Music & Arts Camps
In God's timing/way, we would like to work together with local and/or international churches, missions, music/arts ministries and Christian musicians and artists to see some local (and perhaps eventually international?) music and/or art camps developed in order to help train/mentor, resource, encourage, support and network local or overseas Christian musicians/artists of varied cultural backgrounds.
We'd also like to see them be a way to reach out to non-Christian musicians/artists - especially in reaching out to local ethnic communities…
If you or your ministry is interested in potentially working together on something like this at some point, please do contact us so we can prayerfully discuss it further: GCWAC@DiscipleTheNations.org - based in Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada
CHRISTIAN MUSIC & ARTS CAMPS / Other Performing Arts Camps to get ideas from
Still to come: development of holistic, interactive training package
CREATIVE ARTS EUROPE Arts Camps
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ARTS ALIVE - Kids Arts Camp - Vancouver, BC
Let me add one more notice for those of you with children (5-11yrs. old)
who might be interested in an Arts Day Camp we are running from July 12-16,
9am-12:30pm @ Fairview Church. Here are the details:
July 12-16
'Arts Alive'
Dancing, painting, crafts and music will all be featured in this Day Camp
as we prepare a presentation, interpreting the Genesis story of creation.
Children are invited to participate at a special church service that will
feature their works on Sun.. July 18th @ 11am
'Arts Alive' is led by dancer Kay Huang Barnes, who has taught children for
many years at the Arts Umbrella, as well as Judy Prendergast, a visual artist
who also has much experience teaching children in schools.
For registration ($30/participant; $15 each other member of the same family)
call (604) 731-3211.
Rob Des Cotes - imago@shaw.ca
Director, Van. Arts Network
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KIDS MENU: SUMMER CAMPS - Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada - summer 2003
FUN WITH RHYTHM
An exciting course for those who play or would like to discover
drums/percussion. Students aged ten and up will learn technique,
improvising, rhythms (pop/rock, African/Latin, jazz, etc.) and how to play
along to their favourite songs from tapes and CD s. (Time permitting there
will be a special guest from Togo Africa attending.)
This course is conducted by David DiTomaso, an accomplished musician who
has been performing since 1980 (and according to Ron Reed a gregarious,
funny, energetic Christian). He has studied percussion and theory for the
past 14 years and continues to study with some of the best instructors. He
is a private teacher and performer as well as a clinician at Elementary and
Secondary Schools.
2 AND 3 WEEKS: JULY 7 ? 25, 2003, 10:00AM ? 11:30AM ($120.00 - $160.00)
1 WEEK: AUG. 11 ? 15, 2003, 10:00AM ? 11:30AM ($70.00)
A FUN HANDS ON COURSE. DON?T MISS OUT. REGISTER EARLY
FOR MORE INFO. AND TO REGISTER CONTACT DAVE DITOMASO @ 604-254-2315
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SUMMER THEATRE DAY CAMPS - Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada- summer 2003
Do you know kids who are looking for something fun, active and creative to
do for a week or two this summer?
Imagine That! Productions camps are held:
July 7 ? 11, 9 am - 3 pm (8 - 12 years)
Aug 18 ? 22, 9 am - 3 pm (12 - 16 years)
Please visit their website for details. <http://www.imaginethatplace.com>
They also will be teaching 1/2 day Camps for the Surrey Family YMCA
(14988 57 Ave, Surrey 604-575-9622):
July 14 ? 18, 1 pm - 4 pm YMCA Drama Camp (8 - 12 years)
July 21 ? 25, 1 pm - 4 pm YMCA Drama Camp (12 - 16 years)
and the Langley Parks and Rec at Timms Community Center
(20355 Douglas Crescent, Langley 604-514-2940):
July 14 ? 18, 9 am - 12 noon Langley Timms Drama Camp (12 - 16 years)
July 28 - Aug 1, 9 am - 12 noon Langley Timms Drama Camp (8 - 12 years)
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2003 Educational Safaris to Hong Kong, Brazil and Kenya
CALL FOR ARTISTS Once again, BI will lead a group of professional artists to Hope Unlimited in Campinas, Brazil to conduct a week long arts camp with the former street kids (left) of Brazil, July 21-30, 2003. Our goal is a team of 12 visual, dramatic, musical, and dance professionals who will teach at Hope Ranch and perform in the city squares.
