School of Art Summer Camp- Are you comfortable with sewing machine basics and looking for a way to move beyond the fundamentals? This five-day camp is perfect for students who are looking to further develop their skills in the areas of creation, illustration, and construction. After selecting two to three individualized projects to focus on, students will bring their designs to life using the industry-grade sewing machines in our brand-new Fusion on First fashion studios. Want to learn how to pattern a coat? Sew pockets? Experiment with different fabrics? This is the place to do it!
School of Art Summer Camp- Concept, design, pattern and construct your own tote bag, complete with an interior zipper pocket and personalized leather charm! In this five-day camp, you’ll learn the fundamentals of fashion design—including ideation, research, moodboard creation, sketching, patterning and construction—while using the industrial sewing machines in the brand-new Fusion on First fashion studios. Add functionality through a zipper workshop and learn to work with other materials in our leathercraft workshop!
School of Art Summer Camp- Explore Tempe with a photographer’s eye! In this camp, you will arrange scenes and capture moments across ASU’s campus as you practice the full photographic process, from composition to editing to series sequencing. Each student will receive valuable 1-on-1 feedback based on their individual needs and will be able to collaborate with peers on the creation of photographic projects. At the end of camp, every participant will select their favorite shots of the week to create a class photobook!
School of Art Summer Camp- Bring an artistic vision to life through the exploration of ceramic hand building, throwing, and surface design! In this camp, you’ll create imaginative ceramic forms and apply various design methods using underglaze, painting, and carving techniques. In addition, you’ll experiment with the pottery wheel to shape your own vases, dishware, and more. After learning about the full pottery process, you’ll select pieces to be fired, which will be available for pick up after the camp's conclusion.
School of Art Summer Camp- Work with wood as you create tools, toys, and games! In this five-day introductory woodworking camp, you will learn the fundamentals of carving and joinery within the School of Art’s dedicated Woods Studio. Each participant will learn to use the bandsaw and various hand tools to design and create sculptural objects.
School of Art Summer Camp- Portrait painting has deep roots in history and still has a strong presence in the art world today. In this camp, you’ll learn how to work with oil paints, mix skin tones, tackle proportion, and create the illusion of light and form. In addition, you’ll practice mastering 3-D volume, structure, and anatomy — all leading up to painting from real life!
School of Art Summer Camp- Launch yourself into new universes while exploring favorite animations and graphic illustrations! Invent your own stories, characters, and worlds as you create and illustrate your own comics, anime, or manga. Collaborate with peers or develop unique drawings as you learn to storyboard, practice figures and poses, explore color palettes, and more.

The School of Arts, Media and Engineering hosts a summer program for students in grades 6th-12th, featuring 5-day, project-focused workshops. Students work directly with faculty and graduate students who are experts in their field. Open to students of all levels of experience, we offer a variety of interdisciplinary classes infused with ideas and practices from the arts, music, digital media, computer science, technology, and engineering. Future makers, artists, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs will learn skills valuable for the technology-infused, fast-paced 21st century.

2023 Topic: Technology: Friend or Foe? We are surrounded by all kinds of technologies: human creations that sit on top of the natural world. They make our lives pleasant, comfortable, and easy. They also capture our attention, and hold it hostage. This week, we are going to step back and ask: Are we telling technology what to do? Or is technology telling us what to do? Some guiding questions that we will be investigating: How does technology affect my well-being? What is holding my attention? What are hidden influences on my actions? What have people convinced me that I need?
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