The Creative Arts Program offers a broad spectrum of activities that provide an opportunity for all campers to express themselves artistically. There’s so much to do at the Creative Arts Pavilion!

QUALIFIED STAFF

The Creative Arts & Media Arts Program operates independently on each campus. Each program is headed-up by an Art Director who has experience managing an Art Program that encompasses instructing children and supervising staff. The same holds true on Junior Campus for the Pottery & Ceramics Program. Each of these programs is headed-up by a Director who has experience managing their specialty area. Generally, the Directors are certified art teachers during the school year and are accustomed to teaching art expression at all levels of abilities. Assisting our Art Directors are several university-level instructors, who are majoring in Art and/or have documented experience teaching art to children.

QUALITY INSTRUCTION

Instruction is patient, and geared to your individual ability. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner at pottery or an expert at drawing, our Creative Arts Instructors are talented and experienced at teaching all levels of art expression to children of all ages.

ART & CRAFTS

The Arts & Crafts Program includes a variety of projects: T-shirt creations (tie dyeing, air brushing, fabric painting, silk screening), painting (water color & acrylics), drawing, sketching (charcoal pencils), jewelry making, beading, basket weaving, lanyards & braiding, macramé, paper mache & plaster projects, wood projects, copper enameling, block printing, needle craft, mask making, decoupage, shrinky dinks, model rocketry (building & launching Estes rockets), and nature crafts. Arts & Crafts is a Free-Choice Elective offered daily to campers entering 5th grade and higher. The Junior Division (4th grade and lower) is scheduled ‘Creative Arts’ 4-5 times weekly which includes A&C, pottery, and ceramics.

POTTERY

The Pottery Program is headed-up by the Pottery Director (Junior Campus) who has experience operating pottery programs for children. Assisting the Director are university-level instructors who specialize in pottery wheel operation. On Junior Campus, the Pottery Room measures 50’ by 25’ and operates with 15 pottery wheels. On Teen Campus the program operates with 9 wheels. Pottery is a Free-Choice Elective offered daily to campers entering 5th grade and higher.

CERAMICS

The Ceramics Program is popular with campers who enjoy clay work, sculpting, glazing, and firing. The Program is headed-up by the Ceramics Director (Junior Campus) who has experience managing a ceramics program for children. Assisting the Director are college-level instructors who specialize in clay work and kiln operation. The Program operates with 3 kilns on Junior Campus and 2 on Teen Campus. The Ceramics Studio measures 50’ by 25’ and offers plenty of space for clay projects. It also has a separate kiln room. Ceramics is a Free-Choice Elective offered daily to campers entering 5th grade and higher.

CAMP NEWSPAPER

The Camp Newspaper Activity is opportunity for campers to express themselves through creative writing. Campers select their writing ‘assignments’ for the next newspaper, and become involved in researching facts, conducting personal interviews, and so on. Their articles are published in the ‘Cayuga Chronicle’ (camper newspaper) about every two weeks. Camp Newspaper is a Free-Choice Elective that’s offered several times weekly.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital Photography includes basic fundamental instruction in camera use and taking photographs. Camp Cayuga provides the cameras and all other equipment. The colorful prints, taken by our campers in the past, have been beautiful! Photography is a Free-Choice Elective that’s offered several times weekly.

RADIO BROADCASTING

The Radio Broadcasting Activity is especially popular with campers who enjoy listening to music. It’s a daily Free-Choice Elective on Teen Campus, and is instructed by the camp’s Disc Jockey who typically has DJ experience at the college-level. Each Radio Show features plenty of music, song dedications, and general announcements including birthday greetings, intercamp tournament scores, and upcoming events.

FACILITIES

The Teen Campus Art Pavilion measures 105’ by 30’, and includes an open-air Art Project Area, an indoor Pottery Room with 8 pottery wheels, a Kiln room, and storage rooms. The Junior Campus Creative Arts Pavilion measures 150' by 50' and includes an open-air Art Project Area; a Pottery Room with 8 pottery wheels; a Ceramics Studio; and a T-Shirt Creations Room. With over 7,500 square feet of space, there’s plenty of room for campers to create and display their art projects!