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1B The Scout FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015
Art camps for youth offer creative summer alternative
Story and photos by Natalie Lakosil over the summer. The camp is for chil- four paintings they create using acrylic “When children do art it stimulates
Staff Writer dren going into first grade through paint on canvas. The camp is held from brain cells that are helpful in math and
eighth grade. Parents are welcome to 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. other subjects, so we just feel like art is
The Arts and Crafts Center on Fort stay and help. so important. So many of the schools
Huachuca completed its first summer The last camp for the summer will be have removed it from their curriculum
camp this week. The next camp is offered June 16 – held July 7 – 10, and its theme is “Art and so we try to offer as much as we
19, and its theme is “Creative Canvas.” Around the World.” Students will work can especially for this age group so that
The center will host two more camps Students will be able to take home on various projects such as Argentina they get the experience of art. It helps
inspired leather work, glass art similar stimulate their learning and their brain
7DWLDQD+DUSHUZRUNVRQKHUVWDFNLQJWXUWOHSURMHFWGXULQJWKH¿UVWGD\RIDUWFDPSDWWKH$UWV to that done in Italy, Chinese pattern cells in the summer,” Dean added.
and Crafts Center on Fort Huachuca. ceramic work, fish kites from Japan
and piñatas from Mexico. The students The camp can hold up to 16 students
will also receive imitation passports to and a two-week preregistration is pre-
show the various “destinations” they ferred. The next two camps still have
covered. spaces available.
“I love it – it’s really fun,” said camp- “It keeps them busy and it’s just
er Katie Scofield, 8. Another camper, something fun that they can go do away
Gabriella Hohman, 11, said she likes from the TV,” said Christen Scofield,
the camp so far. “It is good to have be- instructor at the Arts and Crafts Cen-
cause it brings out people’s creativity,” ter. “I give them instructions on what
she said. “And I think it’s fun making we are doing and let them do their own
turtles.” thing. They get to use their imagina-
tion, get their hands dirty and leave the
Donna Dean, business manager of mess here.”
the Arts and Crafts Center says the
center offers the camp to give youth Classes are $80 for the four days, three
something to do during the summer. “It hours a day. If multiple children from
stimulates their creative side and it’s a one Family attend, the price is $70 for
social experience with the other kids,” the second child. Call 520.533.5550 or
she said. 520.533.2015 for questions or to register.
Army Arts & Crafts Contest open to artisans, craftspeople
By Tim Hipps have received awards in professional Glass art: Non-crystalline solid mate- Wood art: Wood used in forms of
competitions or Army art contests. rial used to create glass art which may sculpture, craft, construction and deco-
U.S. Army Installation include vases, sculpture, glass tile mo- ration, for example: furniture, carvings,
The artworks must be entered in one saics, ornaments, stained glass, fused marquetry, musical instruments, toys, etc.
Management Command of the following categories: glass, jewelry, etc.
All submissions must be an MWR
SAN ANTONIO — The 2015 Army Ceramic art: Inorganic and nonmetal- Metal art: The process of working authorized patron’s original work com-
Arts & Crafts Contest is open through lic materials that include items such as predominantly with metal to create a pleted since July 1, 2014. Previous con-
July 31 for Morale, Welfare and Recre- tiles, plates, vases, sculptures, etc., and wide range of work from sculptures, fig- test entries are not eligible. Works done
ation, also known as MWR, artisans and often covered in decorative stains and urines, kinetic works or metal jewelry. on official duty, illustrations, training
craftspeople to submit their handiwork. glazes. aids or similar assignments are ineligi-
Mixed media 2D: More than one me- ble, but contestants should feel free to
Submissions to the region and De- Digital art: Artistic work or practice dium employed and combines various allow their military experiences to influ-
partment of Army levels will be digital that uses digital technology as an es- traditionally distinct types of art media, ence their work.
.jpg images of the work submitted via sential part of the creative/presentation i.e., a work on canvas that combines
the web at https://apps.imcom.army.mil/ process (digitally-altered photographs paint, ink and collage. For this year’s contest, https://apps.
apptracmain. should be entered in the 2015 Army Dig- imcom.army.mil/apptracmain must be
ital Photography contest in October). Mixed media 3D: More than one used for all entries and will be open un-
The contest entries will be judged in medium, anything that can be handled, til July 31. On Fort Huachuca, judging
two classes. Group I, or novice, is for in- Drawings: Instruments may include: touched or perceived to be three dimen- will not be done at the installation level.
dividuals whose art skills have not been graphite pencils, pen and ink, markers, sional — think about using recycled/re- Department of the Army-level judging
gained in formal education leading to wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, purposed objects. will take place in August and the results
college credit or a college degree. Group chalk and pastels. should be available in September, when
II, or accomplished, is for individuals Paintings: Applying paint, pigment, a gallery of winners are scheduled to be
who have gained skills and knowledge Fiber art: Refers to art whose material color or other medium (acrylic, oil, ink, posted online.
through formal courses leading to credit consists of fiber and other components, gouache, fresco) to a surface using air-
in college or art schools, and those who such as fabric or yarn, focusing on the brush, brushes, knives, sponges, etc.
materials and on the manual labor.
