Albany Museum of Art’s Pop Pop Pop It Up! summer camp begins Monday

ALBANY — The art of having fun is what it is all about at the Albany Museum of Art’s Pop Pop Pop It Up! summer camp, which begins a journey into Pop Art on Monday. Spots are still available and registration is still open.

Taught by Ashli Solinger of Kinchafoonee Primary School, the camp is meant for campers who want to experiment with lots of different media. Participants will have the opportunity to print, paint, use clay, try watercolors and build a sculpture, all while exploring the styles of artists like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Romero Britto, Jim Dine and Roy Lichtenstein.

The AMA is hosting the camp at the Thronateeska Heritage Center in the old train depot this year, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Early drop-off and late pickup are available for free from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Full- and half-days are available. Costs are $85 half-days for members and $100 half-days for non-members; $155 full-day for members and $185 full-day for non-members. Camp costs include snacks, supplies, Friday pizza party and instructor fee.

AMA’s summer camps will take a break the week of July 4 but pick back up starting July 10 with Printing and Painting. Camps will conclude the week of July 17, with two different half-day camps. Eat Your Art will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, followed by Art Lab from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Future chefs, scientists and artists are welcome.

Registration for any camp can be completed online at www.albanymuseum.com or by calling Chloe Hinton at (229) 439-8400.

The Albany Museum of Art is in Albany and houses an impressive collection that includes 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, as well as a substantial collection of sub-Saharan African art including masks, sculpture, pottery, textiles and musical instruments. AMA is accredited by the American Association of Museums. The museum is currently closed due to storm damage, but will reopen late summer.