Middle School Program Courses

a group of smiling kids stand in front of Caillebotte's famous painting, Paris Street; Rainy Day, as they prepare to be inspired to create in their own sketchbooks at the school of the art institute of chicago

Advanced Drawing Studio: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday
a young boy positions the camera from his ipad as he captures images for his stop-motion animation project at the school of the art institute of chicago

Animation Studio: 10-13

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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
a row of girls deep in concentration recedes from the foreground on as they create comics and graphic novels at the school of the art institute of chicago

Comics and Graphic Novels: 10-13

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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
two young girls draw in their sketchbooks as they study cubist art at the art institute of chicago

Drawing Studio: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday
a young girl admires a gallery wall that is chock full of colorful drawings created by she and her classmates at the school of the art institute of chicago

Drawing Studio: 10-13

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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
a young girl feeds fabric from her clothing design through a sewing machine

Fashion Studio: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday
a young student gets down and dirty as she draws with her hands at the art institute

Advanced Drawing Camp: 10-11

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young artists experiemnts with different applications of ink

Advanced Drawing Camp: 12-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a teacher shows a young student how to light a green screen for color keying in post production

Animation Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students work on a group ink project as they learn mark-making techniques with ink

Comics and Graphic Novels Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students draw in the sculpture garden of the art institute

Drawing and Painting Camp: 10-11

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young artist draws a really fun image in pink and green colors

Drawing and Painting Camp: 12-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of fashion students laugh as they sew

Fashion Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
two young students hold up their printed tote bag

Fashion Camp: Accessories and Embellishments: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of kids play with inflatable flamingos

Toy Design Camp:10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of young boys are deep in concentration together as they design video games and nerd out

Video Game Design Camp:10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
young artists experiment with mediums as they level up their rendering skills at the art institute

Advanced Drawing Camp: 12-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a student sets up a stage to film their animation project

Animation Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a student sketches in front of a georgia okeefe painting from her time spent in new york city

Architecture Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young student is deep in concentration as he inks a comic of his dream

Comics and Graphic Novels Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students work on a group project on butcher paper

Drawing and Painting Camp: 10-11

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students draw in the lurie children's garden on a beautiful summer day

Drawing and Painting Camp: 12-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of young fashion students vamp in the gardens across from the art intitute's contemporary wing

Fashion Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young girl shows off a flower she is emboidering with blue thread

Fashion Camp: Accessories and Embellishments: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a teacher shows her students a dope mural painted in downtown chicago

Illustration Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of young students happily experiment with multi-media tools as they bring their creations to life

World Building Camp:10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young artist learns how to make drawings look three-dimensional using charcoal

Advanced Drawing Camp: 10-11

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young student poses her figures to capture for her stop motion animation project

Animation Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a group of young students sketch in the art intstitute sculpture garden surrounded by skyscrapers in downtown chicago

Architecture Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students visiting the art institute learn about different systems of paneling and composing their work

Comics and Graphic Novels Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a student draws a really endearing self portrait

Drawing and Painting Camp: 10-11

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a drawing and painting class pose in front of the lions at the art institute

Drawing and Painting Camp: 12-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
young fashion designers feed their fabric through machines at the art institute

Fashion Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
students admire a salon style hanging of their work

Illustration Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
a young student mixes an incredible color palette to paint a picture of a dramatic sunset

Painting Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday
two young directors try their hand at directing their peers in a video shot before a green screen

Video Production Camp: 10-13

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday