ARTS & CRAFTS
ART INSTITUTE OF MCKINNEY
Summer Art Camps: For age 4-teenagers. Study of Texas Pioneers
program June 6-10, June 13-17, June 20-24 and June 27-July 1. Study of
Native Americans in Texas program July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29 and
Aug. 1-5. Teen Drawing Camp June 20-24. Teen Painting Camp July 25-29.
All sessions run 9 a.m.-noon. $150 per week.
Where: Art Institute of McKinney, 113 S. Kentucky, McKinney.
Registration deadline: May 1 for June camps, June 1 for July
camps, though camps may fill before the deadlines.
Contact: 972-548-7830.
Web site: www.artinstituteofmckinney.com.
Art Stop Inc.
Art Stop camper Carrie Coffee shows off her plaster bear.
Ages: 6-11, except for one session for ages 12-15 (July 18-22).
When and where: All sessions 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
•June 13-17: Florence Elementary, 3095 Johnson Road, Southlake.
•June 20-24: Artsnet building, 2819 R.D. Hurt Parkway, Bedford Boys
Ranch, Bedford.
•June 27-July 1: Whitley Road Elementary, 7600 Whitley Road, Watauga.
•July 11-15: W.A. Porter Elementary, 2750 Prestondale Drive, Hurst.
•July 18-22: Sessions for ages 6-11 and 12-15. Cross Timbers Middle
School, 2301 Pool Road, Grapevine.
Cost: $150.
Description: Artsnet presents visual and performing arts
activities with a performance at the end of the session.
Contact: 817-283-3406.
Web site: www.artsnetc.org.
ART STOP'S PASSPORT TO SUMMER ART
Ages: 4-6, 7-11 and teens.
Where: Art Stop Inc., 6031 Berkshire Lane.
When: June 6-Aug. 5. One-week sessions, Monday-Friday. For ages
4-6, 10 a.m.-noon. For ages 7-11, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Call for a teen
schedule.
Cost: $150 per week.
Description: Explore various countries and cultures through art,
using clay, papier-mâché, oil paints and more.
Registration deadline: Two weeks before each camp begins.
Contact: 214-265-8334.
Web site: www.artstopinc.com.
BEAD CLASSES
Ages: 5 and older.
Where: Locations vary.
When: Various dates and times. Classes last 11/2 hours.
Cost: $25.
Description: Make two bracelets and learn two basic beading
techniques in classes, presented by Beads by Louise.
Contact: 214-478-7164.
COPPELL FAMILY YMCA ARTS AND HUMANITIES CAMP
Ages: 3-12.
Where: Coppell Family YMCA, 146 Town Center, Coppell.
When: One-week sessions May 31-Aug. 12. For ages 3-5, 9-10 a.m.
For ages 5-12, 10 a.m.-noon.
Cost: $40-$110.
Description: Classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, drama,
crafts, etiquette and science.
Before- or after-care available: Both.
Contact: 972-393-5121.
Web site: www.coppellymca.org.
DISCOVER ART CAMP
Ages: 10-14.
Where: Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak.
When: June 6-17, Monday-Friday 1-3 p.m.
Cost: Free.
Description: Campers explore different art media. Program
culminates with an exhibit.
Registration deadline: May 30.
Contact: 214-526-4076.
Web site: www.juniorplayers.org.
ELLIS COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY
Ages: 6-14.
Where: Ellis County Fine Arts Museum, 501 W. Main St., Waxahachie.
When: Sessions June 13-17, June 20-24 and June 27-July 1.
Weekdays 9-11 a.m.
Cost: $100 per week.
Description: Classes include drawing, painting and sculpture.
Reception and exhibition July 1.
Registration deadline: June 1.
Contact: 972-937-3414.
Web site: www.elliscountyart.net.
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY ART CAMP
Ages: 7-13.
Where: June 13-17 at First Baptist Academy Downtown Campus, Ervay
and Patterson. June 20-24 at First Baptist Academy East Campus, 2380
Dunloe Drive.
