New Curriculum Unveiling This Summer at NLArts
NLArts believes in the power of expression, community, and exploration.
The themes featured in our 2024 summer camp will inspire students to investigate, collaborate, and create solutions in an environment that is united in art and play. Our curriculum branches have been developed to provide the young people of our community tools and resources to approach life with curiosity, leading with this perspective:
Everything is Art.
Cloud formations? ART. Football plays? ART. Washing dishes? ART. Not to leave out, lets say, Pablo Picasso! But have you ever closely watched the lot across the way go from nothing to something tremendous and thought, Wow!? If anything can be art, then Picasso really did speak the truth with the famous quote ‘Every child is an artist’.
Curriculum Branches:
Science. History and appreciation. environment. Collaboration. Literacy. Identity. Community. cooperative play. presentation
Peruse below for more details on the creative adventures that await NLArts campers this summer!
Summer Camp 2024 Themes:
Session 1: June 17th - June 21st “Adventures in Time”
Session 2: June 24th - June 28th ‘Weird World’
Session 3: July 29th - August 2nd ‘Outdoor Explorers’
Session 4: August 5th - August 9th ‘A Woven City’
Session 5: August 12th - August 16th ‘We’ve Got Talent’
Session 6: August 19th- August 23rd ‘Spaces of Belonging’
Session 7: August 26th-August 30th ‘ Once Upon a Time’
Session 1: ‘Adventures in Time’
Topic: The History of Arts & Culture
Curriculum Branch: Art Appreciation and History
Calling all time travelers of the past and future! With art history as the window, journey to the past and explore the spaces, culture, and time that came before us. Interpret work that represents art movements throughout time, taking note of the stories told and untold. Using what we learn about the past, imagine a distant future that depicts untold stories where dreams come true.
Example Art and Play Projects: Time Traveling Journey Entries, Masterpiece Reproductions, Time Capsule Creations, Paper Origami Airplane Contest, Group Reenactments of Famous Artworks.
Session 2: ‘Weird World’
Topic: The Science of Art
Curriculum Branch: Science
Discover the unusual and extraordinary! Take a hands-on deep dive into physics, light, sound, and emotion to find relationships between the sciences and art. Uncover the importance of taking creative approaches to problem solving, and how to apply diverse perspectives when designing solutions to modern day challenges.
Example Art and Play Projects: Sound Wave Interpretations, H.O.M.E.R. Rube Goldberg experiments, Pendulum Paintings, Colored Film Installations, Invention Design.
Session 3: ‘Outdoor Explorers’
Topic: Art of the Natural World
Curriculum Branch: Environment
The wild outdoors are calling! The Earth sparks inspiration from every direction; beyond the tallest mountain, down the windiest path, through the animal borough, to the smallest leaf pattern. Explore the connection between elements of nature and elements of art to create work that represents the organic, fragile, beauty of our environment in ways that are mindful and celebratory.
Example Art and Play Projects: Paper Making, Land Art Installations, En Plein Air Paintings , Landscape Architecture/Eco System Dioramas, Worm Farm Composting, Group Cloud Story Sharing
Session 4: ‘A Woven City ’
Topic: Art in the Public Sphere
Curriculum Branch: Collaboration
Stretch those art muscles and flex the power of public art! To weave the principals of collaboration, resourcefulness, and engineering is to unite the minds of our future leaders through the creation of an interactive public art installation. The act of making the vibrant spectacle will turn the creators into the art, as the projects final form is the presentation of the performance that happens within the shared, harmonious space.
Example Art and Play Project: Architecture Drafts, Team Building Exercises, Conflict Resolution, Resource Sharing, Non-Traditional Material Manipulation
Session 5: ‘We’ve Got Talent’
Topic: Art of the Entrepreneur
Curriculum Branch: Identity
Confidence shines as bright as a spotlight! Use self reflection to dig under the surface to uncover values, aspirations, and strengths that fill our minds with joy and inspire future trajectories. Forge a path paved with interests, skills, and imagination and let us help showcase it to the world!
Example Art and Play Projects: Independent Portfolio Making, Individual/Group Performances, Fashion and Accessory Design, Business Ethics, Marketing, Presentation
Session 6: ‘Spaces of Belonging’
Topic: The Socially Engaged Artist
Curriculum Branch: Community
Catch the vibe and spread it around! Understanding experiences that are not our own requires practice. In a nurturing, inclusive space, we'll hone these skills through listening and sharing stories of belonging. Community art campaigns that radiate compassion, empathy, and encouragement will have positive impressions on peers and the wider public.
Example Art and Play Projects: Kindness Wall Mural, Magnet Tagging, Food Smorgasbord Sharing, Hidden Community Messages, Story Sharing
Session 7: ‘Once Upon a Time’
Topic: The Art of Storytelling
Curriculum Branch: Literacy
Greetings Storytellers! This cross disciplinary approach to sharing, interpreting, and creating stories leaves lots of space for an imagination to grow. Investigating the many formats used to share stories over time reveals how important it is to document the culture and minds of our society. Our creations will fuse mixed media with self exploration and current pop culture trends.
Example Art and Play Projects: Typography & Illustrations, Documentary Filming, Book Binding, Immersive Story Forts, Word Experiments