Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University

Summer Studios is an all-day intensive visual art experience for young artists. Hands-on experiences in an array of art media—from drawing, painting, papermaking, printmaking, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, digital photography and graphic design—are enriched with art appreciation and art history.

Summer Studios workshops are held at the Averitt Center, Downtown Statesboro, and the Center for Art and Theatre and Visual Arts Studios, Georgia Southern University—what a chance to experience the best of both art centers in Statesboro!

Summer Studios 2009 Featured Sessions:

June 22 – June 26: Georgia Artists: Materials, Themes, Artists in the Georgia Artists Collection
June 29 – July 3: Think Green: Folk Art and Found Object Graphic Design
July 6 – July 10: Museum Masterpieces Around the Globe: Virtual Visits to Major Museums

For session descriptions, click here.

Session Teachers are classroom art teachers from the region, studio art professors, graduate art education majors and BFA art majors from the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art.

Field trips to downtown Statesboro art galleries, photography and ceramic studios enrich each week’s program.

Schedule: Summer Studios starts each day at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:45 am at the Center for Art & Theatre, Georgia Southern, with extended day hours until 5 p.m.

Cost: The cost of each weekly session is $150 with an additional $25 per week for supervised extended-stay activities. Fee include all materials and instruction, weekly camp t-shirt and two snacks daily. Students must bring their own lunches M-TH, a refrigerator and microwave are on-site. Friday’s lunch is provided.

Space is Limited and is available on a first-come basis. Remember that sessions may be cancelled one week prior to the start of the session should enrollment minimum not be met (hasn’t happened yet, but just in case you should know).

More Information? For Details on Summer Studios curriculum, how our time is spent in the studios: Contact Steph Neal, Summer Studios Director, (912) 478-ARTS, or email at smaneal@georgiasouthern.edu

For Registration Questions: Contact Connie Hayes, Assistant Director, Averitt Center, (912) 212-ARTS, or email at chayes@averittcenterforthearts.org

Week 1: June 22 – June 26
Georgia Artists: Materials, Themes, and Artists in the Georgia Artists Collection
The artworks in the Georgia Artists Collection on view at the Center for Art & Theatre are made from materials native to the state, by an artist associated with the state, or are about the state of Georgia. Summer Studio artists will investigate the themes and materials used by these artists with Georgia roots to create their own collection of artworks made in right here in Statesboro, Georgia. Visits to a Georgia Artist’s studio downtown will provide a rich experience as Summer Studios Artists collaborate with him to create a painting of our hometown.

Week 2: June 29 – July 3
Think Green: Folk Art and Found Object Graphic Design
Summer Studio Artists will be inspired by the amazing creativity of the folk artists in the Smith Callaway Banks Southern Folk Art Gallery at Georgia Southern University. During part of their day in the studio, students will produce artwork using the same methods and materials folk artists use to create fascinating artworks. The other part of students’ imaginative day will be spent in the design studios, where they will develop the design skills and create a marketing graphics to encourage recycling—like a folk artist does with found objects.

Week 3: July 6 – July 10
Museum Masterpieces Around the Globe: Virtual Visits to Major Museums
Learn what museums are known for which collections of art, and why the art they house is important in the history of different world cultures. Daily virtual tours lead to studio sessions that feature the materials and methods used by visual artists to create the world’s wonders of art. From ancient to modern and contemporary art, from Asia to Africa to the Americas, students will learn a world of art as they create a portfolio of their own masterpieces.

Friday Exhibitions: Each Friday, Summer Studio Artists present their work in the Contemporary Gallery, Center for Art & Theatre, Georgia Southern and are honored by a reception at 4 pm.

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: