Online Camp: For the Love of Books-Creative Writing and Book Arts
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Location
[No City], NJ
United States of America
Summary
From classic stories and tales to new age chapter books, we will immerse ourselves in the world’s greatest adventures!
July 6 - July 10 | Ages 9-14
Teaching Artists: Eloise Bruce & Tracy Kociolek
9:00am - 4:00pm; Lunch Break 12 - 1 pm
Full Week: Members*: $360 | Non-Members: $400
Half day Weekly 9am-12pm OR 1pm-4pm: Members* $180 | Non-members $200
*Household members and higher
For registrations after 4pm on the Friday before the camp start date, a materials kit will be available to be picked up on Monday evening.
Description
Love a good story? Entranced by books? Then this is the camp for you! You will be exploring a variety of writing styles including short fiction, poetry, and playwriting and make our own books, delving into such styles as pop-ups, altered books, and more! This is a great camp for the budding writer and creative artist!
Online Camp will be an immersive experience to get creative from the comfort and safey of your home. This camp will be both a one-on-one experience with our teaching artists and a great opportunity to connect with other students with similar interest.
About the Teaching Artists:
Eloise Bruce BFA, MFA, M Ed. is member of the poetry group Cool Women and is an editor at RavensPerch Magazine. She has worked with the national recitation contest Poetry Out Loud since 2006 and has been a teaching artist for 40 years with Young Audiences, Writer’s Theatre and the NJSPA Foundation for Educators as Scholars, she was the first education director for the Asolo State Theatre, directed for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, is founder Idaho Theatre for Youth, was Artistic Director of Creative Theater in Princeton. NJ. and has had various roles at the Frost Place Center for Poetry and The Arts. Her book Rattle was published by CavenKerry Press.
Tracy has been an art teacher for over 20 years. She especially enjoys Book Arts, Drawing, Repurposed art, and Photography. She loves to get the best from her students and considers teaching her favorite art of all. Tracy earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts from St. Peter’s College, a small Jesuit college across the river in NYC, and spent much of that time in the New York City museums. She currently teaches in the South Brunswick School District.
Camp fees:
Full Week: Members*: $360 | Non-Members: $400
Half day Weekly 9am-12pm OR 1pm-4pm: Members* $180 | Non-members $200
*Household members and higher
