teen summer art programs

Teen Summer Art Programs

Our summer art programs are for teens who LOVE ART! We offer a variety of programs Grades 6 through 12, including College Portfolio Prep for High Schoolers who want to get a head start on their portolios. 

Summer Schedule
July 1-3 July 8-11 July 15-18 July 22-25 July 29-Aug 1 Aug 5-8 Aug 12-15 Aug 19-22
Exploring Clay & Ceramics* Exploring Clay & Ceramics Painting & Drawing Art Explorations* Young Artists* Drawing & Cartooning Get Creative* 3D Art, Clay & Mixed Media
Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11 Ages 6-11
10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm 10-1pm
2-5pm 2-5pm 2-5pm 2-5pm
Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+ Ages 11+
2-5pm 2-5pm 2-5pm 2-5pm

* Full day available

Monday – Thursday

teen summer intensives

kids teen art classes painting drawing sculpting clay
Clay & Ceramics
grades 6+

If you want to learn more about clay and ceramics, this camp is for you! Students will learn traditional hand building skills used in constructing functional and sculptural ceramics. Each project will explore current and historical ceramic artists and how the projects connect and relate to each lesson. Students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of pottery hand building techniques such as pinching, coiling, slab building and sculpting decorations. Some of the artists and artworks that we will discuss may include: Peter Anton, Roberto Lugo, and Beatrice Wood or Historical artists/ceramic works exhibited in Smithsonian, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Our young artists will learn:

      • Basic pottery hand building techniques such as coils, slabs, score and slip, making shapes with hands
      • Sculptural techniques (additive, subtractive, relief, sgraffito, water etching)
      • Print making
      • Transferring students sketches into tangible works of art
      • Balancing weight distribution
      • Simplifying shapes into forms

We will use Air Dry Amaco Clay, Clay modeling tools, and Banding wheels.

      • All levels welcome
      • Program is limited to maintain a supportive atmosphere
      • Classes are taught by Miss Diana, a professional art instructor and owner of a ceramics business
      • All materials are included
      • Held outdoors in the beautiful Elderfields Preserve unless there’s inclement weather
July 8 -11

Dates: MON – THURS, July 8 – 11
Time: 2 – 5pm
Instructor: Diana
Fee: Member $215/ Non-Member $250

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Adult & kids workshops in painting, urban sketch, watercolor, acrylic pour, printmaking, yarn, photography, oils, iphone
Painting & Drawing
Middle & High School

Spend a week painting and drawing at our intensive art camp for Middle to High Schoolers. Artists will explore different painting and drawing techniques and mediums – a great intro into the fine arts.

      • Class is limited so students will receive individual and small-group instruction in a supportive environment.
      • All levels welcome and recommended for grades 6 and up.
      • Materials are included.
      • Manny Villalobos, the instructor is a professional art teacher and artist who teaches many of our kids art classes throughout the year.
      • Held outdoors in the beautiful Elderfields Preserve unless there’s inclement weather
July 15 -18

Dates: MON – THURS, July 15 – 18
Time: 2 – 5pm
Instructor: Mr. Manny
Fee: Member $215/ Non-Member $250

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Drawing & Cartooning
Grades 6-12

Love the style of anime, cartooning or comics? Spend a week learning to draw and explore different techniques in this specific style.

      • Class size is limited so students will receive individual and small-group instruction in a fun and creative environment.
      • All levels welcome and geared towards the specific age group.
      • Materials are included.
      • Mr. Manny, the instructor is a professional art teacher and artist who teaches many of our kids art classes throughout the year.
      • Camp is held outdoors in the beautiful Elderfields Preserve unless there’s inclement weather
August 5 - 8

Dates: MON – THURS, August 5 – 8
Time: 2 – 5pm
Instructor: Mr. Manny
Fee: Member $215/ Non-Member $250

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The Place For Aspiring Young Artists

“I loved having my young son who is an aspiring artist introduced to a “fine arts” learning environment. A place for him to take seriously, and to be taken seriously. Everything else for his age is “arts and crafts”. We like that this is a step up to something that makes art more real for him.“

the art guild

Experience a gem on Long Island

The Art Guild is located on the Elderfields Preserve in Manhasset/Port Washington on the Gold Coast of Long Island. Workshops take place in the oldest building in Nassau County, and we utilize the outdoor Preserve grounds offering our workshop attendees an wonderful artistic retreat. We are only 30 miles away from New York City (quick 30 minute train ride) and are local to fantastic restaurants and lodging.

 

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