Sitka Fine Arts Camp

Sitka Fine Arts Camp is a nationally-recognized fine arts summer camp located in Sitka, Alaska.

History

Founded in 1973, Sitka Fine Arts Camp is a multi-disciplinary arts camp featuring the dramatic arts, music, literary arts, visual arts (ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, mask making, photography, video production, Alaska Native arts), and dance. It has produced over 1,000 alumni currently features three separate sessions: mini camp (fifth grade and below), middle school camp, and high school camp. Each session culminates in several final performances and visual art shows. The camp originally began at the Sheldon Jackson College campus and moved to the University of Alaska Southeast/Mt. Edgecumbe High School campus in the 1980s, back to Sheldon Jackson College in the 1990s, and in 2006 moved back to the Mt. Edgecumbe High School campus.

In 2004, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of ten exceptional summer arts programs in the country[1].
In 2004, camp executive director Roger Schmidt was awarded the 2004 Alaska Governor's Award for Arts Education[2].
In 2005, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of 25 exceptional summer arts programs in the country[3].
In 2007 received the Coming Up Taller Award from the President's Committee on Arts and Humanities at a ceremony with First Lady, Laura Bush at the White House.