Kids Summer Art Program

Passport to Art- Summer Art Program 2024

Explore the World Through Art: A Recap of This Summer's Passport to Art Program

This summer, our Passport to Art program expanded with the exciting addition of a second session, offering a vibrant schedule filled with new and captivating countries to study and explore. Our June and July sessions took campers on a global artistic journey, immersing them in the art and culture of five different countries each week.

Session I featured artistic explorations from Japan, Chile, Nigeria, Thailand, and Germany. Meanwhile, Session II took our campers to Australia, Sweden, Iran, Papua New Guinea, and Ukraine. Throughout the sessions, the children engaged in creative projects such as crafting Chilean headdresses, designing Nigerian tribal masks, and mastering Japanese origami. They collected stamps in their personalized souvenir passports and delighted in authentic refreshments from each of the featured countries, enriching their cultural experience.

Although the anticipation of Hurricane Beryl led to a delayed start for Session II, the overall participation and enjoyment were remarkable. The children had an incredible opportunity to learn about diverse art histories and styles from around the world while creating their own artistic masterpieces.

We are thrilled with the success of this summer's program and can't wait to offer ten new countries to explore next summer! Join us for another exciting artistic adventure in 2025!

Passport to Art - Summer Art Program 2023

This summer was our first ever summer art program and boy did it prove to be a great success! For our inaugural year, students traversed the globe by exploring the countries of Mexico, China, Israel, India, and Kenya. They completed take-home art projects like Mexican papeles picados and espejos, make-your-own-tortillas, Chinese origami paper lanterns and scratch art with chopsticks, Israeli challah bread braiding and decoration of Hamsa Hands, Indian mandala window cling art and traditional sand art, and finally African rain stick decorating and creation of Maasai warrior necklaces and bracelets from the country of Kenya. They learned from authentic people with life experience from each country about the culture and history of the different types of artistic expression found there and experienced some foods, a little bit of dance, and a whole lot of FUN! 

This wonderful program was coordinated and run by Tracy Branfman under the guidance of Claire Santellana of Crossroads Art House and assisted by our wonderful volunteers Ariana Tupa and Olivia Reynolds. Additional assistance in producing this exceptional camp was provided by the following individuals:

  • Kris Ortiz (Santa Rita Market)- Papel picado and paper crafts
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Ballet Folklorico- traditional Mexican dance
  • Ventura's Tamales- Mexican snacks and tortilla dough
  • Stephanie Carlson- handmade Challah bread and Hebrew cultural education
  • Namrita Parikh- Indian sand art, henna tattoo art, and traditional Indian snacks 
  • Shaina and Bryan Baira of Baira_Mvmnt_Phlosphy- Interpretive Theatre Movement activities 

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