The centerpiece of the camp program is The Beam Project, a large-scale collaborative endeavor that campers plan, produce and play with. Beam selects a different distinguished artist, architect or general big thinker as Project Master to conceive each summer’s Project. Each day at camp from 9am to 12pm, teams of campers, called Waves, rotate through the various activity areas of the Project’s production. At summer’s end we invite all Beam Parents and Family to join us at camp for a celebration the Project’s completion.
Click here for photos of the 2007 Beam Project, The Macro/Micro Domes.
Beam Fleet 2006
In 2006, Project Masters Steve Gerberich and Nathaniel Lieb took us on a ride exploring mechanical motion. Campers designed and fabricated the Beam Fleet, seven all wood vehicles that were equal parts kinetic sculptures, simple machines and rolling canvases. The Project culminated in a procession by campers and their families that turned the soccer field into Parade Grounds.
Nexus Canopy 2005
In 2005, Project Master Fabian Jabro conceived of the giant Nexus Canopy. Campers and staff constructed the 45’ x 36’ structure of wood and movable canvas walls. Once built, they transformed the Canopy into shape-shifting mazes, movie theater, art gallery and, for the final evening of camp, banquet space and theater.
