About the Educator Camp

NMWA’s virtual Educator Summer Camp is designed for all educators: teachers, home school instructors, scout leaders, etc. We just ask that you come with your learners in mind and a playful spirit!

The standalone sessions, inspired by the Art, Books, and Creativity (ABC) Institute, are hands-on, participatory, and fun. The Educator Summer Camp explores the museum’s collection and resources, introduces historical and contemporary artists, and engages participants in experimental art-making and close-looking exercises.

Guest instructors include artists and educators from around the country. You will receive a recommended supply list, applicable digital resources, and a Zoom meeting link in advance of each session. Camp activities are designed to make use of materials and tools that you might have at home and encourage repurposing and seeing everyday objects in a new light.

Register for one session, some, or all, depending on your interest and commitments. Session participants can request certificates of completion reflecting total earned participation hours.

About the Program

Emily Martin will teach you to make a volvelle, a magical movable artist’s book with a rotating wheel that reveals and conceals content. The volvelle can be used for a variety of purposes and are simple to make with minimal materials.

About the Artist Instructor

Emily Martin is a visual artist living in Iowa City, IA, with her Vandercook SP15 printing press and three bicycles. She has been making movable and sculptural artist’s books since the 1990s. Her subject matter has ranged from autobiographical stories to the writings of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, and 16th century mathematician Peter Apian. She is very detail oriented and works to determine the proper materials and bindings for her books. Most recently, current events such as the 2016 presidential election, the pandemic, Asian hate crimes, and social justice have intruded into her content. Martin has an inquisitive and irreverent nature, and is bravely attempting to make sense of a world gone mad. Martin’s books are held in private and institutional collections in the United States and internationally, such as the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Library of Congress, the Victoria and Albert Museum National Library, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Questions? Reach out to education@nmwa.org.