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Arts Camp on Broad Creek in Royal Oak, Maryland –  Visual arts, music, song and dance, plus swimming, boating and bicycling in a beautiful waterfront setting on the Eastern Shore.

Photo and video album from 2019 camp HERE

Photo and video album from 2018 camp HERE

Photos of the property HERE

* Details

One-week camp from August 14-22, 2020

For 12-15 year-old girls.

Cost: $875 (see details below)

Sunday, August 14, 3pm to Saturday, August 22, 3pm

Arrival: Sunday, August 14, 2:00-4:00 pm – allowing time to settle in, take a swim, before our first activity at 4:30pm. Drinks and snacks will be provided for campers and guests. Families are welcome to stay until 6pm.

Departure: Saturday, August 22, 3pm, after potluck lunch at 1pm, art exhibit, performance at 2pm.  Families are invited to join us starting at 12 noon. 

 *  Scope of activities

The primary focus is on the visual arts, with a healthy dose of song and dance, outdoor activities, and field trips!

• Visual arts: mosaics, decoupage, jewelry-making, potholder weaving, photography
• Singing and Music-making (*campers encouraged to bring instruments!): international song and dance, songwriting workshops, learning ukulele
• Field Trips: artist studios, ferry rides to historic Oxford, and ice cream cones in the park
• Outdoors fun: bicycling, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and cairn building!
• Other activities: theater, spoken word poetry, group games, international baking & cooking, and fun evening pastimes*.

*If there are musicians in the group, there will be opportunities for ensemble work. In addition to ukulele, we can also offer instruction in lap dulcimer, banjo, autoharp, piano.

*Evening activities will include singing, international dance, games, movies, readings, visit to Deep Neck Farm and the horses, a picnic and outdoor concert in St. Michaels.

   

 * Field Trips

Visits to historic Oxford via the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry and ice cream cones in the waterside park, Deep Neck Farm, picnic and concert in Muskrat Park, St. Michaels — plus Academy Art Museum and Avalon Theatre in Easton, if time permits.

                                               

 * Cost

$875 Breakdown: $500 Tuition: workshops with professional teaching artists, 6 days, 14 hrs/day planned activities; $55 Activity fee: art supplies, field trips; $180 Room ($30 x 6 nights); $140 Board (18 meals: Sunday – Saturday + snacks)

Discount Offers: 10% discount for 2nd family member

5% early bird discount (before March 1, 2020)