2016 artCamp Interns Owen Platt and Emma Pound

​artCamp
2016
JULY

18th - 22nd
25th - 29th

Monday-Friday
10 am - 3 pm 

artCAMPERS EXHIBITIONS
CARTHAGE ART WALK - 22 JULY
HYDE HOUSE GALLERIES – 29 JULY
artCAMPERS RECEPTION 6-8 PM

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​artCamp in Hyde House
and the Pottery House
will offer
more than three dozen
classes in
diverse media! 

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​artCentral Interns,
​Emma Pound (left), Katie Watson
and Maddie Capps (not pictured)
donate many hours
to organizing the supplies
used by registered artCampers and
their awesome, experienced art teachers.

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TWO WEEKS of ART MAKING  ·   FABULOUSLY CREATIVE and FUN

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE
artCentral · Carthage Public Library ·​ Cherry's ·​ The Deli · Mother Road Coffee

MONDAY - July 18 - Exploring Clay with Tom Jones FILLED. Please choose another class.
THURSDAY - July 21 - Wearable Collage with Sarah Serio CLOSED. Please choose another class.
FRIDAY - July 29 - Mandalas with Fabrics with Cheryl Church-Saving CLOSED. Please choose another class.
FRIDAY - July 29 - Painting Forest Animals with April Davis-Brunner FILLED. Please choose another class.

artCAMP TEACHERS are the BEST!

DEB BENTLAGE – Recently returned to her Missouri roots, photographer Deb  teaches in southwest Missouri while renovating her home on old family farm-land. A successful author of digitally self-published books, currently Deb’s work-ing on a photographic volume featuring the beauty of Missouri cloudscapes.
ALEXANDRA BURNSIDE – Alexandra has been teaching elementary art at Fairview Elementary for three years. For the past year she has served on the Board of Directors for Art Feeds. As a Carthage resident, Alexandra enjoys attending Downtown Art Walks. She loves her musical husband, cats and art!
CHERYL CHURCH-SAVING – Originally from Kansas, Cheryl has taught art at Carthage High School and artCamp for a number of years. She’s a painter on the Great Wall by the Pottery House. As a successful professional artist, Cheryl is recognized for her colored pencil drawings, rich in design and color.
SANDRA CONRAD – Sandra achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts on a full merit scholarship at Missouri Southern State University. She was recently featured in a solo artCentral exhibition titled “Winged Women”. Sandra is president of Joplin Regional Artists Coalition and a member of artCentral. She lives with her family in Neosho.
APRIL DAVIS-BRUNNER – Well known in and around Carthage as an accomplished painter and experienced teacher in oil and acrylic, April exhibits and teaches frequently throughout southwest Missouri. She is one of the seven artists contributing to the mural on artCentral’s Great Wall.
TERI Y DIGGS – For the past few years, Teri has taught kids’ art classes in her home studio. She offers instruction in painting on canvas and Zentangle creations, as well as crafts and jewelry. She particularly delights in leading young artists on “artsy” scavenger hunts in the great outdoors.
ANNE-MARIE GAILEY – Anne-Marie is a longtime participant as an artCamp educator. Art was the emphasis of her Bachelor degree with a minor in Art Education. Anne-Marie‘s teaching experience includes high school and elementary art programs in this region and at the Spiva Center.

KAHLIE JONES – Kahlie has worked for many summers as an artCamp aide at artCentral. A recent Carthage High School Summa Cum Laude graduate, Kahlie is a talented artist and teacher, too. This will be her second year as an artCamp instructor. We are fortunate to add her many gifts to our program.
TOM JONES – Tom is an accomplished and prolific artist in many media and holds both Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Art Education. He teaches art at Carthage High School and has instructed at many artCamps. In September, artCentral will honor Tom with a Gallery Exhibition of his new work.
TIFFANY KUNKLER – While in her graduate program at the University of Iowa, Tiffany taught Introduction to Metals for art majors and other students. As an instructor at RSVPaint in Joplin she focuses on quick-finish painting for beginners and advanced painters, as well.
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SAM LEWIS – Having recently retired as a public school art teacher, Sam has been involved in art education for many years and continues to guide young artists. With a Masters in Art Education, he has taught in many local venues including Spiva Center for the Arts, artCentral and The Nature Center.
JANE McCAULLEY – Jane taught elementary art for 35 years in Indiana before moving with her husband to Missouri eight years ago. Currently she teaches classes in glass art at Spiva, JRAC, Bella Vista Village Art Club and at artCentral. Her work includes mosaics, fused glass and combinations of both.
SARAH SERIO – A native of Neosho, Sarah is a returning artCamp teacher and professional artist. She is a nationally exhibiting printmaker and serves on the Neosho Arts Council Board of Directors. An artCentral member, Sarah’s work is shown locally and  exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami.
LANDON STARK – Landon is a man of many hats. He is an artist, a performer, a host of Famed Comedy Nights and an international award-winning comedian and magician. Landon takes great delight in sharing his secrets with young students as he helps them build and perform magic tricks

