For girls entering 7th & 8th grade in Fall 2026

Over the course of 4 days, artist Melanie King will be creating a space for young women to gain wisdom and knowledge of their intuition from the folk story “The Doll in her Pocket: Vasalisa the Wise”, as retold in the NYT bestselling book Women Who Run With the Wolves. Integrating storytelling, discussion, journaling, printmaking, collage and bookmaking, participants will explore recognizing their intuitive power, the life/death/life cycle, and identifying support systems , and finish the week with a collection of meaningful artwork, and a book, designed to support them as they navigate their teen years and into young adulthood. The session is limited to 8 participants.

WHEN: June 15-18

PRICE: MEMBER $315 / GENERAL $330

INSTRUCTOR: Melanie King

WHO: For girls entering 7th & 8th grade in Fall 2026

Staff will remain on site throughout drop-offs and pick-ups. Snacks are provided, but please send your camper with a cold lunch. Lunch is between 12-1 on site.

Automatic discounts applied for siblings. Contact education@vergecontemporary.org regarding potential scholarship opportunities!

About the Instructor

Melanie is a silkscreen artist, trained anthropologist, and former UX designer. A native to California, she has also lived and worked in Honduras, Israel, China and Australia, all places where she also conducted varying arts classes for children, youth, and young adults. Melanie’s personal artistic work explores the transformative internal processes that women undertake as we navigate self-healing, national politics and pop-culture provocations. Her practice honors intuition, ancestral connection, and storytelling as forces that nourish and sustain us. Creating large-scale silkscreen prints, she draws inspiration from the bold visual language of posters from the Chicano and other 20th Century social movements, while reframing them within feminine and folkloric imagery. Her prints engage existing cultural symbols in dialogue with her unique perspectives as a bilingual mixed-race woman, artist and mother.

Community Standards

In order to create a safe and encouraging environment for creativity, we ask that all attendees comply with Verge’s non-discrimination policy which prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, age, physical or mental disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by the state or local laws. We also ask that everyone contribute positively to a safe and comfortable environment for all attendees. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who does not abide by our community standards stated above.

Cancellation and Refunds Policy

Verge Center for the Arts reserves the right to cancel classes, to change instructors, and to make other changes that may become necessary to ensure a quality experience for participants. In the event that a class is canceled, we will contact all registrants and offer the option of transferring to another available session, or receiving a full refund.

If a participant wishes to withdraw from a class, they must do so in writing at least seven days prior to the first class meeting to receive a full refund, less a $25 processing fee. Withdrawals occurring within seven days prior to the first class meeting will receive a refund of 50% of the total class fee or may transfer to a class of equal or lesser value. Participants are only eligible for one transfer per registration and must get it approved by Verge staff. No refunds or transfers are given to withdrawals that occur 24 hours or less before the class begins. Membership fees are non-refundable. Please note we are unable to issue cash refunds.

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Vasalisa the Wise: Exploring women's intuition via the arts