Outreach
Art: Colorful Minds & Creative Hands
(Grades 4-8)Ìý
June7/8-12, 2026
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Illinois University’s summer art program is designed for students in grades 4 through 8. The 2025 program was led by Natalie Shelly (Macomb Park District Ceramics Coordinator & Lakeview Naturalist Educator), Susan Czechowki (WIU Professor of Art - Silkscreen, Design, Art Appreciation, Art in New York City), Tim Waldrop (WIU Professor of Art - Sculpture), Claire DeGraaf (Current WIU Art Student - Senior) and Keosha Westphal (WIU Art & Design Alumni).
The 2026 program instructors and content have yet to be determined.Ìý
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2026 DatesÌý Ìý Commuter Camper Days/Times (Subject to slightly change.) NEW! Residential Camper Days/Times (6-8 graders only) 2026 Commuter Cost 2026 Residential CostÌý |
June 7-12 (Residential) June 8 -12 (Commuter)
Monday - Thursday, 9 am -Ìý3 pm
Sunday @ Noon - Friday @ NoonÌý $250 $400 |
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Commuter program includes Residential program includesÌý |
All project supplies, instruction and lunch.Ìý All project supplies, instruction, overnight accomodations and all meals.Ìý |
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Program is open to a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 students in grades 4-8, who are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.Ìý |
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2026 Instructors & Content Ìý Ìý Ìý |
Natalie Shelly
- Fibers/Mixed Media
originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and now am residing and working in West Central Illinois in the small town of Macomb. It is here that I am beginning a new chapter as a studio artist and educator. I am the ceramics coordinator and educator for the Macomb Park District Ceramics Studio in Macomb, IL. I have also recently been an instructor at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Illinois University and Spoon River College in Macomb,ÌýMonmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana University - Southeast in New Albany, Indiana, the Kentucky School of Art in Louisville, Kentucky, and the University of Missouri where I earned my MFA in Ceramics.Ìý
MFA - University of Missouri - 2011 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý BFA - Mount St. Joseph University - 2006
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Tim WaldropÌý
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- Painting/Drawing
WIU Professor of Drawing & Painting Born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Waldrop has lived and worked in the Midwest since 1998. Currently a professor in the WIU Department of Art and Design, and has been on campus for just over 20 years, having initially joined the WIU Department of Art in 2002. He teaches a number of courses including drawing, painting, 2D design and art appreciation. MFA - SIU - Edwardsville - 2001 BFA - William Carey College - 1998 Ìý
Claire DeGraafÌý- TBDÌý Ìý |
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Registration:
Program is open to a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 students in grades 4-8, who are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.Ìý
Commuter Cost (2026): $250
Residential Cost (2026): $400Ìý Ìý Ìý
Refund Policy:
Full refunds will be made for cancellations made two weeks prior to the program start date.Ìý
Accommodations:
Registrants who select the residential option when registering, will be housed on campus in a WIU's Residence Hall.Ìý Housing and all meals are included in the program registration cost.Ìý
Materials:
All project aterials will be provided for participants on the first day of the program.
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Illinois University is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to, minorities, women and individuals with disabilities. WIU has a non-discrimination policy that includes discrimination based on an individual’s membership in the following classes: sex, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other classes protected by state or federal law.Ìý
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