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This is every art form about building! Invent with Clay, kinetic art, sculpture, recycled materials. We will also experiment with slime, goop, and edible dyes. Different project every day.

Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 8/3 – 8/7
Time: 10:30AM - Noon
Cost: $49

This class will introduce students to building with clay. Emphasis will be placed on the design elements; line, shape, texture, and color. Focus will be on the wheel, pinch, coil and slabs. This class is 6 weeks and only meets on Saturday. Participants will make several projects over the session

Instructor: Larry Matthews

Ages: 16+

Dates: 7/11 - 8/15, Saturday only

Time: 9:30AM - 11:30AM

Cost: $85

This class will introduce students to building with clay. Emphasis will be placed on the design elements; line, shape, texture, and color. Focus will be on the wheel, pinch, coil and slabs. This class is 6 weeks and only meets on Tuesday. Participants will make several projects over the session

Instructor: Larry Matthews

Ages: 16+

Dates: 7/7 - 8/11, Tuesday only

Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Cost: $120

With a series of four sessions, the instructors will lead the students through basic skills for tools, cutting and piecing with squares and triangles and adding borders, sashing and basic quilting. Highlights will include possible machine applique techniques and a final session on how to bind a finished piece and
add a hanging sleeve. The $25.00 fee covers the following supplies: ½ yard of focus fabric and 4 coordinating fat quarters plus batting. (Note the backing fabric will not be supplied but will be purchased by the student once the top is complete. Selection of this piece is left to the student’s choice of color and available options.)

Students will need to provide their own fabric and supplies:

• Portable sewing machine in good working order for personal sewing on which the student is proficient

• Scissors suitable for cutting fabric and thread and a rotary cutter and cutting mat

• Extra needles for the machine used by the student

• Med. Grey or Tan thread (suggest that student chooses a light neutral and brings several bobbins loaded with thread for convenience)

• Straight pins

Write it. Design it and act in it. Class will collaborate writing short skits in the Saturday Night Live style. We will design and build the props and costumes. The final day we will iPad video each skit and put them on the summer camp Facebook page for everyone to enjoy.

Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 12 and up
Dates: 6/29 – 7/3
Time: 8:30AM – 12:30PM
Cost: $79

This class will introduce students to building with clay. Emphasis will be placed on the design elements; line, shape, texture, and color. Focus will be on the hand building techniques; pinch, coil and slabs. This class is 6 weeks and only meets on Tuesday. Participants will make several projects over the session.

Instructor: Larry Matthews
Ages: 10-12
Dates: 7/7 - 8/11, Tuesday only
Time: 10:30AM - Noon
Cost: $85

This class will introduce students to building with clay. Emphasis will be placed on the design elements; line, shape, texture, and color. Focus will be on the hand building techniques; pinch, coil and slabs. This class is 6 weeks and only meets on Tuesday. Participants will make several projects over the session.

Instructor: Larry Matthews
Ages: 6-9
Dates: 7/7 - 8/11, Tuesday only
Time: 9AM – 10:30AM
Cost: $85

Learn the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and more in this exciting introduction to throwing fundamentals through the process of throwing, shaping and trimming pots on the wheel. Basic surface decoration and glazing techniques will be demonstrated. This class is designed for students with little or no experience on the potter’s wheel. Participants must take Ceramics I before enrolling in this course.

Ages: 10-up
Dates: 7/7 - 8/11, Tuesday only
Time: 1:30PM – 3PM
Cost: $85

Come in and make a new project every day: masks, piggy banks, paintings, ceramics. Always fun and always a surprise!

Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 8/3 – 8/7
Time: 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Cost: $49

Come learn basics of crochet to include different yarns, crochet hooks different stitches such as chain and slip stitch. Participants will learn how to comfortably hold a crochet hook and the yarn. Participants will need to provide size H hook, medium weight cotton yarn. Recommended material includes Learn to Crochet, NOW! Available at leisurearts.com

Instructor: Betty Reichert
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 7/27 – 7/31
Time: 8:30AM – 10AM
Cost: $60

Like to sketch? Sketch over creative backgrounds. Draw outside, sketch a corvette!

Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 7/13 – 7/17
Time: 8:30AM – 10AM
Cost: $49

Join us making several different materials to create art. Paint ceramics, use recyclable materials to make friendship bracelets and design collages. See how science and art can be combined to create interesting sow pieces. 

Each session, Helen will be working on a painting that will highlight a subject or technique.   However, each painter is welcome to work on any painting of their choice.   

June 6 - Highlight on blocking in technique
June 13 – Highlight on shadows and highlights
June 20 – Highlight on pallet knife painting
June 27 – Highlight on still life painting
July 11 - Highlight on landscape painting
July 18 – Highlight on seascape painting

Materials suggested:

• Paints: yellow, ochre, burnt sienna, red, alizarin, ultramarine blue, thalo blue, white (primary colors of yellow, red, blue and white are all that are absolutely needed, all other colors can be mixed)

• Turpinoid for cleaning brushes

• old phone book

• roll of mechanic towels or paper towels

• Brushes: variety of bristle (I like brights and filberts) and synthetic softer brushes (not watercolor brushes).  Include at least one #10 or #12 bristle

• Painting boards & canvas pads for practice, stretched canvases

• Portable table easel

• Reference photos

Want to design clothes? Watch your art walk down runways in New York and Milan? This summer the CAC is bringing the fashion district to you. In this class we will create a fashion line, design a T-shirt, bag and learn fashion illustration. Build a mood board. We will create a fluffy tulle skirt, have team challenges and end the class with a fashion show.

Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 12 and up
Dates: 7/20 – 7/24
Time: 8:30AM – 12:30PM
Cost: $79

Short carton experiments on paper. We will create a flip book, design characters, doodle and tell stories with words and illustrations. Super Heroes, aliens and raccoons welcome.

Sketchbook required
Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 7/13 – 7/17
Time: 10:30AM - Noon
Cost: $49

Learning the basics of threading a needle and different stitches in this beginners class. Students will make several projects to take home.

Instructor: Betty Reichert
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 7/20 – 7/24
Time: 1PM - 2:30PM
Cost: $60

Sketchbook required
Instructor: Angela Mowery
Ages: 9 and up
Dates: 7/27 – 7/31
Time: 8:30AM – 11AM
Cost: $49

Exploration:  Oil Painting at the CAC

individual classes--See series of dates to get series price of 100.00

Open Audition - Monday, August 3 at 10am for Grades 1st - 12th. No preparation is necessary! Let your child take the stage! Rehearsal times are from 10am-noon and 12:30pm-2:30pm the week of 8/3 – 8/7. Each member cast will receive his/her own rehearsal schedule as times vary per role. Performances held on Sat., Aug. 8 at 3pm & 5:30pm

Instructor: Missoula Children’s Theater
Ages: 6-18
Dates: 8/3 – 8/7
Time: vary depending on role
Cost: $65