CoSA Teen Summer Arts Camp
CoSA Teen Summer Camp
CoSA Teen Summer Camp
The CoSA Teen Summer Art Camp is an artistically inspiring and fun experience for teens ages 13-17, or students entering 7th-12th grades for the 2025-26 school year. Join us for two weeks of Summer fun, making friends, and making art!
WHEN: July 7-18, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM weekdays
WHERE: CoSA’s Facilities at Coronado High School
HOW MUCH: $350
BONUS: Camp will culminate in an open exhibition of creative works for families to enjoy in the last hour of the last day.
Camp will be divided into two 90-minute sessions. Students will get 90-minutes of instruction and creation in Ceramics and 90-minutes of instruction and creation in Visual Art.
Ready to go? REGISTER HERE >> Coming Soon!
For information about scholarships, please email Erin Everett at admin@cosafoundation.org
Want to know more? Read on for information about the Ceramics and Visual Art classes and bios for our teachers.
CERAMICS CLASS
Ceramics Description:
During the CoSA Teen Summer Art Camp, students will learn a variety of techniques of working with clay, including pinching, coiling, and throwing on the potter's wheel. Students will create functional forms such as cups, bowls, and mugs, as well as sculptural forms of their choosing. Towards the end of the workshop, surface embellishments such as painting with underglaze, carving, and glazing will be covered, allowing students to produce personalized work that truly stands out. Great for all levels of experience!
Ceramics Teacher Bio:
Katie Francis is a ceramic artist and educator based in San Diego, California. She received her undergraduate degree in mathematics at Clemson University and her MFA with an emphasis in ceramics at San Diego State University. Her current work explores the act of remembrance and the fragility of memory through ceramic objects. She has participated in exhibitions and craft shows across the nation, and she currently teaches ceramic classes in San Diego. Her work has recently been featured in Ink & Clay 45 at the Kellogg University Gallery in Pomona, California, and the 2022 SoCal MFA exhibition at the East & Peggy Phelps Galleries in Claremont, California.
VISUAL ART CLASS
Visual Art Description:
Students in the CoSA Visual Art Summer Teen Camp includes daily 90-minute sessions for ages 13 -17. Students will be guided through painting and drawing workshops that will expand their artistic skills and technique. Students will also learn how to approach depicting the human form through Figure Drawing. We look forward to diving into the creative process with artistic dedication!
Visual Art Teacher Bio:Ms. Jackson has over 25 years of experience as a Creative. completed her undergraduate training at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, With Distinction; obtained a Master of Education, Curriculum & Instruction - Integrated Teaching through the Arts, from Lesley University; and a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Visual Art from Point Loma Nazarene College. She has been a freelance artist in addition to being an educator and leader since 2003.
Ms. Jackson worked as a Visual Art Consultant for Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) starting in 2010 and has been CoSA’s Visual Art Department Chair since 2012. As the CoSA Visual Art Department Chair, Ms. Jackson facilitates a working artist studio developing individualized instruction for a range of skill levels grades 9-12 as well as guiding students in College Portfolio preparations, Public Exhibitions, Arts Foundation Workshops and live Figure Drawing. As a Teacher and Creative Advisor, Karrie Jackson offers a range of experience from coaching individual studio art practice, public art projects, community art events, and arts program development. Mastering the Art of individualized support, Ms. Jackson specializes in inspirational counsel, coaching authenticity, transformation, joy and inspiration with a distillation of creative processes through diving deep into intent development making room for intrinsic creative expression.