
Summer Art Camp | Art & Our Environment (Rising 3rd - 5th grade)
Hands-on mixed-media projects connect creativity with environmental awareness through recycled-material animal habitat collages and mountain landscapes with local wildlife. The week wraps with memory or shadow boxes filled with hand-built clay creatures and personal storytelling.
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Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.

Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.
Mixed media projects connect local ecology and personal expression through collaged animal habitats made from recycled materials and mountain landscapes with regional wildlife. The week ends with memory or shadow boxes featuring hand built clay creatures.

Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Afternoon story-driven art camp blending picture-book readings with hands-on painting and mixed media projects for young artists, fostering creative play and early literacy at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.

A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.
A kid-focused maker camp centered on hands-on clay building and creative studio time. Expect guided projects, playful experimentation with forms and texture, and a supportive introduction to working in a pottery studio.

Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.

Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.
Kid-focused yoga sessions blend playful movement, breathing, and mindfulness with hands-on art projects. A summer camp style afternoon designed for creative expression, body awareness, and low pressure fun for elementary age kids.

Weeklong STEAM summer camp built around hands-on exploration of the natural world, chemistry activities, and introductory computer programming. Designed to support youth development and classroom success with age-range sessions including rising kindergarteners at a downtown science museum.

Weeklong STEAM summer camp built around hands-on exploration of the natural world, chemistry activities, and introductory computer programming. Designed to support youth development and classroom success with age-range sessions including rising kindergarteners at a downtown science museum.
Weeklong STEAM summer camp built around hands-on exploration of the natural world, chemistry activities, and introductory computer programming. Designed to support youth development and classroom success with age-range sessions including rising kindergarteners at a downtown science museum.

Drop-in studio making session led by museum staff, with prompts inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. All ages and abilities are welcome for a hands-on creative activity; children must attend with an adult.

Drop-in studio making session led by museum staff, with prompts inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. All ages and abilities are welcome for a hands-on creative activity; children must attend with an adult.
Drop-in studio making session led by museum staff, with prompts inspired by the permanent collection and current exhibitions. All ages and abilities are welcome for a hands-on creative activity; children must attend with an adult.

Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.

Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.
Hands on metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication for youth 9 to 13, focusing on sawing, forming, polishing, and basic soldering in a supervised Torched AVL studio camp that emphasizes creativity and tool safety.

A joyful summer collage workshop blends gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative self expression. Expect mindful paper cutting and layering, plus journaling reflection and community art making focused on what brings you joy.

A joyful summer collage workshop blends gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative self expression. Expect mindful paper cutting and layering, plus journaling reflection and community art making focused on what brings you joy.
A joyful summer collage workshop blends gentle movement, mantras, music, and guided meditation to spark creative self expression. Expect mindful paper cutting and layering, plus journaling reflection and community art making focused on what brings you joy.

Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.

Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.
Hands-on collage making in a museum arts-center setting, blending cut paper, found imagery, and mixed-media layering. A casual community session designed for experimenting, creating, and sharing work across skill levels.

Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.

Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.
Hands-on rhythm and creative-skills camp for elementary-aged learners, combining hand drumming, body percussion, movement, and collaborative visual art projects to build musical timing, improvisation, and creative confidence in a small-group summer program.

Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.

Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.
Fast-paced summer camp where ages 8–16 learn improv games, character building, and collaborative sketch writing to think on their feet and land punchlines. Emphasis on teamwork, spontaneity, and onstage confidence in a youth theater setting.

High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.

High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.
High-energy outdoor days packed with zipline runs, ropes-course challenges, and hands-on nature skills for school-age kids; full-day sessions emphasize teamwork, confidence-building, and active summer play.

Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.

Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.
Five-day intensive blending technique, choreography, and stagecraft for aspiring young dancers; daily studio training Junior Theater culminates in performance-ready material taught by theater-focused instructors.

Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.

Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.
Five-day summer camp blending hands-on metalsmithing with creative art studio time, plus a midday park break for lunch and outdoor play. Kids build confidence while learning new techniques and finishing take-home metal and art projects with all materials provided.
Hands-on ceramic painting workshop where you design and hand-paint a bowl or plate at an easy, beginner pace. A relaxing afternoon with all materials provided, geared toward casual creativity and take home keepsakes.
Hands-on ceramic painting workshop where you design and hand-paint a bowl or plate at an easy, beginner pace. A relaxing afternoon with all materials provided, geared toward casual creativity and take home keepsakes.
Hands-on ceramic painting workshop where you design and hand-paint a bowl or plate at an easy, beginner pace. A relaxing afternoon with all materials provided, geared toward casual creativity and take home keepsakes.

Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.

Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
Hands-on textile summer camp where kids explore the journey from farm fibers to finished fabric through playful weaving, dyeing, and simple sewing projects. Emphasis on sustainability, creativity, and making skills in a community studio setting.
Hands-on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful glass pieces arranged into traditional geometric patterns. A guided, beginner-friendly art class in a Biltmore Village hotel setting, ending with a take-home illuminated lamp.
Hands-on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful glass pieces arranged into traditional geometric patterns. A guided, beginner-friendly art class in a Biltmore Village hotel setting, ending with a take-home illuminated lamp.
Hands-on Turkish mosaic lamp making with colorful glass pieces arranged into traditional geometric patterns. A guided, beginner-friendly art class in a Biltmore Village hotel setting, ending with a take-home illuminated lamp.

A curator-led Art Break exploring the creative and conceptual possibilities of paper and book arts with co-curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson. Expect behind-the-scenes context on curatorial practice, printmaking connections, and how exhibitions come together.

A curator-led Art Break exploring the creative and conceptual possibilities of paper and book arts with co-curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson. Expect behind-the-scenes context on curatorial practice, printmaking connections, and how exhibitions come together.
A curator-led Art Break exploring the creative and conceptual possibilities of paper and book arts with co-curator Cynthia Nourse Thompson. Expect behind-the-scenes context on curatorial practice, printmaking connections, and how exhibitions come together.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.
Hands-on summer camp for ages 10–14 combining farm visits in Haywood County with guided cooking sessions using regional ingredients. Focuses on where food comes from, basic kitchen skills, and local agriculture.

A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.

A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.
A slow, quiet online morning of mindful artmaking designed to rest the body, settle the mind, and feed the spirit. Guided creative inquiry uses the arts as a conversation with yourself, exploring longings and gifts in a nonreligious, reflective space.