When: One-week sessions June 13-17 and June 20-24. For ages 7-10:
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For ages 11-13: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $130, $10 discount for siblings.
Description: Projects include creating clay chess pieces and a
game board, learning to draw a tiger's face and paint it with
watercolors, and drawing a Chinese dragon and turning it into a kite.
Registration deadline: June 1.
Contact: 214-320-0382.
Web site: www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/artroom/brenda/brenda.html.
FOUND OBJECTS STUDIO WORKSHOPS
Ages: 6-14.
Where: 2014 Balboa Drive.
When: One-week sessions June 20-24, June 27-July 1 and Aug. 8-12.
For ages 6-10, 9 a.m.-noon. For ages 11-14, 1-4 p.m.
Cost: $120-$160.
Description: DFW Green Alliance and Found Objects Studio present
this chance to meet local artists, use recycled materials and explore
painting, drawing, sculpting, printmaking, woodworking, collage and more.
Registration deadline: May 30.
Contact: 214-946-5586.
HEARD-CRAIG CHILDREN'S SUMMER ART CAMP
Ages: 6-11.
Where: Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, 306 N. Church, McKinney.
When: Sessions June 13-17 and July 11-15, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $75 per week.
Description: Introduction to the elements of art, taught by
professional art educators.
Contact: 972-569-6909.
Web site: www.heardcraig.org.
IRVING ARTS CENTER
Multi-Arts Camps: Camps cover a variety of arts topics during
each session, ranging from sculpture to writing to dance to painting.
Ages 6-12. Two-week session June 6-17, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
($290). One-week sessions June 20-24, Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 8-12, 8 a.m.-5
p.m. ($190).
ArtElements: An Advanced Curriculum in Arts Education: Choose
five programs out of six options: screen printing, drawing, figurative
sculpture, music theory and composition, creative writing and theater
arts. Ages 13-16. July 25-29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $250.
Where: Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur, Irving.
Contact: 972-252-2787.
Web site: www.irvingartscenter.com.
KIDS 'N CLAY SUMMER CAMP
Ages: 6-16.
Where: A Place to Paint, 6504 State Highway 78, Suite 140, Sachse.
When: July 11-Aug. 5. Mondays and Wednesdays 1-4 p.m.
Cost: $25 per day.
Description: Focuses on ceramics, working with clay, mosaics and
more.
Contact: 972-495-9163.
Web site: www.aplacetopaint.com.
LAKEWOOD ARTS ACADEMY CAMPS AND CLASSES
Ages: 3, 4-5, 6-8, 9, teens and adults.
Where: Lakewood Arts Academy, 1911 Abrams.
When: June 6-Aug. 19. One-week sessions, Monday-Friday between 9
a.m. and 9 p.m. Classes that meet once a week throughout the summer are
also available for 9-year-olds, teens and adults.
Cost: Camps $145-$180; once-a-week classes are $225-$245 for 10
weeks.
Description: Art programs taught by working artists include
Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, Architecture, Fashionista and
Photojournalism. Other offerings include themed camps related to fairies
and kitties, as well as camps designed for boys and preschoolers.
Contact: 214-827-1222.
Web site: www.lakewoodarts.com.
YOUNG REMBRANDTS
Ages: 4-12.
Where: Holford Recreation Center, 2314 Homestead Place, Garland.
When: Various dates June 7-Aug. 11. Three-day sessions,
Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $60.
Description: Drawing program.
Contact: 972-205-2772.
Web site: www.garlandparks.com.
YOUNG REMBRANDTS MINI ART CAMPS
Ages: 4-12.
Where: Plano Family YMCA, 5101 Tennyson Parkway, Plano.
When: Three-day sessions run Tuesday-Thursday. June 7-9, June
21-23, July 12-14 and July 26-28. Programs 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
Children grouped by ages for certain sessions.
Cost: $35-$45.
Description: Drawing program.
Contact: 972-378-9622.
Web site: www.planoymca.org.
Published in The Dallas Morning News: 04.08.05
