Camp Carlos 20
Summer Programs for kids ages 7 to 17!
The Michael C. Carlos Museum
celebrates 18 years of providing exceptional summer programs
in which children and teenagers explore the human impulse to
create works of art. Camp Carlos offers participants imaginative
and innovative opportunities to explore the ways in which people
throughout time and across cultures have taken elements from the
earth and created works of art, or observed the natural world as
a source of inspiration in stories, dance and song. In the galleries,
campers learn from artists of the ancient world and, in the studio,
from some of Atlanta’s best practicing artists. A summer of imagination and creativity await your child at Camp Carlos!
Campers
will hand-build with clay, learn the ancient lost-wax technique
for making bronze sculpture, use paper pulp and fibers to create
paper sculptures, and hone their improvisational skills while reenacting ancient myths of the gods, goddesses, and mortals that
populated the ancient world.
Age Levels
Camp Carlos is open to children 7-9 years of age, 10-12
years of age and to teens 13-17 years of age. Seven-yearolds must have completed the first grade.
Camp Carlos 20
Sessions and Hours
Camp begins June 6 and runs weekly through August 5
(except July 4- 8). Sessions meet Monday through Friday
from 9 am to 3 pm. Aftercare is available from 3 to 5 pm
for an additional fee. Campers bring their own lunch and
picnic together at noon on the Emory quadrangle, weather permitting.
Camp Staff
The Carlos Museum hires only experienced staff for Camp
Carlos. Camp instructors are all professional artists and
accomplished teachers. Camp counselors all have experience working with children. Low camper to instructor/
counselor ratios help to ensure the quality of individual
instruction.
Fees
Tuition for a one-week session of Camp Carlos is $185 for
Carlos Museum Family-level Members. Tuition for non-members is $225. The fee for aftercare is $60 per week.
Registration
Registration for Camp Carlos 2011 begins on Monday, February 14, for Carlos Museum Members and Emory Faculty and
Staff and Monday, February 21 for non-members. In addition
to advance registration, Museum members receive significant
discounts on camp tuition. This year Camp Carlos offers a
10% discount to families registering two or more children
from the same family. To register, fax this form to Nina West
at 404.727.4292 or contact her by phone at 404.727.0519 or
by email at [email protected].
Cancellation
With at least ten days notice, you may cancel your registration
and receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee. After
that time, and up until the first day of camp, refunds of 50%
will be made. Non-attendance at camp will not result in a
refund.
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts
Ceramics Studio
June 6-10 (ages 7-9)
June 13-17 (ages 10-12)
Created in the imagination and composed of parts from unrelated animals, a range of strange, wondrous, and sometimes
frightening creatures seem to have roamed the ancient world. Griffins, centaurs, satyrs, cow women, grylloi, gorgons, sirens,
sphinxes, gorgons, and hippocampi populated stories and were depicted in art. Atlanta ceramic artist Ana Vizurraga will assist
campers as they create composite creatures in clay with inspiration from the Monsters, Demons, & Winged Beasts: Composite
Creatures in the Ancient World.
$185 for Museum members; $225 for non-members
Cast in the Same Mold
Bronze Casting Studio
June 20-24 and June 27-July 1 (two week session, ages 13-17)
In this special two-week session of Camp Carlos, teenagers will learn the ancient lost-wax technique from the artisans at
Inferno Foundry. They will study works of bronze in the Carlos collection and embark on the lengthy process of fashioning a
model in wax and covering it in clay to form a mold. The session will culminate with several visits to the Inferno Foundry in
Union City (transportation provided) to complete the process of pouring molten metal into ceramic molds to create a finished
bronze sculpture. $370 for Museum members; $450 for non-members
Paper Chase
Papermaking Studio
July 11-15 (ages 7-9)
July 18-22 (ages 10-12)
From sedge that grew along the Nile River in ancient Egypt to fig bark in the ancient Americas to cotton fibers in modern times,
the art of making paper reaches back in time and around the world. Atlanta artist Pam Beagle-Daresta will teach campers how
to use paper pulp and fibers to create contemporary sculptures. Handmade papers will make use of recycled paper to create
biodegrading sculptures, inspired by museum works and the ancient rituals they represent. $185 for Museum members; $225
for non-members
Of Gods and Demigods, Percy Jackson @ the Carlos
Creative Drama Studio
July 25-29 (ages 7-12)
Mr. Brunner led the museum tour.
