The Big Time Summer Art Thing For Kids: Queens Museum Summer Camp

We are thrilled to announce that our summer camp, The Queens Museum Big Time Summer Art Thing for Kids, sold out in record time! Due to popular demand, we have just added a fourth session from August 18 – 29. We strongly recommend that you register immediately as spaces are filling up quickly.

The Queens Museum invites aspiring artists ages 7 – 11 to a unique two-week camp experience that explores the meaning of art in fun and innovative ways. Part art gym, part creative laboratory, activities will nurture children’s art making skills, while also giving them the opportunity to experiment, with new and innovative forms of creative expression. When they are not in the Museum’s galleries or studios, campers will enjoy time spent outdoors in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, including taking trips to the Queens Zoo and the Queens Botanical Gardens. For a closer glimpse into our activities, check out our Camp Blog from previous sessions.

The Queens Museum Big Time Summer Art Thing for Kids Team is managed by two full-time Queens Museum  teaching artists, accompanied by a support staff of gifted art students from the Museum’s Queens Teens program and Studio in a School’s ARTS Intern program. The Museum offers four different programs between July and August. Programs are for children ages 7 – 11 only. Feel free to register your child for one or more programs if you like. Each program runs Monday through Friday 9 am – 4 pm. Lunch and drinks are not provided, however we supply snacks!

Session I/ The Great Puppet Caper (July 7 – 18/Ages 7 – 11/$600/two weeks) — SOLD OUT
Design your own puppets that you will bring to life in a puppet show with other campers. Participants will learn how to create a variety of characters, props, & backdrops that all tell a story connected to a central theme and/or idea.

Session II/ One Day at the Museum… (July 21 – August 1/Ages: 7 – 11/$600/two weeks) — SOLD OUT
One day at the Museum a handful of students enrolled in a Summer Art Camp where they made a stop-motion animation film about what happened when all the Museum’s art works came to life and surprised the Museum’s visitors! … Need we say more?

Session III/ It’s a Smorgasbord! (August 4 – 15/Ages 7 – 11/$600/two weeks) — SOLD OUT
Whether it’s experimenting with mark making in a project called “The Big Mess,” or designing & printing their own personal t-shirt logos, or creating giant garbage monsters out of recyclable materials this session is all about experimenting with a variety of approaches to creativity.

Session IV/ The Great Puppet Caper (August 18 – 29/Ages 7 – 11/$600/two weeks) — SOLD OUT
Design your own puppets that you will bring to life in a puppet show with other campers. Participants will learn how to create a variety of characters, props, & backdrops that all tell a story connected to a central theme and/or idea.

Daily Schedule
9:00 am – 9:30 am Drop-Off/Warm-Up Exercise
9:30 am – 11:30 am Morning Studio Activity
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Creative Lunch
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Creative Outdoor Play
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Early Afternoon Studio Activity
2:00 pm – 3:45 pm Mid-Afternoon Studio Activity
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Daily Reflection
4:00 pm Pick-Up
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Extended Day/Open Studio (Additional $100)

Tuition Rates and Discounts
$600: Tuition for two-week program
$100: Extended Day Pick-Up
-$50: Early Bird Discount (Through April 8, 2014)
-$25: Queens Museum Member Discount
-$25 off for each additional program attended: Multiple Session Discount

Registration
Registration for the 2014 season is now closed. For questions please e-mail Tim Miller at: tmiller@queensmuseum.org or call him the following number: 718-592-9700 x134