Summer arts camp experiences for children with special needs
Arts Access SC, Aiken Center for the Arts team up
Special needs children in the CSRA will get to experience art and music this summer thanks to a partnership among Arts Access South Carolina, Aiken Performing Arts, and the Aiken Center for the Arts.
- June 10-14, 2019
- 10 a.m. to noon OR 1-3 p.m.
- Aiken Center for the Arts
AASC master teaching artist Carter Boucher, working with a student from S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Designed specifically to enable children living with traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and other physical and developmental disabilities to express themselves creatively, this program is the highlight of our summer outreach. The camp offers adaptable art and music programs designed to enable campers to express their creativity. Whether they are working with clay, trying out screen printing, or experimenting with tonal and atonal musical instruments, their days will be filled with fun.
Carter Boucher, an artist in residence and master arts instructor for the Arts Access South Carolina, will teach this years camp. He told WFXG FOX 54 that he urges parents to sign their children up “even if you don’t think they will participate. We have seen children who are nonverbal singing songs and others who usually don’t participate taking the lead on projects. These camps are fun but they also are helpful to these children.”
Eligible campers may attend free. Enrollment is limited, so go here to apply today.