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Summer camp 2024
Thank you so much for your interest in Vortex Studio summer camp. This year we are excited to offer 9 weeks of camp June 25th – August 23rd.
-This year you can use After Pay on the Square website to pay for camp in 4 instalments! (for more info- https://www.afterpay.com/en-CA)
Vortex Studio Summer Camp 2024!
Location: Vortex Studio – 903 River Side Drive – In backyard, in wedding tents
Time– 9:00am-3:00pm
Before and after care: available for a fee – Start time 7:30am – 5:30pm (see info below)
Cost- Full day camp – $375 per full 5 day week, $79 single day, $300 for 4 day weeks (Due to a holiday) All supplies included
Number of Groups on grounds: 1-4 per week.
Camp age – We welcome campers age 5-15 at Vortex however, each week and group have different age requirements please see the schedule for more information
Language: Camp instructions are given in English. We can definitely offer a bilingual staff if required and advance notice is given.
Contact info– Stella Pagani owner or Manager TBD
artatvortexstudio@gmail.com
416 629 6504
Week 1 June 25-28th
UNICORN – Single day Epic art June 25-28th
ZEBRA – Epic art full 4 day week. Age 5-12
Week 2 July 2-5th- 4 day week
ZEBRA – Single day epic art. Age 5-12
UNICORN – Painting,murals and public art 7-12 – 4 day week
Week 3 – July 8-12th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
FLAMINGO – Amazing animals & nature art camp. Age 5-12
KOALA – Fun camp. Age 5-10 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
Week 4 – July 15th – 19th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
FLAMINGO – Youth/ Teen Mixed media art & alternative art making – painting, photo based art, 3D,soft textiles & more. Age 10-15
UNICORN – Princess, unicorns, rainbows and glitter Epic art. Age 5-10
KOALA – Crafts and play. Art & fun camp. Age 5-10-FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
Week 5 – July 22-26th
ZEBRA – Epic art 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
FLAMINGO – Mythical creatures, comics & fantasy based art. Age 8-12
UNICORN – Storybooks, fairy tales, magical lands, arts and crafts. Age 5-8
Week 6 – July 29th – August 2
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12
UNICORN – Nature & Epic art making. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
KOALA – Disney inspired crafts and play! Age 5-10
Week 7 – August 5-9th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
FLAMINGO – Youth/Teen epic art. Age. Age 10-15
UNICORN – Epic crazy Messy art! Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
Week 8- August 12-16h
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
UNICORN – Crafts and play. Age 5-10 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
KOALA – Village adventures, games and movement fun camp. Age 5-12
Week 9- August 19-23rd
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12
UNICORN- Epic art single days. Age 5-12
PLEASE READ To better understand our camps, themes, and groups
-We have 5 wedding tents at Vortex Studio that we run camp in each week.
-Each group/tent has a different animal name, counselor and project theme.
-The groups of children in each tent do not tend to spend time with other tents as they are doing different projects.
-We have decided to name each tent so that parents know what group their child is in. When booking you know what to tell friends to ensure your children will be together as the tents to not mix as activities are drastically different.
-This also aids when dropping off and picking up the children you can easily see your leader in the parking lot as they are dressed up with a sign and stuffy so you can pick them out in the crowd.
-When its time to book on the square site you will see the tent’s name first beside the date. EG – June 27-30 Zebra- epic art, to make sure you are booking the right camp.
-We have also colour coded everything to easily see what you are booking art- blue vs fun – green
2024 schedule & week summary below
Please read the colour blocks to understand our camps
Zebra, Flamingo, unicorn – Art camp
Koala – Fun camp
Epic Art Camp – This is our best known art camp we have been running for 6 years. Campers spend 90% of their time getting creative and messy! We make new and exciting art and craft projects all day. Trying everything from drawing and painting, to clay, 3D crafts, nature crafts, collage, spray paint, beading, sewing, messy day, and SOO much more! This camp is for your art loving kid. They get to try so many projects and work at their own pace and difficulty. We spend our full day making, usually only stopping to eat, lounge in hammocks under the tree, and clean up. Please note this camp does not include much play or non-art games or include lots of physical activity. We have tried but all these students want to do is make art! This is important to note when booking so that you find a good fit for your child. It is also an amazing time for your child to meet like-minded new creative friends! All art projects can be geared towards different skill levels and abilities. **Please note these campers tend to come home with lots of art! Please make sure you have an empty car on Friday for pick up. When looking at our schedule the Epic Art-based camp will be the groups with the leaders – ‘Zebra’ , ‘Leopard’ or flamingo – Below all Art Camp titles will have the blue highlighted title of their leader.
Themed art camp – Every year we offer themed weeks. Different kinds of art based camps with projects that lend themselves to a particular theme or subject or they are geared towards a particular age group. Similar to “All of the Art Camp” we still spend 90% of our time making artwork and still try all different kinds of mediums its just they are directed towards a certain kind of idea or goal. When looking at the schedule below these camps will be highlighted in light blue, and will be run by the leader Zebra, Leopard or Flamingo.
Fun time camp! – THIS IS NOT ART CAMP – Fun camp is for all the amazing kiddos that are looking for the whimsical Vortex experience but without the art element. If you have siblings where one loves art and the other loves play this is a great way to keep them at the same camp! Fun time camp is a unique silly camp that embodies creative outside play, every toy you can imagine lots of games, nature exploring, getting messy, wild, and weird! Campers will enjoy our freestyle play area with all the games, tell stories, and our counselors will run all kinds of playful activities. For 2023 we will have light self-directed craft projects available however it will be a very small part of the week about 10%. We will have more emphasis on physicality and spontaneity, while still embodying the visual Vortex landscape. Our fun camp tents will be in the very back zone of Vortex in the ‘woods’, set up with couches instead of assigned tables with game zones and a craft table. We have lots of sport options in our big field as well as hammock chill zones for rest time. When looking at our schedule the Fun Time Camp will be highlighted in green, with the leader will be Koala.
Themed fun camp – Similar to the above description of fun camp we will also be running themed fun camp. Children will get all the joys of fun camp but also be offered a special theme that will bring like minds together. During these weeks we might put more emphasis of the theme and activities pertaining to it vs freestyle play and other games. But we definitely make sure that everyone has time to do activities they are excited for. When looking at our schedule the Fun Time Camp will highlighted in light greenwith the leaders Unicorn
Week 1 June 25-28th
Single day Epic art camp June 25-28th
UNICORN –Tuesday June 25th – Messy, glitter, glue gun day! Fun bedroom crafts-
Do your children love the glue gun? Most do! and today it’s on all day, We will be decorating fun useful decor items to jazz up a cool bedroom. This is a great workshop for the kids that just LOVE crafting with all kinds of stuff that makes a mess at home.
UNICORN –Wednesday –June 26th – 2 & 3D arts and crafts
Today we will be working with a little bit of everything, paint, clay and much more so many unique ways to get your hands dirty.
UNICORN –Thursday June 27th – Painting, Spray paint, mixed media- Come use all the supplies!
Today is a day to get familiar with lots of art supplies! Spray paint, Watercolour paint, Watercolour pastels, Paint markers pastels, acrylic, and much more. This is the day for dirty hands learning though freestyle activities. Make sure to come in messy clothing because today you will need it. (Bath night after this day)
UNICORN –Friday June 28th– Painting & drawing party
Today we paint a lot! students will work on paper and canvas getting a full understanding of what all the different kinds of paint do. We will be doing step by step paintings, free style and abstract. It will be sure to bring out all of the creativity. Please dress for a mess!
ZEBRA – Epic art full 4 day week. Age 5-12
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
Week 2 July 2-5th- 4 day week
Single day epic art. Age 5-12
ZEBRA – Tuesday July 2nd – Painting, Spray paint, mixed media- Come use all the supplies!
Today is a day to get familiar with lots of art supplies! Spray paint, Watercolour paint, Watercolour pastels, Paint markers pastels, acrylic, and much more. This is the day for dirty hands learning though freestyle activities. Make sure to come in messy clothing because today you will need it. (Bath night after this day)
ZEBRA –Wednesday July 3rd – Public interactive art making
Spend the day making artwork that the public will interact with in their day to day lives, A chalk mural or twig sculpture the projects are still TBD but we can assure that they will be amazing! Note no take home project will be done today.
ZEBRA –Thursday July 4th – Painting & Public art
We will spend the day painting and making an artwork that the public will interact with in their day to day lives, our projects are still TBD but we can assure that they will be amazing! Note no take home project will be done today.
ZEBRA –Friday July – Painting & drawing party
Today we paint a lot! students will work on paper and canvas getting a full understanding of what all the different kinds of paint do. We will be doing step by step paintings, free style and abstract. It will be sure to bring out all of the creativity. Please dress for a mess!
UNICORN – Painting,murals and public art 7-12 – 4 day week
This is a really hands-on makers week, We will be focusing on 3D and 2D large immersive public artworks for the outside and inside of Vortex campgrounds. Youth must be ready to slow down and problem solve, work in a group and advance their skills with all different kinds of art supplies from traditional markers to recycled materials. We will work on fewer projects this week and most will stay at vortex. We slow down and focus on detailed pieces that challenge what they already know and build skills in new mediums. We will do mixed media murals, an entryway sculpture and much much more. Note all projects are open to be made as hard or simple as the creator likes. We welcome all levels of creators that are willing to push their creative boundaries with lots of artistic support and encouragement from Vortex owner Stella. Note- This week we won’t have any take home projects as they stay at Vortex as installations.
Week 3 – July 8-12th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
FLAMINGO – Amazing animals & nature art camp. Age 5-12
This week campers make all kinds of art inspired by animals and nature’s materials as well as arts and crafts materials. Students might have less take-homes, as some projects could be land art or live in the vortex woods. We also hope to have a visit from some special animals!
KOALA – Fun camp. Age 5-10 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
Campers will get to play and explore. See more details above in the fun time camp description. Note campers don’t really make any art in this camp.
