Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University

Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art Title

Statesboro’s Averitt Center for the Arts & The
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, Georgia Southern University
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Summer Studios at the Centers 2008

Summer Studios Art Camps 2008 is a collaborative effort between Averitt Center for the Arts and the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University. Sessions will start at Averitt Center, Downtown Statesboro, with daily field trips to the new Center for Art and Theatre and Visual Arts Studios at Georgia Southern. Students will be ready for pick up at the Averitt Center at the end of each day.

Now in its 4th year, Summer Studiosis an all day intensive visual art experience for K-12 artists. Creative experiences in an array of art media, from drawing, painting, papermaking, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture are enriched with art appreciation and art history activities during Summer Studios sessions.

Summer Studios 2008 Featured Sessions:
June 16th - 20th, Global Art
June 23rd - June 27th, Folk Art
June 30th - July 3rd, Contemporary Art

For session descriptions, click here.

Session Teachers
Teachers are undergraduate and graduate art education majors, art history and studio art majors from the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art and are supervised by Georgia Southern faculty.

Age Groups:

Elementary Group 1: rising 1st - 3rd graders
Elementary Group 2: rising 4th - 5th graders
Middle School Group: rising 6th - 8th graders
High School Group: rising 9th - 12th grader

Schedule:

Check-in: 8:45am at Averitt Center
Summer Studios: 9am – 4pm
Pick-up: 4pm at Averitt Center
Extended Activity-Stay: 4pm – 5pm

Cost:

Global Art & Folk Art Sessions are $140.00.
Due to 4th of July, Contemporary Art is $112.00, as it’s a 4-day week ending on July 3rd.
3 week package: Register for all 3 weeks of Summer Studios for $375.00.
Family Discount: Register 2+ Children from the same immediate family and save $5 a session/per child.
Early Registration: Register before May 1st and save an additional $5.00/per session.
Add an additional $20.00 per week for an extended supervised-activity-stay.

These fees include all materials and instruction, camp t-shirt and snacks. A refrigerator and microwave are on-site and students must bring their own lunches.

Register
To register for 2008 Summer Studios at the Centers call the Averitt Center for the Arts at 212-ARTS or visit www.averittcenterforthearts.org or click here for online registration information.

Space is limited and is available on a first-come basis. Sessions may be cancelled should enrollment minimum not be met by the start of the session.

Summer Studios 2008 Session Information

Global Art, June 16th - 20th
Each day, students will explore a new country and its culture, artwork and artists. Our Summer Studio artists will learn about long-established artistic techniques and customs deriving from each country and create artwork using these exciting methods.

Folk Art, June 23rd - June 27th
Summer Studio’s participating artists will discover the rich history of folk art by viewing original works of art housed in the Smith Callaway Banks Folk Art Collection at Georgia Southern University. Students will produce artwork using the same methods and media folk artists use to create their fascinating artworks like face jugs, wood carvings, tin cut-outs and walking sticks.

Contemporary Art, June 30th - July 3rd
Students will study today’s noted artists, their concepts and techniques. Students will be introduced to contemporary ideas and practices in art dealing with themes such as time and place. Students will create art using a wide array of mediums and produce art incorporating contemporary and techniques such as new media: video and sound installation.

An exhibition of student work will be featured in the Contemporary Gallery
at the Center for Art & Theatre with a reception for the artists each
Friday afternoon from 3pm – 4pm.

More Information

Mail or Fax your Registration Forms in
Please mail your registration forms to Averitt Center for the Arts, P.O. Box 926, Statesboro, GA 30259 or fax them to 912.212.2789. You can also visit Averitt Center to register in person.

In addition to the Averitt Center, the Averitt Center for the Arts will be registering students on the following dates & locations:

April 15th, 5pm - 8pm: Chik-fil-A
April 17th, 5pm - 7pm: Honey Bowen Building
April 24th, 5pm - 8pm: Chik-fil-A

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