A.V. Storytelling Camp 2026
Organizer
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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (CLASS)
Other Organizers
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Department of Communication and Theatre
Location
- Auburn University at Montgomery
- 7400 East Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117
A.V. Storytelling Camp for rising 9-12 grade high schoolers
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of Communication and Theatre are offering the annual AV Storytelling Camp June 8-11. The four-day intensive camp is open to area high schoolers devoted to producing multimedia stories.
Discover podcasting, TV, voice acting, interactive media, news writing and strategic communication while learning the architecture to create memorable media projects for your portfolio. Whether it is a documentary, creative photography or a fictional radio drama, campers can get creative and have fun.
The camp is offered free to 24 participants through a generous grant from the Alabama Press Association and the AUM Office of the Provost. The deadline to register is June 1. Complete the online registration form.
AV Storytelling Camp includes:
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks
- Off-campus local media tours (transportation through Warhawk Transit)
- Guest speakers – local media professionals
- T-shirt and mini wireless mic
- An audio and/or video clip to add to your portfolio
Faculty teaching the camp:
Yowei Kang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and Theatre, teaches video production and interactive media courses. Dr. Kang’s research focuses on new media design, digital game research, visual communication, new media & political communication campaigns, and experiential rhetoric.
Sam Wallace, Distinguished Senior Lecturer of Theatre for AUM, will be leading the voice acting workshop. He has worked in theatre in the River Region, both professional and community, for 25 years.
Katherine Irwin, Senior Lecturer of Communication, will be leading the audio workshop. Her background includes working as a radio host and news director, a newspaper reporter and a graphic designer.
Kendra Love, Lecturer of Communication, will be leading the video and photography workshop. She is an award-winning journalist and strategic communicator with over 20 years of experience, including serving as a regional editor and publisher across Alabama and being published nationally.
Support staff include University personnel and student workers who are all background checked by AUM’s Office of Human Resources.
For any questions regarding the AV Storytelling summer camp contact Katherine Irwin at [email protected] or Michelle Johnson at [email protected].
