Farmington Area Community Education

Gina Mayer, Mayer Arts, Inc. Ages 4-8 What if you were royalty and didn’t know it? Let’s take a journey to the past and find out! We will learn music and choreography from Anastasia and create our own musical! Everyone will learn how to put together a professional show from start to finish. Learn how to properly speak your lines, block a scene, develop your character and much more! We will also play fun creative games. No experience necessary. All that is needed are comfortable clothing and lightweight tennis shoes or dance shoes. Looking for a musical theater camp for 7-12 year olds? Check out the Hamilton Musical Theater Camp! The mission of Mayer Arts is to not only provide training for those who are serious about learning but also to offer classes that are a lot of fun! We teach proper technique, terminology, body awareness, and an appreciation for the arts. Our goal is that students will not only find a love for the arts but also build healthy habits and self-esteem. Skills that will be helpful to them for the rest of their lives!

Gina Mayer, Mayer Arts, Inc. Ages 7-12 Wait for it! Let’s create our own version of one of the most popular musicals today! Everyone will learn songs and choreography from Hamilton and put on a show! Learn how to properly speak your lines, block a scene, develop your character and much more! We will also play fun creative games! No experience necessary. All that is needed are comfortable clothing and lightweight tennis shoes or dance shoes. Looking for a musical camp for 4-8 year olds? Check out the Anastasia Musical Theater Camp! The mission of Mayer Arts is to not only provide training for those who are serious about learning but also to offer classes that are a lot of fun! We teach proper technique, terminology, body awareness, and an appreciation for the arts. Our goal is that students will not only find a love for the arts but also build healthy habits and self-esteem. Skills that will be helpful to them for the rest of their lives!

Aaron Strawn For youth entering grades 6-9 Calling all students who love to laugh, try new things, and make friends. These drama sessions are created to unlock and embrace the incredible imaginations of youth! We use games, activities, skits, and so much more. Drama Lab's vision is: Every youth belongs on our stage. We accomplish this through our mission: Creating spaces in all places to unlock confidence, creativity, acceptance, and friendship.

Aaron Strawn For youth entering grades 1-5 Calling all students who love to laugh, try new things, and make friends. These drama sessions are created to unlock and embrace the incredible imaginations of youth! We use games, activities, skits, and so much more. Drama Lab's vision is: Every youth belongs on our stage. We accomplish this through our mission: Creating spaces in all places to unlock confidence, creativity, acceptance, and friendship.

COMPAS Teaching Artist Lisa Arnold Incoming Grades 6-10 In this camp, youth are able to create a treasured mosaic using a variety of materials that all come together to create a personal piece. Lisa leads mosaic projects, teaching techniques for a variety of tools and materials. Her specialty is interdisciplinary residencies where participants write poems, draw pictures and/or make nature art for mosaic imagery, make a mosaic, and perform their poems/show their work at the unveiling. This way students are taken through the design, create, exhibit process. About the Artist Lisa Arnold | Visual Arts Lisa Arnold believes that art changes people and people change the world. She encourages her students to engage with themselves and the diverse world around them by using their life experiences to create art and art experiences to create their lives. Her main goal is to empower students by honing their visual, technical, and poetic abilities. She gives students tools in art interpretation and creation so they can express themselves in positive, productive, and creative ways, both inside and outside the classroom. Lisa did her doctoral studies in Theater, Art, and Social Change at the University of Minnesota, where she also taught. She worked at the Weisman Art Museum while in school then taught theatre and film through a social justice lens at University of St. Thomas and St. Catherine. While at UST, she founded and coached the slam poetry team, taking them to Nationals.