Summer Camps at the Hunter Museum

Give your kids a memorable experience!

The Hunter Museum will offer four exciting camps this summer for children ages 5 to 13. All camps incorporate physical activities, art making and reflective reading or writing. Camps are taught by talented and experienced art teachers and are facilitated by energetic counselors. All supplies and snacks (one snack for half-day sessions and two for full-day sessions) are included in the camp cost. Packed lunches are required.

For more information or to register your child for camp, please call or email Erin Noseworthy at 423.752.2051 or enoseworthy@huntermuseum.org.

Title: Paint it Green! Environmental Art

Age: 5 to 6 years old *Children must be potty trained*

Date: June 23 to 27, first session 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; second session 1:30 to 5:15 p.m.

Registration Deadline: June 9, 2008

Cost: $80 members, $100 non-members

Description: Campers will discover their environment anew as they explore works of art in the Hunter collection and make their own outdoor masterpieces and other works of art inspired by the natural world. Campers will go Green as they uncover fun ways to recycle, sculpt with found objects, and beautify their environment.

This camp is offered in the morning and again in the afternoon. Children may register for one session only.   

Title: Acting Like Artists: Art and Theater

Age: 7 to 9 years old

Date: July 7 to July 11, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Registration Deadline: June 23, 2008

Cost: $160 members, $200 non-members

Description: Did you know that theater is art AND there’s art in theater? Join the Hunter this summer for a week of acting, writing, prop building and set design. Campers will get into character by portraying artists in the Hunter’s collection and by creating works of art in their artist’s style. Then, be inspired by working as a team with other campers to build a set and props for the final production. The week will draw to a close with a play worthy of a standing ovation!    

Title: From Real to Anime!

Age: 10 to 13 years old

Date: July 14 to July 18, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008

Cost: $160 members, $200 non-members

Description: Did you know that your eyes are actually in the middle of your head? At least they are in works of art… This is just one of many tricks artists use when drawing, painting or sculpting people. The master artists in the Hunter’s collection will teach campers all the secrets to capturing the most popular subject in art – people! Then, children will put those skills to the test as they squish, stretch and animate the human form while exploring, experimenting and creating with one of today’s most popular art forms – cartooning.

Title: Aquart: Sand and Water Meet Glass

Age: 7-8

Date: July 28 – August 1, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

* Registration: Contact the Tennessee Aquarium to register for this camp. See instructions below.

Cost: $140 members, $190 non-members

Description: Sand is so much more than soil—it can be castle-building material, animal habitat or a basic ingredient in artistic expression. The Hunter Museum of American Art teams up with the Tennessee Aquarium to take campers on a voyage of discovery to learn about sand and its uses in the worlds of art and nature. This camp gives youngsters the opportunity to learn and play in the place where art and animals meet. Campers will experience sand as soil, as an animal product, as an engine that drives animal adaptations and as a medium in art. As part of the experience campers will explore the Hunter’s special exhibition of glass work by renowned artist William Morris. Early registration is open to members of both the Hunter Museum and the Aquarium. Pick-up and drop-off for “Aquart” are at the Aquarium.

* Member Registration for Aquart is through the Aquarium on Monday, March 3, beginning at 9 am. Non-Member Registration is Monday, March 17, beginning at 9 am. Register your child on-line at http://www.tnaqua.org or by phone at (423) 785-4176 from 9 am to 4:45 pm.

 ** The Hunter Museum reserves the right to cancel camps up to two weeks before the start of a camp with full refunds. Cancellation on the part of the registrant will be honored with a full refund up to two weeks prior to the beginning of a camp. In the case of a cancellation after the two week deadline the Hunter reserves the right to charge the registrant half the camp registration fee.