Art of the Imagination Summer Day Camp
July 10 @ 1:00 pm - July 12 @ 4:00 pm
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity for your child! At Art of the Imagination Summer Camp, campers will learn that imagination has no bounds and explore their creativity alongside artists featured in the Museum and Museum staff! This engaging camp provides hands-on activities where campers learn the art of storytelling, make their own toy, and examine how everyday objects can become truly transformational with imagination.
Highlights from our three-day schedule include:
Day 1– The Art of Storytelling
- Campers will explore the art of storytelling through the Museum’s Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the Collection of Deborah Neff.
Day 2–The Art of Imagining
- Artist Stephen T. Johnson will join the camp to encourage campers to consider how ordinary objects can be transformed into creative and whimsical pieces.
Day 3 – The Art of Creating
- Campers will design and make a figure or creature with a unique story with guidance from collector Maria Vasquez Boyd, visual artist Sue Moreno, and writer Miguel M. Morales.
July 10–July 12 from 1:00–4:00 PM
Registration includes a camp t-shirt, a daily snack, art project supplies, and lots of FUN!
- Ages: 6-12
- Cost: $150 per camper*
- 20% off for Jr. Collector Members
More about Stephen T. Johnson
Stephen T. Johnson’s creative and whimsical approach to the alphabet is featured in the Art of the Imagination Case beginning April 10, 2024. The case showcases artwork made to illustrate concepts in his three children’s alphabet books (A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet, Alphabet School, and Alphabet City) and further expands on some of these elements. Johnson’s work invites the viewer to reconsider ordinary objects as extraordinary opportunities for adventure.
More about Maria Vasquez Boyd
Maria Vasquez Boyd’s collection of Mexican Folk Dolls (1940s-1960s) is currently on view at the Museum. Consider how clothing and accessories can tell stories for the viewer.
