Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans
Entergy KidsFree Children’s Art Gallery
Teen Board

Target
The Emeril Lagasse Foundation Summer Art Camp at the CAC 2009: Fun with the Environment

There are still openings to enroll in week #2 of camp. All other weeks are full.

What: 4 one-week summer art sessions
When: July 12-16, July 19-23, July 26-30, August 2-6, 2010
Where: 900 Camp Street
Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Cost: $170/week/child with purchase of $55 CAC annual family membership

Summer Art Camp at the CAC is a unique multidisciplinary arts experience. Each day, the children attend classes in theatre, cooking, music, visual arts, dance, film and photography, with professional New Orleans artists as instructors. All kids from ages 6-14 are welcome, and no previous arts experience is required.

Week-by-week themes

Week 1: ANIMATION
Week 2: INTERNATIONAL
Week 3: MUSICAL
Week 4: SCIENCE FICTION

Children may attend all four weeks or any other weekly combination. Lunches must be brought from home. A small snack will be provided before lunch.

Daily Schedule:
8 am - 9 am: Drop off at the CAC
9 am: Camp begins
3:30 pm: Camp ends
3:30 pm - 4 pm: Pick up at the CAC

If you are unable to pick your child up by 4 pm, after-care is available. The after-care program will be at the CAC this year. We provide a snack and have additional artists-led activities.

The hours for after-care are 4 pm - 6 pm. Campers can be picked up at the CAC from 3:30 pm until 4 pm. Registration for after-care is required ahead of time. The fee for the after-care program is $60 per child, per week. Registration is now open for Camp 2010. Enrollment is limited.

Contact Marie Lamb at 504-528-3805 or mlamb@cacno.org

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Target "Artists For a Day"

Research has shown that learners can attain higher levels of achievement through their exposure to the arts. Target's "Artists For a Day" program helps to foster arts education for elementary, middle school and high school students.

"Artists For a Day" is an outstanding field trip opportunity available for school groups and youth organizations. During each AFD, students encounter an exciting journey through the Contemporary Arts Center as "artists for a day" while learning from professional New Orleans artists. Skills learned during the classes in drama, dance, music, visual arts and creative writing can be integrated into core subjects of math, science, language and social studies or students can just experience the fun of learning something new. All participants come away with a sense of accomplishment and newly discovered skills.

Field trip hours are from 9:30am to 1:00pm, though this is flexible. Participants are asked to bring a lunch to eat on the premises. The cost is $7 per student.


Call For Student Artists

The Contemporary Arts Center Teen Board is hosting an exhibition of student artwork in the Entergy KidsFree Children's Art Gallery. The theme of the exhibition is My Environment. Artwork can be any representation of you and your environment; including neighborhood, city, nature or the earth.

The exhibition will include painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and multi-media projects. Please submit no more than 3 images by e-mail to Marie Lamb: mlamb@cacno.org. All submissions are due by March 1, 2010. If it is impossible to send the images by e-mail, then you can drop off submissions in person at the CAC at 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. All works must have name, address, school, contact numbers and e-mail address.

Jurors for the exhibition will be: Johnny King, exhibitions manager at the CAC Libby Vieira da Cunha, Teen Board Liaison Teen Board Representative

Jury selection date will be March 6, 2010 and winners will be notified Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by phone.

The exhibition will open at the CAC on March 20, 2010 with a reception at 3 p.m. and will close May 2, 2010.

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AXIS - Arts Experiences in Schools is a collaborative professional development program for educators focusing on arts integration. This multi-faceted program represents a professional learning community comprised of a cadre of teachers from New Orleans public schools and local cultural institutions, including the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans Ballet Association, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Louisiana Children's Museum, the Louisiana State Museum and NOCCA/Riverfront. KID smART is the managing partner of AXIS.
CAC Contact | Marie Lamb | 504 528-3805 | education@cacno.org