Summer Camp
July 4 - 14, 2012
Ages 7 - 15
"Every summer since 2005, a 500-year-old former mill in rural south Bohemia has turned into a creative hotbed, attracting artists from all over the world to create works inspired by the genius loci and also to encourage children's creativity at an art-oriented summer youth camp." Prague Post
The joy of learning is one of the most essential components in the joy of living. Each human being is born not only needing to learn for their survival, but with a true aptitude and pleasure in the act of learning for their happiness.
Creativity, which we believe is innate in all children, is fostered at ArtMill in a broad sense: not only in traditional arts and music, but in learning how to experience and see the world around us in a creative way. The way we draw a flower blossom is directly related to how we pick an herb, smell it, and sprinkle it on our lunch. At all ages, contact with the natural world offers metaphors for expansion of the spirit, and compassion for one's fellow human being.
The eco-system around the lake is not only a living lesson in nature's structure, but a place to play and swim, watch the pattern of baby ducks gliding after their mothers, or collect reeds for weaving. Developing an appreciation for nature and her gifts is an integral part of the human experience that will foster in our youth an involvement in our planet's survival. We believe that if this awareness can be nurtured in children and youth at an early age, they have a chance of a much more fulfilling, creative, and responsible adulthood.
Sleeping arrangements for the summer camp moved to the recently renovated farm houses of Sedlečko, run by Hotel Dvůr Krutěnice. Beds and linens are provided. Children are chaperoned by 2 counselors and 2 adults, with a doctor or nurse present at the mill. ArtMill chauffeurs children to and from the pension each day - a 4 minute drive. Or they can choose to ride a bike or walk the 4 kilometer distance, weather permitting. It is a lovely walk through the forest and around the lake. Breakfast and dinner are cafeteria style either in one of the two farm kitchens or outside on tables overlooking the lake. Lunches are served outdoors at ArtMill with fresh garden food that the students help pick each day.
Daily classes are at the ArtMill, where students are in contact with Ms. Benish's atelier and the host of visiting Master Artists and volunteer student teachers, the fields for herb picking, the lake for swimming and forests to hike in. Outings are planned to the nearby castle of Rabí, a renovated 12th century fortress just 8 kilometers from the Red Mill, or to Muzeum Horažďovice, a former Kinsky family chateau and Benish's artist-run space of contemporary art, Galerie Califia.
Tuition:
450,– € per student
400,– € for returning students and siblings
400,– € for for first time students who bring a friend
Full payment by May 1, 2012 provides a 10% discount.
50% deposit is requested by June 1, 2012. Sorry, no refunds.
3 full scholarships are available this year. Please send images/documentation of student work to barbara@artmill.eu
Have questions? Need more information? Contact Alex Katis, ArtMill's Program & Project Manager
Registration form - Summer Camp
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