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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Middletown Art Center is offering session two of “Adventures in Art Summer Camp” July 8 to 19.
The camp is offered Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for ages 5 to 14.
Children will engage in creative art projects and explorations that incorporate kinetics, movement and whole child enrichment.
Activities include hula-hoop construction, decoration and hula hooping, pop-up books, mobiles, dance, rhythm making, kinetic sculptures and more.
The cost is $300 ($35 drop-in), which includes supplies and healthy snacks.
“This is my daughter’s 3rd summer attending Adventures in Art summer camp at the MAC,” said Alison Uuereb. “She loves being creative and she loves the varied experiences she has at camp each day. She is engaged in art making, dance, and music, and learns new and fun skills from local artists that are enthusiastic about working with kids.”
Visit www.middletownartcenter.org/camp to learn more and reserve your child’s spot, or call 707-809-8118.
Discounts are always available for siblings and for registration by July 7.
Movement Dynamics, like MAC’s first summer session in June Around the World, will be a unique, nurturing immersive arts experience.
The staff is comprised of four MAC teaching-artists: Lauren Schneider, credentialed art teacher with more than 20 years’ experience in public education K-12; Jessie Beck, African dance teacher and First grade teacher at Cobb Mountain Elementary; Laura Kennedy, mixed media and performance artist, and Darina Simeonova, architect and artist.
They’ll also have guest appearances by musician Victor Hall.
Middletown Art Center is a local nonprofit dedicated to weaving the arts into the fabric of our community.
Learn more about exhibits, events, and classes happening at MAC and how you can support a thriving community through the arts with your MAC membership at www.middletownartcenter.org .
The center is located in the heart of Middletown at 21456 Highway 175, at the corner of Highway 29.
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A painting of northern pintails by Frank Dolphens Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska, has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 California Duck Stamp Art Contest.
The image will be the official design for the 2019-2020 stamp.
The contest judges praised the anatomical accuracy of Dolphens’s painting, as well as the accuracy of the habitat.
They complimented the excellent body shape and the contrast between the subjects and the background, which seems to make the pintails “pop” off the canvas. The judges also appreciated the three-bird composition and the fact that both sexes were represented.
“I have always admired the northern pintail,” said Dolphens. “I am inspired by their mysticism and their colors and was anxious to enter this year’s contest to portray these characteristics in the painting. I wanted to present the pintails in a grouping to show the strength of their colors in a background setting that enhanced their features.”
Artists from around the country submitted entries for the contest, sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
John Nelson Harris of Groveland, Fla., placed second, Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind., placed third and Roberta Baer of Redding received honorable mention.
The top four paintings will be displayed at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association’s 49th Annual Classic Wildlife Art Festival, which is scheduled for July 20 to 21 in Sacramento.
Since 1971, the California Duck Stamp Program’s annual contest has attracted top wildlife artists from around the country. The contest is traditionally open to artists from all 50 states in order to ensure a wide pool of submissions. All proceeds generated from stamp sales go directly to waterfowl conservation projects throughout California.
In the past, hunters were required to purchase and affix the stamp to their hunting licenses. Today, hunters are no longer required to carry the stamps because California’s modern licensing system prints proof of additional fees paid directly onto the license.
However, CDFW still produces the stamps, which can be requested on CDFW’s Web site at www.wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/collector-stamps .
All of this year’s top finishers can be seen here.
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