Zoe Brielle Payne | All Levels | All-Day | Week 3 (July 20-25, 2025)
Augusta Folk Arts for Kids participants (ages 5-11) will explore visual arts, dance and crafts through the creation of a variety of artworks and explorative experiences. Students will dive deeper into their interest in the arts while creating a solid foundation for taking a project from start to finish. Student artists will present their work and reflect on the progress through critiques and an end of session showcase. Participants will paint, sketch, dance, sing, weave, bind, mold, sew, experiment and more as they learn about how crafts are connected historically and to the world today. Throughout the week participants will have the opportunity to explore the wider Augusta experience through guest presenters and artists as well as campus tours and art inspired walks. Each week will have a different focus and set of lessons to engage participants that may enroll for a single week or for multiple weeks.
About the Instructor
Zoë Brielle Payne’s teaching experience is a culmination of teaching artisty experience, dance technique classes, and interdisciplinary teaching practices. She began teaching through an apprentice program at The Dance Factory under Nina Scattaregia and has been teaching both in person & virtual for over 8 years. In the Spring of 2021-May 2023, Zoë added a dance portion of Sister’s Academy in West Baltimore’s After School Programming & Summer Programming. Zoë is also an instructor for Augusta Heritage Center’s Folk Arts for Kids, leading through a STEAM approach to learning with hands on activities. Zoë has also expanded her teaching range through positions at AileyCamp Baltimore, Pilgrim Christian Day School, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre & private lessons.