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Holiday Art Camp 2008!
Limited seating, register early...
Camp #1 December 22, 23, 24
Camp #2: December 29, 30, 31
Willow Brook Location
Jerry's Artarama, 12974-A Willow, Houston, Texas, 77070 (near the Willowbrook Mall). Click here for Google Maps directions for this location.
Parents watched Mark Kistler as "Commander Mark" of Public Television's "The Secret City" on Houston's KUHT-Channel 8 in the 1980's and 1990's. Now, the new generation of students have the opportunity to learn from nationally acclaimed art educator Mark Kistler (currently of Public Television's "Mark Kistler's Imagination Station").
Mark Kistler will teach Holiday Art Camps in the northwest Houston WillowBrook area. Children will have dynamic drawing lessons progressing through a series of fun, creative pencil power adventures. Each lesson, Mark will explore a different theme of creative discovery, from medieval castles to undersea adventures, from lunar moon modules to drooling dinosaurs. These are Art School classes your child will never forget! Mark Kistler has written 9 best-selling children's how-to-draw books, starred in 200 television episodes, and taught millions of children how-to-draw in over 18 countries around the world. He can teach your children too!
Holiday Art Camps!
Camp #1: December 22, 23 and 24
Camp #2: December 29, 30 and 31
Sign up for both camps for more drawing in 3-D fun!
Lesson Themes:
Feel free to write your theme suggestions in the "Comments" box on the registration form. Mark enjoys creating new lesson adventures based on student suggestions.
Exciting Learn-to-Draw in 3-D themes include "Extreme Skateboarding Twinkies," "Tree Root City," "Underground Wormopolis," "Mermaids and Sharks," "Alien Creatures That Crawl," "Kittens, Bunnies and Ninja Squirrels," "Moon Base Alpha," "Marching Mummies," "Pyramids and Penguins of Ancient Egypt," "Funny, Freaky Flowers, Leaves and Vines," "Koala Kingdom," "Kangaroos and Crocodiles," "Marshmallow Metropolis and the Adventures of Super Marshmallow," "Fantastically Fabulous Fish," "Jumbo Jellyfish's Expedition," "Outrageous Octopus and the Lost Treasure Chest of the Deep," "King Arthurs' Camelot," "The Great Undersea Adventure," "Awesome Australian Animals", "Dynamic Drooling Dinosaurs," "Radical Robots of Planet Pluto...(ooops, Dwarf rock in space Pluto)," "Mermaids of Mesopotamia," "Space Hamsters," "Furry Fat Cats," "Unicorns and Flying Trolls," "Multi-eyed Monsters," "Planet of Penguins," "Secret Cities," "Underground Furbleville", "Scrolls, Flags, and Cool Flapping Banners", "Trees, Flowers, Plants, and the bugs that RULE!," "Ants Wearing Pants," "Mighty Marshmallow Monsters," "Awesome Australian Animals," "King Tritton's Undersea Towers," "Big Bug-Eye Bugs," "Penguins, Polar Bears and Ice Mice!"...and many more.
On some lesson days Mark will feature the work of successful children's book authors and illustrators, exploring unique drawing in 3-D styles such as Dr. Seuss, Michele Gagne (Odd Numbers), Tedd Arnold (Parts), Chris VanAlsburg (The Z Was Zapped and Polar Express), Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes), Gary Larson (Far Side), Suzy Spafford (Suzy's Zoo), Lynn Johnson (For Better of For Worse), and many more.
Why:
Because learning how to draw in 3-D builds important creative thinking skills, powerful problem solving skills, and a solid foundation for future art success (careers in children's book illustration, digital 3-D game design, digital 2-D and 3-D animation). Many of Mark's alumni students are successful digital game designers and animators with resume projects incuding Shrek, Madagascar, Bugs' Life, Toy Story, Marvel Comics, Leapfrog Toys, etc.
Parents, Grandparents, or Guardians are always FREE and encouraged to participate (space permitting).
Where:
Willowbrook Location: Jerry's Artarama, 12974-A Willow, Houston, Texas, 77070 (near the Willowbrook Mall). Click here for Google Maps directions for this location.
Holiday Art Camps!
Camp #1: December 22, 23 and 24
Camp #2: December 29, 30 and 31
Sessions:
Session #1: 9:00am - 10:00am 5-7 years
Session #2: 10:15am - 11:15am 8-13+ years
Session #3: 11:30am- 12:30pm 8-13+ years
Session #4: 12:45pm- 1:45pm 8-13+ years
Session #5: 6:00pm- 7:00pm all ages family session
Cost:
A: Camp #1, OR Camp #2 (3 days of classes per camp) $69 all supplies included.
B: Double your child's fun with 2 sessions per day! 2 sessions per day for each 3-day art camp is $99.
Students may register for both Camp #1 (December 22,23,24) AND Camp #2 (December 29,30,31).
Parents and Grandparents are FREE and encouraged to participate, (space permitting). A limited number of partial scholarships are available for deserving children.
To Register:
Click here to advance to our registration page.
Mark Kistler Holiday Art Camp Sign Up Form.
Parent Participation: Parents, grandparents, guardians are free and encouraged to participate! Parents are required to stay on site for ages 5-7. All parents please plan on staying on site in the classroom with your kids for Mark Kistler's welcome to Holiday Art CAMP! Parents are required to check-in and check-out students from the classroom each day. Please no curb drop-offs at any time. Thank you for helping insure the safety of your children. We thoroughly ENJOY parents participating and learning with the kids.
Over the last 31 years of teaching Mark Kistler has established a few considerations for Parents to observe...
1. Please DRAW with us. 2. Please no video or cameras 3. Please DRAW with us. 4. Please read newspapers, novels, laptops, handheld digital devices outside the classroom. Thank YOU!
Scholarships: A limited number of full-scholarships and 50% scholarships are available for single parents, foster-adoption parents, and families needing special consideration. Please send an email with subject line HOLIDAY ART CAMP INFORMATION to info@markkistler.com.
Supplies:
All drawing supplies are supplied on site.
Mission: Over the past 20 years we have donated over 200 episodes of quality children's art education television programming to PBS stations around the country. To help raise the funds needed to create, produce, and distribute (via satellite) the television shows, we offer these workshops and Mark Kistler elementary school assemblies. Thanks for supporting our mission to continue producing imagination enriching children's art education television programming. Children who learn to draw in 3-D, learn to think and live creatively. "Teaching the world how to draw in 3-D, one child at a time."
Enroll early to reserve your child's seat.
Please forward this webpage to YOUR 8.3 million friends in North America. Thank you!
Questions:
Please email chris@markkistler.com or our toll free number 888-837-2933.
Volunteers Needed:
If you have some time available and would like to help with the registration and coordination of this event, please email chris@markkistler.com. THANKS!
Parents Q & A about the Classes
Daily Class Curriculum
Sample Poster
Letter from a Parent
What Folks are Saying
Kids' Emails from Around the World
A Wonderful Letter from a Participating Parent at Past Art Camp
About Mark Kistler
News Interview with Mark Kistler
Summer School students art on Display
