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Summer Art Adventure 2022 - Art League of Long Island


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/05/2022
For more than 25 years The Art League of Long Island’s Summer Art Adventure Program has been offering kids and teens ages 5-14 fun and creative activities led by dedicated art education professionals. Art Adventurers explore a variety of visual arts mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, found-object art and more. Flexible options allow young artists to participate in one or all themed program sessions. New this year is the Montage Artists Program for ages 15 & 16, where Montage artists will explore concepts in digital photography, as well as traditional methods of creating art to design mind altering montaged artwork. Summer Pre-College Portfolio Development is geared to serious art students ages 15-19 who are interested in building their college art portfolios.

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

Kids ages 6-10 participate in weekly themed activities centered on exciting themes exploring animals, the environment, artists, and artistic genres.  Choose one or all four weeks of art adventures! Mature Artists ages 11-14 can hone their artistic skills in one or both 10-day sessions.  Art Adventurers are grouped by age to allow for age-appropriate activities. Art Adventurers will enjoy outside opportunities and weekly Italian Ice Parties from Rita’s Ices!

Programs for Young Artists (ages 6-10) Mondays – Fridays, 9am-2pm, Mature Artists (ages 11-14) and Montage Artists (ages 15-16) Mondays – Fridays, 9am-2pm are held off-site in air-conditioned rooms at a Half Hollow Hills School District location.

Summer Pre-College Portfolio Development for ages 15-19 prepares students for winning portfolios designed to help them gain acceptance into higher education or program of choice. This program will be held in the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.  Click this link to learn more about the program.

YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM (AGES 6 – 10)

Young Artists will engage in a variety of creative experiences, which include developing artistic skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and more.  All Young Artists will develop the confidence they need to practice and create art.  We will study an artist of the week, as well as find inspiration through this weekly theme.  Young Artists will enjoy an air-conditioned classroom and outdoor recess.  Bring a bag lunch and dress for an artful summer experience!

Register early to ensure a seat!

Three ways to save on tuition:

Become an Art League Member and save $50 on each session.  Student memberships are good for one year from date of purchase, and the student membership fee is $35.

If your child attends a school in the Half Hollow Hills School District, as a district resident you are eligible to receive the $50 Art League member discount off each session.

Grab your Early Bird Discount Before it’s Too Late!  Register by February 28 and receive $50 off per session, which is in addition to the member discount/HHH SD discount.

To get your discount Half Hollow Hills SD resident discount, and the Early Bird Discount, you will need to apply a code when submitting your online payment.  Contact info@artleagueli.org to request your code prior to payment.

 

Session One: “Radical Retro” – July 11-15

Explore the mountains and stylize graphic work that has a colorful vintage look.  Study New Hampshire’s digital artist Hannah Lucy and Nebraska-based artist Matt Carlson.

Register your 6-8 year old ¦ Register your 9-10 year old

 

Session Two:  “Mystical Creatures – Animal Week” – July 18-22 

Create a magical world of mystical creatures.  Bring your best ideas for dragons, fairies and gnomes, as you explore the forest with Edward Robert Hughes, Midsummer Eve and Tithi Luadthon’s Lost Dog in the Forest. Live animal experience this week.

Register your 6-8 year old ¦ Register your 9-10 year old

 

Session Three:  “Poetic Fantasy” – July 25-29

Spin a tale of images based on the New York Times best published illustrators.  Learn to tell a story with anthropomorphic art and character exploration.  What’s your visual story?

Register your 6-8 year old ¦ Register your 9-10 year old

 

Session Four:  “Rainbow Pop” – August 1-5

Pop through the rainbow and imagine the world beyond.  Design you art with a veil of rainbow colors. Study the Smithsonian’s vibrant rainbow installation made with 60 miles of thread, as well as the rainbow collection by English, Ann Marie Bone.

Register your 6-8 year old  ¦  Register your 9-10 year old

 

MATURE ARTIST PROGRAM (AGES 11 – 14)

Mature Artists will continue to develop and advance their skills in our two-week program, offering opportunity to blossom into creative and though provoking artists.  Teachers will help guide Mature Artists toward expressing their innate creativity, while developing drawing and painting skills, as well as sculpture, printmaking, mixed media and more.  They will study an artist of the week and find inspiration through our weekly theme.  Mature Artists will enjoy an air-conditioned classroom and an outdoor opportunity.  Bring a bag lunch.  Students will be grouped age appropriately.

Plein Air Painting Field Trip-Parents Provide Transportation!

Register early/place a deposit to ensure a seat! Art League Members and Half Hollow Hills School District residents receive a $50 discount off each session. Grab your Early Bird Discount Before it’s Too Late!  Register by February 28 and receive $50 off per session.

Session One:  July 11 – 22 

Register your 11-12 year old ¦  Register your 13-14 year old

Session Two:  July 25 – August 5

Register your 11-12 year old ¦  Register your 13-14 year old

 

NEW! MONTAGE ARTIST PROGRAM (AGES 15-16)

Montage Artists will explore concepts in digital photography, as well as traditional methods of creating art to design mind altering Montaged Artwork.   Students will learn techniques in overlaying photography with hand drawn artworks on translucent materials, as well as making transfers. They will study current artists that work in this medium as a means to inspire and demonstrate the endless possibilities of digital art.  Montage Artists will also enjoy an air conditioned classroom and an outdoor field trip opportunity.  Bring a cellphone or IPAD for Digital Photography and a bag lunch.

Photography Field Trip-Parent Provide Transportation!

Session One:  July 11 – 22 

Session Two:  July 25 – August 5


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

107 East Deer Park Road
Huntington Station, NY, 11746
United States

Phone:

631 462-5400
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The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/05/2022
Time: 
9 am - 2 pm