Four Fun-Filled Weeks! Twenty-five week long sessions to choose from. Quality Instruction.

Monday-Friday Mornings: 9am-12pm; Afternoons: 1-4pm

Ages 4-5: $130 / $110 members (mornings only)

Ages 6-18: $160 / $140 members *

* Stay All Day (SAD) option available: $320 / $280 members

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- $20 off on first-time Family & higher-level memberships* with camp registration

- PLUS save $20 on class tuition

- Receive additional multiple-class discounts ($5 off on third and sequential camp/s per student)

Become a Student Volunteer for this year’s Summer ARTventures

Earn Community Service Credits for school, while adding to your ART resume.

Applications are open to all rising 9th-12th graders.

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Meet Our Artistic Team

BRENDA GARIEPY studied at Alfred University, New York, and has teaching experience in NY, PA, and NC. She currently teaches art in the Rowan-Salisbury Elementary Schools. BRENDA GARIEPY. For the last twelve years, Brenda has specialized in teachin

BRENDA GARIEPY studied at Alfred University, New York, and has teaching experience in NY, PA, and NC. She currently teaches art in the Rowan-Salisbury Elementary Schools. BRENDA GARIEPY. For the last twelve years, Brenda has specialized in teaching hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery classes at Waterworks. She was a 2017 recipient of the Waterworks’ Lucille P. and Edwin O. Norvell Family Art of Teaching Award for her significant and generous contributions, and outstanding work in art education through Waterworks and its educational studio programs.

SHIRL HULL is an artist and designer. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA., with a B.A. degree in Studio Art. Shirl advanced her studies by completing Jewelry Design, Lost Wax Casting and Jewelry Fabrication from El Cami

SHIRL HULL is an artist and designer. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA., with a B.A. degree in Studio Art. Shirl advanced her studies by completing Jewelry Design, Lost Wax Casting and Jewelry Fabrication from El Camino College and California State University both in CA. Shirl loves to travel and has taken two cultural trips to the African Continent. Shirl resides in Spencer, N.C.

DEBBIE HOFFMAN is retired from the Rowan/Salisbury school system after nearly twenty years working as an Exceptional Children teacher. She taught dance for over forty-five years. Debbie graduated from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with an associat

DEBBIE HOFFMAN is retired from the Rowan/Salisbury school system after nearly twenty years working as an Exceptional Children teacher. She taught dance for over forty-five years. Debbie graduated from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with an associate of arts degree. Debbie was the recipient of Waterworks’ 2009 Lucile P. and Edwin O. Norvell Family Art of Teaching Award for her significant and selfless contributions and outstanding work in art education through Waterworks’ children’s educational programming. She returns to WVAC for her 16th year.

SUSAN LENZ is a professional fiber artist from Columbia SC. She stitches, both by hand and machine but also indulges a passion for book arts and unique, 3D found art pieces. Her work has appeared in national publications, a number of juried exhibitio

SUSAN LENZ is a professional fiber artist from Columbia SC. She stitches, both by hand and machine but also indulges a passion for book arts and unique, 3D found art pieces. Her work has appeared in national publications, a number of juried exhibitions, and at fine craft shows including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Smithsonian Craft Shows. She has also been featured on art quilting television programs and on South Carolina’s E-TV Palmetto Scene. Here work is widely collected and in the permanent collection of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC and the McKissick Museum in South Carolina.

DENISE PAUGH earned a BA in Dance Education/Theater from UNC-Charlotte. She has taught in the Rowan-Salisbury School (RSS) system since 2006. Denise created, developed and implemented the county’s first honors curriculum for Dance, and she now serve

DENISE PAUGH earned a BA in Dance Education/Theater from UNC-Charlotte. She has taught in the Rowan-Salisbury School (RSS) system since 2006. Denise created, developed and implemented the county’s first honors curriculum for Dance, and she now serves as a K-5 art specialist at Hanford-Dole Elementary School. Denise joined the Waterworks team in 2018. She has taught a number of classes in mixed media, movement and the art of jewelry making. She is owner and designer of her own jewelry design business, Denise Paugh Designs.

BRENT SMITH is a 1993 ECU graduate who works as a full-time potter. He works in his studio and showroom behind his farmhouse in Rowan County, where he continually experiments with forms, clays, glazes, and textures. He sometimes digs his own natur

BRENT SMITH is a 1993 ECU graduate who works as a full-time potter. He works in his studio and showroom behind his farmhouse in Rowan County, where he continually experiments with forms, clays, glazes, and textures. He sometimes digs his own natural clay. Brent is known for his lidded jars, and large wheel-thrown pots. Brent has been teaching youth and adult hand and wheel classes at Waterworks for over 16 years. He received the Waterworks’ Lucille P. and Edwin O. Norvell Family Art of Teaching Award in 2014 in recognition and appreciation for his contributions to the visual arts in Rowan County.

KELLI SMITH joins Waterworks’ Artists’ Team for her first Summer ARTventures. She is a 2019 graduate of UNC Greensboro with a BA in Studio Art. She is currently a high school art teacher for the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

KELLI SMITH joins Waterworks’ Artists’ Team for her first Summer ARTventures. She is a 2019 graduate of UNC Greensboro with a BA in Studio Art. She is currently a high school art teacher for the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

TRACI ARNEY - “Photography is, was, and always will be my passion.” Traci is a proud graduate of Arizona State University with a BFA, and also enriched her knowledge at Oxford University. Her photography has been exhibited in various galleries and c

TRACI ARNEY - “Photography is, was, and always will be my passion.” Traci is a proud graduate of Arizona State University with a BFA, and also enriched her knowledge at Oxford University. Her photography has been exhibited in various galleries and celebrated for its captivating blend of reality and imagination. She shares, “Art, at its core, is a way to capture and maintain your attention long enough that it works its way into your soul.” Waterworks welcomes Traci to our Summer Artistic Team!

NICHOLE PEQUEÑO is a printmaking artist originally from Chicago and now lives in Salisbury. She studied printmaking, wearable arts and design in college. Nichole is influenced by her culture, and historical nostalgia with the present. She also incorp

NICHOLE PEQUEÑO is a printmaking artist originally from Chicago and now lives in Salisbury. She studied printmaking, wearable arts and design in college. Nichole is influenced by her culture, and historical nostalgia with the present. She also incorporates photography in some of her printmaking techniques. She enjoys sharing and teaching printmaking with others to make printmaking more accessible to the community.