Cutline: Students interested in the arts attended the Arts Adventure Camp at Northern Oklahoma College July 14-17. (photo by Shiloh Martin/NOC).
Fifty students attend NOC Arts Adventure Camp
Over fifty students sang, painted, drew, danced, sculpted and made videos, photographs, jewelry and masks during the 34th Annual Arts Adventure summer camp at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa from July 14-17.
Expert artists Justin Stier, Kellie Garcia, Jason McNaughton, Carli Pendleton, Brad Matson, Brandon Haynes, and Audrey Schmitz offered unique classes in visual and performing arts for area youth in grades 6-12. This year’s camp was directed by Stacie Danks with assistance by Jessica Swain.
Classes offered this year included Board Game Design, Cartooning, Digital Escape Room, Drawing Fundamentals, Fantasy Cartography, Figure Drawing, Jewelry and Ornament Making, Musical Theatre, Song Cover and Recording, Stage Makeup, Video Production/Computer Graphics, Vocal Exploration, and Watercolor Galaxy Skies and Constellations.
Students showed off their work Thursday night during an Open House for family and friends.
The summer camp began in 1991 and was held on the grounds of the Marland Mansion. In 2000, it moved to the campus of Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. Arts Adventure is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Arts Adventure is sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and Northern Oklahoma College.
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.
NOC serves nearly 3,100 students through the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, and NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students about 80% receive financial aid and/or scholarships. 75% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science; the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; and the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College please call (580) 628-6208 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.
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