SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS AT CCftA

Summer Art and Theater Workshops for Children, Teens and Adults

Adventures in Art – for children aged 4 to 7 years

Your child’s early drawings are precious, and this program is designed to give children the skills necessary to explore more complex images. The series allows your child to explore the world of art by experiencing a variety of different art mediums over the course of 4 weeks. Ignite your child’s imagination while building art knowledge and techniques, fine motor and cognitive skills, and confidence to help them to communicate with the world.

Fridays, August 6^th to August 27^th, 1pm to 3pm 

$125; $100 for CCftA Members

4 different instructors in 4 different art mediums

Emerging Artists – for children aged 8 to 12 years

A 4 week series of workshops with a multi-arts approach to expand children’s creativity and their knowledge of art, color, form and design. Classes may include drawing, abstract painting, printmaking, collage and found object assemblage. Ignite your child’s imagination and allow that inner artist to emerge and create while building art knowledge and confidence.

Mondays, July 5^th to July 26^th, 1pm to 3pm OR

 Fridays, July 9^th to July 30^th, 1pm to 3pm  OR

Mondays, August 2^nd to August 23^rd, 1pm to 3pm

$125; $100 for CCftA Members

Art du Jour – for adults aged 17 years and over

Have you ever wondered what it was like to create a piece of art?  Ever wanted to try your hand at a new medium? Do you have an inner artist wanting to grow and learn ? If you’d like to explore the world of art for the first time or the 100^th time, this might be the workshop series for you. Unleash your creativity in a supportive, creative atmosphere and explore 6 different art media over the course of 6 weeks this summer. Workshops may include drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture and found object assemblage.

Saturdays, July 17^th to August 21^th, 10am to 12pm 

$175; $150 for CCftA Members

Summer Art 2010 – for students aged 12 to 16 years

This coed program for teens is an extensive studio-based program designed for students with an enthusiastic interest in art. Students will explore a range of media and techniques including drawing, painting, sculpture and photography to create art inspired by the Cape Cod landscape. At the end of each session, every student will have acquired new skills, explored a variety of materials, produced a portfolio of artwork, and benefited from the experience of working with peers in a motivating and creative environment.

Weekday Classes  8:30am – 12:30pm

Two Week Sessions:

Session 1: June 28^th to July 9^th OR

Session 2: July 12^th to July 23^rd OR

Session 3: July 26^th to August 6th

$600; $550 for CCftA Members per session

Summer Theater for Kids – for children aged 7 to 12 years

This program is for children interested in exploring the exciting world of theatre. Improvisation, theatre games, diction, developing a character, listening and building relationships to other characters, expression and imagination exercises, scenes, focus, and concentration – all will be explored with an eye on building confidence, self-esteem, communication skills and a sense of teamwork. Students will have fun developing acting talents and will further delve into the art of theatre by studying visual elements of theatrical production, and by designing and building sets, puppets and more.

Monday through Friday from July 26^th to August 6^th, 2010
3:30pm to 6:00pm on all days except August 5^th

August 5^th 9:30am to 12pm for a final presentation.

$250; $225 for CCftA Members 

Music Theater Dance Workshop – for children and adults

This is a five-day, performance-based workshop where kids and adults learn the basics of singing, dancing, and art. At the end of the week the three disciplines come together for a fun, creative production for family and friends. Children should bring a brown bag lunch and “dress for a mess” in the art room. Over the years, MTDW – the Musical Theater Dance Workshop has prepared students and presented a wide range of productions ranging from Broadway standards to original creations, delighting the participants and audiences alike.   First two weeks held at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod in Cotuit; the second two weeks at CCftA.

August 2-29

* Daytime session for children ages 6 – 11 splits into two groups:
o 6 – 8 years from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM on Tu/Th – $200
o 9 – 11 years from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM on Tu/Th – $200
* Our regular double night-time sessions for ages 12 and older
o 12 to 17 year olds from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM on M/W/F – $175
o 16 to 600 year olds from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM on M/W – $75

See www.musicaltheaterdanceworkshop.com for details and registration.

ACTS (Actors’ Circle for Training in Shakespeare – for children and adults

The Actors’ Circle for Training in Shakespeare (ACTS) for adults and Youth ACTS, for young actors aged 11 to 16 years, will be actively exploring Shakespeare through voice, movement, improvisation, stagecraft and intensive scenework. Youth ACT (Actors’ Circle for Training) will also hold general acting classes for children aged 11 to 14 years with fairytale and Cape Cod themes.

