Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, DE [Summer Art Camp]
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It might seem that an institution like a museum is carved in stone, but since its founding in 1912, the Delaware Art Museum has actually changed a great deal. Our Centennial Timeline, installed in the Museum’s Orientation Hallway, is a look at how things were and how they have changed, both here at the Museum and in the community that we serve. To put the Museum’s historical achievements in context, the Timeline mirrors notable Museum milestones with important local and world events.
A century ago, the Museum started life with an original purchase of approximately 100 Howard Pyle paintings. That collection has grown to include 12,000 works of art by great American masters such as Winslow Homer, artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and well-known American illustrators. The Museum’s name and physical space have also changed considerably. Originally called the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, and then the Delaware Art Center, the Museum officially became the Delaware Art Museum in the early 1970s. And although we spent decades traveling around—with no permanent gallery space—the Museum now encompasses 80,000 square feet of exhibition and administrative space, four studio art classrooms, and a sprawling 9-acre sculpture park—the first of its kind in the region.
SUMMER ART CAMP
The Delaware Art Museum’s summer art program for children ages 6 – 12 provides professional instruction and a creative experience in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Young artists will explore drawing, painting, ceramics, and more in the Bank of America Education Wing studios, the Museum’s galleries, and the Copeland Sculpture Garden. Camp is full-day from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Camp Programs
Delaware Museum of Art Summer Art Camp
The Delaware Art Museum’s summer art program for children ages 6 – 12 provides professional instruction and a creative experience in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Young artists will explore drawing, painting, ceramics, and more in the Bank of America Education Wing studios, the Museum’s galleries, and the Copeland Sculpture Garden. Camp is full-day from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Camp Sessions
Session 1: The Great Outdoors June 18 – 29 $500 for Family PLUS Members & above / $550 Non-Members
Campers will use landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, wilderness, poetry, and even the Museum’s outdoor sculptures, for inspiration during this session. Art activities will explore the
Session 2: The Artist’s Toolbox July 2 – 13 (no camp July 4) $450 for Family PLUS Members & above / $500 Non-Members
Fill your artist tool box with the elements of art! Campers will look at and create artworks exploring the process of art-making. Elements such as shape, form, pattern, color, and line will be discovered through fun and exciting class projects, such as colorful printmaking and imaginative clay sculpture.
Session 3: Animal Tales July 16 – 27 $500 for Family PLUS Members & above / $550 Non-Members
Take an adventurous trip through the Museum’s collections! Explore animals in artwork, such as Deborah Butterfield’s Riot and Abbott Handerson Thayer’s The Old Lion. Afterwards, create fanciful or ferocious artworks inspired by animals — both real and imagined. Projects include ceramic figures, cut paper designs, and roaring masks.
Session 4: Faces and Places July 30 – August 10 $500 for Family PLUS Members & above / $550 Non-Members
Campers will find inspiration in the Museum’s collection while making their own artwork full of faces and places! Learn the art of portraits and landscapes through drawing, painting, printing, and ceramics. Projects will include masks, imagined landscapes, self portraits, and more.
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