Summer camps in music,
studio art and video production at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
offer high school students a week-long creative, immersion experience as well
as a taste of college life.
Camp
COFAC, held June 22-28, is open to students entering grades 9 through 12 as
well as those who have just graduated. Daily classes are taught by university
faculty and are sponsored by the university’s College of Fine Arts and
Communication (COFAC) and Continuing Education program.
“We
have students tell us that one week isn’t long enough,” says Jennifer Hess, an
outreach specialist with UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education. “It’s great for
them to get the full campus experience of staying in a residence hall, eating
at the cafeteria and taking part in evening activities.”
“The
students get to work on things that they couldn’t get at high school, for
example the bronze casting,” said Kristin Thielking, a camp instructor and
professor of art and design at UW-Stevens Point. “This is what makes our camp
unique.”
A
video production camp is new this summer. Students will create their own
original short film by working on screenwriting, video camera operation, audio
production, lighting, acting, sound effects and editing.
Music
students may choose from cello, guitar, double bass, violin, viola, clarinet,
bassoon, euphonium, flute, horn, oboe, percussion/drum set, piano, piccolo,
saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, voice and composition. Activities include
daily master classes, supervised practices, warm-up exercises, group lessons,
ensemble work, opera and musical theater scene workshops for vocalists and
reed-fixing classes.
Studio
art students will participate in daily workshops in metal casting and relief
sculpture, pastel painting, assemblage sculpture, life drawing, design
challenge and art history. Students will create still life paintings, create
sculpture from old furniture or electronics and work with draped models.
The
last day of camp includes a gallery presentation of work by studio art
students, a concert by music students and a screening of original work by video
production students.
Registration
is now open. The music camp cost is $525, the video production camp is $575,
and the studio art camp is $675. Fees include classes, meals, lodging,
materials and evening social activities. Scholarships are also available.
For
more information or to register, call Continuing Education at 800-898-9472 or
715-346-3838 or go to www.uwsp.edu/campcofac.