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Good summer art camp for 6-8 year old
Art Camp or Workshop for my 14 year old
Summer drawing classes for 15 year old
Art camp for pre-teen in Albany/Berkeley?

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Good summer art camp for 6-8 year old

March 2007

Looking for suggestions for a fun and creative art camp for 6-8 year olds this summer. Prefer something in the Oakland Berkeley area 1/2 day or full day. The emphasis can be on any different kind of art projects--painting, drawing, clay, etc. in a fun, easy-going environment. want my kids to love art

I'd highly recommend YAWS (Young artists workshop)summer camp located in Berkeley- the teacher/director is a wonderful art teacher and artist- each week has different themes and media so you can choose what seems most intriguing or do more than one week with a new focus. I don't immediately see a website, but you can contact the teacher Jennifer Burke at jennyaws@yahoo.com chris

Imagination Kids is a great art camp.Lucy Ames runs it, it's very small (6 kids) in a studio in her back yard. 510-525-2523 I highly recommend it. a

Children's Fairyland offers a Performing Arts Day Camp that might be good for your child. It is a week long program from 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, each week focuses on a Fairytale from a different culture. There is arts & crafts each day and a performance for the parents at the end of the week. Good luck! programs[at]fairyland.org

Art Camp or Workshop for my 14 year old

April 2006

I'm looking for an art camp or workshop for my teen this summer that includes kids her own age in the mix. Unfortunately, she's ended up with kids many years younger in other classes in the past and hopes for a different experience this year. Anyone know of an art camp/class/workshop this summer in the east bay that both provide excellent art instruction and attracts young teens? Denise

Call California College of the Arts on Clarement Avenue and ask for the Young Artist Studio Program. It offers excellent classes for middle schoolers and high schoolers. jdeloison

My son attended California College for the Arts - they have a youth art program in the summer ( 2 week program) that was wonderful. All kids have to take life drawing and then there are many electives. The college is in Oakland at Broadway and 51st. I highly recommend the program. Professional artists taught and there was an excitement and energy. I would call right away as they fill up quickly. anon

Also recommended: Young Actor's Summer Theatre Camp

Summer drawing classes for 15 year old

May 2005

Hi, My almost 15 year old is looking for a summer drawing class or program of some sort. She draws very well and is largely self-taught. She prefers to draw women in fancy clothes (future fashion designer?) but might appreciate life drawing. A two or three week course might work in well with our other summer plans. If you know of something, please drop me an e-mail. thanks, Nancy

California College of the Arts@ 5212 Broadway in oakland has a ''Young Artist Studio Program'' . Your daughter may be a bit old for this particular program as the brochure I have says its for kids who have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grade. However,they probably have other programs for her age or she may be old enough to just take a summer class or one of their other ''extended studies'' classes. Their phone # is 594-3710. Web address is : www.cca.edu
havilan

Art camp for pre-teen in Albany/Berkeley?

March 2003

Hello, I've checked the archives, but haven't found any recent information. Does anyone know of any good art (clay, drawing, painting, and other media) camps (for ages 11 to 13) that will be happening in the Albany/Berkeley area this summer of 2003? Thanks! kim

Recommended:

Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA)

Berkeley-Albany YMCA Art Camp

Has anyone had (recent) experience with the Art Camp given at the Albany YMCA? My daughter loves art, and from the brochure it looks like she could have a lot of fun in the program. But I'm well aware that things aren't always as good as they look on paper! Any comments, positive or negative, about the Albany Y Art Camp would be most appreciated. Greg (3/00)

My 10-year-old daughter had on-site after-school care from Albany-Berkeley YMCA staff for several years; great bunch of counselors. On the other hand, I've found their summer day camps erratic: one one-week session with a mystery/puzzles/problem-solving theme was pretty good, and another, which purported to be about mosaics, got as far as a single small paper collage, and that was it. (Rather shoddy environment, too.) I wrote a letter of complaint to the program's director and never received a response. I daresay a multi-week program might be different, but I would definitely recommend asking lots of questions and requesting some references from parents of past students in the program. Melanie

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