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Summer Art Camp

DETAILS:
Open to children in grades 2-8
Two sessions: July 12-16 and July 19-23 Time: 9:00 - 3:00 each day
Location: Granite Valley Middle School, Monson
Tuition: 165 per week (includes a field trip)
More Info and Registration Form: www.monson-Ma.gov/Public_Documents/MonsonMA_Recreation/index
or call the Parks and Recreation Department at 267-4105.

Monson Summer Art Camp Hires New Director

The new director of the Monson Summer Art Camp, Donna Beck, is a practicing fiber and mixed media artist. Prior to being named Director, she taught in the Summer Camp. Her studio and business, 2:30am Studio, is part of "The Artists at Indian Orchard Mills" in Springfield, and she is member of the art faculty at Western New England College. Her work was recently featured in the "Artisan Showcase" of Living Spaces Magazine (2009).

Beck believes the Art Camp is an excellent opportunity for young people to get involved in the arts and learn from highly qualified instructors. Some of the new instructors also hail from Indian Orchard Mills, such as Alexandra Walters, an accomplished artist, who will teach drawing and painting. Dana Zarenko, an aide at Converse Middle School in Palmer, has also had extensive experience with youth in summer camps and will be teaching a mixed media class where students will design habitats for imaginary creatures. "The instructors are so enthusiastic and have some wonderful projects and ideas to get the students excited about the arts and creativity. The response to our Camp, from both the instructors and the students, is overwhelmingly positive. We have campers who come back year after year, and instructors who are serious about bringing quality learning experiences to share with them. It’s a very encouraging and fun atmosphere."

In addition to drawing, painting and habitat building, the Camp will offer dance, yoga, drama, mixed media with students building shrines and figures, and more! On Fridays, we will showcase the students’ work for all to enjoy.

The very reasonable tuition includes a field trip; trips this summer are planned to Old Sturbridge Village and the Worcester Art Museum.

Open to boys and girls in grades 2-8, the Camp will be held at Granite Valley Middle School in Monson and will run for 2 weeks: July 12-16 and July 19-23.

The Summer Art Camp, in its 4th year, is sponsored by the Monson Arts Council and the Monson Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, and to download a registration form, go to http://www.monson-Ma.gov/Public_Documents/MonsonMA_Recreation/index or call the Parks and Recreation Department at 267-4105.

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