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Glynn Visual Arts

106 Island Drive
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
912.638.8770
info@glynnvisualarts.org
HOURS: Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm
glynnvisualarts.org

Visit the GVA website for current events, workshops, classes and ongoing activities.

Summer Day Camps 2023

Stories in Nature with Elizabeth Hayes
May 29-June 2, 2023 | July 17-21, 2023
Monday - Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Elizabeth Hayes
Ages: 7+
Click here to register

Campers will revisit their favorite stories of the outdoors and create meaningful pieces of artwork to reflect them using local plants, clay, acrylic, and several other kinds of media to create a final project as a wall hanging.

COST: $165 GVA Member / $190 Non-Member

This camp cannot accommodate drop-in students.

Illustration Creation with Sarah Bash
June 5-9, 2023 | June 12-16, 2023 | July 10-14, 2023
Monday-Friday | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Sarah Bash
Ages: 5+, Camps are designed for specific ages, please review before purchasing.
June 5th-9th - Ages 11+
June 12th-16th - Ages 5-10
July 10th-14th -Ages 11+
Click here to register

Campers will receive a variety of tips, tricks, and fundamentals for illustrating stories. Students will learn how to use storyboards and story maps to create flowing and compelling graphics and comics.

The kids will be working on activities such as: animation station where they learn to draw characters and comics, creating storyboards through thumbnail sketches and utilizing formats to create thumbnail sketches, utilizing different mediums to draw, including; sharpies, watercolor/brush, ink and colored pencils.

Each day the campers will work on their storyboards and by the end of the week, a comic book or storybook will be created. There will be examples of comic books and picture books to inspire. This camp cannot accommodate drop-in students.

COST: $165 GVA Member / $190 Non-Member

Clay & Collage Camp with Debbie Craig
June 19-23, 2023 | June 26-30, 2023
Monday - Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Debbie Craig
Ages: 8 and up (through middle school)
Click here to register

In this year's Clay + Collage, campers will study cultural masks from all over the world. They will spend the first two days creating masks and beads with clay. While their clay work is in the kiln to be fired, campers will learn how to paint tissue paper that will be used to decorate and complete their masks. This camp emphasizes "process" by beginning their project on Monday and seeing it to completion on Friday. Each camper will leave with a personal piece of clay art they will be able to hang on the wall.

COST: $165 GVA Member / $190 Non-Member

Because of the nature of the class it cannot accommodate drop-in students.

Create with Paper Camp
July 24-28, 2023
Monday-Friday | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Longobardi
Ages: 8+
July 24-28
Instructor: Lisa Longobardi
Click here to register

Camp students will learn to construct, layer and form different sculptures and paintings using paper, glue and paints. The camper will learn to layer a canvas turning their 2D image into a 3D image. The methods will include paper quilling, canvas layering and mixed media, paper mache form/sculpture and paper folding flowers and plants. Learn new techniques in paper construction that you can do at home.

This camp cannot accommodate drop-in students.

COST: $165 GVA Member / $190 Non-Member

Sewing School with Lisa Longobardi
July 24-28, 2023
Monday - Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Longobardi
Ages: 8 and up
Click here to register

Students will learn the basic hand stitching methods covering embroidery, hand sewing and attaching buttons and patches, with also learning to follow a basic pattern to create a stuffed owl door stop. This camp will provide students with a basic foundation of hand stitching to build on. Each student will have 2-3 finished pieces.

COST: $165 GVA Member / $190 Non-Member

This camp cannot accommodate drop-in students.



On-Going Events, Classes, & Workshops

Brunswick Farmers Market
at Mary Ross Waterfront Park every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 8 am-dark. Call 912.262.6665 for more information.

Downtown Promenade
Explore the galleries and stores of Historic Downtown Brunswick the first Friday of every month. 5-8pm. Art, gifts and more; light refreshments served at most locations. 912.279.0023.

Passport to the Century
Hear the story of the Jekyll Island Club and visit two cottages. Daily tours.

