Kravis Summer Arts Camp
Contact
Aleks Weaver Kitchens
Fine Arts Content Manager
918-925-1137
Email
Elementary School Camp
Registration for the elementary school camp is now closed
Email Aleks Weaver Kitchens at kitchal@tulsaschools.org if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
1st-4th Grade
Kravis Summer Arts Camp provides an opportunity for students from across the city of Tulsa to express their creativity and be immersed in the fine arts for two full weeks each summer.
The generous funding from the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation provides for exemplary instructors who are Oklahoma state certified teachers and experts in their artistic discipline. Each Kravis instructor is given a supply budget that allows them to provide the tools and materials they need so your child will have an experience that would not be part of a regular elementary fine arts classroom.
- Camp Dates: June 6-17, 2022
- Time: 8:30am-2:00pm
- Location: Key Elementary, 5702 S Irvington Ave., Tulsa, OK, 74135
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee if paid by April 4, 2022
- Registration deadline: May 6, 2022
After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with details about your child’s sessions and any additional information needed before the start of camp. If you do not receive confirmation by May 20, 2022, please contact the Fine Arts Content Manager, Aleks Kitchens, at kitchal@tulsaschools.org for assistance.
Scholarships are available for students who are not able to attend Kravis Summer Arts Camp without financial assistance. To apply for a scholarship, please fill out this form rather than complete the registration process found below.
Students are grouped by grade for camp sessions and attend five sessions per day that may include visual arts, instrumental music, dance, and drama:
Visual Arts
Students will enjoy drawing, painting, print-making, wool felting, weaving, and other visual arts.
Instrumental Music
Students will learn to play drums and other percussion instruments and learn to be part of a larger group of musicians to create music.
Dance
Students will explore costuming, make-up design, and performance. They will learn to use their body to create movement and flow to express themselves. They will also learn to be part of a larger artistic expression with dance and explore ways to convey meaning and a narrative through the art of storytelling.
Drama
Students will explore costuming, make-up design, and performance. They will rehearse and perform in the camp finale production.
Middle School Camp
Registration for the Middle school camp is now closed
Email Aleks Weaver Kitchens at kitchal@tulsaschools.org if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
5th-8th Grade
Kravis Summer Arts Camp provides an opportunity for students from across the city of Tulsa to express their creativity and be immersed in the fine arts for two full weeks each summer.
The generous funding from the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation provides for exemplary instructors who are Oklahoma state certified teachers and experts in their artistic discipline. Each Kravis instructor is given a supply budget that allows them to provide the tools and materials they need so your child will have an experience that would not be part of a regular elementary fine arts classroom.
- Camp Dates: June 6-17, 2022
- Time: 8:30am-2:00pm
- Location: Key Elementary, 5702 S Irvington Ave., Tulsa, OK, 74135
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee if paid by April 4, 2022
- Registration deadline: May 6, 2022
After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with details about your child’s sessions and any additional information needed before the start of camp. If you do not receive confirmation by May 20, 2022, please contact the Fine Arts Content Manager, Aleks Kitchens, at kitchal@tulsaschools.org for assistance.
Scholarships are available for students who are not able to attend Kravis Summer Arts Camp without financial assistance. To apply for a scholarship, please fill out this form rather than complete the registration process found below.
Students are grouped by grade for camp sessions and attend four sessions per day in visual arts, band, and choir:
Visual Arts
Students will create mixed media portraits using a variety of materials/techniques including fabric, cardboard, foam, epoxy, gold leaf, collage, relief, tape, patterns, glitter, and acrylic paint. Students can choose to create portraits of known people or iconic personalities, like celebrities or historical figures.
Band
Students in the band session will be placed on 1 of 2 brass instruments, trumpet or trombone. They will learn how to hold the instrument, how to make a good sound, and will even learn a few popular melodies in time for the performance on the last day of camp. Students will also be introduced to concepts like rhythm, pulse, tempo, pitch, tone, tuning, harmony, and will learn the basics of improvisation.
Choir
In Show Choir, students will work on self-expression and musical development. Students will sing repertoire from pop, jazz, and broadway musical genres and add staging, dance, and handmade props into the final performance.
High School Camp
9th-12th Grade
Kravis Summer Arts Camp provides an opportunity for students from across the city of Tulsa to express their creativity and be immersed in the fine arts for two full weeks each summer.
The generous funding from the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation provides for exemplary instructors who are experts in their artistic discipline. Each Kravis instructor is given a supply budget that allows them to provide the tools and materials they need so your child will have an experience that would not be part of a regular elementary fine arts classroom.
The high school camp immerses students in the visual arts and develops their artistic knowledge and technical skill to help them prepare a mature portfolio of work sought by undergraduate art school admissions. Because of the intensive nature of the high school camp experience, only students with a serious interest in the visual arts should register.
- Camp Dates: June 6-17, 2022
- Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
- Location: University of Tulsa, Phillips Hall
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee if paid by April 4, 2022
- Registration deadline: May 6, 2022
After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with details about your child’s sessions and any additional information needed before the start of camp. If you do not receive confirmation by May 20, 2022, please contact the Fine Arts Content Manager, Aleks Kitchens, at kitchal@tulsaschools.org for assistance.
Scholarships are available for students who are not able to attend Kravis Summer Arts Camp without financial assistance. To apply for a scholarship, please fill out this form rather than complete the registration process found below.
Students will attend a morning and afternoon session. Session offerings include:
Dye Exploration
Students will explore many aspects of dyeing fabric including traditional tie dye with advanced designs, discharge dyeing with stencils and over dyes, shibori, dip dyeing, and resists. T-shirts and fabrics for tapestries will be provided but students are welcome to bring additional 100% cotton washable items for experimentation.
Pottery and Wheel Throwing
Students will explore ceramic tools and techniques, learn to throw on a wheel, hand build, and explore options for firing work.
Mixed Media Acrylic Painting
Students will explore innovative painting surface treatment techniques and tricks using acrylics, spray paint, printmaking, fabrics, waxes, found imagery, sewn paper, and much more.
Discovering Dioramas
Join Tiny Things by Bowen artist, Sarah Bowen, for an exploration of dioramas from tiny to…small! Students will dabble in many a medium while exploring 3D scene building, environmental development, and character creation. Delve into the versatility of polymer clay sculpture and find new uses for paper and traditional 2D mediums. Students will be given the freedom to deep dive into dioramas of their choosing and incorporate elements they want to explore. We will also learn stop-motion animation incorporating one of your own dioramas or collaborating with a friend.
Photography
This course will cover a range of digital techniques including digital editing. Students will use digital cameras and gain experience with different approaches to image making. There will also be introductory exercises in a photography darkroom. The class will involve shoots on and near TU’s campus. Students will also make prints that can be added to their portfolios.
Collage
Students will explore color and composition through various mixed media such as magazine clippings, acrylic painting, drawing, sewing, and even found objects to create multiple 2D and/or 3D collages.
Flash Animation and Digital Media
Explore ways to combine various art media into a dynamic experience. Students examine issues related to on-screen interaction and time-based media using software such as Adobe Flash and Photoshop.
Printmaking
Explore copper etching techniques taught at the university level, include line etching, soft ground, aquatint, multiple plate printing, and solar plate photo etching techniques.
Registration is currently ONLY open for Tulsa Public Schools students. Students outside of Tulsa Public Schools may register if space allows after the registration deadline on May 6. No refunds.