Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!
Jun
10
to Jun 13

Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!

Lets play with paint! In this very messy camp, kids are encouraged to really dig into how paint moves and flows to embolden and give them a thorough understanding of the medium. Students will pour paint down student created obstacle courses, sling shot, drop from heights and generally get up to their eyeballs in paint. 

June 10-13 | 9:00am-Noon
Ages: 9 - 12
Program Lead: Vallee Noone

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Girlz Songwriting Camp | Campamento de Composición
Jun
17
to Jun 21

Girlz Songwriting Camp | Campamento de Composición

Join us as we explore the creative side of music making. We will spend the week learning about the basic building blocks of songwriting including how to generate lyrics, how to add music to your words, and how to arrange a song. Open to all who identify as female.

Dates: June 17-21 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10 - 12
Teaching Artist: Natalie Spears

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Street Art | Arte Callejero
Jun
24
to Jun 28

Street Art | Arte Callejero

During this camp participants will get a chance to explore different art making techniques used in street art and collaborate on a small mural in Carbondale.  Painting, stencils, wheat paste and more!

Dates: June 24-28 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10-14
Teaching Artist: Gabriela Mejia

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ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie
Nov
9
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Natalie Squillante. Natalie is a ceramicist, painter, teacher, and healer with seventeen years of experience practicing Reiki and teaching in the arts. For this ArtLab participants will get hands on with clay!

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ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie
Nov
2
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Natalie Squillante. Natalie is a ceramicist, painter, teacher, and healer with seventeen years of experience practicing Reiki and teaching in the arts. For this ArtLab participants will get hands on with clay!

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ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie
Oct
26
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Ceramics with Natalie

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Natalie Squillante. Natalie is a ceramicist, painter, teacher, and healer with seventeen years of experience practicing Reiki and teaching in the arts. For this ArtLab participants will get hands on with clay!

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ArtLab: Graffiti Lettering
Oct
16
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Graffiti Lettering

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Michael Stout. Michael grew up painting in alleyways and train yards and has since designed logos that grace police cars and public buildings. In this workshop participants will experiment with drawing letterforms and developing can control with spray paint.

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Art + Ecology + Stewardship | Arte + Ecología + Mayordomía
Jul
24
to Jul 28

Art + Ecology + Stewardship | Arte + Ecología + Mayordomía

Get outside and make art! This camp will give participants the opportunity to explore Carbondale and its surrounding area, learn about the plants and animals that call this place their home and make artwork that is inspired by and builds awareness about our ecosystem. 

Session 1: July 24-28 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 8-12
Teaching Artist: Anjanette Garcia

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Crafting with Kids
May
6
10:30 AM10:30

Crafting with Kids

Kids kindergarten to 3rd grade, and their accompanying adults, are invited to the library on the first and third Saturday for crafts and play with a local artist. Presented by Carbondale Arts. Register at the library. Maximum 10 kids. 

This class is led by Christie Helm.

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ArtLab: Painting
May
2
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Painting

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Keely Conroy. Keely is an ArtistYear Americorps Resident Teaching Artist in Roaring Fork High School. In her role, she works alongside faculty members at her school placement to expand access to the arts and support creative development.

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ArtLab: Painting
Apr
18
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Painting

Grades 5 and up are invited to experiment with creative techniques.

This class is led by Keely Conroy. Keely is an ArtistYear Americorps Resident Teaching Artist in Roaring Fork High School. In her role, she works alongside faculty members at her school placement to expand access to the arts and support creative development.

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Crafting with Kids
Apr
15
10:30 AM10:30

Crafting with Kids

Kids kindergarten to 3rd grade, and their accompanying adults, are invited to the library on the first and third Saturday for crafts and play with a local artist. Presented by Carbondale Arts. Register at the library. Maximum 10 kids. 

This class is led by Christie Helm.

