Every year, the Jax offers a week of creativity with great artist-instructors such as Becca Imbur, Emily Booth, Ron Campbell, Nell Fredericksen, Sarah Reyburn and more! Look for information on the 2012 Kids Art Camp sometime in March and until then, check out the 2011 camp information below.

August 1-5

Monday-Friday
9am-3pm

Ages 8-16

Intensive and fun creativity in pottery, stained glass & dreamcatchers, book making, pen drawing, decoupage & collage.

Several scholarships and partial payment options are available. Please contact education@jacksonvillecenter.org for more information.

Minimum enrollment: 7, Maximum 20 (10 per age group)

Emily Booth is a third generation artist and second generation stained glass artisan. Born in Salem, VA and raised in the mountains for Floyd County, she began working in stained glass at the age of 19. She now lives in Galax, where she has recently opened Glass Act Studios, which will eventually be an artist gallery, workshop, classroom, and stained glass supply shop. www.glassactstudios.com

Ron Campbell has been drawing landscapes almost as long as he can remember. Working in computer technology for years, Ron and his wife Lenny consciously decided to get back to their rural roots. Ron has taken a number of classes at the Jax and his drawing class “Pen & Ink”, which is available throughout the year On-Demand at the Jax, has developed following of regular students who affectionately call themselves The Barnies. dreamcatchermeadows.us

Nell Fredericksen took time off between a MS in Zoology and beginning a PhD program and took classes in pottery, stained glass and metalsmithing. When her PhD funding fell through, she turned to the arts and as a result has been a professional artist and fine art jeweler for over 20 years. She has never lost the fascination and wonder she feels in connection with nature and has continued work as a wildlife biologist through the years. After spending 6 years in Bolivia, Nell and her husband (and then baby boy) moved to Ferrum, where she has reestablished her studio and art career. www.nellfredericksen.com

Becca Imbur is a professional book artist residing in Blacksburg, Virginia.  If Becca is not making books, you can find her pursuing her other passion—hoop dancing!  For more information about book arts and to view Becca’s portfolio, please visit www.bimburbooks.com.

Sarah Reyburn has been making art just about forever. She has designed and presented creative arts classes for children in summer arts programs, after school activities programs and enrichment programs for over twenty years. She has taught adults in community settings in adult education classes and leisure arts programs. A graduate of the Art Institute of Boston and the San Francisco Art Institute with BFA’s in Fine Arts and Painting and a Masters degree in Counseling, this instructor takes great pleasure in finding ways to lead those of all ages to their creative core, Sarah works in many styles and mediums and is always experimenting with some new process.