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Out Of The Box Art Studio 2020 Summer Camps

Camps for ages 4 and up!

By Amie Esposito, Publisher - Canton- Woodstock-Cumming Macaroni Kid February 1, 2020


Come join Out of the Box Art Studio and get messy this summer! There will be many mediums used in our camps including clay, felting, painting in acrylic, watercolor, and tempera, as well as potter’s wheel, clay hand building, wood, printmaking, recycled art, pastels both in chalk and oil, liquid watercolors, salt, and unusual tools! It's not just a brush here!


Get $20 off any week long camp until April 15th! 
Use code CAMP20 to claim this offer!


Locations: (Both locations have an art exhibit at the end of the week for families and friends!)

🎨Learning Express Alpharetta: 7300 North Point Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30022
A colorful and spacious event room close to Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, Cumming just hop off the interstate near North Point Mall.

🐎Canton Mini Farm Art Studio: 1274 Roper Road, Canton, GA 30115
Close to Milton, Alpharetta, Woodstock, Ball Ground, Cumming, Roswell! Learn about great artists as well as meet the animals and fun farm events. We create both in inside and outside studios (weather permitting). Campers meet a different farm animal each day during snack time in the picnic area.

Ages: 

Camps are listed by age. OOTB starts at age 4 and goes to teens. We separate many camps by age if it includes more than one age.

We cannot wait to see you again this year!!! 

Please feel free to call with any questions at all 678-867-7713. 

Don't forget - it's always fun to bring a friend but not to worry you'll always make new ones at OOTB camp!

Register ONLINE - CLICK HERE



Camp Times:

Full Day Camp Option: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Stay all day and do two camps! Includes a lunch break!

Half Day Camps: 9:30 AM - 12: 30 PM or 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Horse and Art Camp Combo Camps: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Pricing:

Camp prices vary. See detailed camp descriptions for pricing per camp. 

$20 off any week long camp until April 15th! Use code CAMP20 to claim this offer!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

 We are partnering again this year with Classic Colors Horse farm right next to OOTB’s mini farm for a Horse AND Art Camp opportunity.


Horse Camp and Art Camp Combo

Classic Colors Horse Camp 
The kids groom and tack up their horses each day before they ride as well as horsemanship activities in the barn with the horses. Riders will learn how to be safe around the horses at all times while having fun and caring for the horses. Riding lessons will be held in the ring each day and on Friday we will go out on a short trail ride and ride bareback in the ring afterwards! Riders will receive a camp T-shirt at the end of the week and parents are welcome to come watch any day!


Canton/Milton Farm Art Studio Camps 

June 8th-12th: Folk Art Fun ($140)

1:30 PM -4:30 PM (elementary / tweens)

Ms. Cathy from Lazy D Farms will return with a new weaving project and felting as well. We will also be creating Finncanon inspired clay chicken pockets or chickens in their nest in clay, a wood rustic barn painting, an artist Maud Lewis inspired summer lighthouse painting, a wood barn-wood painting and sculptural project.

June 15th -19th: Horse Camp and Art Camp Combo

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (elementary/tweens)

$325.00 EARLY Registration discount before April 15th. (after April 15th if there are openings it will be $375.00) register with Out of the Box Art Online.

Partnering with Classic Colors horse farm next door you will experience 9:00-12:30 Horse camp followed by art camp (12:30-3:00) related to all horses. As well as a visit with our animals at the mini farm. Ages elementary-teens (we divide into two groups) Horse camp is 9:00-12:30 and art part is 12:30-3:00. We added an hour more this year!

July 6th-10th: Pet Lovers Art Camp ($145)

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (elementary/tweens)

Whether you have hamsters, dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, fish, goats, reptiles, or more we have a camp for you. Do not have a pet, but wish you did? You are welcome too! We will focus on artists that loved animals too, while we created personal projects based on the campers animals! Special surprises planned as well!

July 13th -18th: Horse and Art Lovers Camps

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (elementary/tweens)

$325.00 EARLY Registration discount before April 15th. (after April 15th if there are openings it will be $375.00) register with Out of the Box Art Online.

Different projects if you attend the June camp. See June description. 

July 20th - 25th:  Fairy Garden Art And Tea Party ($150)

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (elementary/tweens)

Every year it just gets better! This year we will end with a beautiful tea party the girls will enjoy and help put together the food, decorations and accessories they wear. They will also be making wonderful fairy garden art. Their garden will be a painted and decorated cottage, along with table, chairs and hand made clay tea set, and more!

July 27th-31st: Wild About The Wheel ($150)

9:30 AM -12:30 PM: (elementary and tweens)

1:30 PM -4:30 PM: (tweens and teens only) 

While this camp is designed for ONE full week (if you are attending a school open house etc during that week and need to miss a day please talk with us) Not JUST learning bowls and plates... we will turn wheel thrown pieces into functional pieces as well. We will be creating animals bells, sloth hanging planter or bowl, Kangaroo piece, Elephant cup, koala in clay and Bee inspired piece. We will have levels for older and younger students to learn or continue with specialty glazing, designer stencils and texture mats, rollers, castable animals, sprig molds and all tools on the potters wheel to enhance your campers pieces. Get ready to make a mess and have a very exciting adventure.


Learning Express Alpharetta Studio Camps 

May 26th-29th: ”Under the Sea” offered AM and PM
9:30-12:30: 4-6 years old
1:30-4:30: elementary ages
4 day camp, $120.00

This camp will feature wood crab mixed media, canvas, painting, sea turtle wood piece, new dolphin canvas, and wood frames with sea creatures to kick off summer! There will be a art exhibit at the end on our last day, as always to celebrate and take art work home.

July 13th-17th: "Meet the Masters” offered AM and PM
9:30-12:30: elementary ages
1:30-4:30 elementary ages
5 day camp, $140.00

Meet our favorite artists: Folk art wood “cornbread inspired” piece, Post Impressionist : Multimedia Van Gogh multimedia Sunflowers project, Modern/Pop art: ceramic Frida Kahlo cup, Splatter and create a action canvas Jackson Pollock and Keith Haring inspired DYI/makers day will be a dream catcher project. This is a fun active art camp!

One day camps the week of: July 27th and 31st

July 27th: 9:30-12:30: “On the Farm Art” 

Create a folk art cow canvas and a pastel farm landscape. Elementary students, $30.00

July 27th: 1:30-4:30: "Light up Summer” create a mixed media

Lighthouse landscape and a yarn/textile sunshine canvas. Elementary ages, $30.00

July 31st:  9:30-12:30: “Character Camp” 

Create a Mickey or Minnie after famous Artists Romero Britto canvas we will also spend remaining time creating a character drawing, $30.00

July 31st: 1:30-4:30: “Christmas in July”

What a fun way to get a head start on gift giving or Christmas celebrations...campers will create a Holiday peg family of Santa, Ms Clause, Snowman and more. As well as a great reindeer drawing
project ! If left over time we even have some ornaments to paint! $30.00


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