This camp explores the elements of nature including water and an array of art materials. Campers will be using the outdoors as their studio, creating sand and rock sculptures, making molds of the earth with plaster and building kites & flags. Fire is on the menu with safety first as they make their own…
This week sees campers engaged in mind-bending activities. They’ll be experimenting and creating like they never have before. They’ll make things that fly, float and may never come back. Ever make an edible print? Or paint plant graffiti? What about driving a printmaking machine? How about creating messges outside that only appear when it rains?…
In this VAE Camp favorite, one truly discovers a great deal about what they are actually capable of. Through a combination of tools, materials and mediums, campers go from their imagination to creating 2 & 3 dimensional artworks. Materials explored include drawing from the start to get your ideas down on paper, then choosing from…
Based out of the VAE Art Studio at the Village School of North Bennington Prepare to get messy and dig into sand, water, clay & paint. We’ll work inside and outside on group and individual projects such as painting and printing and building. Material from nature will be available to make outdoor sculpture and we’ll…
Seatbelts Not Required! Pile into the back of a station wagon and warp back to a week of old-school discovery through the math and basic physics of woodworking. Channeling a time of hands-on learning, this week will focus on building contraptions like stilts, rubber band guns and catapults out of wood. Kids will have the…
Back by popular demand! This week we take risks and explore being creative by challenging ourselves outside our usual zones. Be prepared to get messy, throw some paint around (literally) and work with elements while making fires, and discovering water slides. An array of power tools and equipment will be introduced as well as guest…
This camp is SOLD OUT. To be placed on the waiting list, please email Rachel at infovae@comcast.net. Building off of last summer’s Old-School Woodworking Camp, this camp brings new ideas to this very popular wood maker camp. Real tools and techniques, fresh projects, lake time and a few splinters are guaranteed while campers experiment, design,…
This camp is SOLD OUT. To be placed on the waiting list, email Rachel at infovae@comcast.net. This VAE camp takes place at the Bennington Museum The Hadwen Woods next door to the Bennington Museum make the perfect outdoor studio for this week of camp. Artists who work with natural materials will be our inspiration as…
What kind of art potential is right here in North Bennington? We will travel the neighborhood with our artist’s eye in focus as we look at texture and create prints from relief objects ranging from carved stone to sewer covers. As we scout, we’ll look for sites in need of some artistic TLC, adding to…
This camp is SOLD OUT. To be placed on the waiting list, please email Rachel at infovae@comcast.net. This VAE camp takes place at the Bennington Museum Campers will utilize the beautiful Hadwen Woods to explore, design, and create dwellings and shelters made of both natural and man-made materials. Rain or shine, prepare for a…