Summer 2013 Youth Programs in the Arts:
Young Artists

Grades 1–9

Typical Day

Whether you want to introduce your child to the visual arts for the first time or encourage his or her already-awakened artistic interests, Young Artists is designed to foster creativity and imagination, individuality, and collaboration—and to help boys and girls discover and develop their innate gifts and talents. Our instructors are highly imaginative art educators, dedicated to making art an adventure and a lifelong joy for the young artist. Children, grouped by age and in small classes, use drawing and painting, sculpture, collage, and crafts to discover and express their creativity.

• Family members are invited to attend and celebrate their young artists’ accomplishments at the culminating exhibition on the last day of the session.
• All art supplies are included.

To broaden skills and exposure to the arts, Young Artists can be combined with Young Video Game Creators and Animators (new!), Young App Creators and Designers (new!), Creating Comic Books, Young Architects, Youth Musical Theatre, Young Bards, Young Writers, Young Filmmakers, Creative Vocal Lab, and/or Choral Conservatory to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

THEME: Self Expression Exploration

Session I: July 1–12
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
$1,115 for the first registration
$1,000 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registrations (received by May 3, 2013)

About the Instructors

Gillian Cantavero (instructor), an artist and teacher, earned her degree in art education at SUNY New Paltz and her BFA in graphic design at Purchase College. Gillian is a substitute art teacher in some local school districts and has worked as an art teacher in various summer camps for several years. She is also an art tutor and commission artist. Feel free to visit her website, www.artwithgillian.com. She loves working with children and guiding them through the creative process. She helps give them the support and confidence they need to try new things and see all possibilities.

Michelle Foligno is an artist and an art educator currently teaching studio art, ceramics, fashion design, and sculpture at Suffern High School in Suffern, N.Y. She received her undergraduate degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology and her graduate degree from Manhattanville College. She has been teaching visual arts for more than 10 years to all age groups.

Updated Mar. 5, 2013