Welcome to Cranston! We are offering a variety of camp options at our new location this summer and we look forward to meeting new artists!
PRE-K Imagination Station Workshops (Ages 4-6)
All workshops:
8:45am-11:45am
-Art Imagination Centers is all about exploration of art media, literacy and movement! We will explore a book each workshop day and carry the storybook’s theme throughout our centers, which will include easel painting, sensory play, music and movement, and much more!
Art Imagination Station: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Tuesday, June 25
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We will have fun exploring letters, shapes, and color at each art station! We will work with paint, papers, stamps and texture tables to create name designs and letter art in a variety of multi-sensory ways. We will also create a Chicka Chicka Boom Tree collage with bright colorful papers!
Art Imagination Station: Eric Carle Little Stars
Tuesday, July 9
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Join us for an Eric Carle inspired artist workshop and explore the stars! The sky is the limit when our artists travel from art station to art station with friends exploring sensory materials to create imaginative constellation designs, painted abstract stars and and Van Gogh Starry Nights! We will read Eric Carle’s Draw Me A Star and listen to music as we dance like shooting stars in the nighttime sky!
Art Imagination Station: The Rainbow Fish
Tuesday, July 30
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Explore the deep blue sea of art when we read The Rainbow Fish story and create a rainbow fish with many cool tone colors, using watercolor paints! We will discuss other lively sea creatures, and dig in sand boxes for hidden treasures to draw and create with a variety of media. We will also listen to the sounds of ocean music and move like swimming fish. Lots of ocean art fun to draw and create from within our imagination!
Art Imagination Station: Go Wild with Art!
Tuesday, Aug 13
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Learn how to draw, paint, and sculpt animals using shapes with pattern! Learn about geography as you travel the world to learn about the animals’ various habitats! We will explore these animals in the wild using paint, clay, and mixed media!
FULL DAY CAMPS (Ages 8-13)
All full-day camps:
Monday-Friday
9:00am-3:00pm
-Each camp celebrates the art camper’s art creations with Grand Finale Art Exhibits on Friday afternoons with invited friends and family.
-Each Art Camper receives a tye dye BDS t-shirt per the summer.
-At Blue Door Studio, we love working with our students helping them excel their skill set using a variety of media methods and techniques in a fun social learning environment!
Draw/Paint/Sculpt & Animate!
July 15 – July 19
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Calling all artists and designers!! In this full day camp, we will draw using graphite and oil pastels, paint with watercolors and acrylics, AND learn how to create unique characters using clay! We will also bring our characters to life through digital comics and animation! Our mornings will begin with traditional art media and our afternoons will conclude with digital media.
Mix It Up – With All Media and Topics!
Aug 12 – Aug 16
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In this full day camp, our artists will have a fun packed week creating drawings, paintings and sculptures as they explore a variety of media such as clay, acrylic and watercolor paints, graphite, chalk pastels and oil pastels, recyclable materials and much more! The subject matter will reflect skill and techniques along with personal choices and imagination. Our artists will create a mix of landscapes, portraits, abstract designs and ceramics! There is so much to create when we Mix it Up and learn about various artists and art styles for inspiration!
HALF DAY CAMPS (Ages 8-13)
All half-day camps:
Monday-Friday
9:00am-12:00pm (or otherwise listed in class description)
-Each camp celebrates the art camper’s art creations with Grand Finale Art Exhibits on Friday afternoons with invited friends and family.
-Each Art Camper receives a tye dye BDS t-shirt per the summer.
-At Blue Door Studio, we love working with our students helping them excel their skill set using a variety of media methods and techniques in a fun social learning environment!
Pop Art! (Ages 8-13)
June 24 – June 28
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In this half day art camp, our artists will create unique art works using bold Color And shapes! We will create sweet pattern fruit paintings inspired by the art style of Pop Art , three dimensional mixed media collages inspired by the art of Frank Stella , bright flower paintings inspired by Takashi Murakami and dot paintings inspired by YAYOI KUSAMA art plus paper mache’ ice cream cones and ceramic fruit magnets. So much to create with such fun and bright subject matter!!
Paint A Wish Watercolors and More! (Ages 8-13)
July 8 – July 12
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Paint A Wish with us! We will explore the methods and techniques of watercolor paints, acrylic paints and oil pastel color blending while enjoying the beauty of Disney’s Wish landscapes and characters. We will also include our own wishes in our final surprise painting!
Under the Sea Fashion (Ages 8-13)
Aug 5 – Aug 9
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Join our fashion design camp and design your own fashion line based on your very own Under the Sea theme! Be inspired by the Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and explore the aquatic beauty of patterns found in sea creatures and the tranquil serene colors of the ocean! Patterns, textures and colors will be the designers’ inspiration! We will create a color fabric theme board, design and draw a collection of clothing with a variety of art media such as graphite, watercolors and mixed media! Experience a fashion show at the end of our classes wearing your own wearable thematic art fashion pieces created from a variety recycled materials and much more!
Artist Workshops (Ages 7-13)
All workshops:
9:00am-11:00am
-Join us for two hours of art fun as we explore a several art subjects and themes, using a variety of media techniques to create amazing art!
–We will start and finish our projects within a one day studio visit.
Glow in the Dark Seascape
Pop Art Treat Designs
Colorful Rooster
Paint A Wish
Paint Disney’s Wish character with us with acrylic paints on a 11 in. x 14 in. canvas! We will have fun learning how to create and draw the Star character and making a painting that sparkles with glitter!
Giant Van Gogh Sunflowers
Draw big with us when we create large scale oil pastel sunflower drawings inspired by Vincent VanGogh! We will explore the design elements of color, shape, and line to create unique sunflower compositions that will be sure to brighten up any space or room when complete!
Sunset Bridge
Throw on an apron and paint a beautiful Sunset Bridge on an 11 in x 14 in canvas acrylic painting with us!!! First create an oil pastel sketch with us, then learn how to blend colors with acrylics to create a spectacular colorful painting with mood and expression!
Paint a Flamingo
Paint a pretty pink flamingo 11 in. x 14 in. canvas with us using acrylic paints! Begin with a practice sketch using bold colors of oil pastel colors, then create a flamingo painting with color and expression!
GloFish
Create your very own GloFish with us as we explore the depths of the ocean to learn about the shapes, colors and textures of fish that swim deep in the sea! We will use highlighter markers and fluorescent paint colors to make our art of the sea glow under black lights!
Picasso Masks
Explore the world of corrugated cardboard shapes when we create relief sculptural masks inspired by the art of Pablo Picasso and ceremonial African masks! We will use paint and mixed media materials to accent the our masks’ expression with fun bold colors and patterns!
Pikachu Painting!
Is Pikachu a favorite of yours? We will have fun painting an 11 in. x 14 in. acrylic painting of this cheerful animated character loved by so many! We will practice with a marker sketch and then paint the lively character onto canvas using primary colors of the animated character like artist Roy Lichenstein!