Discover the art of creating sculpture. From the ground up, campers will begin to transform their ideas into 3D objects. As one of the world’s oldest known art forms, sculpture remains a means of self-expression for cultures around the globe. Campers will create works of art using materials reflected in the Museum’s galleries and supplied in local grocery stores. A camp of limitless possibilities, join us as we explore the world and discover sculpture at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Online registration is open now to members only! All members receive a 30% discount.

Members receive priority registration through the end of January. Open registration begins on February 1, 2012. If you have any questions or need technical assistance with online registration, please call 205.254.2964.

Little Masters: Entering Grades K5-1
July 9-13: 9am-Noon // $180 (Members $126)
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July 16-20: 9am-Noon // $180 (Members $126)
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Young Artists Camp: Entering Grades 2-5
June 18-22: 9am-3pm // $300 (Members $210)
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June 25-29: 9am-3pm // $300 (Members $210)
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Junior Studio: Entering Grades 6-8
July 23-27: 9am-3pm // $300 (Members $210)
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Senior Studio: Entering Grades 9-12
July 23-27: 9am-3pm// $300 (Members $210)
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Positive Reviews from Summer Art Camp 2011:

“This was my best day ever,” said John Parker Ammon, summarizing how he and his peers felt about Summer Art Camp 2011. Over 150 Little Masters and Young Artists campers (K5-5th grades) celebrated the world of art during Bart’s Birthday Bash. Children explored the many ways one can celebrate. They designed then demolished piñatas each week (including: a paint blob, Bart the Art Bat, a “60” for our anniversary, and a dragon, just because) to celebrate the Museum’s birthday. They found their rhythm to African drumming and were introduced to Indian dance. Children in this age group also created their own totem pole to celebrate their families and experimented with unique materials to make connections with the elements of art.

A quick turnaround saw one of the studios converted into a darkroom for Photography Rocks! for Junior and Senior High School campers. Who Shot Rock was just opening, and all of the projects were inspired by images in the exhibition. Those images provided the perfect lens by which to take this age group’s experience with art to another level. New concepts were explored, including composition, cropping, and value to name a few. We even discussed copyrights! It was important that campers understand photography in its most basic form and process, so they made pinhole cameras and even exposed these cameras in the Sculpture Garden and developed images of their own. The results from this camp included the most challenging, most gratifying and most creative projects we have seen from a summer camp.

One parent wrote about her child’s experience: “It was the highlight of her summer. Never before have I seen her so enriched in such a short time.”

And that is what art should do—connect, enrich, engage, and excite! We look forward to seeing you this summer.