The Honeywell Foundation Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Program will offer
summer visual arts camps for students completing grades Kindergarten through 12th during
the month of June. The Corporate sponsorship is provided by Halderman Farm
Management Services.
In its 32nd year, the VPA Summer Visual Arts program gives Wabash County students the
chance to participate in a two-week arts experience at Charley Creek Gardens, a Honeywell
Foundation property. Visual Arts camps will be on Monday through Friday, June 6th – 10th
and June 13th – 17th from 9 am to noon. The cost of camp is $50 per student.
Using the theme “The Elements,” participating students will be grouped by the grade level
they’ve just completed to create one, two and three dimensional art projects and be
introduced to mediums including paint, clay, mixed media, and more. Groupings will be:
o 2nd-3rd grade with instructor Candie Cooper
o 4th – 6th grade with instructor Lynne Keffaber
o 7th – 12th grade led by instructors Katy Gray and Hannah Burnworth
New this year, a Kindergarten-First Grade camp will be offered on Monday through Friday,
June 20th – 24th from 9 am to noon at Charley Creek Gardens under the instruction of Erica
Tyson. This program will focus on tying arts and science together as a way to introduce art
concepts to younger children.
One other change this year involves location. For the first time last year, all MSD and
Wabash City students as well as 7th through 12th graders from Manchester Community
Schools met at Charley Creek Gardens. The location and combined school experience was
so well-received that Manchester Elementary students will join the rest of the students at the
Gardens this year. Transportation to and from North Manchester will be provided daily.
Artistic Director Candie Cooper-McCoart stated, “Bringing students from the entire county
together in an amazing venue like the Gardens allows us to create a two-week experience
like no other in the area.”
For more information about VPA contact the Honeywell Center Box Office at 260-563-1102
or check out the website at www.honeywellcenter.org/VPA.
The Honeywell Center is north central Indiana’s premier arts and entertainment facility
with more than 3,000 events and 200,000 visitors annually. Concerts, conferences, charity
galas, art exhibits, and educational outreach programs are among the diverse events at the
Honeywell Center. All programs and activities are supported by gifts from individuals,
businesses, the Indiana Arts Commission (a state agency) and the National Endowment for
the Arts (a federal agency). The Center is located at 275 W. Market St., Wabash, Indiana,
46992. For a complete program listing, visit the Honeywell Center Web site at
www.honeywellcenter.org or call (260) 563-1102.