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2008 Summer Art Camps Listings

The Arts Passport for Kids. Oregon Children’s Theatre and Portland Youth Philharmonic team up to create a new youth arts package titled The Arts Passport. The package includes two plays, Miss Nelson is Missing! and The Boxcar Children from Oregon Children’s Theatre and two concerts, the Spring and Winter concert from the Portland Youth Philharmonic. The package is $80 for adults and $60 for children under age 14 and seniors age 62 and above. Tickets can be purchased through the OCT Box Office at 503-228-9571. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 503-228-9571 x. 103

Portland Art Museum's Family Drop In events take place every Sunday 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Drop in for 10 minutes or an hour of artmaking activities with Museum educators, local artists and instructors. Family Drop-Ins are free to members or with Museum admission. Registration is not required. Visit http://www.pam.org. Saturdays: artmaking program for youth ages 5-7, 1:00 pm. There are so many faces to see and characters to meet at Portland Art Museum! See faces created by artists from many different cultures and times in history using many different materials. View faces in the Museum’s galleries for inspiration and create your own portraits and imaginative faces using a variety of mediums, including graphite, pastel, clay, and watercolor. Class includes visits to the Chuck Close and Leonard Baskin exhibitions. Instructor: Susan Leeb. Fee: $80 for members, $100 for non-members. As of April 23, 2008, all youth under 17years old are admitted free to the Portland Art Musuem.

Family Discovery Sundays in The Lab at Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis, Portland. Every last Sunday of the month, 1-4pm, provides an interactive afternoon at the Museum for the whole family to enjoy! Drop by for a hands-on, intergenerational art-making activity led by a local artist. Free and open to all ages; materials provided. MCC's School's Out/Art's In camps offer kids an opportunity for hands-on creative exploration during scheduled days when public school is not in session. Kids will learn about making art with craft-based materials and techniques. Open to children 7-12. Pre-registration required. Email education @MuseumofContemporaryCraft.org or call 503.223.2654.

NW Film Center's Flicker: Film Club for Teens. Meeting the last Saturday of each month during the school year at the Guild Theatre, SW 9th & Taylor at 11am, the club is a chance for teens to meet local filmmakers, view and analyze film, discuss aspects of film production and find out about local film/videomaking resources. Membership is free and no experience is required.

Portland Children's Museum provides an all-day, summer-long FUN pass! There is something different going on seven days a week! Water Works is cool, the Dig Pit has been moved and improved (now with a beautiful mural and working conveyor belt), and the Kid City Market and Café is a prime place to play! Activities include
• 3 art studios (The Garage, The Clay Studio, and The Wonder Corner) humming with creativity, 7 days a week
• Original and entertaining puppet shows twice daily Wednesday through Saturday
• Daily Family Storytime, for all ages (Puppets with Penny).
• Tots, Tales and Tunes for our littlest visitors on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
• Do the Dishes in our own Clay Glazing Studio on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 2-4:30 p.m.

After-school at 100th Monkey Studio. After-school groups are offered, during the school year.Participants will be provided with planned art project weekly. A healthy snack is also provided.There is a maximum of 8 artists per group. All art materials provided. Elementary Aged are Tuesdays 3-5pm. Middle & High School Aged are Thursdays 3-5pm.To register for any group please contact the studio.

Play Getty Games. Learn about art as you play these games for free, sponsored by the Getty Art Museum. Visit http://www.getty.edu/gettygames/index.html.

Watch Women in Art video on YouTube - fun and informative.

Many of the cultural organizations below offer classes or workshops during school vacation time or during the summer.

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Special Competitions, Grants, Workshops or Information in the Arts for Youth

Summer Teen Program Call for Applications Focus on Native American Art and Culture (8/10-24). The A. Susana Santos' Journeys in Creativity program introduces teens to the richness of Native American art and tradition through hands-on art workshops, museum field trips, and live performances. 16 teenagers will be chosen to embark on a journey through the remarkable world of Native American art and culture. This creative, cross-cultural exploration is provided by Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC) and takes place on its wooded campus in Portland, Oregon. The program is free to the selected participants, including housing, food, materials, and instruction. The Journeys 2008 camp focus is the Art of the Canoe. Students will delve into the world of traditional Native American aquatic transportation. Over the past two thousand years the canoe has been an essential tool for the livelihood of natives. Canoe shapes and designs have changed little over the centuries, as native cultures created elaborate cultural practices, ceremonies and taboos surrounding their use and care. OCAC is now accepting applications for the 2008 Journeys program. Applications are available online at www.ocac.edu. For more information, contact Journeys in Creativity Program Manager Shirod Younker at 503.297.5544 ext. 148 or email syounker@ocac.edu. Deadline: 5/23/08.

