(DEMAREST, NJ) -- The Art School at Old Church has begun registration for Blast of Art!, its popular annual summer day camp for children ages 6 through 12. This year’s Blast of Art! programming will be held online, but with the same great classes and the same greater teachers. Week 1 will run Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7, and Week 2 will run Monday, August 10 through Friday, August 14.
All class sections are broken into three age groups, and there are four class offerings each week. Individual class lengths have been reduced to limit overall screen time but maximize creativity! Enrollment is available on a per-class basis, so all students can take between one and four classes per day for each week. Class offerings are as follows:
Week 1: Drawing & Cartooning: Comic Con; Dynamite Sculpture; Fun with Mini Clay; Needle Felting Creations
Week 2: Art in Motion (optical illusion drawings, three-dimensional wire sculptures, and paper quilling techniques.); Curious Creations (clay); Drawing and Painting; Painting with Paper and Collage Fun!
Full information and registration links can be found here.
More Offerings from The Art School at Old Church:
The Art School at Old Church has been bringing the arts to students in their homes throughout the Stay at Home period, with a wide array of online offerings through its Virtual Classroom. Now, in addition to these online offerings, The Art School has added limited-enrollment classes on site as it moves ahead with its Summer semester. Precautions and systems have been put in place to ensure that all In Studio offerings follow CDC guidelines in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full information about all class and workshop offerings can be found via the links on campsite.bio/theartschoolnj. The next workshop is online on July 11 with ceramic artist S.C. Rolf.
Create a Class - The Art School is offering a new experience this summer, made to order! They can bring one of their art instructors to you and a group of friends or loved ones for a private class, allowing you to create from home in a whole new way. Email amydrob@tasoc.org to start planning your tailor-made art class today!
Birthday Parties! - Celebrate your child's special day with art, facilitated by one of The Art School’s distinguished faculty members. Go to www.tasoc.org/birthday-parties for more information.
Any questions regarding registration should be directed to info@tasoc.org. For regular updates and course announcements, be sure to follow The Art School at Old Church (@theartschoolnj) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or subscribe to their email lists at www.tasoc.org.
Founded in 1974, The Art School at Old Church is a non-profit cultural center providing community access to enriching experiences in the arts. The school offers art classes and workshops as well as free gallery exhibitions, cultural events, and outreach programs for special populations. It houses two art galleries: the Mikhail Zakin Gallery and the Café Gallery. The Annual Pottery Show & Sale is an opportunity to view and purchase one-of-a-kind works of art from nationally recognized potters. Proceeds from The Annual Pottery show & Sale and from Our Thrift Shop, located in Westwood, NJ, benefit The Art School at Old Church. The Art School’s programs are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as contributions from foundations, corporations, businesses, and individuals. The Art School at Old Church was voted Best of Bergen: Best Art Gallery and Best Teacher (Denise Kadar) and was runner-up for Best Non-Profit in 2017.
