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Oak Park Arts District • Summer 2008 • 1 Week Session
August 11- 15 (Monday- Friday) • 9 AM - 11:45 AM
Ages: 5 - 11 yrs

Enroll your child in the Oak Park Arts District’s Art Camp and expand their existing art skills through classes with 5 participating galleries:

INTUIT DANCE (237 Harrison St., 312-505-0816) Pulling from her life-long experience as a dancer, choreographer and educator, Diane VanDerhei, has created a curriculum that develops dance technique while engaging imaginations and creativity.

STUDIO LIGHT (27G Harrison St., 708-955-4666) Visual artist and writer, Karen Light, has worked with children of all ages on a variety of art projects through Urban Gateways and other organizations. She strives to teach students more about themselves and the world through engaging, creative art-making.

BEAD IN HAND (145 Harrison St., 708-848-1761) Julia Schaefer, a multi-media artist, has been running children’s classes and birthday parties since she started working at Bead in Hand in 2000. Students will learn age appropriate beading skills to create unique beaded objects.

PAMELA PENNEY TEXTILE ARTS (130 Harrison St., 708-785-7782) Textile and fiber artist, Pamela Penney, has been teaching children and adults through Oak Park Park District, District 97 Art Start, Young Artist’s program, and Oak Park Art League. Kids will learn fun techniques to use fabric, yarn and fiber to create a unique textile art piece.

PRODIGY GLASSWORKS (207 Harrison St., 708-445-8000) Laura Henderson has been working with fused glass since 2002. Students will learn fusing fundamentals and make a project that combines color and texture into a unique glass piece.

Children will visit 2 different galleries each day for art lessons and will be transported between galleries by the instructors. The class schedule will be sent out a few weeks before camp starts.

Note: Please send a snack and drink for your child to enjoy mid morning.


Please register by Friday, August 1. Space is limited!

$175 for 1 week • Includes the cost of materials!
Check payable to Harrison Street Business Alliance
Send Check and Registration Form below to:
Studio Light • Attn: Karen Light • 27G Harrison St • Oak Park, IL 60304

Download the application (PDF)