Young artists will have an opportunity to explore their creativity later this month during the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art's Summer Art Camp.
The four-day camp will be held June 23-26 and is open to children ages 6 to 13. Inspired by works in the museum's permanent collection, the camp will provide participants with hands-on experience in art-making, creative techniques and new ways of viewing art.
Sessions will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This year's theme, "People and Places," will focus on portraiture and landscape art inspired by current museum exhibitions.
"We'll be doing a lot of portraiture and landscapes inspired by some of our current exhibitions at the museum," Director of Education Alex Asher said. "So the kids are directly influenced by the exhibitions that are up by living artists."
Asher said campers will create artwork based on pieces in the museum's collection while experimenting with materials and techniques they may not typically encounter.
"We'll be doing some sculpture techniques. We'll be using media that you don't usually use, like cardboard to make a self-portrait that's in 3D," Asher said. "We'll be doing some things that just, you know, you don't see every day and you probably don't want to do at home because we plan on making a mess, and that's what we love to do."
The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art plans to host three additional summer art camps later in the season. The next session is scheduled for July 7-10.
Registration and additional information are available on the museum's website.