Hi All.
Camp was cancelled- this year-due to spotty enrollment.  I cannot do it without an assistant, and had to let her go do other things..
I know this camp would be great- if different.  What makes it different is the familiarity that comes with such a small group.  And the expertise in art ( two professionals) the small group would get.  It is structured, but not- like my studio art classes.  Much is left up to the childs sense of exploration.  We would run around New York, do art things, like galleries and museums, see nature, and exert ourselves in hiking and swimming.  Then we would react to these experience in a new and demanding art form- mobiles.

Perhaps you think this is too tame for your older child ( 8 to 11).  Perhaps he or she has taken class with me before and you want him/her to branch out.  Why not?  I agree.  But why not also have a little bit of safe, relaxing growth mixed in?   Why not give them one week, 2 if you want, in a camp that is safe and filled with new experiences at the same time?

Think about it.  And let me know via email- throughout the year.  If I get the interest I need, will do it next year.  But would rather spend my money on materials than on advertising.  So let me and your friends know.

Happy Summer!  Mine will be. With family, painting, and off to an artist residency in Sept.

Joan

PS- read the published article, next post down.  If new to my sort of art education scroll through all the older posts and you will be amazed at the work.

Hi!  Please check out the latest article on the camp- click on the link below
.  Then scroll through my school site to see some wonderful work done by different ages through the past few years.  Keep scrolling through "older posts" it is a very vertical blog.
Sign up for the summer and tell your friends!  Joan

https://www.nymetroparents.com/article/west-village-new-summer-art-camp-children-ages-8-to-11
https://www.nymetroparents.com/article/west-village-new-summer-art-camp-children-ages-8-to-11

Word is getting out and we are so excited about the camp ( see below).  Some concepts we will be working with and expanding upon are balance, observation, freedom, weightlessness, diligence in problem solving, and of course joy. How will we experience and express these ideas every single day in many different forms?  Sign your child up and find out! 

Hi.  Here is my official ad for this years Summer Art Camp!  Should be great!  Stephanie ( assistant) and I are very excited, working on art ideas, and researching exactly where we will visit in and around the city.  Please check out the ad and invite friends to view.  See you soon!  Joan

Hi!  Its April, and my summer art camp is in the works.  Please see my first post about it, share it with friends who have children in this age bracket.   Thanks!

 

Joan’s Summer Art Camp    

Not your ordinary day camp!!  

Group size limited to 8, with two instructors!

For 8 to 11 year olds.

        

 Program

TRIPS to Museums, Aquarium (and other city

 activities, specific for the dates) Nature Hikes! Swimming at the local pool

RESPONSE to these visits in paint, mixed media, modeling materials in my West Village studio.

Art activities will be designed to enhance outside experiences, and vice versa.

    Joan has over 30 years experience as an exhibiting artist;  

Has an MFA in painting, and an Ed.M and ABD in Art Education,

Taught after school art for over 6 years

Has taught in public and private schools, and designed a district wide art program, consulted on others.

                      Her assistant is a design major, who has experience working with children and is planning graduate

work in art education  

Specifics

Dates- July 2- Aug 17

Duration of sessions:  1 week each

Schedule repeating every two weeks, with some variations

Time: 9 to 4:30.  

Minimum enrollment per weekly session: 6

Early drop off ( 8:30) and/or late pick up(5:00) for 25.00 extra, (each) per week.

Cost per week; 650.00. ($520 for week of July 2^nd, to accommodate the holiday).

10% Discount if paid before May 15^th. 100 dollars off your child’s tuition, if you get another to sign up

(Parents responsible for lunch, snacks, and all admission and transportation fees-payable weekly in advance)

Check out Joan’s blog, see kids art and read parents testimonials, @

www.joanstudioschool.blogspot.com
You might want to find out more about Joan as an artist at www.joanrobertsgarciart.com

Then email her at joanroberts909@gmail.com to sign your child up!

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HI.  Just a catch up- it was a very eventful summer and fall. But I am now gearing up for next summers art camp in and around the city.  Please stay posted.  The camp size will be limited (7 or 8 children, probably between 8 and 11 years old), as will the number of sessions.  I have some exciting ideas that I will be developing further this winter.  Will start reaching out for campers early April.  Stay tuned!  Joan

May 2017

Hi All!  Just a note to say I will not be working with kids this summer-in my studio or as a camp.  I am doing an artist residency in England and then painting in NM.   Keep checking in with me, as I love working with your children, and have no intention of stopping.  Just doing a bit of reconnecting with nature an my art.
If you are new to this site- DO scroll through ALL the posts- the ages and work vary so much.  At the end of each page, go to older posts.  A very linear format at present.
Happy Summer
Joan