Kravis Summer Arts Camp
Elementary School Camp
Registration for summer 2024 is now closed
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 3-14, 2024
- Time: 8:30am-2:00pm
- Location: Lewis and Clark Elementary, 737 S. Garnett Rd., Tulsa, OK 74128
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee (February 26-March 15)
- Enrollment Deadline: April 12, 2024 OR until enrollment is full
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 8, 2024, 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 classes and rotate through five sessions per day that may include visual arts, instrumental music, dance, and theater.
Visual Arts
Students will enjoy drawing, painting, print-making, wool felting, weaving, ceramics, and other visual arts.
Instrumental Music
Students will learn to play drums and other instruments and learn to be part of an ensemble to create music.
Dance
Students will move their bodies in creative and expressive ways and learn choreography to perform.
Theater
Students will play theater games and create their own script, set, and costumes for a final performance.
Middle School Camp
Registration for summer 2024 is now closed
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 middle school fine arts classroom.
- Camp Dates: June 3-14, 2024
- Time: 8:30am-2:00pm
- Location: Lewis and Clark Elementary, 737 S. Garnett Rd., Tulsa, OK 74128
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee (February 26-March 15)
- Enrollment Deadline: April 12, 2024 OR until enrollment is full
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 8, 2024, 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 (may be some mixed-grade classes) for camp and rotate through four sessions per day that may include visual arts, band, and musical theater.
Visual Arts
Students will create complex 2D and 3D artwork using a variety of media.
Musical Theater
Students will develop their singing and dancing abilities through the study and performance of Broadway repertoire centered on the musical Wicked.
Band
Students will be placed on 1 or 2 brass instruments, trumpet or trombone, and/or 1 of 2 woodwind instruments, clarinet or flute. 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.
High School Camp
Registration for summer 2024 is now closed
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 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 3-14, 2024
- Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
- Location: University of Tulsa
- Tuition: $200.00; $175.00 early bird registration fee (February 26-March 15)
- Enrollment Deadline: May 1, 2024 OR until enrollments is full
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 15, 2024, 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:
Tie Dye
Instructor: Julie Thomas
Explore the 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 fabric for tapestries will be provided but students are welcome to bring additional 100% cotton washable items for experimentation.
Printmaking
Instructor: Michelle Martin
Explore copper etching techniques taught at the university level, including line etching, soft ground, aquatint, multiple plate printing, and solar plate photo etching techniques.
jewelry
Instructor: bill derrevere
This class is an introduction to jewelry tools and processes. Students will learn how to solder and fabricate jewelry based on their own designs. Students will also learn to make jewelry without soldering and work with Tuffa stone, carving, and pouring pewter into molds with an emphasis on positive and negative forms.
Pottery and Wheel Throwing
Instructor: Christiana Prado
Explore ceramic tools and techniques, learn to throw on the wheel, hand build, and explore options for firing work.
Acrylic Painting and Mixed Media
Instructor: Kelly Foshee
Explore innovative painting surface treatments and tricks using acrylic paint, spray paint, printmaking, fabrics, waxes, found imagery, and more.
Contact
Aleks Weaver Kitchens
Fine Arts Content Manager
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