In mid-June, 2003 BI will offer Economic and Community Development in Kenya. Dr. Josphat Yego will be the accompanying professor to Nairobi where students will make site visits to local development organizations, share with local residents and travel to Masai Mara Game Park. Exact dates will be announced January 15, 2003 pending travel and school schedule dates.
BI will lead Messiah Dance Works and other interested artists to participate in the 14th Baptist Youth World Congress Hong Kong, China July 10-20, 2003.
Check website www.buildabridge.org for details or email ncorbitt@msn.com. 215-338-1498.
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SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP - spring,
2003 - Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada
Volunteers needed
We're having a spring break arts camp coming up during Spring Break for youth ages 12-25. The purpose of this arts camp is to equip young people to effectively minister visually to kids in your community . We'll also be taking applications from any youth interested who would like to participate in an Xtreme team for a couple of weeks this summer. You'll definately want to get as many of your young people out as possible as it will be a great time of training in areas that can really impact the artistic/visual side of reaching your kids/youth. I've included the proofs for our flyers and poster just for you to see. They're at the printers as we speak and will be mailed to you on Wed of next week.
In prep for the camp, I'm wondering if you know of anyone
gifted in the following areas who can perhaps help us for an hour or two during
our time:
Set Design, Art (drawing, painting), Script Writing, Acting, Video Making,
Power Point, Sound Tech, Lighting Tech, Creating Song Dramas, dance (mostly
hip hop, jazz or lyrical)
With the set design and art: what we have in mind is this: we want to give
the kids a concept of creating a skatepark for a drama. So we need someone
to lead this workshop who could faciliate kids creativity in this area. Creating
sketches, creating cardboard skate ramps, etc to use on stage.
For Script Writing: we will have already mapped out the
issues, characters, senarios of the script, but we need someone to help faciliate
and direct the youth in creating a script.
Acting: we're looking for someone who's got a bit of drama experience and
can lead kids in theatre sports and acting warm up, coaching in stage presence.
Perhaps taking the youth through a script and how to project, block etc.
With video making: do you have anyone who could help the youth make a video?
They would need to bring video editing equipment to the church.....
With Power point and flash: we need someone who could walk the youth through
how to do a cool power point or flash presentation to a song with pictures
etc.
Creating song dramas is anyone who's got creativity and a great imagination.
Dance: is anyone who is able to capably teach dance as well as dance well,
but be sensitive to go step by step for beginners.
We preferably need people who are willing to do this on a volunteer/experience gaining basis.
If you have any questions, give me a call on my cell or
email me!
Connie Jakab 307-5477 / rcjakab@telus.net
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Bezalel National Arts Camp - Canada
Bezalel Arts Camps, offered regionally throughout Canada each summer, are a part of the Bezalel Arts Training Division of From the Top
- Providence College hosting Bezalel National Arts Camp -
THE LEGACY (Rich Mullins)
Helping Kids Know They Matter Through Music and the Arts
The Legacy exists to provide opportunities for Native American and other at-risk youth to develop skills in music, fine arts, literature, and other artistic pursuits, in the spirit and love of Christ and the example of Saint Francis. It is becoming more widely known that creativity can often be an extremely helpful tool in developing coping skills, healing from trauma, and finding alternative methods of dealing with anger and fear. The teachings of Christ as lived in the life of St. Francis of living simply and loving fully are also beliefs that shape the methods of our work. Walking with those that do not have equal opportunity for development in these areas is part of our mission. Success is redefined for us in our belief that our faith is who we are, not what we do.
The Legacy began in
1998 through the efforts of family and friends after the death of the late
(Rich Mullins), a musician living on the Navajo reservation who believed in
helping to provide educational and artistic opportunities for Native American
people. He also believed in total abandonment to the pursuit of God. He longed
for the relentless tenderness of Jesus. He hoped to pass on this desire for
the pursuit of God to those who have frequently been harmed in His name. He
sought to learn from those who already knew many things about God that we
have yet to understand. His approach to his work was to learn as well as teach,
to follow as well as lead. We hope to do the same.
For over twenty years, SFEMS has offered one of the largest and most comprehensive early music workshop programs in the United States. Located at beautiful Dominican University in San Rafael, the SFEMS workshops provide opportunities for musicians at all levels to improve their ensemble skills, performance techniques, and teaching abilities by spending a week or more with a faculty of early music specialists.
Stephen Collins Foster Music Camps
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