This is staff member Becky with a good morning, "Hello!" to you as well as a sad face that this week's campers will soon be leaving us for home. :( Yesterday was one of the longest days we have at arts-X-press with our Creative Expression classes and Arts Workshops in the morning (along with breakfast & lunch on campus) before heading out on our incredible excursion.
The campers got to head out to Laguna Beach for the Arts Walk Monday afternoon and stayed for the Pageant of the Masters performance that night. Starting with a fantastic backstage tour of some of the work that goes in to creating Pageant, we participated in art creation activities, the campers were able to cycle through three stations of relief printing - which we saw several examples of in our Arts Walk viewing, ceramic glazing of raku pots, and scratch art (kind of like those cool Crayola papers you may have seen on TV). There were so many different styles and methods being used in each individual's creations, it was wonderful to see how the campers expressed themselves through their work. Don't worry, your students will come home with their work to share their stories of creating them!
After a brisk walk to have pizza dinner in a park, we headed back for a little more art viewing before taking our seats for the incredible Pageant of the Masters performance. For those parents unfamiliar, the teams down there recreate paintings, sculptures, drawings, and more through mixed media methods using live volunteers as part of the works of art. I heard many gasps from the campers as they saw everything mix together that was alive and painted with make up or paints, costumed, and lit up perfectly. What an exciting day for all the campers! You'll be able to see a little bit about what they saw at our Parent Presentation tonight!
SEE YOU THERE!
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