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Summer 2008
Mark Kistler Art Camps!
July 7-11
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Exciting News! Mark Kistler is videotaping this entire week of Summer Art Camp for his new National Public Television children's series!
Mark Kistler and Ferris State University Grand Rapids Campus are producing live new episodes of "Mark Kistler's Imagination Station!" for National Public Television release.
Parents watched Mark Kistler as "Commander Mark" on National Public Television's "The Secret City" and "Mark Kistler's Imagination Station" in years past. Now, the new generation of children have the opportunity to learn from this nationally acclaimed art educator. We are turning the University's Grand Auditorium into our very high tech television production studio. Every student (and parents too!) will be part of Mark's live in-studio audience. Each hour-long session of Summer Art Camp will be video recorded for National Public Television release. All parents will need to sign video taping and broadcast release forms. These are Summer Art Camps that your child will never forget! Mark Kistler has written 9 best-selling children's how-to-draw books, starred in 200 television episodes, and taught millions of children how-to-draw in over 18 countries around the world. He can teach your children too!
Monday to Friday, July 7-11
Where:
Ferris State University, 151 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 40503
Directions:
Click for Google Maps directions to Ferris State University.
Each session each day is different. Each hour students explore new adventures. These themes include "Extreme Skateboarding Twinkies," "Kittens, Bunnies and Ninja Squirrels," "Alien Creatures That Crawl," "Koala Kingdom," "Tree Root City," "Underground Wormopolis," "Mermaids and Sharks," "Moon Base Alpha," "Marching Mummies," "Pyramids and Penguins of Ancient Egypt," "Kangaroos and Crocodiles," "Marshmallow Metropolis and the Adventures of Super Marshmallow," "Fantastically Fabulous Fish," "Jumbo Jellyfish's Expedition," "Outrageous Octopus and the Lost Treasure" "King Arthur's Camelot," "Space Hamsters," "Sharks that BURP!," "Dynamic Drooling Dinosaurs," "Radical Robots of Planet Pluto...(ooops, Dwarf rock in space Pluto)," "Furry Fat Cats," "Unicorns and Flying Trolls," "Multi-eyed Monsters," Bugs that RULE!," "Ants Wearing Pants," and many more!
On some days, Mark will feature the work of successful children's book authors and illustrators, exploring unique drawing in 3-D styles such as Dr. Seuss, Michele Gagne (Odd Numbers), Tedd Arnold (Parts), Chris VanAlsburg (The Z Was Zapped and Polar Express), Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes), Gary Larson (Far Side), Suzy Spafford (Suzy's Zoo), Lynn Johnson (For Better of For Worse), and many more.
Times:
Session 1 Pencil Power!: 9:00am - 10:00am 5 -7 year olds
Session 2 Imagination Station!: 10:30am - 11:30am 7 - 13+ year olds
Session 3 Art Attack!: 12:00pm - 1:00pm 8-13+ year olds
Session 4 Idea Factory!: 1:30pm - 2:30pm 8-13+ year olds
Session 5 Dare to Draw in 3-D!: 6:30pm - 7:30pm ALL Ages Family Workshop
Why:
Because learning how to drawing 3-D builds important creative thinking skills, powerful problem solving skills, and a solid foundation for future art success (careers in children's book illustration, digital 3-D game design, digital 2-D and 3-D animation). Many of Mark's alumni students are successful digital game designers and animators with resume projects including Shrek, Madagascar, Bugs' Life, Toy Story, Marvel Comics, Leapfrog Toys, etc.
Cost for Full 5-day Art Camp: $89 first child, $69 additional siblings. DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR FUN with two OR three sessions per day. 2 sessions per day, $178 first child, $138 additional sibling. 3 sessions per day, $267 first child, $207 additional sibling. That's 4 hours of drawing fun with Mark Kistler every day! All art supplies needed for the class are included!
Home Schoolers, Foster-Adoption Families, and single parents are extended the reduced rate.
Teachers are welcome and free with a paid student registration. All art supplies needed for the class are included.
Parents, grandparents, guardians are free and encouraged to participate! Parents of students ages 5 - 7 years old are required to stay on site for classes. All parents, on the first day, if possible please plan on staying for Mark Kistler's welcome and art camp introduction, thanks! Please no curb drop-offs or pick-ups. Thank you for helping insure the safety of your children.
Scholarships: A limited number of full-scholarships and 50% scholarships are available for single parents, foster-adoption parents, and families needing special consideration. Please send an email to info@markkistler.com.
Mission: Over the past 20 years we have donated over 200 episodes of quality children's art education television programming to PBS stations around the country. To help raise the funds needed to create, produce, and distribute (via satellite) the television shows, we offer these Summer workshops and Mark Kistler elementary school assemblies. Thanks for supporting our mission to continue producing imagination enriching children's art education television programming. Children who learn to draw in 3-D, learn to think and live creatively. "Teaching the world how to draw in 3-D, one child at a time."
Check your calendars carefully, we are unable to refund tuition.
Enroll early to reserve your child's seat.
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To Register:
Click here to advance to our registration page.
Summer Sign Up Form.
Parent Participation: Parents, grandparents, guardians are free and encouraged to participate! Parents are required to stay on site for ages 5-7. Please no curb drop-offs or pick-ups at any time. Thank you for helping insure the safety of your children. We thoroughly ENJOY parents participating and learning with the kids.
Over the last 31 years of teaching Mark Kistler has established a few considerations for Parents to observe...
1. Please DRAW with us. 2. Please no video or cameras 3. Please DRAW with us. 4. Please read newspapers, novels, laptops, handheld digital games outside the classroom. Thank YOU!
Questions:
Please email chris@markkistler.com or our toll free number 888-837-2933.
Volunteers Needed:
If you have some time available and would like to help with the registration and coordination of this event, please email chris@markkistler.com. THANKS!
Parents Q & A about the Summer Classes
Daily Class Curriculum
Summer Poster
Letter from a Parent
What Folks are Saying
Kids' Emails from Around the World
Back to Summer schedule
A Wonderful Letter from a Participating Parent at Past Art Camp
About Mark Kistler
News Interview with Mark Kistler
Summer School students art on Display
Back to the Main Summer Art Camps Schedule