2025 Media Arts SUMMER Camp
Spark your curiosity and expand your creativity at our media arts Summer Camp!
july 7 - august 1
Registration Opens April 14!
Session 1: July 7-July 18
Session 2:July 21-August 1
Our summer workshops meet consecutively Monday-Friday for 2 weeks. Students may sign up for all 4 weeks of camp!
All skill levels are welcome to join our summer workshops!
Students will develop and expand their creative and technical skills in media arts and storytelling with hands-on activities, field trips, and access to professional equipment and software.
All materials and equipment are provided!
Free for low-Income Families!
For all others please see our tuition rates. We do our best to accommodate all youth, however, low-income families receive priority. Scholarships for “moderate” income families are available. Payment plans are available for all paying families.
summer camp tuition
$800 for 1 Workshop
$1,400 for 2 Workshops
$2,500 for 4 Workshops
Tuition is based on a single 2 week workshop and per student.
Lunch
Students who are enrolled for all day camp (a morning and afternoon workshop) will be enrolled for lunch. We have a limited number of spots available for lunch to be provided at no additional cost for low income students. Students are welcome to bring their own lunch! Paying students may request a provided lunch for $150 per 2 week session.
If students are not signed up for all day camp but would like to stay late or arrive early for lunch, their name can be added on a first come/first served basis; contingent on availability. We will inform you of lunch acceptance before camp begins.
summer workshops
Session 1: July 7-July 18
9am-12pm
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Explore how light and color can change the mood and meaning of a photograph. In this workshop students will learn to see, appreciate and capture the qualities of light and color in order to create compelling images that convey emotion and help tell a story.
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Through abstract illustrations, students will be introduced to the concept of expressionism and vent art where they will let their emotions drive their creativity. Students will illustrate an accordion book and be encouraged to feature multimedia elements.
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This photography workshop will explore images of invisibility. Drawing inspirations from the history of photography that celebrate obscurity and shadows as a creative choice and/or a powerful tool for rebellion, students will experiment low light photography and play with camouflage and green screen technology to discover the unseen.
Session 1: July 7-July 18
1-4pm
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Students will hand draw illustrations that feature pop ups and pull tabs that open to reveal fun and exciting additions to their stories!
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Make funky, weird, and experimental photographs using homemade filters, double exposures, extreme close-ups (macro), studio lighting, camera setting manipulation, and other resourceful and innovative in-camera techniques. Students in this workshop will learn how to turn their dslr camera into a tool to make unique works of art.
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Students will explore their complex self-identity by turning the lens to themselves and craft a handbound zine featuring a series of personal self-portraits. In this hands-on workshop, students will gain basic studio photography knowledge with tripod and lighting, and practise photo editing and book design skills. Through this process, they will develop an artistic voice that authentically reflects their identity.
Session 2:July 21-August 1
9am-12pm
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During this workshop students will spend a large part of every class exploring, discussing, and creating in the neighborhood. Using their medium of choice, students will build a project inspired by what they see and experience outside. By spending the majority of this class in an experimental mode, students will strengthen their ability to connect with the urban outdoors, adapt to changing environments, and find inspiration from the cities in which they live.
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Students will collaborate to learn the basics of cinematography and video editing through hands-on projects. In addition to learning how to communicate ideas through film, students will build a foundational knowledge as visual storytellers and artists.
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In this workshop students will illustrate their own fashion line with 3 unique looks that share a unifying color or pattern. Students will have the opportunity to apply mixed media elements using fabric and paper samples to their 2D model.
Session 2:July 21-August 1
1-4pm
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During this mixed media class, students will feature original and found text as the inspiration for a final project via animation, drawing, collage, photography, video, or sound. Using chosen text as a graphic element and form of story-telling, students are welcome to take on a familiar technical challenge or explore new creative avenues.
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Create a music video utilizing live action & animation techniques. Students attending this workshop will learn the fundamentals of filming, editing, and animating their very own film!
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Learn to take photographs so good you can almost taste them! Students will learn how to stage and photograph food, and merchandise for a diverse range of clients and platforms. Partnering with Levain Bakery and other professionals, students will get an inside look at photography and marketing as a career.