Black Mountain Center for the Arts to offer camps for summer

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts will offer a variety of camps this summer for school students who want to have an arts experience.

Two choices for drama day camp for students who are rising 4th – 8th graders will be June 16-20, and July 21-25, Monday-Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. Summer Theater Conservatory will be filled with introduction to character development and visualization, movement for the stage, scene improvisation, musical theater styles, mime, juggling, character voices (like cartoon characters) and more! Donna Marie Todd, an experienced actress and storyteller will lead camp. On the final day of camp there will be a theater celebration for family and friends to see the campers perform. This is a great opportunity for youth who have previously participated in local drama such as Primary Players or The Learning Community’s annual productions, as well as for those who have no experience. Campers bring their own lunch, healthy snack, and water bottle each day.  Cost of the camp is $150, of which $25 is a non-refundable deposit.

A one-week Summer Arts day camp for children who are rising 1st-3rd graders will be July 14-18 from 9 am till noon.  This camp will focus on three areas of the arts: visual arts, creative movement and dance, and music.  Donna Rouchard, an art teacher in Buncombe County will teach the visual arts.  Sondra Stamey, dance teacher at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts, will teach creative movement and dance, and Linda Metzner, music teacher at ArtSpace Charter School will teach music. On the last day of camp there will be a short presentation by the students and a time for families to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy afterwards.  Campers should wear pants/shorts/skirts with elastic waistband (no zippers) for ease in creative movement. Campers should bring a healthy, non-messy snack and a water bottle each day. Cost of the camp, which includes a camp tee-shirt is $95, of which $25 is a non-refundable deposit.

Two  Visual Arts Camps camps will be taught by Mary Hunnicutt, who previously taught art in the public schools in the Atlanta area.  Art students will work in various art media through different projects. Campers will explore drawing, painting with acrylic, and hand building with clay and more.

VAC I for children who are rising K-2 grades will be July 28-August 1 from 9 am – noon. Campers should bring a healthy, non-messy snack and a water bottle each day. Cost of the camp is $95, of which $25 is a non-refundable deposit.

VAC II is for children who are rising 2nd – 5th graders.  It will be August 4-8 from 9 am – 3 pm.  Campers bring their own lunch, healthy snack, and water bottle each day. Cost of the camp is $140, of which $25 is a non-refundable deposit.

Registration forms are available at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts at 225 W. State Sreet, by calling 669-0930, or online at this link.