2021 SUMMER Youth Arts Camp ~ Half Day Program
Summer Youth Arts Camp –
All sessions will focus on the arts as well as the arts in relation to nature, including but not limited to the art we see in nature, to the way we depict it and interpret it in the arts. Youth will also be exposed to different pieces of art in each area and create art in each area, that reflects the beauty of nature through the Arts, as well as the Arts presence in nature. This summer program is scheduled to be run in Central Park and will be observing COVID guidelines in relation to adults and youth. We are also offering an online version of the arts program.
Proceeds from the fee for the Arts Education Program pays the Artists who are teaching the youth, as well as to the Grenchus Foundation.
Funding will go directly to support the Grenchus Foundation, and artists… to help bridge the gap as we begin to reopen…
The Arts In Nature
WHEN: JULY 5TH - AUGUST 13TH
Morning Session: 8am-11am
Afternoon Session: 12pm-3pm
WHERE: Central Park or Online
Offered In Person (if you choose in person option program is held in Central Park - you still get full access to the online program as well)
Offered On-line as well
RATES: Normally $550 a week PER FAMILY Morning Session OR Afternoon Session
Full 4 week package includes: visual arts, music, performing arts, dance, photography, and fashion and design - Our Theme for 2023 is Arts In Nature: Our Mother Earth
Week 1: Music week: Piano, Drums, Singing, concludes with performance
Week 2: Visual Arts week: Painting, oils, watercolor, pastels, brushes, canvases, paper types, etc, concludes with art show
Week 3: Performing Arts week: acting and youth plays, writes their own play, concludes with performance
Week 4: Photography week: water, nature, animals, etc, concludes with youth choosing a piece of their artwork they would like printed/photography show
Week 5: Dance week: ballet, hip-hop dance, gymnastics, musical theater dance, concludes with performance
Week 6: Fashion and Design week: create design/fashions in sketchbook, with fabric, learn show basics, concludes with fashion show
(to purchase weeks individually - see below)
Schedule:
Week 1: Music Week: Packages for 1 Week:
July 5th - July 9th
Day 1: Singing
Day 2: Piano and/or other instruments…..
Day 3: Drums
Day 4: Various Instruments and create your own song
Day 5: create and perform your own song
Will conclude with performance to the public…
Week 2: Visual Arts Week:
July 12th-16th
Younger Group: Pastels and Watercolor, chalk
Day 1: Pastels
Day 2: Pastels
Day3: Watercolor
Day 4: Watercolor and Blending…. with other mediums
Day 5: Display of artwork.. Blending of Mediums take home your artwork!
For Older Group:
Day 1: Acrylic
Day 2: Acrylic
Day 3: Oil paints
Day 4:Blending….
Day 5 Blend and display …. of artwork
Week 3: Performing Arts Week:
July 19th- July 23rd
Day 1: Acting Techniques
Day 2: Smaller Acts to perform and practice
Day 3: Write the play together
Day 3 Begin rehearsing large group play or divide into smaller groups for plays on nature – and begin Costumes
Day 4: play rehearsal and costumes
Day 5: Play performance or small group play performances
Week 4: Photography Week:
July 26th - July 30th
Day 1: - Water (water conservation person)
Day 2: - Nature – Trees etc (park conservation person)
Day 3: Trails (runner talk)
Day 4: Animals (zoo)
Day 5: Conversations on printing and photography - what does it look like now – brainstorm new ways to include photography and ecological ways of photography and printing…. Guest speakers maybe with hands on material… Choose your best piece - for printing and get it delivered to you -
This will include an exhibition of the artwork created as well.
Week 5: Dance Week:
Aug 2nd - Aug 6th
Focuses on Dancing in nature as well as the nature of dance as self expression…. As nature expresses itself through growth, colors, textures, and creative blooming, so do dancers express themselves, as well as the music they are dancing to.
Day 1: - Discussion of Dance, as well as dance costumes. ballet
Day 2: - hip-hop dance and gymnastics
Day 3: musical theater dance
Day 4: ballroom and salsa
Day 5: Create your own dance day – and watch each other’s dance
Week 6: Fashion and Design Week:
Aug 9th - 13th
Day 1: begin sketching of designs with pencil, charcoal and pen: creating design shapes
Day 2: begin drawing their own fashions
Day 3: begin to use fabric to create design their design
Day 4: finish fashion and design - discuss fashion show basics
Day 5: Fashion show
ARTISTS / TEACHER ARTIST BIOS:
(please see some of our bios below… while we continue to add our additional artists and teachers to the page….if you are an artist or teacher and have already sent us your bio, we will be adding it to the page soon!)
Carla Campopiano:
Carla Campopiano is an Argentine flutist and Composer specializing in tango and Latin American Music. She has developed a career in the US for a decade leading and accompanying varied ensembles of world music.
Carla performed in several stages in Argentina, US and Europe. She attended the “Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda”.
Since 2018 she has directed Carla Campopiano trio a project in collaboration with Gustavo Cortiñas, the project aims to build bridges of communication between cultures.
She is currently working in several projects, her most recent works were her last albums Chicago Buenos Aires Connections and Carla Campopiano Trio, both composed by jazz, tango and Latin American Repertoire.
She is currently in a collaboration project with cultural ambassador from Argentina as well as the singer Maryta de Humahuaca.
Check out some of her latest work on her YouTube Channel: @Carla Campopiano
Maryta De Humanhuaca
The Argentine born Maryta de Humahuaca has been an important part of the Argentine Folk & ancestral chant scene for more than 20 years. Her rich musical heritage from Jujuy province results in delightful music. The songs roots are linked to the original songs of the world prevails. The singer has also been exposed to the world’s music, in more than 20 tours around the globe, which resulted in leaving performances open to improvisation and taking the chance for spirit ancestral music.
She is a Cultural Ambassador of Jujuy ProvinceWinner of the prestigious Atahualpa award “Nueva Jornada” 2011 – Similar to the US Grammy Award and has been Appointed Secretary of Culture for the Municipality of Humahuaca 2012
Maryta, has traveled the world performing her music at important venues, concerts, festivals, as well at lecturing on “Ancestral Chants” in Universities & Music Colleges, such as; Purmamarca , Argentina concert with the “Seven Colors orchestra”, Lima, Peru Chabuca Granda’s 99th Birthday Concert, Cuernavaca, Mexico Performed with the National Symphony, performed “Las Voces del Silencio by Maestro Jerez Le Cam, Buenos Aires, Argentina performed with The Argentine National Philarmonic Orchestra, Director Mariano Chiacchiarini at Kirchner Cultiual Center, Washington DC & New York, USA Tour 2019, performed at The Argentine Embassy, New York City Ancestral edge workshop at the New York School University., Latin American Cultural Week 2018 New York City Hamilton College, Clinton, New York – Participation in Saint’s Peter Church, New York, Bogota, Cali & Quindio, Colombia, Colombia Tour Peace & Reconciliation Center Bogota- Patino workshop, Cali – Rayo Museum, Roldanillo – Bandola Festival, Seville, Ancestral song Master class University of Quindio – Ancestral Singing Clinic at the Cali Institute of fine arts – Music for life School Geneva, Guadalajara, Mexico, Ancestral singing workshop at University of Guadalajara, Bibian Blumenthal Theatre – Tepoztlan Ancestral Singing workshop, Sao Paulo, Brazil – Ancestral Singing class, Juapanga Check out more of her work on her YouTube Channel: @Maryta De Humahuaca …. Maryta also has many Cd’s available for purchase
Mary E. Grenchus:
Mary E. Grenchus is a singer, musician, composer, dancer, writer, photographer, performing arts director, and artist (oil, acrylics, pen and ink, charcoal, pastels). She loves supporting the arts, and making deeper connections with artists and within the arts community as she continuously uncovering what brings her soul happiness and joy. Mary creates the programs offered by the Grenchus Foundation and offers support in arts, faith, culture, health and well-being. She has a deep spirituality which can be seen in her work, her creations, and in her aspirations, goals dreams as well as the vision for the Foundation. Mary also advocates for culture as she has come into contact with many different cultures, and as her grandfather was Lithuanian-American and grandmother was Irish-American. She shares ethnic cultural traditions, enthusiasm and respect for different cultures and promotes others to do the same. She was also highly influenced by her first employer - a female entrepreneur - who owned her own small business in Fashion. As a female Entrepreneur herself, Mary promotes a deep sense of love, well-being, and flourishing, in others ~ all of which we find present here at the Foundation. Mary also engages in consultations with world leaders, religious leaders, and govt officials… as well as does transformational coaching and runs our Health, Fitness, and Well-Being program. She is the founder of The Grenchus Foundation and continues to advocate for the arts and artists in the midst of the pandemic. Mary has helped with planning, and attending, as well as attended and overseen certain aspects of World Youth Day and World Meeting of Families for years. Mary has a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development with a focus on Black Adolescent Development, a Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry from Boston College, and a partial Master of Arts in Spirituality from Fordham University. To learn more about Mary please go to our About Section and Board Members Page.
Nicole Reichenbach:
Nicole Reichenbach is a Founder of Elizabeth Cordelia Children’s Fashions and Design, Founder of Strong Enough Coffee, Former Marketing at Nine West, Former Teacher at Westchester Dance Academy.
Nicole Reichenbach is a mother, fashion designer and new coffee business owner. She began her children's clothing brand Elizabeth Cordelia in 2015 and is inspired daily by her two daughters to make clothing comfortable and classic. Her designs are inspired by a wide range of experiences. These designs are tied into the hope for a sustainable way of life & bring classic looks for children's wear. Elizabeth Cordelia has been photographed world-wide, from Paris, Amalfi Coast, the UK, the United States: LA, Miami & NYC, and has been featured in numerous fashion magazines. The designs have been shown at New York Fashion Week for many seasons for the past six years.
Nicole's coffee brand, Strong Enough Coffee, is based out of Charlotte, NC. Proceeds from all Strong Enough purchases goes to Light School Uriri, Kenya, a school and orphanage that strives to feed, cloth, shelter and educate orphaned, abandoned, street children, and abused and exploited girls. Nicole believes that all children and women are resilient to overcome any situation. Nicole is an advocate for abused children relief and also helps her daughters in their community service efforts to help the ASPCA, rescue dogs, and breast cancer awareness by supporting the Susan B. Komen Foundation. Nicole also dances ballet in her free time! Nicole is also an active board member of the Grenchus Foundation.
For more information, please see more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0u3dvTEEs&feature=youtu.be : Press Coverage HERE
Jack Bambo:
Jack Bambo is the Founder of Light Uriri School. Jack Bambo is a trained teacher by profession, with a Bachelor's Degree in Education Maths and Geography and a Masters in Environmental Planning and Management. He is an environmentalist, Girls, Women and Human Rights Defender. Light Uriri School is an orphanage and a Girls Rescue Centre. Non Profit Organization that feed, cloth, shelter and educate orphaned, abandoned, street children and abused girls. He is also a member of the East African Wildlife Society, Member or Red Cross Kenya, Member of Kenya Climate Change Task Force. Member, Speaker, Presenter: IUCN: INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE: Presenter and Speaker on REDD & Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, Member, Speaker, Presenter: UNDP: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM on REDD & Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. Jack is also an active board member of The Grenchus Foundation. Jack’s School will have free access to The Arts Education Program throughout the summer, as he is one of our Partner Schools we are offering the program to. Jack will be contributing to our Nature theme with Specials from Kenya.
Taunya Rivera
Taunya Rivera, MA, ED is the Founding Director of My Second Breath Inc. a 501c3 non-for-profit created in 2005 to empower people from all walks of life to breathe their life with a positive balanced healthy wellness and consciousness vibration. She is a member of the Sound Healers Association, Certified as Advanced Master Level IV Himalayan Singing Bowl Practitioner by 9Ways Academia, and has served as meditation instructor at 9ways Academia.
Taunya has been vibrating the harmonics of her authentic antique Himalayan Singing Bowls for over 28 years. Her dream to travel and do this work to harmonize lives of the planet became a reality. Taunya has facilitated group harmonic meditation sessions, private treatments, and instruction classes in the US, Caribbean, Asia, South America, and Central America, and the Middle East. Taunya facilitates retreats in Jamaica, Bali, and free Sound Vibrations Meditation sessions in New York’s Central Park.
Taunya Laya, also known affectionately as “Mama T”, was born into a family of natural musicians, teachers, and healers of African and Native American decent. She brings her heritage, education, spiritual practices, personal singing bowl techniques, and many years of study with her Master Teacher, world known Mitch Nur PhD, to each Scared Sound experience. For More see website: www.mysecondbreath.org
Julián López
Julián López born Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1991. At an early age he began his musical studies approaching them from the guitar. In his artistic career, he has composed numerous songs and has integrated various musical groups of different genres. The music took him to different parts of the world. Currently he is dedicated to teaching and music. He has is own Tango Band.
Maria James
Maria James’s love of dance began as a young teenager and like most aspiring artists, her first audiences were family and friends at parties. Her love for the art of dance quickly grew as she began to dance in classes and school shows; the lessons in self-esteem and discipline have stayed with her throughout here professional career. Maria has studied with Bernice Johnson, Gloria Jackson, the Jamaica Arts Center, and the Alvin Ailey School. Maria has faithfully served the Queens and New York City areas for over 10 years as a professional dance instructor and mentor. In that service she has studied the aspects of dance that are necessary for personal and professional growth and success. She says, “I feel I am ready, as an instructor, to fill the void so left by the lack of resources in our communities. My mission is to now pass that information on to the next generation of dancers so that they may enrich themselves and the community in which they live.
Orit Bak :
Orit Bak grew up in New York City, and currently lives in Long Island, NY. She is a local artist and has been creating art since High School. She has created beautiful Fine Art in Watercolor, Pencils, and Oils. She is a self taught artist, and began creating art as a way to reconnect with her inner self. She was passionate about art when she was three and continued to create art ever since. She creates beautiful work including abstracts, still life. She loves nature and the Universe. Please see some of Orit’s artwork below…. if you would like to purchase one of her pieces or to see more of her work, please reach out to her directly via FB Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/oritstyle
