Art Instructor
Fine Arts Camp/ Arts & Crafts Camp
Karina is an Argentine-American multi-disciplinary artist with a background in Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Expressive Arts Therapies, and Mindful movement. She studied International Business, Foreign Languages and Fine Arts. Through extensive travel and creative endeavors, she deepened her theoretical and experiential learning in Expressive Arts Therapies through a cross-cultural program focused on the cultural richness of popular art and craft making of the different cultures of the Americas: the indigenous, the European, and the African.
Having been a Qigong and Tai-chi practitioner for years, the integration of this movement meditation with an EXA (Expressive Arts) practice became the center of both, the thesis for her Masters in Trans-disciplinary Art Therapy, and the specialization for my Qigong Level 2 instructor certification.

Performance Instructor
Aretta Baumgartner is an Atlanta-based performer/teaching artist specializing in puppetry, mask and movement, and has been a professional puppeteer since 1992. She’s presented thousands of workshops all over the country, is an Attending Professional on the Dragon Con Puppetry Track, served as President of the Board of Directors for Puppeteers of America (2019-2022) and creates original puppet works with ONE DOUBLE-O FOUR EIGHT (her puppetry company with partner Thom Stanley).
She is a proud member of the Teaching Artist Alliance, UNIMA-USA and the Atlanta Puppetry Guild. A frequent guest artist for the Educational Theatre Association, Aretta filled the role of Education and Advocacy Director for the Center for Puppetry Arts for 13 years. She performs regularly as a puppeteer, actor and backing vocalist. She's a dedicated arts educator, arts advocate and arts administrator with 25 years+ experience in the field. Aretta is dedicated to using puppetry as a tool to unlock potential, passion and story in every human she meets.
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Performance Instructor
Alexis is an Atlanta-based performer known for her dynamic presence in both film and television. After receiving a B.A. in Theatre from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Louder made her screen debut in the mid-2010s then gradually built a reputation for compelling performances. She gained early exposure with small roles in major productions like Black Panther before her breakout role starring as Valerie Young in Copshop opposite Gerard Butler. Her film credits also include The Tomorrow War, Violent Night, and Weathering.
On television, Louder has appeared in several high-profile projects including Watchmen, The Terminal List, and The Originals. In addition to her work on screen, she’s passionate about inspiring young artists. She brings real-world experience and a deep love of storytelling to the next generation of performers, encouraging creativity, confidence.
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