Summer kids’ camp offerings

Arts & Academics

ArtSpace Charter School Music Adventures: It’s Band-tastic!

2030 U.S. Hwy. 70, Swannanoa • 298-2787 • artspacecharter.org • meg.boerner@artspacecharter.org

Music Adventures is open to prospective and current concert band members in grades five through eight. This camp offers the opportunity to play film music, jazz charts, marches, etc. Fees for two week instruction total $200. A limited number of scholarships will be available for those who qualify. Students must have their own instrument and will be asked to bring a lunch every day. We strongly welcome students from the Asheville area and Buncombe County to participate!

Coed • Ages 10-14 • Daily • Half-day • July 13-24

ArtSpace Charter School Trash to Treasure: An Artful Journey

2030 U.S. Hwy. 70, Swannanoa • 298-2787 • artspacecharter.org • adina.cooper@artspacecharter.org

Rising second- through fourth-graders will create various works of art using recycled/repurposed materials. They will learn how to reduce waste, respect the Earth and let their imaginations run wild. Children will create individual works to keep as well as a group piece, which will adorn our school. Almost anything can become something with a bit of vision and creativity!

Coed • Ages 6-9 • Daily • Full-day • June 15-19

Asheville Community Theatre Tanglewood Summer Camp

35 E. Walnut St., Asheville • 254-1320 • ashevilletheatre.org/?page_id=289 • chanda@ashevilletheatre.org • avl.mx/0tc

Tanglewood Youth Theatre has long been a successful and inspirational part of children’s creative education in Western North Carolina. Our theater camp has been extremely popular and is well-suited for any child interested in exploring the exciting world of theater. Our faculty represents some of the finest talent in the area, and we are thrilled to have them at Tanglewood. We are also proud to have been voted the “Best Visual or Performing Arts Camp.”

Coed • Ages 5-17 • Weekly • Full-day • June 15-July 24

Asheville Music School Summer Music Camps

126 College St., Asheville • 252-6244 • ashevillemusicschool.com/lessons-programs/summer-programs • info@ashevillemusicschool.org • facebook.com/avlmusicschool • @AvlMusicSchool

Our summer camps highlight varying musical styles, age ranges and skill levels. Students learn to play and/or sing in ensemble settings in a fun and supportive environment. Most camps include a recording experience and a showcase performance. $175-$335. Early bird registration by May 1 ($10 discount). Most camps run 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Auditions on April 25.

Coed • Ages 4-18 • Weekly • Half-day/Full-day • Rock: June 15-19; Pop/rock: June 22-26 & July 6-10; Chamber: July 13-17; Suzuki Splash: July 20-24; Jazz: July 27-31

Asheville Parks and Recreation Beyond-the-Page Comic Camp

220 Amboy Road, Asheville • 259-5483 • ashevillenc.gov/parks • sjackson@ashevillenc.gov • facebook.com/APRCA

Explore the world of comics, cartooning and creating characters and adventures. Participants will focus on comics as an art form and learn about character and story development through creative games and activities. Youth should bring a water bottle, swimsuit and towel each day for water activities. Camp will be located at Carrier Park. Fees: $50. City of Asheville residents receive a $10 discount. $25 for participants in Teen and Playground programs.

Coed • Ages 8-12 • Weekly • Full-day • Aug. 3-7

Asheville Parks and Recreation LEAF Arts and Parks Camp

285 Livingston St., Asheville • 259-5483 • ashevillenc.gov/parks • sjackson@ashevillenc.gov • facebook.com/APRCA

Each week will be structured as a separate camp. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in endless recreational and cultural arts activities while working with instructors specializing in a variety of performing arts genres. At the end of each week, young artists will showcase their talents with a final performance for their friends and families. Camp will be at the Grant Center. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Rising first- through fifth-graders.

Coed • Ages 6-11 • Weekly • Full-day • Week 1: July 20-24; Week 2: July 27-31

Asheville Parks and Recreation Messy Mondays

498 Azalea Road, Asheville • 259-5773 • ashevillenc.gov/parks • kperez@ashevillenc.gov

Dress for mess and artistic success! Toddlers are free to smear, squeeze, splatter and otherwise explore artistic possibilities that might be too big to try at home. Get ready to have a messy good time! Space is limited to 15. Camp will be at Azalea Park Picnic Shelter 3. Fee: $20. City of Asheville residents receive a $5 discount. Mondays, 11 a.m.-noon.

