CAMP JCAS 2024

1 week & 2 week full day camps from June 10 – August 15

For rising 1st-8th graders, the Junior Center of Art and Science Summer Camp offers full day, arts-integrated engagements for young artists, makers and thinkers. Our projects are led by professional artists and educators who inspire a safe, open, and creative environment where campers feel encouraged to take risks, explore, and try their hand at a wide variety of arts and science activities including carpentry, game design, comics and more!

Inspiring Instructors: Our camp is led by talented and experienced artists who are passionate about nurturing creativity and curiosity in young minds.
Diverse Sessions: With multiple sessions to choose from, campers have the flexibility to explore various artistic and scientific disciplines. Whether it’s carpentry, graphic design, painting, mixed media, science, engineering, and more-there’s something for every interest! Our camp themes cover a wide range of subjects, ensuring that every camper finds something that captivates their imagination.
Hands-On Exploration: Campers will have the opportunity to dive deep into arts materials and concepts, allowing them to experiment and express themselves in a supportive, thoughtful and encouraging environment.
Science and Engineering Adventures: For those with a passion for discovery, our science and engineering weeks will spark curiosity and provide hands-on experiences in the world of STEAM

This year CAMP JCAS will be back at our home on Lake Merritt,
558 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA.

NEW! PLEASE READ!

REFUND POLICY

ACTIVE now offers self-cancelations! If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, log in to your ACTIVE account, locate the registration you wish to cancel, and select ‘cancel’. Our Refund Policy is as follows:

All purchases include a 10% non-refundable deposit to cover administrative costs.

From 2/1 – 5/1, you will receive a 90% refund.

From 5/2 – 6/9, you will receive a 40% refund.

From 6/10 on, we are not able to offer any refunds.

Camps Offered:

CREATIVE CREATURES

ONE WEEK CAMP • 6/10 – 6/14 • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 6-8 • $425-$625

Mythical and real, common and exotic, all are welcome at Creative Creatures Camp! Using a variety of art media including sculpture, painting, drawing and printmaking, artists will have fun exploring real and fanciful animals. They will make biological drawings, design habitats and create artwork based on real animals and fantastic creatures from their own imaginations.Afternoons will be spent bringing their drawings and paintings to life through puppets and sculptures.

CARPENTRY

TWO WEEK CAMP • 6/10 – 6/21 & 6/24 – 7/5* • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Ages 6-13 • $1000-$1300

If you can imagine it you can build it! Campers will learn to use a complement of hand tools in a course that stresses respect for others, respect for tools, safe tool use, practical problem-solving and creative development. Projects increase in difficulty as experience grows, beginning with toy boats and working up to full-sized furniture and professional skateboards.

**First day of Carpentry Camp is mandatory for all first time Carpentry campers**

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A PLAYLIST FOR ARTISTS

ONE WEEK CAMP • 6/17 – 6/21* • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 11-13 • $425-$625

Campers will immerse themselves in the world of art direction and design for music. Using their own playlists as inspiration they will explore typography, printmaking, painting, drawing and digital media used by the visual artists who work in the music industry. They will plan and design album covers, create posters and promotional materials for their favorite musical artists using digital illustration apps like Procreate.

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SHOWSTOPPERS

ONE WEEK CAMP • 6/24 – 6/28 • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 6-10 • $425-$625

Showstoppers is a theater class. Collectively we will build a play together. Campers will learn about themes, storyline, and character development. We will build props, paint backdrops, and create costumes. At the end the campers will perform on stage the play we created and developed. This exciting class has many modes of art making and creating. If you have a show stopper in your family unit sign them up, they will love this class!!!

COMICS AND ZINES

ONE WEEK CAMP • 7/1 – 7/5* • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 8-10 • $425-$625

Create and publish your own story! Tell your own tale! In this camp, we will explore the world of visual storytelling. Artists will be introduced to basic concepts of cartooning, inking, storyboards, and more. They will also learn the cultural and social history of Zines and comics, using artists and collectives like Riot Grrrl, Lynda Barry, Kate Bingaman Burt, and others. Artists will share their work with their peers and the larger community.

PRINTMAKING

ONE WEEK CAMP • 7/8 – 7/12 • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 7-10 • $425-$625

Learn the art of printmaking. Join us as we guide you through the wonderful world of printing! Express your unique art through relief printing, stamp making, monotypes, Gelli plates, collagraphs and more. We will use recycled, found, natural and traditional material.

FASHION FORWARD

ONE WEEK CAMP • 7/8 – 7/12 • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ages 10-13 • $425-$625

Calling all Fashonistas! Designers will learn how textile and material play a central role in the design of a fashion collection. They will develop mood boards and explore fashion sketching, upcycling and sewing. Designers will learn basic construction techniques while pushing the limits of each material.