Welcome to School of Service / Access Arts!

N.E.H. Traveling Exhibition - "Grass Roots"

Grass Roots:  African Origins of an American Art highlights the remarkable beauty of coiled basketry and shows how the utilitarian market basket can be viewed simultaneously as a work of art, object of use and container of memory.  In this exhibition the humble but beautifully crafted coiled basket, made in Africa and the southern United States, becomes a prism through which audiences will learn about creativity and artistry characteristic of Africans in America from the 17th century to the present.

Grass Roots features more than one hundred baskets and related objects including agricultural tools, small sculptures, reproduction paintings, prints and small graphics, as well as photographic enlargements.

Access Arts and The Boone County Museum & Galleries are partnering to bring this amazing exhibition to Columbia!  It is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mid-America Arts Alliance, and will be open to the public April 8th through May 25th.  For more information
see our Facebook event page.

ANNOUNCING:  KidCampArtTastic

Do you envision your children glued to iPads, TVs and Xbox all summer?  Wish they could experience a little fresh air and create some amazing art?
So do we.  That's why we're very excited to present this Summer Camp opportunity for kids 5-13.  We'll alternate weeks with two age groups
(5-9 and 10-13), with fun-filled themes for each week, guaranteed to get
your kids stoked about something other than a back-lit display!

Camps are from 8:30am to 4:30pm each day.  Cost is $140 per week, with discount packages available for siblings.  Click on the themes below for more information about each week's activities.  Register by calling 573-875-0275;
if you do so by May 15th we'll give you a vase to fire at our Raku workshop on May 28th!

Camps for ages 10-13: Camps for ages 5-9:

* No camp activities will be held on July 4

KidCampArtTastic
June 10-14 - Get Your Game On!

Are you ready to push the limits with art work and games?  Want to create 3D board games?  Bring video game characters to life through sculptures?  How about creating and running amazing obstacle courses outside?  If the answer is yes, then come join us for a week of "Getting Your Game On!"  You’re sure to have fun playing many games and learning about art all at the same time.

KidCampArtTastic
June 17-21 - Game On!

Are you ready to push the limits with art work and games?  Want to create new board games?  Bring video game characters to life?  How about creating and running amazing obstacle courses outside?  If the answer is yes, then come join us for a week of getting your "Game On!"  You’re sure to have fun playing many games and learning about art all at the same time.

KidCampArtTastic
June 24-28 - Kicking It Old Skool

The past is coming back to haunt you this week with throwback lessons in works of art!  Everyday a teacher from the past is going to teach and inspire to you create your own masterpieces.  Sit in class with Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, and many more "Old Skool" teachers of art.  You will be ready to take off with your own art, after this blast from the past.

KidCampArtTastic
July 1-5* - A Blast From the Past

Be surprised every day when a "special teacher" from the past comes to the future to inspire your art work.  Learn from Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh and many more.  Each day you will get to create your own masterpieces with help from the experts!

* No camp activities will be held on July 4

KidCampArtTastic
July 8-12 - Raiders of the Lost Art

They say one man's trash is another man's treasure, and that is true this week.  This week you will be guided through this adventure with our archeologists who will show you a new and improved way of doing art!  Learn how to use found objects to create beautiful pieces and help sustain the earth.  Bring your spy glasses, a bag for collecting, and some water for the adventure and let's go!

KidCampArtTastic
July 15-19 - Treasure Hunt

Lets go on an adventure to make fun and unique art!  Our archeologists will help you along as you look high and low for treasures and create new ones.  This week is the chance for you to learn so many ways to re-use and recycle products to make beautiful art for home, school, or wherever you want them to go!

KidCampArtTastic
July 22-26 - Word Up

Bring words to a larger than life size this week in class with our teachers.  We will look at how books are more than just a box shape, and so much more than reading.  You will get to make up your own story and present it to the class however you want.  You can make your story 3D, turn your cover into a sculpture, or even present a theatrical production.  You are sure to have fun putting a new twist on words and reading this week, so come join us while we give your stories the "Word Up!"

KidCampArtTastic
July 29 - August2 - Books Alive

Taking a cue from the Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, this week we will make our own books.  Featuring edible art and a fun twist on reading, get ready to be an author for the week.  Your story will be turned 3D and come alive with skits and storytelling.  Make sure you come with an empty belly for new art, because when the week is over you will be hungry for more books alive!

School of Service / Access Arts

The Access Arts campus is located at the intersection of McAlester St and Moss St in Columbia, MO.  There are three buildings as part of the campus, which house various parts of our program.  Look at the maps below to find our locations.

The mailing address for School of Service-Access Arts is:
1724 McAlester Street, Columbia, MO 65201

To visit the office go to:  1728 McAlester Sreet, Columbia
Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10am to 5pm

You can phone our office at:  573-875-0275

Our e-mail address is: accessarts@schoolofservice.org


Spring 2013 Session II
begins May 13, 2013

printable schedule (.pdf)

Enroll in Classes Online Now

or use our printable enrollment form (.pdf)

scholarship application (.pdf)

PLEASE NOTE:  All classes require a non-refundable $30 deposit
at sign-up to reserve a place in class.  Class place is not reserved until payment has been received at Access Arts.  Registration deadline is April 29, 2013.  There will be an additional $10 late fee for all registrations received after this date.

Donate to Access Arts Now!

We currently have a donor who will match all donations we receive, so your donation will go even farther if you make it now!




 

Would you like to volunteer at Access Arts?

We have lots of different things that volunteers can do, and a fairly flexible schedule as well.  If you are interested, print out the Volunteer Application, fill it out and send it to us.  We will contact you about the possibilities.

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