ARTSCAPE Camp is a summer camp providing arts education and hands-on arts activities for the children of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Augusta. The Greater Augusta Arts Council, in partnership with Boys & Girls Club of Augusta Inc., seeks to enhance the lives of families historically underserved by using art as a means of self-expression and as a tool in helping children meet the challenges in their daily lives.
Richmond County School System serves over 38,000 students. ARTSCAPE Camp brings the arts to all segments of the population, with special effort focused on reaching underserved audiences. This program, now in its 16th year, provides arts activities to the children of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Augusta, exposing kids to music, dance, drama, reading and visual art in a fun, hands-on learning environment.
ARTSCAPE camp serves “at-risk” youth in the Central Savannah River Area with programs at four Boys & Girls Club locations in Augusta (Richmond County) and one Boys & Girls Club location in Thomson (McDuffie County). Any child enrolled in the summer programs at these four Boys and Girls Clubs can be a part of the ARTSCAPE Program. All facilities are located in low –income areas and are accessible to all children through scholarships and tuition assistance programs.
In 2010, the theme of ArtScape Camp was “Once Upon A Time in the Arts.” Each Boys and Girls Club location received a week of instruction in: dance, drama, visual art, and music. In 2011 the theme will be, “Antics of Art” and we will once again be spending a week at each Boys and Girls Club location.
I hope this blog entry will leave you with a better understanding of one of our outreach programs! Feel free to comment with any questions you have about the program! I am going to leave you with a comment from Gary Dennis about last year’s camp.
"This program is important because it introduces our children to the benefits of artistic pursuit and promotes positive interaction between inspired adults and eager children. This program is also important because it provides another opportunity to keep our professional artists working, improving, and sharing their crafts. In the end, that benefits our entire community. It lifts all of us up a little."
– Gary Dennis, lead instructor for ARTSCAPE camp in 2010
Until Next Time,
Grace Bowles Inman
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