Camp I : (KS-1) 
Comedy and Action - Making Stop Motion Animation Movies
June 7 -11, (ages 5 to 8) 
Campers will become directors of their own stop motion animation movies in this lively camp which blends comedy, action, and storytelling. Campers will have fun creating a keepsake to enjoy for years to come.

Instructor Carrie Schneider is a conceptual and visual artist with a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has taught workshops, art camps, and after school programs for children of all ages, including Art League Houston's 2009 winter art camps. 

Camp II : (KS-2) 
Mystery and Drama-Making Stop Motion Animation Movies 
June 14 - 18, (ages 5 to 8) 
Campers will have fun dramatizing their original mystery-based stories through stop motion animation movies. Among of other stop animation techniques, they will learn how lighting can be used to create visually dramatic effects.

Instructor Carrie Schneider (see bio for Camp 1)

Camp III : ( KS-3 ) 
Have a Poppin' Good Time - Creating Pop Art
June 21 - 25, (ages 5 to 8) 
Making a piece of Pop Art is truly fun for children because this artistic style teaches us to look at everyday objects in new ways. Our campers will create their own fantastic Pop Art based on their ideas for new products.

Instructor Angela Cook graduated with a degree in art education and a minor in art history from the University of Houston. She was an art teacher for the Spring Branch Independent School District for several years and is currently a teaching artist for Art League Houston's ArtBound! program, which has her in residency at Julius Dodson Elementary. 

Camp IV : ( KS-4 )
Drawing Dreamland - Large Scale Drawing 
June 28 - July 2, (ages 9 to 11) 
Campers will spend the week exploring large scale drawing with a special focus on creating illusion. Campers will make a large-scale drawing of a magical, dreamlike place which will encompass an entire room. They will learn about exaggerated proportion, tromphe l'oeil (the art of illusion), and other fantastic drawing techniques. Most of all they will have a blast learning about drawing in a "big way."

Instructor Emily Sloan earned a M.F.A. in sculpture and interdisciplinary arts from the University of Houston. Emily is a drawing instructor and model lab coordinator at Art League Houston. This semester she is also implementing a drawing residency for Art League Houston's Artbound! program at Cage Elementary. Emily has taught students of all ages. 

Camp V : ( KS-5 ) 
Take A Trip With Mona - Art Across the World
July 5 - 9, (ages 5 to 8)
Get your passports ready! With Mona Lisa as the tour guide, campers will take a virtual tour around the world to study and create different styles of art. Asia, Africa, Europe, and the American Southwest are on the itinerary for this fantastic artistic adventure.

Instructor Kimberley Taylor teaches art at Valley Oaks Elementary where she was nominated as "Teacher of the Year" in 2008. She graduated with a degree in art from the University of Houston where she specialized in watercolor and illustration. Kimberley has a special interest in art from Africa, and the Americas. 

Camp VI : ( KS-6 ) 
Strike A Poise - Movement in Art 
July 12 - 16, (ages 5 to 8) 
This camp is especially good for active children. Campers will explore how movement is captured in paintings, photographs, and sketches. Campers will create their own action poises, which they will learn how to transform into beautiful line drawings and paintings. From movement to the page, campers will experience firsthand how motion can be captured in art.

Instructor: Angela Cook (see bio for Camp III) 

Camp VII : ( KS-7 ) 
All Aboard For Pattern Play - Patterns in Art Around the World 
July 19 - July 23, (ages 5 to 8) 
Campers will take a virtual trip to other countries to learn how lines, shapes, and colors come together to make beautiful patterns. Campers may find themselves making an aboriginal dot painting, designing a pattern for an African kente cloth, or creating designs reminiscent of the Russian artist Kandinsky. This artistic journey is full of possibilities!

Instructor: Kimberley Taylor (see bio for Camp V) 

Camp VIII : ( KS-8 ) 
Houston, We Have A Wonderland! - Creating a Site-Specific Work of Art 
July 26 - July 30, (ages 9 to 11) 
Under the direction of artist Emily Sloan, campers will create a site specific "wonder-inspired" piece of art. The piece will be created indoors during the camp. On the last day of camp, it will be installed in Art League Houston's outdoor sculpture garden, where it will remain on display for a month. Campers will also have art works to take home with them at the conclusion of the camp.

Instructor Emily Sloan has created a number of site specific art works across the state of Texas. Sloan created the Burning House installation on Texas highway 59N, in Polk County, the Sabine Street Bridge Lamp at the City of Houston's Buffalo Bayou Art Park, and two site-specific projects featured at the Texas State Fair in Dallas.