Now Taking Enrollments For Summer Kids & Teens Programs
The Studios of Key West offers Summer Programs for Kids
To help children and teenagers explore the artistic process and develop their creative potential, The Studios of Key West is offering two summer arts programs in July. Registrations are now being taken for Painting Boot Camp for Kids with Rick Worth, and Teen Camp: Labyrinth and Mandala Magic with Kelley Quinn, TSKW artist-in-residence. Enrollment is limited to 30 for each, and both are sure to fill quickly.
Four sessions of Rick Worth’s Painting Boot Camp for Kids will be offered on Wednesdays in July from 9:30-11:30 am at the Armory. A popular artist and instructor, Worth will teach children aged 7-15 the fundamentals of painting. The class is fun and perfect for beginners or those who already love art. In this disciplined, encouraging environment, children will learn the basics of color mixing by using a limited palette of latex enamel on 9 x 12 inch primed canvas. Worth guides students from a blank canvas to a finished painting in just two hours, and offers helpful tips and hints along the way.
The cost is $25 per session, and students can sign up for individual or for all four sessions. All supplies including paint, brushes, and paper are provided. Boot Camp for Kids is sponsored by Isle Style Salon and Boutique.
Kids aged 11-17 are invited to enroll for Teen Camp: Labyrinth & Mandala Magic, taught by Kelley Quinn, from July 11-15, 12-5 pm each day. The class will culminate in a special community celebration and art show on Saturday, July 16 from 10 am-12 noon.
In this multi-day camp students will engage in an in-depth discovery of labyrinth legends. Teens will learn about the mandala symbol, including the history and uses of labyrinths and mandalas throughout the ages, how they are designed and how they really work. Mandalas are universal images that are widely used for healing and meditation, while labyrinths are experiencing a revival because of their simple holistic effects.
Students will create a personal mandala and will then take the design and expand it from an 8” by 8” drawing to a design large enough to walk on. Working collaboratively, the class will create a large scale public artwork from a mandala design.
Instructor Kelley Quinn has fifteen years of teaching experience and has worked with preschoolers through high school students on many community project. Quinn works from the philosophy that a piece of art truly adds value to the community when it is manifested by multiple hands.
The cost of enrollment in Teen Camp is $200, and all supplies are included. A few partial scholarships are available for students in need. This program is sponsored by Antonia’s Restaurant.
Parents can call TSKW at 296-0458 or call or stop by the Armory, 600 White Street to enroll today.
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