Coed • Ages 1-5 • Monthly • Half-day • Mondays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27

Asheville Performing Arts Academy Musical Theatre Camps

210 Merrimon Ave., Asheville • 253-4000 • ashevilleperformingartsacademy.com • theapaa@gmail.com • facebook.com/ashevilleperformingartsacademy • @AvlPAA

Put on a musical in one or two weeks. Two-week camps are The Lion King, Jr. (first EVER premiere in N.C.) June 15-26 and Into the Woods, Jr., July 13-24. One-week camps include Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan.

Coed • Ages 3-16 • Weekly • Half-day/Full-day • June 15-Aug. 7

Fired Up! Creative Lounge Art Camp

26 Wall St., Asheville • 253-8181 • fireduplounge.com • info@fireduplounge.com • facebook.com/fireduplounge

Art camp offering specialized instruction in a wide variety of media, including clay, pottery, mosaics, glass fusing, canvas painting and more.

Coed • Ages 5-12 • Weekly • Half-day • June 15-July 24

Girls Rock Camp

38 N. French Broad Ave., Asheville • 843-478-5241 • girlsrockasheville.org • girlsrockasheville@gmail.com • facebook.com/www.girlsrockasheville.org • @girlsrockavl

Asheville’s Girls Rock Camp is a weeklong summer camp open to girls and trans youth ages 8-16. No experience is required, instruments and gear are supplied, and tuition is on a sliding scale. At camp, participants form bands, write original music and perform it in a showcase on June 27. Each day, campers attend band practice, instrument instruction, workshops and a minishow and Q&A session with a local female-fronted band. Online registration open.

Girls • Ages 8-16 • Weekly • Full-day • June 22-26

Joyful Noise Community Music & Arts Center String Experience 2015

30 Alabama Ave., Weaverville • 458-3490 • joyfulnoisecenter.org/programs/summer-music-arts-camp • joyfulnoisecamp@yahoo.com

Advanced-beginner, intermediate and advanced string players will have fun exploring new ways of enjoying their instrument, playing in groups, trying other genres, playing with other young musicians and working with experienced teachers. Joyful Noise is proud to announce Amy Cann (fiddle/violin/dance) and Chelsea LaBate (songwriting and composition) as this year’s artists-in-residence. 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $265 ($215 for additional family members). Partial scholarships available. Online registration is up and running!

Coed • Ages 7-12 • Daily • Half-day • July 13-17

Joyful Noise Community Music & Arts Center String Intensive 2015

30 Alabama Ave., Weaverville • 458-3490 • joyfulnoisecenter.org/programs/summer-music-arts-camp • joyfulnoisecamp@yahoo.com

This weeklong day camp for intermediate to advanced string players is a unique summer program combining intensive string education under master teachers with an eclectic interdisciplinary arts experience, trying other genres, playing with other young musicians and working with experienced teachers. Joyful Noise is proud to announce Amy Cann (fiddle/violin/dance) and Chelsea LaBate (songwriting and composition) as this year’s artists-in-residence. 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $325 ($275 for additional family members). Partial scholarships available. Online registration is up and running!

Coed • Ages 12-18 • Daily • Full-day • July 13-17

North Carolina Stage Company Theatre Production Camp

15 Stage Lane, Asheville • 239-0263 • ncstage.org/blog/nc-stage-summer-camps-2015 • kelly@ncstage.org

Camp based on The Phantom Tollbooth. The camp culminates in a fully realized production at NC Stage for friends and family. Your student will rotate through workshops in acting, voice, improv, movement, costume design, set design and more!

Coed • Ages 6-13 • Weekly • Full-day • June 29-July 10

Odyssey ClayWorks Kids Clay Camp

236 Clingman Ave., Asheville • 285-0210 • avl.mx/0rr • odysseyclayworks@gmail.com

Camps meet Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon or 2-5 p.m. Beginner Wheel for Kids, ages 6-10 and 8-12; Under the Sea, ages 4-8; Animal Adventures, ages 4-8; Knights of the Round Table, ages 6-10; Super Sampler Clay Camp, ages 6-10; Advanced Wheel Throwing for Kids, ages 6-12; Animal Safari, ages 6-10; Musical Clay, ages 6-10; Create Like an Egyptian, ages 8-12; Here Comes the Sun, ages 4-8; Pottery for Teens, ages 11-15.

Coed • Ages 4-15 • Weekly • Half-day • June 15-Aug. 14

Parkway Playhouse Junior Production Camp

113 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville • 682-4285 • parkwayplayhouse.com/education/performing-arts-camps • mksmith@parkwayplayhouse.com • facebook.com/parkwayplayhousejunior • @PPHJunior

Parkway Playhouse directors take students through the process of putting on a professional production. During this camp, we will audition and cast a musical; learn blocking, choreography and music; build characters and props and learn all the elements of what it takes to put on a live production. Students will then perform their final product onstage at the historic Parkway Playhouse, celebrating 69 years this season! Meeting time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon (ages 4-8); 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (ages 8-18). Camp tuition is $180 (ages 4-8); $220 (ages 8-18). Performances for this camp will be on July 17 at 6 p.m. and July 18 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets for the shows: Adults: $11; students: $5.50.