Seaside Dance Association Dance Instruction/Practice
Social and ballroom dance. Thursdays. Beginners 7pm. Advanced 8:15pm. $5 members, $8 non-members. St. Simons Elementary School cafeteria, 805 Ocean Blvd., SSI. 912.634.9527.

Nature Walks
Wildlife and nature guides explain Jekyll Island's fascinating beach, marshes, dunes and maritime forest during year-round tours M-W-F. Tidelands Nature Center, 912.635.5032.

CPR Instruction
Infant/Child and Adult Sponsored by the American Red Cross. Locations and times: 912.265.1695.

Classes in All Mediums
Glynn Visual Arts, 319 Mallery St., SSI. 912.638.8770.

Jekyll Island Arts Association Goodyear Cottage, Historic District Gallery and Shop
Open to the public seven days per week. Mon-Fri 12-4 PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-4PM. Gallery Exhibit changes each month. Free.

Working in Different Artistic Media
For adults and children. Glynn Visual Arts, 106 Island Drive, SSI. 912.638.8770.

Pottery, Hand-Building and Wheel Ongoing Classes.
Glynn Visual Arts Pottery Studio, 106 Island Drive, SSI. 912.638.8770.

Writer's Critique Group
First Tuesday of every month. 7pm. Free to adult writers at any skill level. Sharon, 912.264.5902.

Coastal Photographers Guild
Third Thursday each month. 6pm. Glynn Visual Arts, 319 Mallery St., SSI. Call 912.638.8770.

St. Simons Island Antique Show

2023 Anqtique Show Dates:
March 25-26, 2023
April 22-23, 2023
May 27-28, 2023 (Memorial Day weekend)
June 24-25, 2023
July 22-23, 2023
Sep 2-3, 2023 (Labor Day weekend)
Oct 7-8, 2023
Nov 4-5, 2023

Contact Joe Burkhart at 912.267.7822
stsimonsantiques.com

Featuring interesting and unusual items, and other treasures from by-gone eras!

Antique dealers from all over the southeast, featuring a vast array of fine and fun merchandise, including furniture, collectibles, primitives, jewelry, silver, glassware, etc.

Located under the oaks in the historic Pier Village area, on the grounds of the beautiful revitalized Postell Park, on Beachview Drive off Mallery Street, St. Simons Island, GA. Close to restaurants, hotels, shopping, and beautiful St. Simons Island Beaches.

Always free admission and parking.

A limited number of vendor spaces are available, depending on the show date.

For more information about spaces or just general information about the St. Simons Antique Show, Please call Joe Burkhart, at 912.267.7822 or visit the website at stsimonsantiques.com for show dates and times.

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities
1530 Newcastle St.
Brunswick, Georgia 31520
912.262.6934
goldenislesarts.org

Contact Education Director Lucy Lynn Bryson at artsed@goldenislesarts.org

Office, Gallery & Historic Ritz Theatre hours: Wednesdays-Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Also by appointment and during event times.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
2700 Suwannee Canal Rd.
Folkston, GA 31537
912.496.7836
okefenokee@fws.gov

The Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center is located at the Main Entrance of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, 11 miles southwest of Folkston, Georgia, off the Okefenokee Parkway South (GA 121/23). A $5 refuge entrance fee per vehicle or annual pass is required as admission. For more information, contact the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center at 912.496.7836, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.

More information is available on the refuge website at fws.gov/refuge/okefenokee, or at the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center, located off Hwy. 121/23 near Folkston, GA by calling 912.496.7836 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday or daily after September 1.

The Suwannee Canal Recreation Area (East Entrance) to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the primary entrance managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is located 11 miles southwest of Folkson, GA off Hwy 121/23. The refuge is open daily and offers a variety of opportunities for the visiting public. Call 912.496.7836 or visit the refuge website at fws.gov/okefenokee for hours of operation, upcoming events, and entrance fee information.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit fws.gov.

Connect with our Facebook pages at facebook.com/okefenokeewildliferefuge or facebook.com/usfwssoutheast, follow our tweets at twitter.com/usfwssoutheast, watch our YouTube Channel at youtube.com/usfws and download photos from our Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast.