Girls Rock Fashion Goes Bling!: Turning Fashion on Its Head (Summer 2013)

Throughout history, people have ornamented themselves using such materials as paint, flowers, feathers, beads, precious metals and gemstones, and now, bling! This week, we'll look into the ways this ornamentation becomes amazing art forms.

Using colorful and iridescent paints, up-cycled costume jewelry, sturdy paper, and cardboard, we'll create our own over-the-top, fun, sparkly, and colorful outfits. We'll also look at how designers consider environmental issues and use recycled materials and make our own gorgeous layered skirts using colorful recycled plastic bags. During the week, we'll take a field trip to the nearby Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see, among other artworks, the richly patterned beaded moccasins of Native Americans, an ancient Roman makeup vial and an Egyptian makeup palette from 300 B.C.!

Friday afternoon, we'll share our fab wearable artwork with family and friends in a fun and relaxed "mock" fashion show. And as always, we'll be thinking, discussing, and journaling about issues specific to girls. "All that glitters...." is fun!!

Students in this camp must be at least 8 years of age, and no older than 11 years of age, the date of the first class meeting. View our complete policies here.

Morning before-care (8:00-9:00 a.m.) and afternoon after-care (3:00-5:30 p.m.) arranged through the Children's Theatre Company is available to students enrolled in a Studio Kids class. To register, visit the CTC website and click on the "Extended Care Option" tab. Please register in advance of the start of your child's class.

Note: An MCAD Teaching Assistant will escort your child to and from the CTC in between classes and before/after care. Questions about payment, registration, and cancellation can be directed to the CTC.