July 12-17, 9:00am-3:00pm $375

This one or two week-long program is packed with fun activities designed to engage and inspire young artists. Draw, paint, print and build using traditional materials in surprising ways while unleashing imagination and creativity. We will look for inspiration and ideas in the work of artists from all over the world while learning basic art concepts and techniques. Have some fun, think a little, and make lots and lots of art!

PLEASE NOTE: Grade levels refer to the class your student will enter in the fall. Mixed Media Madness and the two High School workshops may be taken on a weekly basis for two consecutive weeks. All students must bring their own sac lunch and snacks to sustain them throughout the day. All classes take place in Kala’s Community Classroom 2990 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA 94702

Camp Kala is guaranteed fun, high caliber art education in a professional art environment. Class sizes are small so that each student receives individual attention from Kala's fabulous teaching artists and assistants. A typical day includes primary instruction in a variety of artistic techniques and concepts, outdoor activities, gallery tours and/or presentations by special guest artists and speakers.

Now is a great time to enroll! We are offering an "early enrollment special," sign up before March 30 to receive a discount of $50/week.

Enroll at www.kala.org or call Jamila at 510-841-7000 x203.

This course is designed to offer a comprehensive introduction to standards-based dance education, creative dance and its function across age levels and establishing a conducive environment for dance. The contents of this course include structuring discrete standards-based dance lessons as well as integrating dance into comprehensive curricula across subject matter, understanding the elements of dance, child development theory vis-à-vis dance and creativity, and the role of the teacher and basic instructional methods. This course is mandatory for CIDL certification. No prerequisite. Fee required. Meets college/university professional standards.

Kala Fellowships are awarded annually to nine innovative artists working in printmaking, photography, book arts, installation, video and digital media. Fellowship artists are selected from a competitive field of applicants from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia. Recipient artists receive a financial award and up to six-months residency at Kala’s studio facility followed by an exhibition of their new work. The Kala Gallery is proud to present the first of our two-part exhibition series, Residency Projects, featuring work by our 2009-2010 Fellowship artists. The Kala Directors in association with juror Larry Rinder, Director of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, selected the artists. Residency Projects I was presented earlier this summer with new works by Kala Fellows Val Britton, Chris Duncan, Katy Higgins, Laura Paulini and Bassem Yousri.

Artists: Beth Fein, Joyce Ertel Hulbert, Carol Ladewig, Nancer Lemoins, Shannon Milar, Hisaharu Motoda, Molly Palmer, Seiko Tachibana, Peter Tonningsen and Noah Wilson

Exhibition Dates: September 2 - November 27, 2010
Artists' Reception: Thursday, September 2, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

In addition to exhibitions in the Kala Gallery, On View: New Work from Kala continuously features works on paper by artists affiliated with Kala Art Institute. A diverse selection of works available for purchase can be seen throughout our new facility including the Mercy & Roger Smullen Print and Media Study Center.

Professor john a. powell, an internationall recognized authority in the areas of Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Public Policy and Race will speak on the challenges we face in the Bay Area in our efforts to create a Beloved Community. This is a fund-raising event and those attending will be invited to invest in Genesis - if they wish.

The award winning Oakland Youth Orchestra is having auditions on Sept. 1 for new members. Appointments are made on an idividual basis. Call for an appointment.