Author: Jenny

I know some of you have been waiting a while for this…but the Egg in Nest Art Studio Summer Camp Schedule is now posted on the website and I will post it at the end of this blog update too, so you don’t have to go searching too far for it.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke presently has an exhibit focused on Alexander Calder and his influence on contemporary artists http://www.nasher.duke.edu/calder/ open until June 17th. It inspired Jenny to run a camp called “Calder, Kandinsky, and Krasner: Studies in Abstract Art” for her K-8th grade crowd.  Not only will she examine abstract techniques, but the kids will be making their own versions of Calder mobiles!

Ready for more?  Read below to find out.  And if you have any questions use the contact form at the bottom of this page or call Jenny at (919) 632-1983.  Or you can e-mail me, Amanda, at art@egginnest.net

2012 Egg in Nest Summer Camps

5212 Amsterdam Place, Raleigh, NC

*All camps 930am-1230pm Monday-Friday*

July 30-August 3, 2012:  Street Art in a Digital Age

How do graffiti, environmental art, chalk art and other forms of street art fit into our increasingly digital age?  Learn or improve your street and public art techniques with Miss Jenny as she walks with you down many different public artistic avenues.

Ages: 13+; Cost: $170 per student

August 6- 10, 2012:  Calder, Kandinsky, and Krasner: Studies in Abstract Art

Do you think of abstract art and modern art as mere paint splatter on a canvas a la Jackson Pollock?  Let Miss Jenny show you the techniques behind the masterful mobiles of Alexander Calder (currently at the Nasher Museum of Art until June 17, 2012) and then make one of your own!  (There very well might be paint splattering involved as well…so be prepared!)

Ages: K-8^th; Cost: $135 per student

August 13-17, 2012:  Zap, Zam Zoom! Bring Your Comic Book Characters to Life

Head in a comic book or graphic novel every extra minute of the day?  Trying to fine tune characters you already have, or jump into this world of art and text?  Join Miss Jenny as she helps your characters leap off the page, and awakens your inner Stan Lee to epic proportions as you prepare your own comic book!  This class will include an outing to the NC Museum of Art to visit the Word Up:  The Intersection of Text and Image which opens July 22, 2012.

Ages: K-8^th, Cost: $135 per student

Renown artist Amy Hautman came to Egg in Nest Art Studio and gave a watercolor demo.  This lovely watercolor was a collaboration with the students.  Everyone was so inspired to watercolor bold and free.

On Valentine’s Day the girls just wanted to have fun!