June 5 - July 28. 2023
Registration Begins: FEB 27. 2023 at 9am for SAA Members. MAR 1. 2023 at 9am for Non-Members
How To Get Ready For Camp Sign Up:
Registration Begins: FEB 27. 2023 at 9am for SAA Members. MAR 1. 2023 at 9am for Non-Members
How To Get Ready For Camp Sign Up:
- FAQ and refund policy page is here. Please visit this page before registration day!
- SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!
- Camp age groups are based on the grade your child will be GOING INTO in Fall 2023. Please stick to those guidelines.
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- After registration opens on February 27th, if your camp is filled, please sign up on our CAMP WAITLIST.
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Torchwork, Freshman - Senior
$200/ Non-Members. $170/ Members
June 26 - 30. 2023: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30-4:30 PM, Baima Glass Studio. Limited Seating of 4. Media: Torch Work, Glass Torch working: Also called lamp working, is an introductory class to the basics of Borosilicate glass. We will use glass rods and a torch (bolted to the table) to melt and form the glass into small sculptures and wearable pendants. Campers will learn forms as well as color applications of the medium. We will start with solid forms and move to hollow forms if the students feel confident with the solid forms first. Glass will need to annealed overnight to prevent cracking. |
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Realistic Drawing, Freshman - Senior
$160/ Non-Members. $130/ Members
July 17 - 21, 2023: 9AM - Noon, Mixed Media Studio Media: Drawing This camp will teach traditional drawing techniques. You will have the opportunity to pick your subject matter. You will work on rendering portraits of people and animal. |
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Rings!, Freshman - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
June 12 - 16. 2023: 9 AM - Noon, Smith and Nickelson Metals Studio. Media: Metals We are talking rings! You will learn the ins and outs of constructing / fabricating metal ring styles. Some will be in copper, some may be in silver depending on skill development. |
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Stained Glass, Freshman - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members or $140/ Non- Members. $110/ Members - for 4 Day Camp
June 5 - 9. 2023: 9 AM - Noon or June 12 - 16. 2023: 9 AM - Noon or June 20 -23. 2023: 9 AM - Noon, Baima Glass Studio. In this course campers will learn how to make a stained glass suncatcher. Using the copper foil technique, campers will learn how to cut glass, grind, foil, and solder a stained glass window. Pattern production, tools, and glass selection will be discussed. |
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Photography, Freshman - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members or $140/ Non- Members. $110/ Members - for 4 Day Camp
June 20 - 23. 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, or July 10 - 14: 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, or July 17 - 21, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM or July 24 - 28, 2023: 9 AM - Noon, Broadwell Building, 3rd Floor Photography Studio. Nearly everyone takes photos nowadays; most of whom wish they could take better images. In this course, students will be introduced to composition skills and techniques to help them take better photos while also learning about and how to use the camera. Please let us know if your camper needs accessibility accommodations. Must bring your own digital camera. |
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History Detectives, 6th Grade - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
July 17 - 21, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. This camp will explore what it's like to be a historian. Campers will take field trips around the area to dive in with history and discover how life was lived in the past. They will get to meet historians and get hands-on with local sources. Springfield is filled with an exciting past, and this experience will give campers a behind-the-scenes view of that special history! Campers will get to experience tricks of the trade at Edwards Place, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Lincoln Library, UIS’s Sangamon Experience, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Drop off and pick up with be different each day, based on the location. |
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Wheel Throwing, Freshman - Senior$160/ Non-Members. $130/ Members
June 26 - 30. 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Prairie Earth + Fire Ceramics Studio [Scott Day]. Media: Ceramics, Wheel Throwing In this camp, your camper will tackle the wheel. They will create pieces of all shapes and sizes on the wheel. It is a traditional wheel throwing class to become familiar with pottery and glazing techniques. The last day you will have a raku day! Raku is an ancient firing technique from Japan. |
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Glass Blowing, Freshman - Senior
$250/ Non-Members. $220/ Members
June 5 - 9. 2023: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM or June 12 - 16. 2023: 9 AM - Noon or 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Baima Glass Studio. Limited Seating of 4. Media: Glassblowing You will learn the basics of glassblowing, the equipment, safety, loading the pipe, popping a bubble, shaping and forming molten glass. This is a very hot camp...you will have to be able to handle the heat! |
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Sewing Upcylcing, 6th Grade - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
July 10 - 14, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30PM, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. Campers can learn about the uniquely American sewing tradition of pieced quilts. They can learn how to make their own pieced projects and also contribute a piece of their own needlework to the 2023 Edwards Place friendship quilt. The completed project will then be displayed in the Children's Parlor of the house until next year's camp session. Note: This is hand sewing, not machine. |
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A “Hole” Lot of Fun, 6th Grade - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
July 24 - 28, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. Campers can learn the few specific embroidery stitches commonly used on perforated paper --- an unusual material for sewing. Perforated paper is a special pierced heavy-weight paper more commonly used in the 1800s when it was extremely popular. Embroidery thread (floss) is sewn, not on fabric but on perforated paper instead. There will be a variety of projects from which to choose with varying levels of difficulty. Choices will include everything from holiday ornaments to gifts for friends and family. It will be possible to complete more than one project. |
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Cooking Up History, 6th Grade - Senior$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
June 26 - 30, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM or July 10 - 14, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. Campers will learn about some typical 19th century meals from actual Edwards family recipes, while getting the opportunity to try their hand at cooking them! By the end of the week, campers will gain knowledge of cooking skills, can try their own creations, and get to take home recipes from the camp to try at home. Campers will have the opportunity to eat their creations each day, so they will only want a light lunch before attending. |
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Mural Painting, Freshman - Senior
$160/ Non-Members. $130/ Members
July 24 - 28. 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Mixed Media Studio (Mural will be on Monroe St.) . Media: Public Art. Mural Painting. Mural #6 for this camp! We are working on an abstract mural design for Monroe Street. We are covering graffiti. It will be an alley that will be colorful, filled with movement and a bold design. (Image seen is not a direct representation of what the mural will be.) |
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Sew Easy, 6th Grade - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
July 10 - 14, 2023: 9 AM - Noon, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. Campers can learn to make colorful fabric "puzzles" using just a needle, fabric, and thread, like the “crazy quilts” from the 19th century. The secret of how the various colors and scrambled bits and pieces of fabric can be transformed into one rectangle will be theirs. Levels of difficulty will adjusted based on campers' sewing skills. Note: This is hand sewing, not machine. |
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A Stitch in Time (Beginner Embroidery), 6th - Senior $130/Non-Members. $100/Members
June 20 - 23, 2023: 9AM - NOON, Edwards Place. (This is a 4 DAY camp. There is no camp on Monday.) This is a History Camp. Campers can learn six or more "sweet" embroidery stitches while working on a honeycomb printed fabric. When the embroidery work is complete, the sampler can be framed for hanging, added as an embellishment to another object such as a throw pillow, or lined and stitched to make a small bag to carry sewing tools or other treasures. Busy bees can add more stitches to their sampler |
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Suffolk Puffs, 6th Grade - Senior
$160/Non-Members. $130/Members
June 26 - 30, 2023: 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Edwards Place. This is a History Camp. Campers may have called these bits of fabric "yo-yos" but they began hundreds of years ago being called "Suffolk Puffs." (They probably originated in the United Kingdom; the first written record of them is in the early 1600's.) With a needle, thread, and scraps of fabric, campers can learn to make everything from clever fabric flowers to colorful pillow covers to cuddly toys. Note: This is hand sewing, not machine. |
