Summer
Each summer, Adams International School hosts an exciting series of art camps and workshops for children. From beginning painting to college portfolio development, young artists receive hands-on, small-class instruction in a beautiful and inspiring environment.
Summer 2012 Camps at Adams International School
Back in the Day Camps
Back in the day... hands made bread and quilts, communities square-danced in barns, and self-sufficiency was the norm, not the exception.
Join us this summer on 131 rolling acres where "back in the day" is back!
Campers will discover
- bread baking
- sewing
- square-dancing
- cake decorating
- flower arranging
- and old-time games
Dates & Ages: July 9-13 (ages 11-15), August 13-17 (ages 7-10)
Tuition: 230.00 for full week
Please complete a Camp Registration Form and return to Adams International School 1655 Broad Street Road Maidens, VA 23102.
Portrait Drawing Camp
Adams International School invites local middle and high school-aged students to work with Smithsonian award winning portrait artist, Stanley Rayfield. During this week-long afternoon camp, students will be immersed in the techniques of contemporary portraiture and will learn to create their own self-portraits.Instructor Website: stanleyrayfield.com
Dates: July 16-20; 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Ages: 13-18
Registration Information: Completed Student Registration forms (click for pdf version) and tuition payments should be mailed to
Adams International School 1655 Broad Street Road Maidens, VA 23102Instructor Biography (courtesy of the Glave Kocen Gallery):
For more information on upcoming summer offerings, please contact AIS.A recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, with a BFA in Communication Arts, Stanley Ralph Rayfield has specialized in portraiture for over a decade. While studying at VCU he has participated in various group shows in Virginia. He has exhibited in Richmond based Art 6 Gallery, ISHQ Gallery, 312 Gallery, and the Anderson Gallery. He also exhibited in Sage Moon Gallery in Charlottesville, VA, and participated in Society of Illustrators Student Competition in New York, NY.
Stanley received various scholarships and fellowships while studying at VCU. He was awarded the VCU School of the Arts Mallory Callan Memorial Scholarship, the National Society of Arts and Letters, Shirley Winston Scholarship, The Society of Illustrators George Wilson scholarship, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Undergraduate Fellowship.
Since graduating from VCU, Stanley has received more honors and completed more commissions, and teaches art workshops part-time. He painted the album cover for Verve Records, Clifford Brown CD, and exhibited in a Capitol One group show. He has work in the permanent collection at VCU School of the Arts and MCV Hospital. He also has work exhibited in the Old West Museum, Western Spirit Art Show in Wyoming.
Stanley currently has a portrait, entitled "Dad," in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, where he was awarded second place in the 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. He has been featured in The Online News Hour, Richmond.com, Richmond Times Dispatch Newspaper, and he has appeared on Virginia This Morning talk show. The portrait was featured in the April issue of "The Artist Magazine" and was featured in the Washington Post.
Stanley has done portrait commissions for organizations and private individuals, and he plans to continue doing this throughout his art career.