He rode up front in his wheelchair, guiding us through the big echoey galleries, past marble statues and glass cases full of really old
black-and-orange pottery.
It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years.—from The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and
the Olympians
Thus Rick Riordan begins Percy Jackson’s odyssey with a visit to a museum, where he starts to learn that he’s a demigod in a
modern world and that the ancient Greek gods and goddesses are still very much among us. Julia Prittie Kneeland, professional
children’s drama teacher/director, uses creative drama and improv techniques as campers become gods and demigods who slay
Medusa, find their way out of the Minotaur’s labyrinth, join a quest to rescue Artemis, meet the goddess of beauty and love,
Aphrodite, make Percy’s shield and more. $185 for Museum members; $225 for non-members
A Case of Sibling Rivalry, The Kane Chronicles @ the Carlos
Creative Drama Studio
August 1-5 (ages 7-12)
You’d think magic would make things easier. In fact, it usually made things more complicated. There were always a million reasons
why this or that spell wouldn’t work in certain situations. Or there’d be other magic thwarting you—like the protective spells on this museum.
We weren’t sure who had cast them. maybe one of the museum staff was an undercover magician, which wouldn’t have been uncommon. Our own dad had used his PhD in Egyptology as a cover to gain access to artifacts. Plus, the Brooklyn museum has the largest collection of
Egyptian magic scrolls in the world.—from The Throne of Fire, The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Join Julia Prittie Kneeland, children’s drama teacher/director, in a week of creative drama. Campers will become siblings Carter
and Sadie battling Set who destroys his own brother Osiris and enlisting the power of the ancient Egyptian gods, Horus, Isis, and
others as they unite to fight the Apophis snake intent on demolishing the world. Campers will also create amulets, shabtis, and
Egyptian magic wands, essential when confronting the forces of chaos. $185 for Museum members; $225 for non-members
Camp Hours: Mon-Fri, 9AM-3PM
Aftercare: 3PM-5PM
For more information, see carlos.emory.edu or
call Nina West at 404.727.0519
Camp Carlos
Registration Form
Name of ChildAge
Address
CityStateZip
Parent’s nameDaytime Phone
Evening PhoneMobile Phone
Email Address
Method of payment
Visa
MC
AMEX
Check enclosed
Credit Card NumberExpiration Date
Name on Credit CardSignature
I am a current Museum Member. Membership expiration date
I wish to become a Museum Member at the Family membership level ($90).
Please charge my credit card for my membership.
I have enclosed a separate check for membership. Call 404.727.2623 for more information regarding Member benefits.
Camp sessionsSession Fee:Aftercare Fee
Totals
Please check the session
you wish to register for
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts
Ceramics Workshop
Non-Members
Members
June 6-10 (ages 7-9)
$225
$185
$60
June 13-17 (ages 10-12)
$225
$185
$60
$450
$370
$60
July 11-15 (ages 7-9)
$225
$185
$60
July 18-22 (ages 10-12)
$225
$185
$60
$225
$185
$60
$225
$185
$60
Cast in the Same Mold
Bronze Casting Studio
June 20-24 and June 27-July 1 (two week session, ages 13-17)
Paper Chase
Papermaking Studio
Of Gods and Demigods, Percy Jackson @ the Carlos
Creative Drama Studio
July 25-29 (ages 7-12
A Case of Sibling Rivalry, The Kane Chronicles @ the Carlos
Creative Drama Studio
August 1-5 (ages 7-12)
Total