Herron’s Youth Art Camp is a summer day camp for young people entering grades 2 through 10 who want to experience the visual arts through creating artwork and learning about artists in a fun, safe university environment. Campers actively engage in a productive series of studio activities – drawing, painting, ceramics/sculpture, printmaking, design – geared to personal and artistic development. Visual art become a means to: inspire imagination, express concepts and feelings, solve problems creatively and learn through innovation and teamwork. Campers also have opportunities to collaborate with Visiting Artists! Youth Art Camp sessions – offered full day in one-week or two-week sessions – occur for seven weeks in June and July 2012 at Herron’s Eskenazi Hall on the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis campus.

The theme for Herron's 2012 summer camp is "community" and the role that art and culture plays in our Indianapolis community. Maintaining a healthy community of art and culture and an active lifestyle will be promoted. Camp participants will walk the west portion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, located next to Eskenazi Hall, and learn about public art on the Trail and in White River State Park. Campers will tour downtown’s Central Canal and explore monuments and the "46 for XLVI" public murals plus view our City on a pedal boat or bike ride.

Our community's art and culture will be used as springboards for talking about the role of both in Indianapolis and as inspiration for campers' own art. Campers will return to the Herron's studios to work and may also work directly on site — making drawings, paintings or site-specific sculpture. Visiting artists will include those who created “46 for XLVI” murals and a regular guest speaker from the Trail. Each camp will culminate with an art exhibition recognizing students' successes.

At summer's end, a daylong exhibit of campers' art will be displayed on the Trail, with campers and families invited to attend.

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*Remember to submit your registration form via US Mail or fax and include your payment confirmation number.

SUMMER 2012 SCHEDULE

COMMUNITY: My City, My Art
Campers will explore the theme of “community” through the concept of identity. Activities such as drawing, painting, ceramics/sculpture and printmaking – including creating a camp T-shirt – will be part of each session. During the two-week session, campers also will explore video storytelling. (Campers should attend both weeks of the two-week session.)

COMMUNITY: Mixed Media Connections
Campers will explore the theme of “community” through the concept of diversity. Activities will involve combining multiple methods of artmaking – drawing, clay, printmaking, sewing and digital art, for instance – including creating a camp T-shirt. During the two-week session, campers also will explore video storytelling. (Campers should attend both weeks of the two-week session.)

Times

Camp Days/Time: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Regular Drop off/Pick up: Morning drop off starts at 8:15 a.m. and pick up ends at 4:45 p.m.
Extended Hour Option: Afternoon pick up is 5:30 p.m. with last pick up at 5:45 p.m. (Extended Hour Price applies)

Costs

Tuition: $200 per youth for weekly session, $375 per youth for two-week session
Multiple Camper Discount: $25 per camper for multiple campers from the same household.
Extended Hour Price: $25 per week per camper

Why Herron Youth Art Camp?

Excellent Instruction
Herron alumni who are certified art teachers and award-winning junior and senior students with art education experience teach Youth Art Camp. Visiting artists will also work directly with campers on projects!
Campers are divided appropriately by grade level into an elementary group or a junior/senior high group. Each group of 20 campers has a minimum of two instructors, including a certified art teacher. A floater and a Junior Counselor also assist camp groups.

Individual attention
Classes are divided appropriately by age, and class size is limited to 20.

Great location
Camp takes place at Herron School of Art and Design's Eskenazi Hall, 735 W. New York St., on the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis campus, and campers will also visit the adjacent Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, White River State Park and downtown’s Central Canal.

Studio experience
Daily lessons focus on teaching imaginative thinking and creative visual processes as well as problem solving. Lessons are introduced with a presentation about particular artists, art movements or specific techniques followed by a studio art period and time to share and revise work.

Variety
Breaks for recreation and a snack are part of each day of camp.

Family Involvement
Youth Art Camp newsletter, Youth Art Camp Happenings, is handed out daily to parents/families and tells about our art activities and lists any announcement. Families will also receive a packet of information at the end of each, which includes after-camp art activities and how to help your child pursue a college education.

Student recognition
Each session of art camp culminates with an art exhibition attended by students' families, friends and teachers. At summer's end, a daylong exhibit of campers' art will be displayed on a portion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, with participants and their families invited to attend.

Safety
Youth Art Camp has a thorough check-in and check-out system.

Extended Hour Option
At the request of families, Youth Art Camp has an afternoon Extended Hour Option with the last pick up at 5:45 p.m.

Tuition Scholarships and Discounts
Enroll multiple campers from the same household and receive a discount of $25 per camper.

Families facing financial challenges and/or youth recommended by teachers and local social services agencies may apply for partial or full tuition scholarships. Funds are limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Notifications will begin in early May.

What to Bring, What to Wear and Equipment Responsibilities

• Youth Art Camp provides art supplies. Some campers prefer to bring a sketchbook, although this is not required, as a simple sketchbook will be provided. There may be projects that ask youth to bring items (such as “found objects”) from home as an option. The daily newsletter, Youth Art Camp Happenings, will notify families of these types of projects beforehand.
• Bring daily: lunch, drink, water bottle and drink cup. There is not a refrigerator or microwave available. Morning and afternoon snacks will be provided each day along with short recreation breaks.
• Sunscreen recommended. Campers will spend some time outside looking at public art and working on projects plus they will take outdoor breaks for snacks and lunch, weather permitting.
• Dress is casual. Certain projects may be messy. Campers may wish to bring an art apron to protect clothing.
• Equipment Responsibilities: We expect each camper to treat equipment with care and to return items, such as electronics, after use. If equipment is not returned or is misused and therefore damaged, parents/guardians may be held accountable for repair/replacement of the equipment.

FAQ

• The federal tax ID number for Herron Youth Art Camp is 35-600-1673.
• The drop off/pick up area is in the front, circular drive of Herron’s New York Street entrance. Dash passes for each camp session will be sent with confirmation materials. Camp staff will be outside at the circular drive and there is an authorized sign in/out system. Those authorized to pick up campers will need to show photo identification.
• Drop off begins at 8:15 a.m. Camp begins at 8:30 a.m.
• Regular pick up is 4:30 p.m. with last pick up at 4:45 p.m.
• Extended Hour pick up is 5:30 p.m. with last pick up at 5:45 p.m.
• At the end of each session, join us for an art exhibition of work made during camp! The art exhibition takes place each Friday during the last half hour of art camp. More information will be distributed during art camp.

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For more information or questions

Please contact Susan Grade, Community Learning Coordinator, at (317) 278-9404 or email sschool@iupui.edu.