The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum's (EAGM) summer art camps have become a popular attraction in the Estevan area.
Gallery educator Karly Garnier said all four of this year's camps were filled before the end of June. The EAGM can accommodate 20 to 25 kids in each camp.
鈥淭hey're well enough established that people know about them,鈥� said Garnier.
The camps have become a summer staple in Estevan, she said, so they have no trouble finding enough participants.
Each camp runs from Mondays to Thursdays. The first camp, Creative Crafting, began on July 6 and it will end on July 9. Participants used a variety of art mediums to create their finished products.
The 3D art class will run from July 13 to 16. The children will learn how to make three-dimensional art works through sculpting, collaging and other artistic means.
The third session is prints and painting from July 20 to 23. It allows kids to explore avenues of printmaking and painting, learn about classic and modern art and create their own works.
Their final camp is the art and advertising camp, which will run from July 27 to 30. It allows young people to learn about the relationship between advertising and creativity.
Garnier said it allows children to become a junior ad designer, as they will work with the Estevan Mercury to design ads for local businesses, which will run in the newspaper鈥檚 August 19 edition.
Garnier said many of the kids who participated last year were eager to return.
鈥淭hey enjoyed getting to see their ads in the newspaper and that kind of stuff,鈥� said Garnier. 鈥淚 would say the Art in Advertising is popular with the older age group.鈥�
There is a wait list for the camps and they rarely have any cancellations.
The EAGM is also offering their Family Art Saturdays during the next three Saturdays in July. Children and their parents can drop in and make a free craft. The sessions run from 1 to 4 p.m.聽