Youth ACT (11-14 yrs):  5 Wednesday mornings from 10am to 12pm, July 28th –August 25^th
$15 per 2 hour session or $60 in advance for all 5 Wednesdays

Youth ACTS (11-16 yrs): 5 Wednesday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm, July 28th – August 25^th
$25 per 3 hr. session or $100 in advance for all 5 Wednesdays

ACTS (adults 17+ yrs): 5 Wednesday evenings from 7pm – 10pm, July 28^th –  August 25

 $25 per 3 hour session or $100 in advance for all 5 Wednesdays

Life Drawing – for adults

Introduces the artist to figurative drawing by combining academic training with the development of personal style. Working from a live, nude model, the artists will be exposed to a variety of media as they explore some of the many different approaches to depicting the human form. Please note that this is an independent study class.  Adults only.

Wednesdays    7pm to 9pm

$15 per class, 4 person class minimum

DRAWING * PAINTING * SCULPTURE * PHOTOGRAPHY

AGES 12 -16

An extensive studio-based program for students with an enthusiastic interest in art. 

Explore a range of media and techniques inspired by the Cape landscape.

Weekday Classes  8:30am – 12:30pm

Two Week Sessions

Summer Art at CCftA is a program for coed students.   Classes offered will explore oil painting, charcoal drawing, printmaking, plaster, wire, and darkroom techniques.  Faculty consists of practicing artists and experienced educators.

At the end of each session every student will have acquired new skills, explored a variety of materials, produced a portfolio of artwork, and benefited from the experience of working with peers in a motivating and creative environment.

Cost of Tuition: $600/$550 (CCftA Members) Tuition includes all material and studio fees.

• Session 1: June 28—July 9
• Session2: July 12—July 23
• Session 3: July 26—August 6

Be Inspired! 

About the instructors:

DAVID SIGEL grew up in Worcester, MA and spent many of his childhood summers on Cape Cod. After receiving his B.F.A in painting from Boston University, Sigel found himself with two passions, one as a painter and the other as an art teacher. He has been teaching for over fifteen years; at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, The Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts, and currently, he serves as the chair of the Visual Art Department at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Sigel and his wife, sculptor and educator, Hilary Hutchison, come back to the Cape each summer to spend time in Cotuit where David can often be seen out with his field easel capturing the landscape.

HILARY HUTCHISON grew up in Southern New Jersey. Her professional experience has included membership with the Kingston Gallery in Boston, commissioned works for Tufts University and the The Fessenden School, and various solo and group exhibitions. She received her B.F.A and M.F.A degrees in sculpture from Boston University. Hutchison currently resides outside of Philadelphia where she continues to maintain a studio and teach 3-D Design and Sculpture at the Episcopal Academy. She is the co-founder of the Summer Art program, along with her husband, educator and painter, David Sigel. Hutchison’s work can be seen on her website: www.hilaryhutchison.com.

To register by phone, call 508-428-0669

Or download our Enrollment Form and send it to:

Cotuit Center for the Arts

PO Box 2042

Cotuit, MA  02635

Classes in the visual arts, the majority of which are offered on an ongoing basis, are at the core of CCftA’s commitment to education. CCftA offers arts instruction in watercolor, acrylics, life drawing, stained glass, photography, oils, still life, and many other disciplines. Our artist students are accepted at all levels of experience and all ages.
Every year CCftA offers intensive week long workshops to hundreds of children and teens which offer up and coming talent an array of techniques, concepts and experiences in the visual and performing arts. This year CCftA will provide a grant driven intensive workshop which combines visual art with creative writing for gifted teens in the Gateway Program.
“Cotuit Center for the Arts has provided an invaluable art education experience for the artists at LIFE (Living Independently Forever Inc.). The center’s teachers are truly empathic and they have enabled each artist to express his/her personal artistic vision.”
-Barbara Oliver, Art Director, LIFE, Inc.
One of the most important programs we provide is on-going classes to mentally, emotionally, and physically challenged adults. In 2007 CCftA’s surprisingly successful painting classes with challenged adults from LIFE Inc. resulted in an exciting gallery exhibition. Students evolved into artists as their works were matted and framed for the very first time and hung in a formal gallery. It is an essential part of our mission to encourage individual artistic expression, and make the arts accessible to all members of our community.