tank, tights, jazz pants, jazz shoes/sneakers. Previous dance experience preferred, but curriculum may be modified or enhanced, contingent upon the students’ skill level. Energy, enthusiasm and positive attitude are a must!
Enrollment limited to 12 students
Student Performance: Saturday
morning, July 24, 10 a.m.in the Children’s Center.
Donna Johnson
Marie Del Bagno
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Piano Workshop
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11–24
Course # CCPW Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
This workshop is ideal for the late beginner through advanced piano student, and is open without audition to any child who has completed three years of piano study. Daily group activities include improvisation, theory and rhythm games, playing eight-hand music, discussing technique and interpretation, learning new practice skills, and listening to great recordings. Students practice two to three hours each day, during which they receive at least a half hour of individual attention, in the form of practice supervision and lessons. This intensified learning environment accelerates the students’ progress and helps them to focus for longer periods of time. Students are challenged to do their finest work in a relaxed, loving, and non-threatening atmosphere. Specific goals are to polish one learned piece, finish a work in progress, and prepare a new piece for performance in concert. The co-directors are Paul Nickels, who has taught Suzuki piano for 25 years, and Dr. Laura Spitzer, who is a concert pianist and Associate Professor at New Mexico State University. They are assisted by Janisa Tharp, a private teacher in Colorado.
Enrollment limited
to 14 students
Student Performance:
Saturday morning, July 24, 10 a.m., Stephens Recital Hall.
Paul
Nickels
Laura Spitzer
Janissa Tharp
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Theatre
of Myth and Magic
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11-24
Course # CCTH Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
A fun and intensive theatre experience designed for students who love to explore the world of imagination. Through the processes of brainstorming, improvisation, and rehearsals, students, in collaboration with the instructors, will create and perform an original play based on themes in Mythology and World Folklore. Through the use of theatre games, students will learn acting techniques, vocal production, movement for the stage, as well as confidence and the art of collaboration. Additional rehearsals may be scheduled on the weekend and in the evenings.
Enrollment limited
to 20 students.
Student Performance:
Saturday morning, July 24, 11 a.m. at the Children’s
Center Theater.
David
Bauman
Laura Carson
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Mini
Musical Theatre
Open to children ages 9–12
July 25–August
7
Course # CCMM Ø3-Ø4
Two-week session
This fun, two-week course will incorporate singing, acting and movement in a musical theatre piece complete with live accompaniment. Auditions will be held for parts although the show is designed for group singing and performance. Students will learn acting techniques through fun theater exercises and improvisational games.
Enrollment limited
to 20 students.
Student Performance:
Saturday morning, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. at the Hummingbird Hollow
Theater.
Johanna
McKay
Tim
Labor
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Art From Many Cultures
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11–24
Course # CCVA Ø1-Ø2
Two-week Session
Students will explore the ideas, techniques, and materials created and utilized by art from other cultures and will observe the works of various artists, including Simon Rodia and his Watts Towers. The students will see films of his work, learn about his life and work. The children will create a large papier-maché animal of their choice and will incorporate papier-maché, plaster, paper, wire, and clay to create masks from many cultures, including, but not limited to, Native American, Japanese, African, and Egyptian. Some masks will be life-size. We will learn how to do Japanese brush paintings. We will also draw and paint, using mixed media. Collages will also be created. We will dye our own paper, and incorporate beads, jewelry, buttons, and found objects. Clay tiles and other clay pieces will be glazed and fired in our kiln. Students will produce sand paintings, using both colored sand and rocks. The children will experience Amate Indian tree bark painting. We will make totem poles from wood and this year make a large one that will remain on the Children’s Center grounds. In addition, this year we will be making Kachina dolls. Students will make yarn molas from Mexico, and batik with wax and natural dyes. We will make 3-D paper sculptures and sculptures from bendable aluminum and thick wire. Throughout the session, students will work together to create large and colorful murals. In addition, the students will make a collaborative mural based on the works of Faith Ringgold, Picasso, and other artists from various cultures. Other projects utilizing additional materials as well as exploration of other cultures will be incorporated into the two-week session. Due to the nature of the work, students should bring an old shirt to class.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Culmination: Saturday
morning, July 24 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on the Art Pad located
at Children’s Center. Students may pick up their work
at the end of the show at 11 a.m.
Linda
Fuller
___________________Exploring
Art Program_____________________
Program Description
Each session in the Exploring Art Program Description offers two individual workshops with emphasis in both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art studies. Classes are divided in half with each group spending mornings in one emphasis area and afternoons in the other.
While students may enroll in either session, it should be noted that students will complete four areas of study by enrolling in both sessions providing a strong foundation for future workshops.
