DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

500 Seventeenth Street NW

Studio D (Ages 14-16)

June 24–August 16, 2013

Week 1: June 24-28

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Sculptural Concepts

Students use wire, clay, and wood to create three-dimensional works of art. Students gain an understanding of basic concepts and develop creative approaches to problem-solving. 

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Botanical Drawing

Extend your drawing skills into the world of living color. Learn the basics of botanical illustration and use pencil, colored chalk, and pastel to explore the beautiful organic forms of plants and flowers.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 2: July 1-5 (no class July 4)

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Digital Art

Create and manipulate images on the computer, transforming your ideas into artwork. Learn scanning, digitizing, and basic Photoshop tools and techniques.

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $250

Darkroom Photography

Students learn the basics of camera operation, film developing, and printing while becoming familiar with the aesthetics of black-and-white photography. NOTE: Students must bring a manual 35mm SLR camera.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $250

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $475

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Week 3: July 8-12

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Cartooning

Transform your classroom doodles and rainy-day drawings into your own comic book. Campers learn conventions of cartooning, including storyboards, dialogue bubbles, and caricature.

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Printmaking

Many of the posters and popular images we see today are made by printmakers. Learn about and experiment with a variety of printmaking techniques while incorporating themes and images from today's popular culture.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 4: July 15-19

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Figure Drawing

Study the basis of figure drawing with a clothed model. Learn to capture the human form in space and enhance your drawing ability through gesture, contour, and value studies using a variety of materials

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Painting Explorations

Learn basic concepts of composition, brushworks, color palette and color mixing, shape/form, and shading. Apply these concepts to traditional and contemporary projects.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 5: July 22-26

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Mixed Media Collage

Combining media such as painting, drawing, and photography, students explore the art of collage. Students create their own concepts while incorporating themes such as the self, memory, and pop culture into artworks.

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Magazine Launch

Studying top-selling magazines, campers learn elements of design, illustration, and typography. Next, each camper creates a "dummy" for a magazine geared to his or her interests.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 6: July 29-August 2

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Textile Design

Campers learn about the fabric design of many cultures, with techniques that include dyes, dye painting, block printing, stenciling, and Shibori. Working in teams, they design, print, paint, and dye exciting patterns on fabric

>Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Fashion Illustration

Research styles of the past, observe current trends, and add personal flair to create a fashion line. Using pencil, watercolor, and colored ink, practice illustration techniques and start building your own portfolio of designs for clothing and accessories.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 7: August 5-9

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Digital Photography

Students enhance their photography skills and learn to make color and black-and-white inkjet prints in a "digital darkroom." The session includes an introduction to Photoshop. NOTE: Students must bring a digital camera.

Morning Session (9 a.m.-12 p.m.): $310

Eco Art

Discover the surprising artistic materials that the natural world can offer when you take the time to explore its possibilities. Experiment with natural paints and dyes, fabrics, handmade papermaking, and much more.

Afternoon session (1-4 p.m.): $310<

Full-day session (9-4 p.m.): $590

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Week 8: August 12-16--Downtown Campus

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Kid Pan Alley

The last week of Camp Creativity 2013 is a weeklong songwriting workshop that combines creativity, music, and art. Campers work with Kid Pan Alley founder Paul Reisler, who has written over 1,800 songs with over 30,000 children across the nation. Budding songwriters draw musical inspiration from the art in the Corcoran's galleries. Theater and visual art teachers guide costume and stage design projects for the concert finale.

All classes for all ages are held at the Downtown campus this week only. Space is limited.

Full-day session (9-3 p.m.): $490

Pre-camp activity (8-9 a.m.): $30

Post-camp activity (3-5:30 p.m.): $75

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