For more information, or to enroll in a class/workshop, please contact the Academy main office at 630-551-4321
or at info@foxriveracademy.com.

Private Art Instruction Available-
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ART ADVENTURES  (a.k.a. ‘Mrs. Z’s Wacky World of Art’) sample photo
For Ages 8-14      12:30-3:30pm   
June 13-17, July 18-22, August 1-5, August 8-12
Class Cost: $130 per session ($110 with $20 materials)

Art Adventures Camp features daily introductions into the fundamentals of art and art history using cool, creative 2-D and 3-D projects. Because each day highlights a new concept and historical time period, students will have an opportunity to try out a multitude of art materials and techniques while connecting with the artists famous for those techniques. At the end of each session, students will participate in an art exhibit for parents, family and friends.

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ART ADVENTURES  (a.k.a. ‘Mrs. Z’s Wacky World of Art’)
For ages 5-7         10:00am-12:00pm
June 13-17, July 18-22, August 1-5, August 8-12
Class Cost: $110 per session ($90 with $20 materials)
art_class_2010Our popular summer sessions feature a new, fun 2-D or 3-D project each day that invites your child to express themselves artistically while learning specific art techniques. Students will use a variety of art materials as they draw on the artistic influences of different cultures (such as Mexican paper mache or Australian dot painting). At the class conclusion student works are part of an art exhibit for parents, family and friends!

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CHARCOAL PORTRAITURE WORKSHOP
For Young Adult (ages 10-13) and
Adult (ages 14+)
Our portraiture workshop engages the artist by encouraging the art of observational drawing, drawing from life vs. from photographs, self-portraiture, and other techniques through the use of charcoal medium.  

Week of July 18-21 (Monday-Thursday)  
5:00-6:30pm (ages 10-13)
7:00-8:30pm (ages 14-adult)
Class fee: $100; Supply Cost: $25    

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RECYCLED ART CAMP 
Recycled Art Camp is the perfect art class for our kids that want to be green in the art world!  Students will make sculptures, collages, and books using recycled items and found objects.  This class helps expand your child`s creativity and critical art thinking skills!
Ages 10-15
Week of June 21-24 (Tuesday-Friday)  1:00-4:00pm

Class fee: $100; Supply Cost: $10     

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PRINTMAKING CLASS

This hands-on art camp will start out exploring the origins and history of relief printing. We will also learn simple print techniques such as mono print, stamp printing and collograph. Our masterpiece will be to produce a multi-color reduction lino cut print.

Ages 12-Adult
Week of July 11-15 (Monday-Friday)
  12:30pm-4:30pm
Tuition: $115; Supply Cost: $30

ILLUSTRATION-Comics and anime

Learn the fundamentals of drawing comic book and anime characters. Students will learn how to draw a heroic character, the difference between traditional comic book style and anime style,  heroic anatomy and facial expressions. At the end of the session students will have created their own unique hero!

Week of June 27-July 1 or Week of  July 25-July 29
Ages 8-12: 12:30-2:00pm
    Ages 13-Adult: 2:30-4pm
Class Fee:
  $75    Supply Cost: $12


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