Art Camp

July 8-10th

Open House on July 11th from 5-6:30 p.m.

This camp is open to all children who have completed 4th-8th grade this school year.

Schedule

10 a.m. Check in and Welcome

10:30 a.m. Session 1

11:30 a.m. Free time

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Session 2

1:30 p.m. Closing

2:00 p.m. Pick up

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clay Art

In this class campers will make a clay wall hanging. Campers will play with shapes, design, and textures. This is a two session class. In the first session the campers will create their clay pieces and in the second they will string them together and paint the pieces. Taught by Leslie Dalstra & Dawn Willson.

Percussion Class

In this class campers will learn how to build upon simple rhythms to create beautiful music with a variety of percussion instruments. Taught by Emiliano Patino & Nolan Carle.

baking

In this class campers will bake a variety of cookies and create charcuterie boards for our Open House. THIS CLASS IS FULL.Taught by Leslie Dalstra

Photography

In this class campers will learn about the fundamentals of photography. If you took this class last summer, no worries, everyone is welcome. This is a two session class. In the first class the campers will take photographs and in the second session they will learn about editing their images. Taught by Dan Dalstra.

acrylic painting

In this class campers will learn about different applications of paint in order to create various textures within their artwork. They will also learn how to mix and blend colors. THIS CLASS IS FULL.Teacher Jackilynn Hayes

Watercolor painting

In this class campers will learn how to layer paints and utilize the transparency and opacity that can be achieved by watercolor. Taught by Jackilynn Hayes

Color Relief Paint Making

In this class campers will learn about the use of positive and negative space in order to create a unique print. Campers will carve their designs into rubber blocks and transfer it to paper. Taught by Jackilynn Hayes

Meet The Team

Rev. Leslie Dalstra

Leslie loves to unlock creativity through various art mediums from watercolor, to clay art, to photography, and to baking (yes baking!). She finds beauty in nature and enjoys working with others as they unlock their potential.

Jackilynn Hayes

Jackilynn is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Iowa, majoring in Art Education! She enjoy all things art, reading, and camping. She is super excited for the second year of art camp and can’t wait to create with all of the campers!

Dan Dalstra

Dan loves to document life through his photography. He is a trained photojournalist from the University of Missouri and has decades of experience both in the news industry and in covering Senior Photos, Weddings, and family portraits. He enjoys teaching youth how to unlock their potential as budding photographers.

Emiliano Patino

Dawn Willson

A graduating senior from Fort Madison High School, Emiliano is a talented musician. He plays the trumpet in the band, jazz band, sings, and was a member of Swing Span. Last year he was the Drum Major during the football season.

Dawn recently retired and is ready for her next chapter. She has a lifelong love of the arts - from music to crafts to reading. She is looking forward to helping young people create something amazing!

First Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)