This is the summer to add creativity and art into your life! June through August The School @ The Lighthouse Center for the Arts is offering month long afternoon and evening art classes as well as one or two day weekend workshops. Classes and workshops vary from traditional journeys in painting, drawing and ceramics to non-traditional unique opportunities to explore watercolor painting with food, join a photo safari to discover the inherent beauty of the rivers and forests in our own backyard or learn the newest techniques in acrylic painting

The summer art activities @ The School are designed to allow the experienced and novice artists alike grow in new directions under the guidance of a seasoned faculty. The faculty at The School, who are themselves accomplished artists, are dedicated to helping each student build their skills, develop their artistic abilities and realize their creativity.

"This varied curriculum with flexible scheduling allows everyone all to make some art this summer," said Krista Machovina the Director of Education at The School. "Students will be expanding, growing their craft and having some fun with other artists."

The monthly classes run June 8-26, July 6-31 and August 3-28. Afternoon courses are from 1:00 to 4:00 pm and are as follows: Monday - Impressionism with Hugh O'Neill; Tuesday - Open Portrait Studio - Uninstructed; Wednesday - Encaustic Wax with Heidi; Thursday Abstract Painting with Heidi in June and August, Painting with Lea Ben-Dor in July; Friday- Painting with Claudette Dalack. In addition there are Thursday evening classes from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and they are as follows: Mixed Media with Heidi; Realism in Panting with Randall Scott; Ceramics Wheel Work with Justin Lambert.

Weekend workshops are a perfect opportunity to be immersed into a media and confer with like minded artists. Workshops are held @ The School on the second and forth weekend of each month. Workshop topics include: Impressionism, The Joy of Color, Photo Safari's, Encaustic Wax, Photo Transfer, Figure Drawing, Precious Metal Clay, Abstract Painting and Watercolor. All skill levels are welcome and early registration is suggested as workshop sizes are limited.

But summer art isn't just for adults. Kids can make art and be a part of a camp that combines education with fun. Summer campers, ages 4-12, will reduce, reuse, and recycle as they rethink and repurpose everyday materials to create fabulous works of art at CAMP EARTH. Themes change weekly during the Lighthouse Center for the Arts' eco-friendly art day camp where budding artists learn how to respect and preserve mother earth while making art with unique materials.

EARTH CAMP runs from June 8 th until August 14 th and themes range from paper to plastics and junk yard dogs, there's even a week about to learn about the rainforest and its frogs. There are internships opportunities are for community service hours for high school and college students.

Everyone can be part of the summer art fun at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts. Adult Class and Weekend Workshop, CAMP EARTH and internship registration is open and can be done online at www.lighthousearts.org or by calling 561-748-8737. The School @ The Lighthouse Center for the Arts is located at 395 Seabrook Road in Tequesta and is a not-for profit, 501(c) charitable organization.