This year I wanted at Art Camp to create a memorable art masterpiece as a group that would be a reminder throughout the year of the fun we had, the friends we made and the lessons we learned. Through much planning and experimenting, I came up with the idea to create a tie-dye banner to…
Becoming Fools is an official selection for the 2013 Omaha Film Festival! We are grateful for the opportunity to share Becoming Fools with Omaha and look forward to enjoying the festival events! We would love to pack the house. Please save the date: Becoming Fools will screen sometime during the festival between March 6-10, 2013….
Hello All! My name is Tina. I had the pleasure of teaching the Music class at Art Camp this year. The main focus of the ValorArte 2012 was discovering how we are treasures of God. In our Music class, we created drums. The drums made beautiful rhythms, while also teaching the kids important lessons on their personal…
I recently created and published a video talking about one of the cameras we used on the ‘Becoming Fools’ production, the Canon C300. I got such a great response I decided to also publish it here as well. I know it’s more of a tech type video but I added quite a bit of behind…
Why do we keep marching forward in something that seems so foolish? Seriously, sometimes I wonder if I am just stubborn or stupid. Either way, we are foolish for marching forward. Today, I finally finished editing Becoming Fools … and … we received our first response back from a film festival in which we submitted…
The Christmas season is a time of reflection and celebration for the One who gave us life, but unfortunately, this season often adds stress to our already stressed out culture. For years, cultural studies have proven again and again that our country is far from happy, and not just during the Christmas season. One of…
If we describe what “Creation” means, we usually would use the definition of creating something using our imagination, but if we take the definition from the Bible, like we at Art Camp ValorArte 2012, we will use the definition of “producing something from nowhere”, like God did it with us. He was so inspired and…
We are grateful to be able to share the journey of 2012 with you: Athentikos took a risk and began production on the Becoming Fools documentary without full funding, believing God would provide. As of December 2012, the film is 75% complete. Homeless youth were mentored by professional artists for over 5 months in preparation…
Trash is not something many people want or collect. However, Sweden imports waste from other countries and is now running into the problem that there is just not enough trash. Sweden imports trash to turn into electricity and power, and because of their efficiency in converting trash to power and need for more waste, Sweden…
I (Amelia Moore) had the honor of teaching a collage class again at this year’s Art Camp. In addition to photography, I have a love for the creative art of collage. I love working with various materials to create an art piece! For me, its an exciting challenge to search through materials I have on…