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ArtLab: Virtual Reality
Apr
4
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Virtual Reality

Grades 5 and up are invited to explore art in virtual reality with Gabriela Mejia. Students will get a chance to use a virtual reality headset and programs that allow them to create art in the three dimensions of the virtual world.

This class is led by Gabriela Mejia. Gabriela is a local visual artist, musician and dancer and natural teacher.

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Crafting with Kids
Apr
1
10:30 AM10:30

Crafting with Kids

Kids kindergarten to 3rd grade, and their accompanying adults, are invited to the library on the first and third Saturday for crafts and play with a local artist. Presented by Carbondale Arts. Register at the library. Maximum 10 kids. 

This class is led by Christie Helm.

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ArtLab: Virtual Reality
Mar
21
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Virtual Reality

Grades 5 and up are invited to explore art in virtual reality with Gabriela Mejia. Students will get a chance to use a virtual reality headset and programs that allow them to create art in the three dimensions of the virtual world.

This class is led by Gabriela Mejia. Gabriela is a local visual artist, musician and dancer and natural teacher.

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Crafting with Kids
Mar
18
10:30 AM10:30

Crafting with Kids

Kids kindergarten to 3rd grade, and their accompanying adults, are invited to the library on the first and third Saturday for crafts and play with a local artist. Presented by Carbondale Arts. Register at the library. Maximum 10 kids. 

This class is led by Christie Helm.

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Crafting with Kids
Mar
4
10:30 AM10:30

Crafting with Kids

Kids kindergarten to 3rd grade, and their accompanying adults, are invited to the library on the first and third Saturday for crafts and play with a local artist. Presented by Carbondale Arts. Register at the library. Maximum 10 kids. 

This class is led by Christie Helm.

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Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project
Jan
18
to Apr 20

Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project

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The Creative Apprentice Program offers teens (14-19) an opportunity to work with local creative professionals to create works of community value. Up to 6 teens will be paid to work on a mini magazine.

Over the course of the project apprentices will work under the guidance of lead artist Lindsay Jones to develop a guide to their community. The guide will be both practical and poetic and will feature physical sites, cultural resources and displays of social realities.

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ArtLab: Virtual Reality
Dec
15
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Virtual Reality

Explore art in virtual reality with Gabriela Mejia. Students will get a chance to use a virtual reality headset and programs that allow them to create art in the three dimensions of the virtual world.

This class is led by Gabriela Mejia. Gabriela is a local visual artist, musician and dancer and natural teacher.

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ArtLab: Virtual Reality
Dec
8
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Virtual Reality

Explore art in virtual reality with Gabriela Mejia. Students will get a chance to use a virtual reality headset and programs that allow them to create art in the three dimensions of the virtual world.

This class is led by Gabriela Mejia. Gabriela is a local visual artist, musician and dancer and natural teacher.

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ArtLab: Painting
Nov
3
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Painting

We will be diving into some creative collaboration! We will practice listening to our intuition as we paint together, and see where our free expression takes us…

This class is led by Keely Conroy. Keely is an ArtistYear Americorps Resident Teaching Artist in Roaring Fork High School. In her role, she works alongside faculty members at her school placement to expand access to the arts and support creative development.

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ArtLab: Painting
Oct
20
4:00 PM16:00

ArtLab: Painting

Let’s get spooky! Come hang out and paint on small pumpkins as we feel the spirit of fall. Those pumpkins may even become our painted subjects, as we can practice our observational painting skills as well.

This class is led by Keely Conroy

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Hip Hop Dance and Music | Baile Hip Hop y música
Aug
8
to Aug 12

Hip Hop Dance and Music | Baile Hip Hop y música

Learn the basics of hip hop through breakdancing, beat making and more... Brett Hanyes will help participants create beats and Johier Begay will teach break dancing. No matter your skill level, learn how to show who you are through dance and music.

August 8-12 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10-14
Teaching Artists: Brett Haynes and Johier Begay

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SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR AGES 10-12
Jul
25
to Jul 29

SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR AGES 10-12

Join us as we explore the creative side of music making. We will spend the week learning about the basic building blocks of songwriting including how to generate lyrics, how to add music to your words, and how to arrange a song.

