North Vermilion High art teacher introduces students to art at art camp

You’ve heard of summer camps such as baseball, basketball, softball, and football. But there is one camp you may not have heard of this summer. It is an art camp.
Yes, an art camp.
Last week at North Vermilion High School, NV art teacher Kelly deClouet held her first art camp in her classroom.
In her first year, 45 students of different ages attended the camp. Each session had a limited amount of 24 students.
In the morning, there was third grade through fifth grade, and in the afternoon, sixth grade through eighth-grade students. Each session was four hours.
“We learned about famous artists and the kids create a work of art that that artist influences,” said deClouet. “We learned about Alberto Giacometti sculptures, Louis Bourgeois spider sculptures, Kimmy Cantrell faces George Rodrigue Blue Dog paintings and many others. The kids use acrylic paint, watercolor, plaster, cardboard, construction paper, etc. They learn how to use a glue gun, pliers, and a drill.”
The students learned to paint and sculpt with different mediums. Many students had never been introduced to art before the camp.
In the beginning, the kids are gingerly moving around the room to get what they need for their projects and are hesitant to start,” she said. But, by the end of the week, they are running around the classroom to get their supplies, and they move with confidence. They dive into their projects with no fear of failure.”
The first camp was such a success that she is holding another art camp next week.