What You Will Learn
Ages 4 - 14 Years
Painting
Learn the techniques of blending, strokes and coloring using different types of paint brushes and acrylic paints on canvas. Take home a beautiful unique artwork to display
Drawing
Learn the basics of how to draw - understanding basic shapes, composition, scale and proportion to get on paper what you observe. Learn to see things differently.
Ceramics
Experience hands-on workshop by engaging in a step-by-step on how to work with clay and ancient coil-building technique to create a pot or a bowl of your choice.
Mixed Media
Mix Media Art includes visual art materials with non visual elements such as literature, music, drama, dance, interactivity and more. It helps us think outside the box and outside the traditional fine art methods. Playing with textures using cloth, paper, wood, found objects and making collages and assemblages are common forms of mix media
3D Objects
Create 3 Dimensional art objects such as sculptures made out of wood, paper, clay or found objects. They are displayed, touched, moved and seen from all angles. It helps our students to recognize and understand 3D forms, contours, light, shadows and how things can stand by itself, how things connect to each other and how different materials work
Holiday and School Break Camps
Summer Camps
IN STUDIO CAMPS
DATES: June 16 to September 3
Our top priority is the safety and well-being of all our students, staff members, and parents while engaging in art or pottery-making in the studio facility.
To honor this, we have facilitated the following guidelines for our camps:
- Drop off time 8.50am to 9.15am and Pick up time is 3.30pm to 4pm.
- Instructor takes the students inside the studio during drop off and brings them out during pick up. Parents are encouraged to spend minimal time in the studio. All urgent/important communications can be made via text message to 408 406 1445 or email [email protected]
- There are sanitizing stations in each room and students will be encouraged to use sanitizers every half hour.
- Wearing mask is dependent on CDC guideline. We do our best to keep up with the ever changing CDC guideline.
- This is a new transition. We are open to receiving your suggestions and feedback to optimize the students' experience and maintain safety guidelines.
Summer Break Camps
Week 1: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – June 20th to June 24th
Theme Nature – During this week, our Art and Pottery students create projects that are inspired from Nature – whether it is a painting, mix media or ceramic hand building – they will use their imagination to process a piece of Nature to reflect in their artworks through a creative inquiry. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will look for colors and patterns that are inspired from nature to glaze their pieces. We only do field…
Week 2: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – June 27th to July 1st
Theme Fantasy – This is one of our most Creative Week because our students get to stretch their imagination to the maximum. They get to create a favorite super-hero, design a fantasy-land environment and more. Whether your child loves Unicorn or Harry Potter or Minecraft – this week is undoubtedly for them to play with different art or pottery projects. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will look for colors and patterns that are…
Week 3: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – July 5th to July 8th
Theme Out of Space – If your child wonders about the Universe, Rockets, Astronauts, Solar System, Stars and Moons and Galaxy – this camp is definitely for them. Our student’s curiosity about the Space and Universe will be explored further through the Art or Pottery engagement during this week. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will look for colors and patterns that are inspired from Out of Space to glaze their pieces. We only…
Week 4: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – July 11th and July 15th
Theme Around the World – During this week, our Art and Pottery students get an imaginative artistic passport to visit different countries around the world such as India, Japan, Puerto Rico, Australia and more and create projects that are inspired from that region. This is the best week for students to learn about landmarks, culture, tradition, cityscape, symbolism of different countries which is all woven in painting, mix media or ceramic hand…
Week 5: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – July 18th and July 22nd
Theme World Architecture – Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, Pyramids of Egypt, Taj Mahal, or designing your own home – if three dimensional spaces and their design intrigues your child, they will have a blast during this week. Both our Art and Pottery students create projects that are inspired from wonders of the world or their own imagination about three dimensional spaces. We explore what is architecture taking examples from nature as…
Week 6: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – July 25th and July 29th
Theme Comics – Story Creating is at the heart of this theme. Students will tap into exploring existing comic characters. Students will also learn Lettering and How to create a comic strip. During this week, our Art and Pottery students create projects that are inspired from Comic characters, story writing and designing their own story characters. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will choose colors and patterns that are inspired from the theme…
Week 7: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – Aug 1st to Aug 5th
Theme Pacific Northwest – During this week, our Art and Pottery students create projects that are inspired from the evergreen state we live in and our region – whether is a painting, mix media or ceramic hand building – they will use their imagination to process a piece of Pacific Northwest to reflect in their artworks through a creative inquiry. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will look for colors and patterns that are inspired from Pacific…
Week 8: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – Aug 8th to Aug 12th
Theme Flora and Fauna – This week is about coming back to nature for inspiration and looking at it with minute details. Students will discover Value and Shade used in one flower and study textures in an animal portrait for an example. From details we will also look at a big picture to cover a Scenary / Landscape project. Students will use their imagination to process a piece of Flora and Fauna to reflect in their artworks through a creative…
Week 9: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – Aug 15th to Aug 19th
Theme Summer Fun – During this week, our Art and Pottery students create projects that are inspired from fun activities of summer season such as A Beach Scene, Camping or having an Ice cream. Students will use their imagination to process fun parts of summer to reflect in their artworks through a creative inquiry. Pottery camp wheel throw projects will look for colors and patterns that are inspired from fun activities of Summer to glaze their…
Week 10: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – Aug 22nd to Aug 26th
Theme World Artists – During this week, our Art and Pottery students look at different artists in the history as well as living Artists to draw inspiration from their work and create new projects. Monet’s watercolor, Mondrian’s bold graphic style or Pollock’s abstract artworks to name a few will be introduced to get student’s creative style flowing in their painting, mix media or ceramic hand building projects. Pottery…
Week 11: ART or POTTERY Summer Break Camp – Aug 29th to Sep 2nd
Theme Never Ending Holidays – As our students complete their summer holidays and get ready for a new school year, we want to capture all the great things that our students experienced during their break in the form of art or pottery projects. These projects that they create with their own hands form the beautiful memories in form of ceramic hand building piece, a canvas painting or a sketch to keep as they gear up for school. Pottery camp wheel…
| Time | Art Camp | Pottery Camp |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Get to know each other | |
| 9:15am – 10:30am | Art Project: Explore Drawing, Painting using different mediums | Pottery Wheel |
| 10:30am – 11:00 am | Break/ Snack | |
| 11:00 am – 12 PM | Art Project | Pottery Wheel |
| 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Play time at local park and/or painting, walk back | |
| 2:00 PM - 3.30 PM | Craft Project | Sculpture, building blocks and glazing |
| 3.30 PM - 4:00 PM | Show and Tell | |
Q: My son/daughter has been taking class from your studio for a while now, do I get any extra discount at camps?
Sure, a $35 registration fee waived. If you sign up as an Early Bird(30 days before camp start day) you will get a 10% discount
Q: If we send in our registration with Check Payment, is our spot automatically saved?
Yes, you would need to pay online or in person. Your registration is final and all cancellation and refund policy applies even though you selected check payment and haven’t yet mad the payment.
Q: What if we miss the Early Bird Date, can we still get the registration fee waived and 10% discount?
You can get the registration fee $35 waived if you are a returning student. You can get a 10% discount if you sign up two siblings together.
Q: Can I change a camp week?
Yes, You can given we still have space available. Also, there will be $50 admin fee per student per camp.
Q: Are there any fees to take a break for the summer or any month?
We totally understand you need a break. There is a $20 re-enrollment fee, which is waived if you are only gone 1 session (3 months) and pay full tuition in advance.
Cancellation & Downgrade Policy
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Camp Cancellation & Downgrade Policy
- Cancellations for any Summer Camp week must occur no later than June 5th. For other camps over any other school breaks, you may cancel until 2 weeks before the first day the camp starts. There is a cancellation fee of $50/Child/Week and downgrade fee is $35/Child/Person and we will refund the payment minus registration and applicable fees.
- No Summer Camp refunds will be given after this deadline (June 5th is the last day for cancellation for any summer camp week and 2 weeks before the start date of camp for any other school break camps). After that only credit will be given. Credit can be transferred to other programs such as session classes, birthday parties, or workshops. Credit must be used within 2 months with a $50 admin fee/student/week.
- If a camp is cancelled by Creative Hands Art School due to less than three children signing up, we will refund you the entire amount and notify you at least 4 calendar days before your scheduled camp day. For summer camps, we will notify you at least 15 calendar days before your scheduled camp day.
Registration Fee: There is a one-time $35 per student or $50 per family registration fee for new students. Cousins/Friends are not considered family registration. Registration fee is not refundable during any camp cancellations.