Date and Time: Friday, January 15, 2027, 9am-4pm
Cost: $60 per camper
- Early Drop-Off (8:30am): additional $10/day
- Late Pick-Up (5pm): additional $10/day
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PD Day at AWE: Cardboard City
Looking for a fun and creative way to spend a PD Day?
Youth ages 6-12 are invited to the gallery for a full day of hands-on artmaking, exhibition tours, and outdoor activities. Each PD Day focuses on a different artistic technique and medium, giving participants the chance to learn new skills, explore the galleries, and spark their imagination in our education studio!
The program is led by AWE’s team of Artist Educators and includes both guided and self-guided activities. Our programs include art-making activities in the studio, guided lessons, lunch and snack break and outdoor play.
2026-2027 PD Day Art Camps:
- Friday, November 20, 2026, 9am-4pm: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Friday, January 15, 2027, 9am-4pm: Imaginary Landscapes
- Friday, February 26, 2027, 9am-4pm: Cardboard City
- Wednesday, June 30, 2027, 9am-4pm: Famous Artists
Friday, January 15, 2027: Cardboard City
Become both an architect and artist as you design your own city! Instead of simply drawing a city, campers will be transforming recycled materials into creations that will transform into a large cardboard city!
Campers will brainstorm, sketch, and construct buildings while discovering the importance of teamwork. They’ll work together to design the city while also adding their own graffiti-inspired artist tags. Personal touches and collaborative creativity will make their city one of a kind.
What You’ll Learn:
- Tool Safety: Learn how to safely use tools like a cardboard band saw, glue gun and scissors.
- Creativity: Turn recycled found materials into unique buildings and structures.
- Design: Brainstorm, sketch, then build a structure by planning and experimenting.
FAQs
Click on the registration link above to pre-register. Spots are limited. Fill out all the details and submit your form with payment online. You will receive an email confirmation and receipt.
We welcome campers between 6 and 12 years old.
The program is led by AWE’s team of Artist Educators and includes both guided and self-guided activities. Our programs include art-making activities in the studio, guided lessons, lunch and snack break and outdoor play. Each PD Day focuses on a different artistic technique and medium, giving participants the chance to learn new skills.
- 8:30am: Early Drop-Off ONLY
- 9am: Drop off at front doors
- 9am to 12pm: Campers are in the education studio or in the gallery exploring exhibitions. Snack break at 10am.
- 12pm to 1pm: Lunch and recess at the park.
- 1pm to 4pm: Campers are in the education studio or in the gallery exploring exhibitions. Snack break mid-afternoon.
- 4pm: Pick up at front doors.
- 4:30pm: Late Pick-Up ONLY
- Early Drop-Off is at 8:30am
- Regular Drop-Off is at 9am
- Regular Pick-Up is at 4pm
- Late Pick-Up is at 4:30pm
The front doors will be locked to the general public until 10am. An AWE staff member will greet you at the front door for check-in and lead them to the 2nd floor Education Studio. For pick-up, the campers will meet parents and guardians at the front door at the main entrance of the gallery.
Please pack:
- a peanut-free lunch and snacks
- a backpack
- a reusable water bottle
- outdoor gear (hat, running shoes, sunglasses)
- a sweater (it gets cold in the gallery!)
- a smock or apron, a change of clothes (things will get messy!).
All art supplies provided but we encourage you to bring a personal sketchbook. Note: Please leave all electronics at home.
All cancellation requests must be received in writing by email to [email protected]. Art Windsor-Essex reserves the right to cancel or combine programs if minimum registrations are not achieved 14 days prior to a camp’s start date. Full refunds will be made in the event of program cancellation.
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August 22 | 1 pm - 4 pm