Sitka Fine Arts Camp
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MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL CAMP PACKING LIST

REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE
  • Gym shoes for the gym
  • Clothes that are appropriate for the classes you are taking (especially for dance classes and physical theater – sweatpants and comfortable tops that can be layered, ballet students can wear tights, leotards, or shorts)
  • All music students should bring a white shirt, black skirt/pants, black socks, and black dress shoes
  • Water Bottle
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Laptop or tablet should your student need to quarantine or isolate during their camp session

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (Middle School Camp)
  • Piano Technique: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
  • Digital Photography: Students should bring a digital SLR camera (preferably), iPhone, or point-and-shoot camera with manual controls for aperture and shutter speed, batteries/or charger, memory cards, card reader or cord, and a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of memory
  • Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
  • Filmmaking & Music Video Production: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
  • Stage Combat: Come dressed to move in sneakers, signed waiver required to participate
  • Acrobatics: Come dressed to move
  • Ballet: Come in ballet attire, soft ballet slippers, with hair pulled away from your face. Those with experience en pointe should bring pointe shoes.
  • Hip Hop Dance & Street Dance classes: Come in clean gym shoes and clothes that you can move in.
  • Modern Dance: Come in bare feet with a black leotard & black leggings or black tank and black pants
  • Contemporary Dance: Come in bare feet or socks and dance-friendly attire
  • Shakespeare: Dress to move
  • Live Event Production: Students should bring several sets of black clothes and close-toed shoes.
  • Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Combos, Choir & Small Ensembles: Students should bring performance attire of black pants or skirt, white shirt and black shoes.
  • Instrumental Music Classes: Students should bring their instrument and extra reeds, oil, strings, rosin, and a metronome. Trumpet and trombone players should also bring straight and cup mutes.
  • Percussionists and drummers should bring a stick bag complete with the full set of sticks and drum set sticks.
  • Rock Band & Recording Session: Guitar & bass players should bring their instruments and a cable. Amps are provided.

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (High School Camp)
  • Piano Technique: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
  • Digital Photography: Students should bring a digital SLR camera (preferably), iPhone, or point-and-shoot camera with manual controls for aperture and shutter speed, batteries/or charger, memory cards, card reader or cord, and a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of memory
  • Animation & Digital Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
  • Filmmaking & Music Video Production: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
  • Recording Session, Electronic Music, Film & Media Composition: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
  • Stage Combat: Come dressed to move, signed waiver required to participate
  • Ballet: Come in ballet attire, soft ballet slippers, with hair pulled away from your face. Those with experience en pointe should bring pointe shoes.
  • Dance Jam, Hip Hop Dance, Freestyle Dance: Come in clean gym shoes and clothes that you can move in.
  • Modern Dance: Come in barefeet with a black leotard & black leggings or black tank and black pants
  • Contemporary Dance: Come in bare feet or socks and dance-friendly attire
  • Shakespeare: Dress to move
  • Live Event Production: Students should bring several sets of black clothes and close-toed shoes.
  • Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Combos, Choir & Chamber Music: Students should bring performance attire of black pants or skirt, white shirt and black shoes.
  • Instrumental Music Classes: Students should bring their instrument and extra reeds, oil, strings, rosin, and a metronome. Trumpet and trombone players should also bring straight and cup mutes.
  • Percussionists and drummers should bring a stick bag complete with the full set of sticks and drum set sticks.
  • Rock Band & Recording Session: Guitar & bass players should bring their instruments and a cable. Amps are provided.

DORM STUDENTS (in addition to the items listed above):
Please plan on packing for the two week session, if possible. Access to laundry is limited.
  • Alarm Clock
  • A pillow and a warm blanket and/or sleeping bag (it can be quite chilly at night)
  • Towel & Washcloth
  • Soap toothbrush and other toiletries
  • Flip Flops for showering
  • Warm clothing—the average temperature during the day ranges from 50-60 degrees during the summer
  • Clothing for warm weather—although Sitka is cool most of the time, we do see the occasional day in the 70s or (very rarely) 80s
  • Warm clothes for sleeping
  • Warm Jacket
  • Raincoat
  • Waterproof shoes
  • Sleep mask if you are a light sleeper
  • Comfortable clothing/shoes for hiking on recreation day (must have hiking boots/sturdy athletic shoes for moderate/difficult hikes)
  • Hat and gloves
  • A camera
  • Medication (if applicable)
  • Note: Dorm students should plan on packing extra face masks for travel to and from camp to fit their travel plans.

SHOULD I BRING MONEY? 
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Students may want to bring a small amount of money. Camp souvenirs and snacks are offered at the camp store and range in price from $1 for a bumper sticker or snack to $45 for a sweatshirt.

Location

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2023 Camp Dates

Elementary June 5-9
Middle June 11-24
High June 25-July 9
Musical Theater July 10-30

Main Office Hours

9:00am - 5:00pm
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110 College Drive
Suite 111
Sitka, AK 99835

Phone: 907-747-3085
​Events and Rentals: 907-623-8511
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