Ages 12-15 | All Day | Week 3 (July 21-26, 2024)
Find your passion through an exploration of visual and heritage arts with Teaching Artists Kylie Proudfoot-Payne and Emilee Goodman. Teens (12-15) will learn from professional artists in our studio spaces while they sample a variety of artistic methods and create with other students from around the region. This inceludes demonstrations, solo and group activities, and work in the studio. Explore a variety of mediums and techniques – from printmaking to painting, fiber arts to earthworks to illustration – plus song and dance, soap and candle making, and more! Imagine yourself creating vibrant works of art while being surrounded by the sights and sounds of rich Appalachian heritage at the Augusta Heritage Center this summer. Art is for everyone! Choose your adventure today.
Meet your instructors:
Emilee Marie Goodman is an Elkins, West Virginia-based multimedia artist and instructor. She holds a B.A. in Art from Davis and Elkins College and has worked as a teaching artist in her community since 2019. Colorful and abstract, her artwork uses rich pigments with bold linework and contrast to create expressive images. “Color is life!” she says. “I’m fascinated by the physiological and emotional impact that color has on our everyday lives – and try to show that in my work.” In her free time, Emilee can be found in her home studio and enjoying the outdoors with her dog.
Kylie Proudfoot-Payne is a painter and multimedia artist from West Virginia. Kylie graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology/human services and art education. She is a teaching artist with ArtsBank Inc, an artist in residence program in the Randolph County schools.
