Join us for the 2024 Dixie Summer Camps!

Applications open MON, April 22, at 10a CT via the link below

 
 

CLICK THE “+” sign next to each class title BELOW to learn more.

  • Instructor: LeAnn Edwards of Hen Hill Designs

    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    Choose a 1-DAY WORKSHOP / CLASS SIZE 12 STUDENTS

    #1: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 / 5-8pm / 7th-Adults
    #2: Friday, June 14, 2024 / 5-8pm / 7th-Adults

    The #1 class will create a whimsical watermelon hanger and the #2 class will create a stars and stripes hanger using acrylic paints. Clothing suitable for painting is suggested as acrylics could stain some fabrics.

  • Instructor: Laura Smothers-DeVille
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    1 WEEK CAMP / CLASS SIZE 10 STUDENTS

    Monday-Friday, June 3-7, 2024
    • 9-10:30a / 4th-6th grade
    • 10:45-12:15p / 7th-12th grade

    Art camp is all about inspiring creativity! Students will be introduced to basic principles of design and elements of art while applying them to both 2-D & 3-D projects. We will use a variety of materials for drawing, painting, cutting, gluing, and printing unique works of art. Through demonstration, hands-on application, and examples of master artists’ work, the students will broaden their knowledge of technical skills and of artists & art movements.

  • Instructor: Sarah Cagle, Assistant: Tara Jones
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    1 WEEK CAMP / CLASS SIZE 15 STUDENTS

    Monday-Friday, July 8-12, 2024
    • (SOLD OUT) 9-11a / K-4th grade
    • 12-2p / K-4th grade

    Join us for “Art is for the Birds!” A painting camp for elementary students focused on painting the birds of West TN. We will draw and paint from photos of real birds with watercolors, paint a birdhouse and make a pine cone bird feeder among other things. This camp will train your student to draw from reference photos and paint realistically. Artwork will be shown at the Heritage Day Festival at the end of the summer.

  • Instructor: Sheila Emerson of Street Market Arts, Assistant: Robin Cooper-Wilbanks
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    1 WEEK CAMP / CLASS SIZE 10 STUDENTS

    Monday-Friday, June 24-28, 2024
    • 9:30-11a / 4th-6th grade
    • 12-1:30p / 7th grade-Adults

    Students will learn basic watercolor principles as well as archival ink application to make instructor-guided works of art and free-form pieces to include watercolor paper flowers, doodle artwork, as well as a paper bag art book! Fun is the name of the game! Students will benefit from demonstrations and hands-on work, but will be provided with information on supplies, as well as social media accounts of artists who exemplify this style of art to further encourage a continued development of skills.

  • Instructor: Hannah Kyle, Assistant: Jessa Potts
    Location: Mudslingers Pottery Studio

    1 WEEK CAMP / CLASS SIZE 10 STUDENTS

    Monday-Friday, July 15-19, 2024
    • (SOLD OUT) 9-10a / K-2nd grade
    • (SOLD OUT) 10:15-11:15a / 3rd-4th grade
    • (SOLD OUT) 12:30-1:30p / 5th-8th grade
    • 2-4p / 9th grade-Adults*

    *All 9th grade-Adults students will also meet on Friday, July 26, from 2-4p to glaze their work.

    Classes will consist of an introduction to basic pottery skills of pinching, coil-building, slab construction, and wheel throwing. Students will also be introduced to various glazing & firing processes. An exhibit will be held on Thursday, August 1st at 4p.

  • Instructor: Sheila Hart of Birdsong School of Music
    Location: Huntingdon Museum

    1 WEEK CAMP / CLASS SIZES VARY
    Monday-Friday, July 22-26, 2024

    BEGINNING UKULELE
    8-8:45a / Ages 7-9. 9-9:45a / Ages 10-12.
    Limit 6 students per class.

    VIOLIN
    9-9:45a / Ages 8-10. 10-10:45a / Ages 11-16. 11-11:45a / Ages 17-Adult.
    Limit 6 students per class.

    CELLO
    9-9:45a / Ages 8-10. 10-10:45a / Ages 11-16. 11-11:45a / Ages 17-Adult.
    Limit 6 students per class.

    BEGINNING GUITAR
    10-10:45a / Ages 8-10. 11-11:45a / Ages 11-13.
    Limit 6 students per class.

    MUSIC BASICS - FUN, GAMES, XYLOPHONES
    12:30-1:15p / Ages 8-12.
    Limit 10 students per class.

    BEGINNING KEYBOARD
    1:30-2:15p / Ages 7-9yrs. 2:30-3:15p / Ages 10-12.
    Limit 6 students per class.

    PLAYING HYMNS
    3:30-4:15p / Ages 12-Adult.
    Limit 6 students per class. Previous musical experience required. Please state on application.

    PLAYING CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN
    4:30-5:15p / Ages 12-Adult.
    Limit 6 students per class. Previous musical experience required. Please state on application.

    Cost $100 per student. 5 class days with parents invited to observe the last 15 minutes of the Friday class.

    A limited number of guitar and ukuleles are available for loan. If you have your own instrument, please bring by the Dixie during the week before the class and let us check out your instrument.

    We need at least 2 students to call it a class. Should only one sign up, we will call it a private lesson and only do a 30 minute session.