Week 4 – July 15th – 19th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
FLAMINGO – Youth/ Teen Mixed media art & alternative art making – painting, photo based art, 3D,soft textiles & more. Age 10-15
We all love painting and drawing but as well as the traditionals this week we dig into some less used mediums such as photo based artworks like image transfers, collage, printmaking and acrylic mediums. We also build 3D artworks and try out soft textile artmaking like weaving. This week is less about making lots of work and more about problem solving and exploring. We slow down and focus on mediums and ideas that challenge what they already know and build new skills. Note all projects are open to be made as hard or simple as the creator likes. We welcome all levels of creators that are willing to push their creative boundaries with lots of artistic support and encouragement.
UNICORN – Princess, unicorns, rainbows and glitter Epic art. Age 5-10
Get the glitter out and the glue guns plugged in! All of our projects are craft based this week: 2D, 3D, painting, and bedazzling the most pretty and frilly items. This week is for the camper that loves freestyle access to lots of supplies and room to experiment with their own ideas based around princesses, unicorns and rainbows! We will also spend lots of time playing dress up and make believe in our magical woods! Campers MUST be able to use a glue gun alone as it will be on all week.
KOALA – Crafts and play. Art & fun camp. Age 5-10 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
This week is for our younger campers that love creating and making but also really need to move and play! 40% art & craft, 40% play and 20% surprise…
Week 5 – July 22-26th
ZEBRA – Epic art 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
FLAMINGO – Mythical creatures, comics & fantasy based art. Age 8-12
This week will be a lot like epic art camp week but with the theme of magical mythical ideas and creatures. We will make stories, characters, and art that is made using creative thinking and imagination! Students are encouraged to share the ideas and stories of the projects with friends during the sharing circle if they want to. We will have a show and tell day for our favourite fantasy book or movie and we will have a dress up day! To attend, your child MUST be able to use a hot glue gun alone as all of the projects will require it.
UNICORN – Storybooks, fairy tales, magical lands, arts and crafts. Age 5-8
This week will be a lot like epic art camp week but with the theme of fairy tales and magical mythical ideas and creatures! We will make stories, characters, costumes and art that is made to play with or experience later. We will have story time and play time in our fairy gardens. Students are encouraged to share the ideas and stories of the projects with friends during the sharing circle if they want to, we will have show and tell and we will have a full dress up day! To attend, your child MUST be able to use a hot glue gun alone as most of our projects will require it. -This week is for our younger campers that love creating and making but also really need to move and play! 40% art & craft, 30% play and 30% surprise…
Week 6 – July 29th – August 2
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
UNICORN – Nature & Epic art making. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
Become inspired by all the natural beauty around us this week, During this camp we will experiment with making creations using natural materials and supplies that we have foraged in the woods around wakefield on walks or hikes. This week campers spend 70% of the time making art and 30% exploring the beauty that Wakefield holds.
KOALA – Disney inspired crafts and play! Age 5-10
We all know that Disney has some of our most memorable and loved artworks, costumes and songs from childhood. This week we are using those images as inspiration. We will paint, draw, dance, decorate, play and dress up. All while listening to our favourite Disney jams! We also might welcome some special glamorous visitors. This is 40% art/crafts 60% play & dress up!
Week 7 – August 5-9th
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
FLAMINGO – Youth/Teen epic art. Age. Age 10-15
This week is for the tween/teen that likes to advance their skills but also try a little of everything art related! We slow down and focus on detailed artworks that challenge what they already know and build skills in new mediums. We will do plane air (landscape) in the backwoods of Vortex, painting, drawing, mixed media, spray painting, ink work, soft crafts with wool, glue gunning and much much more. Note all projects are open to be made as hard or simple as the creator likes. We welcome all levels of creators that are willing to push their creative boundaries with lots of artistic support and encouragement.
UNICORN – Epic crazy Messy art! Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
This camp will leave you throwing out their clothing for the week, spraying them down before they get in the car and laughing at the photos. We know you know art is messy. We are kicking it up a notch and making it the goal this week. Dirty messy paint pour, paper mache, chalk pastels, paint water balloon baseball, splatter painting, pollock painting, finger painting, amazing obstacle courses, glitter, and more. This is everything you never want to allow in your home. We will have some take homes this week but really your child will be the ultimate piece of work! 30% art 40% epic mess 30% play.
KOALA – Single day art camp Epic or Messy art age 5-12
Week 8- August 12-16h
ZEBRA – Epic art. Age 5-12 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
-Vortex Studios most well known camp! All of the art sees campers try all kinds of supplies from paint to 3D sculptures. See more info above in the ‘Epic Art Camp’ block
UNICORN – Crafts and play. Age 5-10 FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
This week is for our younger campers that love creating and making but also really need to move and play! 40% art & craft, 40% play and 20% surprise…
KOALA – Village adventures, games and movement fun camp. Age 5-12
Spend the day playing games, solving scavenger hunts, going on hikes & walks around the village finished off with ice cream treats and lounging in the woods at vortex.
Week 9- August 19-23rd
Epic art. Age 5-12 Single -UNICORN and full week- ZEBRA FULL WEEK & SINGLE DAYS
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