Drawing and painting doesn't have to be confined to the studio. In this program, we'll travel all over the UGA campus and Athens to find our inspiration! We'll begin the day with lessons on important topics like perspective, texture and pattern, value and form, and line and watercolor. Then we'll take our sketchbooks and travel to interesting places around town to draw and paint from real life! We'll visit cool places like downtown Athens, the Georgia Museum of Art, the State Botanical Gardens, and more! Students will use their sketches to develop larger pieces of work at the end of the week. Note: Students are required to bring their own 9"x12" spiral-bound sketchbook to camp; all other supplies will be provided. Open to students ages 11-15.
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80615
Day and Overnight Camp Options Available
8:30am-3:30pm
This camp meets each day at the Georgia Center, but students may travel around campus by foot or bus for specific activities and in university vehicles for off-campus field trips. More detailed information will available closer to the camp start date.
Day Camp - $320 (register by March 23 and get $25 off!)
- Optional Extended Day (Legion Pool) - $25
Overnight Camp - $670 (register by March 23 and get $50 off!)
Partial financial assistance may be available for students who need it. To request assistance, please follow the directions listed in the Financial Aid Request form, which is located on the right hand side of this page. If you have any questions about the process, please call us at 706-542-3537 or email us at questions [at] georgiacenter [dot] uga [dot] edu.
Terence Tirpak is an M.F.A candidate at the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art, where she has taught Color and Composition, Drawing I and II, and Beginning Painting. Her work primarily involves larger-than-life charcoal drawings and oil paintings exploring perspective and spatial relationships. Her more recent work examines the man-made landscape composed of collected, recycled materials which earned her the 2012 Wilson Center Graduate Research and Performance Grant.
Terence earned an M.S. in Teaching English as a Second Language from City College, City University of New York while teaching 10th grade Biology and English as a Second Language in the New York City. She taught at Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School for four years, served on numerous committees, conducted research with Math and Science Partnership Grant and was granted tenure at Mott Haven. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College, where she studied Architecture and Studio Art. As an undergraduate, Terence also studied art at Massachusetts Art School and in Cortona, Italy, through the UGA Study Abroad Program. This is Terence Tirpak's second year as a Summer Academy Instructor.
Students are required to bring their own 9"x12" spiral-bound sketchbook to camp. Most other materials are provided, but students are welcome to bring other materials they wish to work with. A detailed list of supplies needed for your camp program will be emailed to you two weeks before camp begins.