Coed • Ages 4-18 • Other • Half-day • July 6-17

Parkway Playhouse Musical Theatre Intensive

113 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville • 682-4285 • parkwayplayhouse.com/education/performing-arts-camps • mksmith@parkwayplayhouse.com • facebook.com/parkwayplayhousejunior • @PPHJunior

Parkway Playhouse professionals are working together to bring you a summer intensive full of music, drama and dance. Campers will spend an hour a day covering each of the basics of musical theater and will get to perform a short “Musical Theatre Medley” at the Mount Mitchell Craft Fair in downtown Burnsville. Camp meeting times: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Performance Time TBD. Campers will need to pack a bagged lunch. Camp tuition: $120.

Coed • Ages 10-18 • Weekly • Half-day • July 27-31

Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer (QORDS)

339 Conference Center Drive, Browns Summit • 503-680-0763 • qords.org • qordsinfo@gmail.com • facebook.com/qords • @qordscamp

QORDS is an overnight summer camp for queer and gender-nonconforming youth or youth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex or asexual (LGBTQQIA) families, with special focus on youth in the South. Youth ages 12-17 form bands or hip-hop groups and write songs to perform at the end of the week. They also attend workshops on issues related to creativity, gender identity and sexual orientation, and participate in hiking, climbing, dancing and crafts.

Coed • Ages 12-17 • Daily • Full-day • Aug. 2-7

Richmond’s Studio Summer Art Camp

16 Marne Road, Asheville • 777-3345 • richmonds-studio.com • admin@richmonds-studio.com

Fine art classes in claymation, ceramics, clay sculpture, mixed media, realistic drawing, screen printing and block printing, acrylic and watercolor painting, drawing and comics, and stained glass mosaics for children in grades K-12, taught by certified art teacher Richmond Smith. Space is limited: Sign up soon to get the early bird discount!

Coed – Ages 5-18 • Weekly • Half-day • June 8-Aug. 7

Roots + Wings School of Art and Design Summer Creativity Camps and Design Studios

 3 Angle St. or 573 Fairview Road, Asheville • 545-4827 • rootsandwingsarts.com • info@rootsandwingsarts.com • avl.mx/0tf • @rootswingsarts

Our exceptional summer camps and design studios offer something for everyone. We collaborate with a variety of artists and art forms, including dance, music, film and more. Roots + Wings programs develop innovative problem-solving skills, creative and critical thinking skills, confidence, collaboration and more as we encourage every student’s creative voice. Sibling discounts. Explore, Create, Play, Innovate! Online registration available.

Coed • Ages 3-18 • Weekly • Half-day • June 15-July 31

Transylvania Community Arts Council Mountain Roots Pottery Camp

349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard • 884-2787 • tcarts.org • tcarts@comporium.net

During this weeklong pottery camp, students will have the opportunity to learn and practice basic hand-building skills including the pinch, coil and slab techniques. Morning session: 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6-10. Afternoon session: 1:30-4:30 p.m., ages 10-15. Cost: $225 per camper.

Coed • Ages 6-15 • Daily • Half-day • July 13-17

Transylvania Community Arts Council Summer Arts Camp

349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard • 884-2787 • tcarts.org • tcarts@comporium.net

Campers will spend a week exploring the visual arts, music and dance. Morning session: 9 a.m.–noon; afternoon session: 1-4 p.m. Cost: $100 per child. To register, call or email the Arts Council.

Coed • Ages 5-12 • Daily • Half-day • June 15-19

YWCA Summer Camp

185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville • 254-7206 • ywcaofasheville.org • kathryn.dawkins@ywcaofasheville.org • facebook.com/ywcaofasheville • @ywcaofavl

The YWCA of Asheville Summer Camp is a day camp for K-6 graders. Camp includes: Structured/Unstructured Activities, Reading and STEAM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), Gardening and Nutrition, Arts & Crafts, Swim Lessons/Free Swim, Field Trips, Nature walks/hikes and Water Fun. Our Summer Camp is 9 weeks; however, parents can choose which weeks they would like their children to attend. Camp is from 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m, with after-hours care. Children must arrive by 9:00 a.m. and bring a lunch. A nutritious afternoon snack is provided. Cost: $150/wk, vouchers are accepted.

Coed • Ages 5-12 • Other • Full-day • June 17-Aug. 14