FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/12/10
Morgan Arts Council -- Berkeley Springs, WV
www.macicehouse,org

Press Contact only: Jennie Mallory -- 304-258-2300

SUMMER CAMP AT ICE HOUSE FEATURES ARTS AND FILM

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV ---- The Morgan Arts Council (MAC) announces its 
second round of summer arts camps with visual arts for the younger 
kids and video plus visual arts for teens. Two sessions of a weeklong 
summer camp begin on Monday, July 19 and are held at the Ice House in 
downtown Berkeley Springs.

Animal Art Safari guides six to nine-year olds on an exploration of 
how animals influence art. Students will use materials such as wool 
fiber, clay, recycled materials, natural dyes and the water of 
Berkeley Springs as well as having fun with traditional stories and 
camp games. The daylong camp runs from 10am to 3pm with snacks and 
materials provided although campers should bring their own lunch.
"I'm excited to be working with the kids," said potter Lynn Lavin who 
is teaching the arts class. Lavin specializes in using animal themes 
in her own art and promises that the camp will be exciting.

Anthony Bellissimo, an award-winning young videographer, continues his 
film work with local kids in the other weeklong camp that also adds 
visual arts activities. Youth from nine to seventeen can enroll in 
the Summer Arts and Film Studio where the focus is on "see what you're 
looking at." Campers are encouraged to draw, paint and video in ways 
they never before considered and then to assemble collages from their 
different work. "Anthony will be teaching hands-on production as well 
as just filming," said Jennie Mallory, coordinator for MAC's arts 
programs. Art supplies are provided.

"We're excited to offer these two camps on the heels of the very 
successful summer theater camp," said Mallory.

Funding assistance for the camps is provided by grants from the West 
Virginia Commission on the Arts and West Virginia Afterschool 
Network. For more information and to register, contact 304-258-2300 
or check online at www.macicehouse.org. The Ice House is located on 
Independence and Mercer in Berkeley Springs.