There can be no summer blues when you’re making a ninja film about teddy bears, or rehearsing a one-week musical spectacular about errant bakers or working on a potato-print lampshade. This year, we add Pottery to the offerings. But sign up early! These workshops were so popular last year that this year, we’re implementing (Gasp!) class limits! Please see the signup form at the bottom of this page to signup for one of these workshops.
NOTE: Tuition is waived for Denmark tax-payers. If you are a Denmark resident, please check the appropriate box, and be prepared to offer your address on the first day of class.
MONDAY, JULY 16 – FRIDAY, JULY 20
FILMMAKING
With Mike Dana
9am – 12:30 pm, $50 suggested
Join Mike Dana as he teaches you the fine arts of scripting, staging, shooting, and editing. Students will collaborate on a single production that will premiere at the July 29 screening of A Cat in Paris. Suitable for kids aged 8-16, 10 students max.
Mike Dana is an award- winning cinematographer and filmmaker, originally from New York. He currently teaches filmmaking at Fryeburg Academy.
MONDAY, JULY 23 – FRIDAY, JULY 27
ARTMAKING
With Kumi Yamashita
9am – 12:30pm, $50 Suggested
Join artist Kumi Yamashita for an exploration of the “work” of art. Using simple, universal techniques such as collage, rock-painting, rubbings, and potato stamps, Kumi will guide students through the creative process, letting simple means grow into complex expressions. Suitable for kids aged 5-15; 10 students max.
Kumi Yamashita received her Masters in Fine Arts from Glasgow School of Arts. Her work is in collections and museums all over the world, including the Smithsonian. She has won numerous awards and grants, including the 2003 Pollock/Krasner fellowship.
MONDAY, JULY 29 – FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
THE GREAT CLAY ADVENTURE
With Kathy Banks
9am – 12:30pm, $50 Suggested
Come learn all about clay with local art teacher Kathy Banks. We will be rolling, twisting, pinching, adn coiling clay into all sorts of fun and creative objects. We’ll focus on hand-building projects, but everyone will get a chance to try out a potter’s wheel. All students will go home with fired works ready to be glazed or painted. Suitable for kids aged 7-15; 10 students max.
Kathy Banks teaches art at the Denmark/Brownfield Elementary School. She’s inspired by all things in nature, especially her garden.
MONDAY, AUGUST 5 – FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
MUSICAL THEATER
With Mary Bastoni
9am – 12:30pm, $50 Suggested
Join Mary Bastoni on a fun-filled week putting on an original musical. Students will learn vocal warmups, solo and group songs, and character development. The class culminates in a production on Friday, August 5 at Noon. Suitable for kids aged 6-14; 15 students max
Mary Bastoni has been a beloved fixture of DAC summers for 10 years. She has directed numerous shows for Arts in Motion, among other companies. She is also a well- known private voice coach.
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