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Adult Classes
June Session- Pat, Push, and Pull! I (Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45, 4WKS)
June Session ~ 06/09 thru 06/30
$47
Explore clay and modeling materials! Participate in the rich history of ceramic art by creating useful and expressive clay objects. Learn about design, mythology, clay methods and more! Materials included.
Use your fingers to pat, push and pull clay materials into ceramic objects. Be inspired by ancient and modern artists to create your own expressions of clay art. Lessons using Chinese artifacts, mythology, and modern decorative design give the artist an opportunity to make 3D objects that encourage mastery of clay techniques. Materials included.
August Session (Adult) - Pat, Push, and Pull! II (Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45, 4WKS) {Different lessons from June}
$47
Explore clay and modeling materials! Participate in the rich history of ceramic art by creating useful and expressive clay objects. Learn about design, mythology, clay methods and more! Materials included.
Use your fingers to pat, push and pull clay materials into ceramic objects. Be inspired by ancient and modern artists to create your own expressions of clay art. Lessons using Chinese artifacts, mythology, and modern decorative design give the artist an opportunity to make 3D objects that encourage mastery of clay techniques. Materials included.
Doodler Weekly Classes (Elementary) ~ 6 to 12yrs
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm
June Session ~ 06/09 thru 06/30
Make unique art as you journey across the United States! Explore the depths Arizona’s Grand Canyon, Alaska’s Northern Lights, and hot air balloons of New Mexico. Create abstract prints using potatoes, make expressive lava brushstrokes, and draw massive redwoods in one-point perspective! Materials included.
The United States of America is a big country made up of fifty different states! From the coasts of Florida to the mountains of Colorado, each state has its own unique traits. Make art inspired by Midwest landscapes, California redwoods, Washington, DC monuments and more! Learn how artists like Helen Chellin and Lee Kelly are inspired by their home states. Begin your journey across America by exploring the United States! Materials included.
Summer Camps 5-10yrs
$119 per camp
Doodler Camps
Week of 6/7-11 – Summer Surfing
Summer is the best time for catching rays and waves while having a summer blast of FUN! This camp transports us to a virtual tropical paradise where we’ll create the perfect wave, design fish that may look a little like Uncle Harry, make and fly airplanes towing a message, create watercolor seascapes like artist Heather Brown and more. We will be serenaded by beach music while we play seaside games and join in super summer adventures! This salute to summer includes ten art and creativity projects along with a boatload of FUN by Abrakadoodle. Surf’s up! Come and catch this summer wave! Materials included.
Week of 6/14-18 – The Artsy Crafty WOW Camp!
Let’s get crafty! Join us for this DIY (Do It Yourself) Craft Camp where students explore cool, interesting crafts from around the world, develop new craft skills and get creative juices flowing! Each day is jam-packed with FUN activities like bowl making, weaving, and nature-inspired crafts. This make-it and take-it camp is a big “WOW” in the world of crafts. Materials included.
Week of 6/21-25 – ARTBLAST! STEAM CAMP
Calling all boys and girls who have a creative, curious mind and like to explore! Learn about how Science is an inspiration for many artists. Boost your imagination while you play and paint with magnets, explore robotic sculptures and Technology. Develop your Engineering skills and design your dream house! Create Artistic Math puzzles and much more while you ignite your creativity. Join us on the Abrakadoodle STEAM art venture and have a blast while you play games, make new friends and create art in innovative ways! Materials included.
Week of 8/02-06 – Going Green Camp! by Abrakadoodle®
Green kids care about the environment and we do, too, at Abrakadoodle! Our Green Kids create French Santon statues inspired by peasants from the Provence region of France. They’ll produce CD art in the style of Piet Mondrian, Chilean Rain Sticks and Tiffany Lamp sculptures all while learning about fine artists such as Renoir, Gustav Klimt and Georges Braque. Each work of art is a masterpiece made with recycled materials that both decorate our world and help to keep our environment clean! There are also creative games and activities. Materials included.
Week of 8/09-13 – Bug Me! Creepy Crawler’s Camp
You are being bugged! This Creepy Crawler’s Camp is all about bugs, reptiles, nighttime adventures and the teeny tiny world of insects. We’ll create bug habitats, design mazes, and participate in creepy crawler races while learning about bug and reptile characteristics. Join Abrakadoodle for this buggy camp filled with insect art, mini-worlds and creative learning experiences! Materials included.
Family One-Day Workshops
Sundays, 2-3pm, $23 per class per family
June - Fruit from Brazil Doodle
Sunday, June 20th
Visiting outdoor markets filled with colorful fruits is one of the experiences artist, Leonor Brazão, remembers most about living in São Paulo. She made a painting of colorful fruits that were chosen to represent Brazilian culture an art cultural center. Your family will make your own fruit paintings tin this class. Materials included.
July - Collaborative Printmaking Doodle
Sunday, July 11th
In this class, your family will learn about printmaking! Your family will make your own printing plates and share them to create prints. Since each printing plate can be used to make many prints, your family will be able to create interesting compositions to make a final print. Materials included.
August- Circle Swap Group Doodle
Sunday, August 8th
In this class, your family will collaborate to make a large design project. Each of you will create a design using oil pastels then swap portions of your circles with others to create a very different design. Materials included.
August- Creativity Workshop Wednesday, August 11th
In this workshop, participants will learn more about creativity by actually doing things that are creative. Participants will participate in creative activities as a group, as a team and as an individual. Get ready to learn about creativity. Materials included.
Engineering Workshop
Grades 9-12
Partners: Motz Engineering; Grad Cincinnati
Dates: August 2-6, 9:30am-4pm
Goals: To expose college candidates to engineering as a potential career and field of study. To mentor and guide those candidates through the process of college and career exploration and facilitate college admission.
Teens who may have interest in pursuing an engineering degree can apply for 12 spots in this Week-Long FREE Experience
Includes: Daily Breakfast and Lunch
Informational Sessions:
What is Engineering?
Types of Engineering Skills to develop and educational pathways
Brainstorming and Problem Solving
Mentor Assignment:
Talk about mentor's pathway to engineering
Tips and advice for HS and college planning
Help plan coursework and discuss college options Answer questions about the engineering profession
Sit in on planning meetings with professional engineers and contractors!
Work on a project
Visit to a jobsite
* At the end of the week-long session, one person will be selected for a summer internship.
Summer Sunday Shows
Cincy Shakes
Frisch Marionettes
Madcap Puppets
ROKCincy
MacBeth
Sunday, August 15, 1pm
Variety Show
Sunday, August 29, 1pm
Enjoy Kevin Frisch's highly entertaining hand-made marionette puppet show! Hand puppets and trick marionettes perform this lively upbeat show in song, dances and comical routines! With special guest Barnaby! A crowd favorite!
Stay after this show for FREE FAMILY CRAFTS from 2-3:30pm.
Jack and the Gentle Giant
June 27 at 1pm.
Written by Jerry Handorf and Dylan Shelton
Jack is back in this sequel to the famous fairy tale! With a little help from his talking beanstalk, old Jack and his sons must tame the most despicable giant of them all. In this surprise-packed audience favorite, you will enter a world of towering tales where each giant is bigger than the last!
Sunday, June 27, 1pm
Registration: https://thecarnegiecenterofcolumbiatus.regfox.com/madcap-puppets
TBD