2025 Summer Sizzler Youth Art Camps, July

Summer Sizzler is Tryon Arts & Crafts School’s one-of-a-kind camp experience, Mondays* through Fridays, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Throughout each day, campers enjoy a fun, varied experience using special tools and equipment for making all sorts of arts and crafts. Summer Sizzler incorporates physically active time outside on Harmon Field by the Pacolet River.

Description

Instructor for Summer Sizzler 2025 will be Erin Carmichael for the older group and the instructors for the younger group will Jimmie Lynn Dykes and Emma Yankovich.

Past camps have included a range of projects such as: Photography Using Instant Film, Paper Sculpture, Found Object Sculpture, Printmaking Card Collection, Wooden Treasure Box, Book Arts, Ocarina, Basketry, Sunlight and Nature Prints, Nature-Inspired Compositions, Coffee Watercolor Paintings, Complimentary Color Organic Designs, Origami, Coloring Sheets Based on Organic Shapes.

Guest instructors will guide students in special projects or provide demonstrations in some of the following media: pottery, fused glass, silk painting, jewelry making, woodworking, forge work, or welding

Each day, camp runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a lunch break.

Students should bring a lunch, snack, and a drink. We encourage students to wear work clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty with wet art materials, like paint and glaze.

NOTE: Due to July 4 holiday, the first week will run Monday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Week 1: June 30 – July 3 Ages 7-9 and ages 10 and up

Week 2: July 7 – 11 Ages 7-9 and ages 10 and up

Week 3: July 14 – 18 Ages 7-9 and ages 10 and up

Week 4: July 21 – 25 Ages 7-9 and ages 10 and up *PCCF Lottery program – see below

* To qualify for the lottery drawing, you must:

Be a resident of Polk County, NC, or Landrum, SC
Be new to TACS’ Summer Sizzler program
Commit to all week – Because there is no opportunity for make-up sessions.
Class slots are awarded through a lottery drawing. To enter the lottery, add this class to your shopping cart by clicking one of the above buttons and enter all requested information. Your shopping cart will show $0. PLEASE NOTE: By entering the lottery, you are not guaranteed a space in the class.

If your child is younger or older than the ages of the Summer Sizzler, contact us here to inquire about custom classes or upcoming youth offerings.

If you have any difficulty signing up for Summer Sizzler online, please call our office at 828-859-8323. We will be glad to help you.