Summer Studios is a unique summer program for children at the Florence County Museum. Each week-long session begins on Monday, focusing on a specific theme. The week ends each Friday with an exhibit of student work along with a reception for family and friends. Registration is now open for all 2019 Summer Studios sessions. To register, please visit our website at flocomuseum.org/summer-studios or the FCM front desk. Space is limited to 15 students per studio session, so sign up today!
June 10-14, 2019
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Ages 5-10
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Start your summer by growing with us! Using the museum’s courtyard, Students will learn how to find art in nature by creating a sustainable garden, identifying regional plants, following a plant from seed to harvest and making garden-inspired works of art.
June 17-21, 2019
Comic Creations
Ages 8-12
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Creating your own comic story can be so much fun! Students will develop comic book characters using two and three-dimensional art, learn the elements of a comic story, and write and draw a comic page or strip. Students will draw, paint, ink and sculpt their way to an awesome Comic Creation!
June 24-28, 2019
Full STEAM Ahead!
Ages 5-10
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Dive in to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) with this multidisciplinary camp. Students will participate in exciting hands-on activities that blend subject areas with unique results. Activities include engineered sculptures, participating in science experiments with an artistic outcome, and applying math and technology to plan and create works of art.
July 8-12, 2019
Crazy for Clay
Ages 8-12
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Get your hands dirty working with clay! Students will learn the start-to-finish process of making ceramic art, create unique works of three-dimensional art, explore surface design techniques, and glaze bisque-fired clay.
July 15-19, 2019
Mixed Media Mash-up
Ages 5-10
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Art is so much more than just paint on paper! Using a variety of art materials (some quite unusual), students will learn to combine media to create contemporary, vibrant works of art inspired by artworks found in the museum’s galleries.
July 22-26, 2019
Dye, Print, Weave
Ages 8-12
Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm
$150
15 Student Maximum
Create using tie-dye, screen prints, weaving and more! Students will dive in to textile art by exploring cloth-making methods, dyeing techniques, and surface design. Each student will tie-dye and print their own t-shirt, explore the science of creating dyes, and practice traditional ways to make textiles into works of art.