TEN DAYS · FORTY CLASS CHOICES

MONDAY - July 18 _____________________________________________
Exploring Clay with Tom Jones – ​FILLED. Please choose another class. Use a variety of techniques to design and hand build objects like an original Hawaiian style Tiki pot. FILLED. 
Color Explosion Abstract Painting is Fun! with Anne-Marie Gailey – Create exciting color arrangements using balance, space, value and composition.
Printmaking with Sarah Serio – Explore monoprints, seriagraphy and block printing and make note cards, frameable prints and a usable tote bag, too!
Needle-Felting with Tiffany Kunkler – Ages 10-14 – Using the needle felting method, felting tools and colored fibers, make a mini felted owl or creature.

TUESDAY - July 19 _____________________________________________
Glass Art with Jane McCaulley – Ages 10-14 – Using special tools, learn to cut and assemble colorful glass to make a pizza magnet and a fishbowl suncatcher.
Watercolor Painting Nature Loose and Fun with Tom Jones – Wet paper, then splash and blend colors to create hummingbirds, goldfish and flowers.
Learn and Perform Magic Tricks with Landon Stark – From a real live magician, learn how to use everyday objects to create and perform artistic tricks.
Draw Portraits like a Pro with Sandra Conrad – Choose a facial image and learn the easy steps to draw well-proportioned portraits using pencils.
 
WEDNESDAY - July 20 __________________________________________            
Steampunk Hats and Goggles with Tom Jones – Create your personal steampunk accessories using cardboard, duct tape, paint and found objects.
String Art Whales, Hearts and More with Alexandra Burnside – Build your design with hammer and nails then use colorful string to paint your image.
Make and Fill a Sketchbook with Sandra Conrad – Create a hardcover and fill your sketchbook pages with your favorite phrases, sketches, artists, songs and more.
Painting Our Winged Friends with April Davis-Brunner – Learn to sketch your favorite butterfly or bird, then use acrylics on canvas to paint your wildlife masterpiece.
 
THURSDAY - July 21 _____________________________________________
Glass Art with Jane McCaulley – Ages 10-14 – Using special tools, learn to cut and assemble a colorful glass dish, a fairy house plant stake and maybe a surprise.
3D Blossoms and Flower Paintings with Sam Lewis – Let your Georgia O’Keefe creativity Bloom! with oversized floral images made with paper and paints.
Wearable Collage with Sarah Serio – Explore the lost art of cut paper. Using collage make a necklace or a wall hanging and a notebook for keepsakes or for school.
Click and Create a Photo Book with Deb Bentlage – Ages 10-14 – Use your laptop or tablet and a selection of photos (CD or digital stick) to make a book.
 
FRIDAY - July 22 _____________________________________________    
Mexican Folk Art Clay Face with Sam Lewis – Using traditional red terra cotta clay, make a clay sun face and sun face paintings, as well.
Heady Gear Masks and More with Tiffany Kunkle – Design, cut, construct and decorate the 3D mask or headgear of your dreams. Be the ultimate artist fashionista!
Clay Magnet Threesome with Sandra Conrad – Create three low relief sculptural magnets. Oven bake them then paint them using simple designs and detailed ones, too.
Insect Mania with Anne-Marie Gailey – Investigate amazing insects and design stunning insect jewelry and a unique jewelry or insect box or a small insect sculpture.
 
artCamp EXHIBITION · ART WALK · 22 JULY  · Friday  ·  6-9 pm

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artCampers ·  8 - 14
You have morning and afternoon classes
with teachers you love, lunch on the porch
and time for play and snacks at the end of the day.

artCamp Teachers and Aides
We have an amazing coterie
of experienced returning and new  teachers and aides.

Register early! and reserve the classes
you want with your favorite teachers.

Registration and prepayment are musts.
$35.00 per class
includes all supplies and materials
Scholarships available upon teacher recommendation

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MONDAY - July 25 ___________________________________________
Clay Birdhouse and Fairy Cottage with Tiffany Kunkle – Design your own original birdhouse or fairy cottage using slab and coil clay building techniques.
Alice in Wonderland Theater with Anne-Marie Gailey – Enter Alice’s dream world. Imagine your favorite scene and construct standing characters and props.
Build a Box Guitar and Speaker with Sarah Serio – Create music making art using boxes and paints to construct your playing instrument and portable amplifier.
Comic Book Design and Creation with Sandra Conrad – Pair your original story with fun and unique artwork to make a colorful comic book of illustrated storytelling.
 
TUESDAY – July 26 ___________________________________________
Glass Art with Jane McCaulley – Ages 10-14 – Celebrate Christmas in July! Using special tools, learn to cut and assemble colorful glass holiday ornaments.
Shaving Cream Creations with Alexandra Burnside – Make artistic abstract magic using shaving cream and acrylics for marbling and blending colorful creations.
Draw Your Superhero Self with Sandra Conrad – Learn about figure drawing the human form and anatomy, while having fun creating your superhero fantasy.
Fantastic Flower Pots with April Davis-Brunner –Decorate plant containers with paints and a variety of embellishments using your wildest imagination.
 
WEDNESDAY – July 27 ____________________________________________
Robot as Tin Can Mini-Me with Sarah Serio – Explore building 3D sculpture. Make a robot or a cool toad house or maybe an abstract construction from your imagination.
Mandalas Made from Nature with Cheryl Church-Saving – Collect textures from nature and assemble mandalas as universal symbols of harmony.
Painting like the Aborigines with Kahlie Jones – Study the unique, symbolic, storytelling art of the native people from “down under” and paint your own.
Sew Your Own Goofy Doll with Tiffany Kunkle – Using various patterns and fabrics, create a truly unique stuffed character with hand embroidered details.
 
THURSDAY – July 28 _____________________________________________       
Edible Masks for Snacking with Kahlie Jones – Mix a collection of secret ingredients then make a deliciously nourishing face mask to wear or nibble as you please.
Upcycling Trash into Art with Sarah Serio – Go Green! Turn rubbish into wonders like making water bottles into animals and birds and other cool things you imagine.
Z is for Zentangle with Teri Y. Diggs – Explore drawing techniques and use your creativity to make intricately designed art using lines and colors galore.
Digital Photo Collaging with Deb Bentlage – Ages 10-14 – Use your laptop or tablet and a selection of photos (CD or digital stick) to make and mount your collage.
 
FRIDAY - July 29 ________________________________________________        
Tie Dye Tee Shirt Creation with Tiffany Kunkle – Learn design and sketching as well as transfer and dying techniques to turn a plain shirt into unique wearable art.
Mandalas Made with Fabrics with Cheryl Church-Saving – Using colorful pieces of fabric, design and assemble mandalas as universal circles of completion.
Paint a Forest Animal with April Davis-Brunner – Learn to sketch and draw a wild animal using photo images. Paint your favorite animal with acrylics on canvas.
Leather Cuffs and Coasters with Sarah Serio – Master basic construction and stitching techniques to make cool leather arm cuffs and funky leather coasters.
 
artCamp EXHIBITION · HYDE HOUSE · 29 JULY  · Friday  ·  6-8 pm

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SCHOLARSHIP DONORS NEEDED!
Please help us fulfill all
Scholarship Requests
by making your generous donation*
to cover the $35 daily class costs
for one or more artCampers
for one day to two weeks.
Thank You!

Send donations* to
artCentral - artCamp
Post Office Box 714
Carthage · Missouri
64836
*artCentral is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.
Contributions may be tax-deductible according to law.