  • Instructors: Jim and Carol Veneman
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center
    4TH-8TH GRADE / 1 WEEK CAMP
    CLASS SIZE 10 STUDENTS

    Monday-Friday, May 20-24, 2024, 1:30-3p - OR- Monday-Friday, June 24-28, 2024, 3-4:30p

    When it comes to taking an excellent photograph, did you know that the camera is far less important than the one holding it? It's true. Over these five days, you will experience how to SEE more creatively. You will use your imagination to go beyond selfies and capture truly fascinating photographs. The digital photography summer camp is a guaranteed great time, and it might just change the way you see the world around you. Digital Cameras will be provided for this camp.

    9TH GRADE-ADULTS / 3 DAY CAMP
    NO LIMIT ON CLASS SIZE
    Thursday-Saturday, June 27-29, 2024
    • 5:30-8p (Thursday and Friday)
    • 9-11:30a (Saturday)

    Amazing photographs happen when your heart, mind, and eye work together. Yes, the camera does play a role, but the primary ingredients are your own creativity and imagination. During these three sessions, you will be challenged to see your subjects in new ways and to make images from a fresh, new perspective. Current trends and the exciting challenges found in photography will be a part of each session. You will not just be sitting on the sidelines listening to presentations. You will be involved in projects that will help you see beyond the surface of the world around you. This camp is for photographers of any skill level. Whether you've just begun or have been using your digital camera for years, the camp will move you forward in your pursuit of finer photographs. Students are responsible for having their own digital photo-taking device (point-and-shoot, DSLR or cell phone camera).

  • Instructor: Laura DeVille
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    1-DAY CAMP / CLASS SIZE 15 STUDENTS

    Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 6-8p

    Do you want to learn to about digital art and all its possibilities? Would you like to be able to draw on your iPad Have you ever wondered what programs professionals use?

    What you’ll need:
    -Bring your own iPad (5th generation or more recent) or and iPad Pro (any generation)
    -Bring your own Apple Pencil (other styluses will work but without the full capabilities)
    -The Procreate App. downloaded onto your IPad.

    You will learn how to:
    …set up your canvas
    …use layers, group layers, combine layers
    …create layer masks and clipping masks
    …use tools and gestures
    …use the color palette, gradients, and opacity capabilities
    …make selections and use the editing tools
    …share and print your art

    Plus, you’ll learn lots of tips and shortcuts to make creating art on the IPad easier and more enjoyable. On June 4th, we will create a digital design of a mountain landscape together in class, and you’ll have the creative license to make your landscape personal and unique!

  • Instructor: Laura DeVille
    Location: The Dixie’s Academic Enrichment Center

    1-DAY CAMP / CLASS SIZE 15 STUDENTS

    Tuesday, July 9, 2024, 6-8p

    Do you want to learn to about digital art and all its possibilities? Would you like to be able to draw on your iPad Have you ever wondered what programs professionals use?

    What you’ll need:
    -Bring your own iPad (5th generation or more recent) or and iPad Pro (any generation)
    -Bring your own Apple Pencil (other styluses will work but without the full capabilities)
    -The Procreate App. downloaded onto your IPad.

    You will learn how to:
    …set up your canvas
    …use layers, group layers, combine layers
    …create layer masks and clipping masks
    …use tools and gestures
    …use the color palette, gradients, and opacity capabilities
    …make selections and use the editing tools
    …share and print your art

    Plus, you’ll learn lots of tips and shortcuts to make creating art on the IPad easier and more enjoyable. On July 9th, the class will focus on techniques for turning simple fonts or hand-lettering into 3-dimensional words with the illusion of depth and lots of fun details to make your letters stand out, or at least look like they do!

2024 SUMMER CAMP APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN MON, APRIL 22, AT 10A CT

Interested in attending Summer 2024? Below are some things you should know.

  • Camp applications can be submitted through the Register Here button below.

  • Parents please use the grade your child will be in for Fall 2024 school year.  

  • The entrance for camps is at The Dixie's Academic Enrichment Center (lower level) - except Pottery Camps which are held at Mudslingers Pottery Studio.  

  • The Dixie Carter PAC committee with meet in mid-to-late May to determine scholarship winners.

Want to see a brochure about 2024’s Summer Camps? Click the Download Brochure Button to access our online version.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Camp Scholarships are available for students in PreK - 12th Grade. These are provided in part by a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Solomon Lee DeVille Memorial Art Scholarship. 

The Solomon Lee DeVille Memorial Art Scholarship provides opportunities for kids to learn and create works of art. Through generous donations by friends and family honoring the memory of Solomon, the scholarship will pay for class fees, materials, and any associated costs for those needing financial assistance. School-age youth from Carroll County interested in taking art, pottery, and photography may apply.

Scholarships can be submitted through the Register Here button above.

 
 

PARTICIPANT RULES

  1. Participants are expected to arrive no earlier than 5 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. The teacher needs time in between classes to clean and prepare for the next class.

  2. Parents/guardians must be prompt in the pickup of students.

  3. No food, gum, or drink is allowed at The Dixie or in the Mudslingers Pottery Studio.

  4. Please notify the instructor if you will be missing a class. Projects that take place during your absence cannot be made up.

  5. The Dixie reserves the right to dismiss and not enroll participants for the following reasons: financial account not current, disruptive behavior, disrespect to the instructor, disregard to instructions, and possession of tobacco, alcohol, drugs or weapons.