To learn more about current and future opportunities for young artists, please engage with the links below or contact our youth arts education assistant at kelsey@uvarts.com. If you would like to partner with UVA to offer a youth camp, class, or workshop, please reach out to us here.
2024 SUMMER ART CAMPS
Choose from over 25 creative camp opportunities & fill your summer with fun!
UVA provides year-round arts education opportunities for youth in the community through afterschool and Summer programming that inspires youth k-12. It is our goal through arts programming that we will inspire generations of dreamers, makers, designers and leaders!
UVA’s Summer Camps are a great opportunity for your young artist to explore all corners of their imagination, learn new skills, and have fun this summer. From clay and music to mixed media opportunities, printmaking, and more, these camps provide enriching arts education experiences that your young artist will love!
Youth Art Opportunities
YOUNG ARTIST
EN PLEIN AIR
AUGUST 17th, 2024
Paint-Out Event: 10am-12pm
Young Artists en Plein Air is an exciting opportunity for young artists 3-18 years of age to create artwork in the great outdoors while developing their skills in a variety of painting and drawing media including pastels, pencils, chalk, watercolors, and acrylics.
This is the perfect chance for kids to explore the outdoors, make art inspired by the beauty around them, and benefit from tips and tricks from local artists.
SWIFT WATCH
SEPTEMBER 6, 13, & 20th
Outside UVA’s The Clay Place
Enjoy a creative and fun outdoor art activity brought to you by Umpqua Valley Arts to celebrate Roseburg Swift Watch 2024.
Each year, thousands of Swifts gather in the chimney adjacent to The Clay Place in the Fir Grove section of Stewart Park off of Harvard Avenue behind Umpqua Valley Arts during their spring and fall migration. At sunset during migration, Swifts gather in the dozens, sometimes hundreds or thousands.
Umpqua Valley Audubon Society members will be available to serve as interpretive naturalists, with information and brochures about Vaux’s Swifts as well as more general information about birding and our natural world.
Youth Workshops + Classes
YOUNG ARTIST STUDIO
Thursdays from 5-7pm
SEPTEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 19
UVA’s Young Artist Studio is an after-school opportunity for youth in the community to meet once a week with a professional artist to learn new artistic skills and vocabulary, practice these skills, connect with other teens, and more! This is a FREE opportunity for all Douglas County Youth.
Beyond learning and practicing new skills, students will have opportunities to take their creative ideas to the next level! Young artists that participate in the Young Artist Studio will be offered opportunities for their work to be shown in UVA’s Student Gallery and more.
Partnerships with Douglas County Schools
Due to ongoing and generous support from the Hallie B. Ford Fund for Arts in Education, UVA is able to provide arts education experiences to schools throughout Douglas County.
Field Trips
Douglas County classrooms are invited to UVA for a day full of art activities. A traditional field trip includes different art experiences, a tour that tells the history of UVA’s building, and a walk through current exhibits in the galleries. If you have any questions about field trips at UVA, CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US YOUR INQUIRY.
Arts Express
Bring the arts into your classroom: grounded in art history and focused on exploring the social meanings of art, these lessons are fun and engaging! The one-hour lessons are led by trained Art Express volunteers.
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Artists in Residence
UVA connects Douglas County schools with professional teaching artists and helps coordinate residencies that meet each school’s needs. Residencies can be designed to focus on a curricular theme, a certain medium, or on specific art skills. Typical residencies are one to two weeks (20 hours per week).
Artist Virtual Visits
Because UVA’s Artist Residencies are currently on hold, we are pleased to facilitate virtual visits (via ZOOM) from artists in our community to your classroom! Please contact Executive Director, Emily Brandt, at emily@uvarts.com to schedule a virtual artist visit to your class.
Payment and Refund Policy: Full payment at time of registration is required. Up until two weeks prior to the start of the event, you will receive a full refund (minus a $10 service charge) should you need to cancel your registration. However, cancellations made after this two-week time frame are nonrefundable. Should UVA cancel the event, all participants will receive a full refund or credit toward future classes.