summer art camp
* The Big Draw!
Ever wanted to draw big? Like, realllllyyyy big? Here's your chance! Focusing on the elements and principles of art and design and some fun art history, we will explore various drawing techniques AND contribute to a collaborative, conmmunity focused, large scale wall drawing.
Instructor Bio: Anita Levesque has a background in the visual arts and art education. She also is a professional artist, currently working in collaboration with Bradley Smith in an ongoing project entitled, heartlab. Her other work includes sitting on the Oxygen board and Oxygen education committee, and working as a mentor and curriculum developer at SelfDesign High. Anita finds much inspiration in sharing her love for art with young, impressionable minds.
* Zine-tastic!
Discover the art of *zine making with instructor mr. b-rad. Utilizing photomontage,
stamping, and creative writing, students will each create a unique fictional character and collaborative story. Finish the workshop with your own copy of the completed zine. Very cool. Plus, you get to type on a manual typewriter! How retro. *zines are self published magazines, made popular in the late 90s in San Francisco.
Instructor Bio: Bradley Smith (a.k.a. mr. b-rad) spent his formative years studying Fibre Arts at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, AB. Currently, he is involved in an on-going collaborative art project known as heartlab. He has been writing since he was a teenager, participating in many projects and contests, including the 3-day Novel Writing Contest.
* Breakin' with Amber: Hip Hop Dance
Have fun learning some Bboy and Bgirl moves during this dynamic and high energy dance workshop for kids who are interested in Hip Hop culture.
Instuctor Bio: Kootenay-raised Amber Santos is an educator and artist who loves to dance and paint on the streets. Her formal education includes studying photography at Concordia University and Fine Arts at Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina in Brazil. However, she considers her greatest university to have been the communities of Recife, Brazil where, together with street educators and youth, transformation happened in a positive way through art and community media.
* Bookmaking with Fiona
Students will learn a variety of book-binding techniques which can be used for projects, displays, zines, comic strips, artist trading cards, stories, photo albums, journals and sketchbooks. They will learn how to tear and fold book signatures, cut and pasteup, make covers, sew and glue pages, make pop-ups, and add a variety of
embellishments.
Instructor Bio: Fiona Brown is a clay artist, BC teacher, and avid traveller who has a passion for handmade books, paper-arts, and reclaimed found objects.
* Performance for Kids
Depending on the weather* and what the group is interested in, we might walk on stilts* or play theatre games, or write a script, or make music, or juggle, or… all of the above! We will put together a short show of the awesome bits to share with parents on the final day. Come express yourself!!!
Instructor Bio:
Bessie Wapp is a theatre maker/musician who has created & performed original works throughout North America & in Europe. In Vancouver, Bessie danced on stilts with Mortal Coil (up high at Streetfest) and sang with eastern European ensemble Zeellia. Bessie is Co-Artistic Director of Nelson's Twin Fish Theatre, producers of Loco Phantasmo and Hello, I Must Be Going. Bessie studied music & fine arts at ECCAD, VCC & Selkirk College, and teaches music & theatre privately and in groups.
Registration
Please contact our partners in education: Kootenay School of the Arts, Nelson Campus, 606 Victoria Street,
250-352-2821
Info: office@oxygenartcentre.org