SPRING BREAK CAMP: Be the “I” in Kind

Be the “I” in Kind — Spring Break PM Art Camp
March 23–27 (Monday-Friday)
1:00–4:00 PM
Ages: 5–12 years
$235 Non-Members / $212 CAE Members
Min 5 / Max 16

Create art, spread kindness, and have fun! In Be the “I” in Kind, young artists will explore creativity through joyful, hands-on projects inspired by kindness, empathy, gratitude, and self-expression. Using paint, clay, mixed media, and collaborative art, students will make meaningful creations while building confidence, connection, and compassion — all in a playful, supportive studio environment.

Perfect for kids who love to create, imagine, and make the world a brighter place! Projects may include kindness rocks for the community, clay gratitude bowls, beaded kindness bracelets, and mixed-media “I Am” affirmation portraits.

Materials Provided: All art supplies are included. Kids are encouraged to wear old clothes. Please bring a water bottle and a snack.

Lunch Studio for Spring Break 2026

Supervised lunch is from 12 pm – 1 pm Monday through Friday.
$25 per camper
This is supervision ONLY.  Please bring a sack lunch! No food will be provided. 
Registration is required.
Camp assistants will ensure that your students arrive at their afternoon camp, or parent pick-up.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LUNCH STUDIO

Class Types:

Date(s)

Mar 23 - 27 2026

Time

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cost

$235

Level

KIDS

Category

REGISTER

Instructor

  • Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker
    Emily Kuchenbecker

    Emily Kuchenbecker is a multidisciplinary artist who combines poetry, movement, and objects to create sensory experiences. She holds her Master of Fine Arts from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. Emily views glass as an inherently similar material to the body and forces of nature. Emily currently works as a production assistant and glass instructor at the Furnace Glasswork. She also does custom fabrication (the most recent being on a fabrication team to build the Meow Wolf Vortex Fest Stage, and a glass installation at “The Beacon”). Emily simultaneously runs her apothecary shop and handblown glass under Waxing Gibbous Studio. Emily currently teaches the immersive glassworking class, as well as take and makes at the Furnace. She has also taught Space Research in Art Foundations department of VCU, lampworking at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and Fused Glass at Cedarfield Hermitage. She has studied glass techniques at the Pilchuck Glass Studio, Penland School of Crafts, and Oxbow School of Art. In 2019, Emily was a finalist for the Stanislav Libensky Glass Award at the Prague Gallery of Glass, and received a grant to teach a glass workshop at VCU Qatar campus.

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