Call for Entires for the 32nd Annual Young Filmmakers Film & Video Festival (7/13/08). If you are a filmmaker in grades K-12, residing in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, or Utah, submit your recent work to the Northwest Film Center’s Annual celebration of young media artists. Download an application form at www.nwfilm.org. A jury will review all submissions based on originality, artistic merit, technical achievement and persuasiveness. Winners will be screened at the Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium in downtown Portland on 7/13/08, before a lively audience of filmmakers, teachers, parents and friends. Celebrate the creativity and talents of young filmmakers who are using media to share their ideas and concerns with the world. No entry fee. Questions? Email kristin@nwfilm.org or call 503.221.1156 x16. Postmarked Deadline: 5/31/08.

National Sculpture Society Scholarships. Offered to students of figurative or representational sculpture. Awards in the amount of $2,000 are applied directly to the student's academic institution. For more information, contact: Scholarships National Sculpture Society, 237 Park Ave., Ground Floor, New York NY 10017; Phone: 212.764.5645; or check website: www.nationalsculpture.org. Deadline: 5/31/08.

NEA's Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth Grants: To advance arts education for children and youth in school-based or community-based settings. Among eligible projects are those that involve NEA National Heritage Fellows in the Folk & Traditional Arts. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. Available in the following disciplines: Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literature, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts: Film/Radio/Television, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting, State and Regional, Theater, Visual Arts. Visit http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html. Deadline: 6/9/08.

Willamette Writers First Annual Writers & Actors Lab Student Scholarship. This scholarship competition is for young screenwriters in grades 7 - 12 to participate in the annual Willamette Writers Conference (8/1/08). The author of the winning script will: 1) have a scene from his or her script acted out by professional actors in front of a live audience at the Willamette Writers Conference "Writers & Actors Lab" dinner on 8/1, along with those of other scriptwriters; 2) be invited, together with the student's writing, acting or film teacher (or parent if the teacher is unable to attend) to attend one full day of workshops 8/1 and the "Writers & Actors Lab" din- ner and performance that evening. Scholarships do not include travel expenses or accommodations at the conference. To apply please forward: 1. An original, unpublished screenplay sample of 10 pages or less, typed in screenplay format. The sample should be titled, but not include any information about the author. Screenwriting published in school publications is eligible. 2. A cover letter with contact information that includes the title of the screenplay, and a paragraph of information about the student's goals as a writer, actor or in film production. 3. A letter of recommendation, one to two paragraphs long, from an instructor in the current academic year. Submit all materials to the following address: Student Writers & Actors Lab Scholarship, Willamette Writers, 9045 SW Barbur Blvd, Suite 5a, Portland, OR 97219. For more information about the conference, please go to www.willamettewriters.com. Deadline: 6/20/08.

Classics for Kids Foundation provides matching grants that help bring new, exceptionally fine stringed instruments and mentoring with world-renowned musicians to children while strengthening local community support for music education. The instruments provided through the support of our donors are beyond the reach of most music programs and young musicians. CFKF instruments excite children with their ease of playing and exceptional tone, inspiring them to have fun learning, practice more, and enjoy their instrument. Our renowned mentors further the connection between students and their instruments and between communities and their music programs. Matching grants are open to new and established music programs nationally that serve children grades 3 through 12. Matching instrument grants typically range from $5,000-$40,000. Complete guidelines and applications can be provided by emailing the Foundation at cfkids@classicsforkids.org or contact Surale Phillips or Nyda Gilbertson, Classics for Kids Foundation, PO Box 1537, Bozeman, MT 59771, Phone: 406.587.8183, www.classicsforkids.org. There is no calendar deadline.

Student Awards.The National Association for Gifted Children has announced the NAGC-Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Program for students who have distinguished themselves in academic achievement, leadership, or the visual or performing arts. Maximum Award: $500. Eligibility: one student in every state from the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. http://www.nagc.org/Awards/green/greenawd.html#intro. Deadline: Various.

All Art Schools. Students can use this free comprehensive database of U.S. art schools to search for everything from associate's to doctoral degrees in over 50 business-related concentrations, including painting, theatre, music and art history.

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