Tacoma Art Museum is offering some cool sounding summer art camps for kids ages 9-14; the information from their press release is printed below. We love the museum and have braved it with Reilly for the Eric Carle exhibit and a few other short visits with lots of adults to help monitor “Mr. Touchy-Hands.” We look forward to Reilly being old enough to take part in more of these kinds of things — these camps look fun!
For a list of more family/kids events at the museum, visit the Families & Children link under the Events and Programs tab on the website.
Would love to hear some feedback from any who attend! Press Release follows: (Tacoma, WA) – Tacoma Art Museum’s summer art camps are the perfect way for boys and girls ages nine through fourteen to express their creativity, learn about art, and participate in fun art-related field trips. Each of the five sessions is led by a museum educator and features special guest artists to lead art-making activities. Campers experiment with calligraphy, printmaking, glass art, and jewelry making. Participants design and create their own T-shirts, explore museum galleries, take field trips in downtown Tacoma, and create works of art.
Art camps take place Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 3 pm. Each one-week session is $175 for members; $225 for non-members. Sign up for more than one week or sign up with a friend and you each save 10 percent. Scholarships are also available. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come; first-served basis. For more details, call 253.272.4258 x3030 or email education@TacomaArtMuseum.org. Download a Summer Art Camp brochure and registration form at www.TacomaArtMuseum.org.
Camp Sessions:
What’s the Word?
July 14–18
Ages: 9 –12
Youth are inspired by the summer exhibitions, including the collaboration between Chuck Close’s photographs and Bob Holman’s poems in A Couple of Ways of Doing Something. Words and letters are the muse in this art camp that includes calligraphy, printmaking, storytelling, and more.
Mixed Media Motion
July 21–25
Ages: 9–12
Campers combine performance arts with visual arts and see their ideas come to life.
Wear Your Art Out
July 28–August 1
Ages: 9–14
Explore fashion as art. From sculptural hats to wild bangles, campers create artsy apparel and unique designs, ready to wear next school year.
Gobs of Glass
August 4–8
Ages: 12–14
Inspired by the Chihuly Glass on view throughout Tacoma, teens create their own works of glass art and experiment with this cool medium.
Splashy Glass Studio
August 11–15
Ages: 9–11
So hot it’s cool! Younger campers also experience the wonders and inspiration of glass by making great works of art in this medium.
Tacoma Art Museum’s mission is to connect people through art. The museum serves the diverse communities of the region through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. The museum’s five galleries display an array of top national shows, the best of Northwest art, creatively themed exhibitions, and historical retrospectives. In addition, there is an Education Wing for children, adults, and seniors with an art resource center, classroom, and studio for art making. Tacoma Art Museum is located in the downtown Cultural District, near the Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, and Union Station.
HOURS – Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, Third Thursdays 10 am – 8 pm, Sunday 12 – 5 pm. Open Mondays Memorial Day through Labor Day.
ADMISSION – Adult $7.50, Student/Military/Senior (65+) $6.50, Family $25 (2 adults and up to 4 children under 18). Children 5 & under free. Third Thursdays free. Members always free.
CONTACT – 253.272.4258, www.TacomaArtMuseum.org, info@TacomaArtMuseum.org