July 25-29 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10 - 12
Teaching Artist: Natalie Spears

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SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR AGES 10-13
Jul
18
to Jul 22

SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR AGES 10-13

Join us as we explore the creative side of music making. We will spend the week learning about the basic building blocks of songwriting including how to generate lyrics, how to add music to your words, and how to arrange a song.

July 18-22 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10 - 13
Teaching Artist: Natalie Spears

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Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!
Jul
11
to Jul 13

Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!

This is going to be a messy ride. It’s time to get moving and do big art. Students should arrive to class in painting clothes and be ready for a couple hours of throwing, splattering, rolling in paint. We will explore techniques of artists who have put the paint brush down and picked their creativity up.

July 11-13 | 9:30am-Noon
Ages: 9 - 12
Teaching Artist: Vallee Noone

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Art + Ecology + Stewardship | Arte + Ecología + Mayordomía
Jun
20
to Jun 23

Art + Ecology + Stewardship | Arte + Ecología + Mayordomía

Get outside and make art that helps the environment. This camp will create pollinator sculptures that will be installed along the ARTway section of the Rio Grande Trail. Participants will get their hands dirty and the creative juices flowing by working to install a garden and create habitat for beneficial insects, helping to maintain the Rio Grande Trail and learning from local experts about all things art and ecology.

June 20-23 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: 10-16
Teaching Artist: Anjanette Garcia

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Creative Apprentice Project: Landscape Interventions
Jun
13
to Jul 27

Creative Apprentice Project: Landscape Interventions

Interested in earning money and learning about the creative professions this summer? Consider the Carbondale Arts Creative Apprentice Program: Landscape Design project. Teens 14-19 are encouraged to apply by May 20th.

Group will meet Mondays and Wednesdays 10AM-2PM, June 13-July 27th (we will not meet the week of July 4th or 11th)

Students must be 14-19 years old, live in the valley and be able to attend all sessions.
Participants earn $12.50/hr
Application Deadline: May 20th

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Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!
Jun
6
to Jun 8

Full Body P-ART-TAY | A EN-SUCI-ARTE!

This is going to be a messy ride. After being cooped up all spring, it’s time to get moving and do big art. Students should arrive to class in painting clothes and be ready for a couple hours of throwing, splattering, rolling in paint. We will explore techniques of artists who have put the paint brush down and picked their creativity up.

June 6-8 | 9:30am-Noon
Ages: 9 - 12
Teaching Artist: Vallee Noone

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Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project
Oct
13
to Dec 16

Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project

  • Carbondale Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Youth Zine Program is part of the Carbondale Arts Apprentice Program where youth are employed to gain creative skills and career readiness under the leadership of a professional artist. In this program youth will learn a series of skills needed to create zines, or mini-magazines.

October 13th to December 16th | Wednesdays 2:30-5:00 and Thursdays 4-5:30
Ages: 14 - 19

Lead Artist: Michael Stout

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Full Body P-ART-TAY with Vallee Noone
Aug
9
to Aug 11

Full Body P-ART-TAY with Vallee Noone

This is going to be a messy ride. After being cooped up all spring, it’s time to get moving and do big art. Students should arrive to class in painting clothes and be ready for a couple hours of throwing, splattering, rolling in paint. We will explore techniques of artists who have put the paint brush down and picked their creativity up.

August 9-11 | 9:30am-Noon
Ages: 8 - 12
Program Lead: Vallee Noone

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The Origin of Poi Spinning
Aug
5
to Aug 6

The Origin of Poi Spinning

In this camp we will learn about Poi Spinning and its origins from New Zealand. We will learn how to make our own poi balls as well as learn the significance of the poi dances of the Maori people. In addition we will practice movements with the Poi and learn how to spin.

Aug 5-6 | 9-11:30am
Ages: 11 to 15
Program Lead: Gabriela Mejia

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