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Cultivate Creative Cafe Summer Camps

Express Yourself: Art, Fashion and Creative Writing Camp

1 Week   July 15-19  

9:00 - 1:00     $200   or   9:00 - 3:00*     $250  Sponsorship available 

Young Creatives age 9-12 learn hand and machine sewing and fiber art techniques including dyeing, block printing, upcycling and more to make creative wearable and usable items. Activities also include visual art and writing prompts, supporting confidence and creativity skills. Bring bag Lunch for each day. *Full day session includes yoga and extended art activities. Register Here.

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Visual Storytelling: Art, Literacy and Creative Writing Camp

                                             1 Week         July 15-19                                             

9:00 - 1:00     $200    or   9:00 - 3:00*     $250    Sponsorship Available                           

Young creatives ages 9-12 get to explore their interests in drawing, painting, and mixed media inspired by high interest stories in topics including mythology, art, global cultures, adventure and more. Participants learn how to design their own visual responses to the stories while exploring and developing their own style interests including anime, comic or realistic. Participants build communication skills through writing artist statements and responses and social skills through fun discussion, sharing and presenting. Bring Bag Lunch for each day

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Register Here 

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Camps are led by Marla Dobbs Hawkins with a team of counselors. Owner of Cultivate Creative Cafe in Durham, a shop and classroom space for arts and wellness events for students of all ages, Marla is a M.Ed, North Carolina Educator with K-12 licenses in Art, Reading, English Language Arts,

Family and Consumer Sciences and EC. 

Camps are small setting providing for calm environment and individualized attention

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