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Pre-Teen and Teen Classes & Workshops
Garden Art Bird Bath
with Kara Bledsoe
Grade 7- Adult
This special spring class will be dedicated to creating a bird bath or pollinator pool. We will use several different techniques in clay to build a beautiful and sturdy pedestal style bath for your outdoor space. No prior clay experience is necessary only enthusiasm for the project.
10:00 am - 12:30 pm, Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16.
Will run
Cyanotype Printing Workshop
with Kay Grogg
Grades 9 - ADULT
Cyanotype is a photo process developed in the late 1800's. We will be coating paper with a photosensitive solution to make our exposures with the sun. Exploring both regular and the wet processes will give the participants a variety of prints. This class is a great way to understand how photography was originally used in its inception. Beautiful Indigo blue photo prints are the result of this process.
10:00 am - Noon, Saturday, April 6.
Glass Fusion - Garden Stakes Workshop
with Karen Hitchcock
Grade 9- Adult
A two-hour glass fusion workshop making decorative glass stakes for your garden or house. Each student can make up to five garden stakes. All materials are included and fired projects will be available two weeks after class.
6:00 - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, April 10.
Garden Art Flower Stake
with Kara Bledsoe
Grade 7- Adult
This class will focus on making a beautiful and colorful flower for your garden space. This very popular class has been offered several times in the past with some amazing results. Participants will use clay slabs to build a flower of their choice one petal at a time and finish them up with bright and vibrant underglazes. Resulting in a bold and beautiful piece for your home.
10:00 am - 12:30 pm, Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 21.
Will run
Play-In-A-Week Camp
with Anne G'Fellers-Mason
5th - 8th Grade
Class Limit: 16
Can you make a play in a week? You will get the chance to do this at the McKinney Center THIS SUMMER!
Starting from scratch, students will work alongside professional theatre makers to create an original performance in just one week. You will develop a range of performance skills and learn technical theatre skills working alongside practicing artists. You will also make new friends and have a lot of fun in the process.
There is even a free lunch club from Noon - 12:30, where you can hang-out and have lunch with directors, designers, choreographers, poets, and musicians.
Spots for Play-In-A-Week are limited to 16 students, and it is expected to fill up quickly. Register early to avoid disappointment.
This camp is partially funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission.
A confirmation email will be sent to you upon registration with further information and tips regarding summer camp.
June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
9am - 2pm
FINAL PERFORMANCE at 2pm on Saturday, June 15.
Exploring Printmaking
with Sonia Garcia
Grades 8th - 12th
In this fun and interactive camp, students will learn multiple introductory printing techniques. They will carve and print a linoleum block, create monoprints, and learn many more exploratory techniques. Be ready for fun, creativity, and hands-on learnng!
Registration fee includes materials, snack, and a camp t-shirt!
9:00 a.m. - Noon, July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19th.
Pottery Studio 303 - 8th - 12th Grades
with Kara Bledsoe
Grades: 8th - 12th Grades
Class Limit: 10 students
This more advanced camp for highschool students will provide skills in hand-building techniques and the use of the potter’s wheel. Students will experience the delight of creating with their own hands and imagination in clay. This is a more structured and focused camp for our older, mature students. Our goal is for each student to produce five projects that will go home with them to enjoy or give as gifts. If your teen has taken pottery camps in the past they will be excited to do new projects this summer.
Registration fee includes materials such as clay and glazes, supplies, snack, and a camp t-shirt!
Projects need time to dry and will be fired in a kiln. Therefore, final projects will be available for pick up approximately 2 weeks after camp. The McKinney Center and camp instructors will notify parents when items are ready.
July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
A confirmation email will be sent to you upon registration with further information and tips regarding summer camp.
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