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Description
Japan Adventure Through Art and Culture CampGrades 2-5 (Entering Fall 2025)Instructors: Lynda McCann-OlsonEver wish you could travel to Japan? This summer, you can! Join experienced travelers and teaching artists for a virtual tour while making art and learning about Japanese culture. During this week-long art studio session, you will enjoy working with various materials while learning about Japanese design and aesthetics. Did you know a teacher from Maine introduced baseball to Japan? You will also learn about Maine’s many connections to Japan. Activities may include sumi brush painting, gyotaku, ceramics, wabi-sabi collage, printmaking, temple building and origami. Printmaking will be an important part of our exploration. You will have the chance to create a print for the Hashi Exchange. The 2025 exhibition of prints created by students in Aomori and Maine will be at the Greely Center for the Arts at the start of the school year. Please pack a lunch, snacks, water bottle and gear for outside play.
Activity Sub-Category
Summer Youth Enrichment
Grades
2nd - 5th
Location
Mabel I. Wilson School - Art Room I at Mabel I. Wilson School
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