Registration opens for First Coast Cultural Center summer art camps and adult classes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Feb. 23, 2023 - PRLog -- First Coast Cultural Center is launching its summer activities season with new programs to support the nonprofit including Summer 2023 Imagination Vacation Weekly Art Camps. The schedule starts on Tuesday, May 30 until Wednesday, August 9 from 8:30 am until 2:30 pm for children ages five to 11. Multiple camp opportunities and locations are available at 3972 Third St. South in Jacksonville Beach, and PVPV-Rawlings Elementary School, 610 A1A North in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Summer camp includes arts and crafts with watercolors, drawing, collage, and novelty crafts featuring slime or clay, with completed art projects to bring home.  Also, music, yoga, story time, drama, and culinary activities with specialized instructors will be offered. Weekly themes include Fairytale Land, Camp Dinosaur, Enchanted Forest, Making Magic, Merry Monsters, Under the Sea, Adventures in Time Travel, Candy Land, If I were a Superhero, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and Culinary Camp for specific age groups.

The Summer 2023 Alhambra Theatre Camp will be held for aspiring actors and those who want to experience the theater for children ages eight through 17. The camp will be held at Alhambra Theatre, 12000 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville, Fla. on Monday through Friday starting June 12 until June 23 at 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. A final performance of the selected production, "Princess Whatsername," will be held on the evening of Monday, June 26. One complimentary ticket and one child's meal is included with registration.

First Coast Cultural Center is also offering adult art classes starting in March including a one-day "Nature Journaling" class instructed by Elaine Bergstrom, and a six-week Van Gogh inspired watercolor series with Charlotte Chastain. Additionally, an eight-week watercolor and gouache class will be taught by Bergstrom. Visit the website at https://firstcoastculturalcenter.org/arts-programs/adult-....

For more information about registration, costs for summer camps, classes, and Alhambra Theatre Camp, contact Toni Thomas at tthomas@firstcoastculturalcenter.org or call 904-280-0614 ext. 1206. Visit the website at https://firstcoastculturalcenter.org. Camp programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.