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Exploring Art Session 1
Drawing What You See & 3-D
Explosion
Open to children ages 9–12
July 25–31
Course #CCDS Ø3
One–week session
See Exploring Art
Program description above.
Drawing What
You See
Learn a whole new way to see the world through drawing! We will closely observe things around us, by drawing in class, taking walks in the woods, sketching other students around campus, and looking at great Master Drawings. Students will learn how to express movement, volume, and depth. They will learn the expressive powers of drawing through line, shading, and even scribbling! Through a series of exercises and activities students will be guided to find their artistic and creative selves. As we learn to be better observers we discover new and unexpected connections between ourselves and the world.
3-D Explosion
Expand your understanding of three-dimensional design while creating a variety of unusual and imaginative sculptures and structures. In this class we will develop art works in three dimensions after making concept drawings that describe the main idea of the sculpture. Relationships, size, texture, and positive, and negative space will be emphasized while incorporating a wide assortment of materials. We will explore and build with, wax, clay, plaster, wire, wood, and paper mache. Inspiration for our unique structures will be inspired by a variety objects and artists including, Dale Chuilly, organic forms, and Googie architecture. Be prepared for fun in the third dimension!
Enrollment limited
to 10 students.
Culmination: Student Art Exhibit Saturday
morning, July 31 at 10 a.m. on the Art Pad located at Children’s
Center. Students may pick up their work at the end of the
show.
Stanley
Goldstein
Valerie Gordon
Ray Ben Moszkowicz
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Exploring Art Session II
Making
Modern Art & Nature Arts
Open to children ages 9–12
August 1-7
Course# CCEA Ø4
One-week session
See Exploring Art Program description
above.
Making Modern Art
Take a journey into the magical world of 20th Century painting and sculpture! In this class we will look at the radical and experimental work
of five Modern Masters, including Picasso, Matisse, Pollack, Nevelson and more. We will then make our own versions of each artist’s work! We will make shadow boxes, go wild with paint, make collages. Students will have fun with materials while getting a glimpse into the imaginations of some of the greatest artists of our last century.
Nature Arts
Looking at natural materials and their use in art, we will gain inspiration from our beautiful surroundings. Working with a wide variety of techniques we will create wonderful works of arts with natural and recycled materials. These will include, paper making, felting with natural fibers, forming with clay, mask making with found objects, recycled telephone wire baskets, and printmaking with handmade dyes. Nature will inspire the creative spirit!
Enrollment limited to 10 students.
Culmination: Student Art Exhibit Saturday
morning, August 7, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on the Art Pad located
at Children’s Center. Students may pick up their work
at the end of the show at 11 a.m.
Stanley
Goldstein
Valerie Gordon
Ray Ben Moszkowicz
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I Can Art
Discovery thru the Self Portrait
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11-24
Course# CCSP Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
See Exploring Art Program description
above.
This amazing course takes students on an exciting journey that covers centuries of art and creativity. Beginning with Leonardo Da Vinci, the millennial genius, we learn observation techniques and begin to strengthen the artist’s eye through line drawing and water color. Using the subject matter we know best (ourselves) we continue on creating a series of self-portraits using a plethora of materials and learning of different masters as we go. We will study Frida Kahlo and make shrine boxes, create our self-portrait out of glass on a sliver tray, we will make our image out of fabric, melt our image into fused glass, do collage, transfers, and even create a life-size sculpture of ourselves out of oxygen. (Yes, we really do!!! And you get to take it home) Along the way we take quick creativity exercise breaks to push ourselves to new areas of awareness that will have a profound impact on how we see the world and our place in it. It’s a great ride.
Enrollment limited to 10 students.
Culmination: Student Art Exhibit Saturday
morning, July 24, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on the Art Pad located
at Children’s Center. Students may pick up their work
at the end of the show at 11 a.m.
Katherine England
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From Page to
the Stage
Open to children ages 9–12
July 11–24
Course #CCWR Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
This fun-filled program combines writing with acting in an exciting and creative workshop that culminates in a performance of an original work performed by the very students who wrote the words!
Starting with characters created by the group, student actors and writers explore scenes and monologues using improvisation, acting games, storytelling, and group brainstorming. Actors can write to their own strengths-if you can play an instrument or sing or dance-use it! Express yourself-with your self. The pieces may take many forms-poems, scenes, monologues-even songs. Then we will refine and rewrite-direct and combine-until finally these pieces will take the shape of our show. Fun will be had by all!
Enrollment limited to 12 students.
Culmination: Saturday
morning, July 4 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Hummingbird
Hollow Theater. Parents should park below Children’s
Center and walk to the theater.
Johanna
McKay
Laurel Ollstein |
