Winter Arts Camp - Grades 1st - 6th
Sculpting - Drawing - Painting - Mixed Media and More! rfrfgrggtgtgtr At the Alliance for the Arts Winter Arts Camp students will explore their creative side with a variety of visual arts classes.
Instructors begin each day by introducing a famous artist in history, telling stories and interesting facts about that artist and showing examples of their work. Campers then have to opportunity to create artwork in the same medium, working independently and in groups. Clear off the refrigerator because each camper will take home several complete works of art.
2009 Instructor Bios
Ann McCarty Sickles
Ann McCarty's oil paintings grow out of her vivid imagination. Whether derived from nature or purely fictional, her paintings spring to a life of their own. They are meant to challenge the viewer, to draw you in to muse upon the image. Ann has shown at many local, state and national shows, including the 2D-3D show at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts, where her painting "Rearview Mirror" won Juror's Choice award in 2005. This painting also received an Honorable Mention at the All Florida juried state show at the Von Liebig Art Center in Naples. The Florida Focus juried state show in Bonita Springs and the National Show at the Punta Gorda Art Association also awarded her with an Honorable Mention for her work "The Dancers".
Ann has been teaching painting (oil, acrylic and watercolor) and drawing to adults and children for over eight years. She also works as an instructor at Pine Island Art Association in Matlacha, the Cape Coral Art Studio, the Art League of Bonita Springs and Michael's. Her students often show their work and have also won awards. You may see her work at Julia's Arts http://www.juliasarts.com/ on Matlacha or visit her website to see her artwork at annmccartygallery.com.
Debbie Greene
Debbie received her BFA in art and graphic design and her MFA in art education from Florida Atlantic University. She was the Winter Arts Camp Director at the Alliance for the Arts in 2007 and is a substitute teacher for the Lee County School District. In addition to being a practicing artist, she has experience teaching art and graphic design in a variety of settings and to a wide range of age groups. Her volunteer works includes teaching art lessons to abandoned, abused, and homeless children. Her enthusiasm for art and love of children is the driving force behind everything she does.
