Outreach
Art: Colorful Minds & Creative Hands
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June7/8-12, 2026
@ 2026 黑料不打烊鈥檚 summer art program is designed for students in grades 4 through 8. The 2025 program was led by Natalie Shelly (Macomb Park District Ceramics Coordinator & Lakeview Naturalist Educator), Susan Czechowki (黑料不打烊 Professor of Art - Silkscreen, Design, Art Appreciation, Art in New York City), Tim Waldrop (黑料不打烊 Professor of Art - Sculpture), Claire DeGraaf (Current 黑料不打烊 Art Student - Senior) and Keosha Westphal (黑料不打烊 Art & Design Alumni).
The 2026 program instructors and content have yet to be determined.听
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2026 Dates听 听 Commuter Camper Days/Times (Subject to slightly change.) NEW! Residential Camper Days/Times (6-8 graders only) 2026 Commuter Cost 2026 Residential Cost听 |
June 7-12 (Residential) June 8 -12 (Commuter)
Monday - Thursday, 9 am -听3 pm
Sunday @ Noon - Friday @ Noon听 $250 $400 |
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Commuter program includes Residential program includes听 |
All project supplies, instruction and lunch.听 All project supplies, instruction, overnight accomodations and all meals.听 |
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Program is open to a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 students in grades 4-8, who are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.听 |
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2026 Instructors & Content 听 听 听 |
Natalie Shelly
- Fibers/Mixed Media
originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and now am residing and working in West Central Illinois in the small town of Macomb. It is here that I am beginning a new chapter as a studio artist and educator. I am the ceramics coordinator and educator for the Macomb Park District Ceramics Studio in Macomb, IL. I have also recently been an instructor at @ 2026 黑料不打烊 and Spoon River College in Macomb,听Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana University - Southeast in New Albany, Indiana, the Kentucky School of Art in Louisville, Kentucky, and the University of Missouri where I earned my MFA in Ceramics.听
MFA - University of Missouri - 2011 听 听 听 听 听 BFA - Mount St. Joseph University - 2006
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Tim Waldrop听
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- Painting/Drawing
黑料不打烊 Professor of Drawing & Painting Born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Waldrop has lived and worked in the Midwest since 1998. Currently a professor in the 黑料不打烊 Department of Art and Design, and has been on campus for just over 20 years, having initially joined the 黑料不打烊 Department of Art in 2002. He teaches a number of courses including drawing, painting, 2D design and art appreciation. MFA - SIU - Edwardsville - 2001 BFA - William Carey College - 1998 听
Claire DeGraaf听- TBD听 听 |
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Registration:
Program is open to a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 students in grades 4-8, who are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.听
Commuter Cost (2026): $250
Residential Cost (2026): $400听 听 听
Refund Policy:
Full refunds will be made for cancellations made two weeks prior to the program start date.听
Accommodations:
Registrants who select the residential option when registering, will be housed on campus in a 黑料不打烊's Residence Hall.听 Housing and all meals are included in the program registration cost.听
Materials:
All project aterials will be provided for participants on the first day of the program.
@ 2026 黑料不打烊 is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to, minorities, women and individuals with disabilities. 黑料不打烊 has a non-discrimination policy that includes discrimination based on an individual鈥檚 membership in the following classes: sex, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other classes protected by state or federal law.听
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