The first ever Art Camp at the Red Barn was hosted by Arcola teachers, Whitney Paul and Janine Houston, July 3-5 and July 10-12.
“We had kids preregister with us for this week or the next, and they also had the option of doing day camps too,” Paul explained.
With youth from Arcola, Carlyle, Weyburn, Regina, and Reston, MB, it was considered a success.
“We’ve talked about doing it for a couple of years,” Houston said. “So, when Brenda and Harold [Johnson] offered the Red Barn for us to use we thought it was a good opportunity.”
“It’s a great space and a good location,” Paul added. “It was really nice of Brenda and Harold to donate the space to us to get started. In the future we’re hoping to get out more kids, but this summer was about getting things going and running smoothly.”
The camp involved tie dye, making clay monsters and painting them, beaded wind chimes, tic-tac-toe rocks, participated in a scavenger hunt, made their own scavenger hunt, and more.
Ages ranged July 3-5 from youth 9-10, while those attending July 10-12 included youth from 7-12.
“Awesome!” and “Fun!” were the two words yelled out to describe the camp by the youth attending.
