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ART Camp 2023!  
We are back in person this year.  Same face, NEW place!  
This year we're in SW Portland at Forest Hall on the WHUUF property. The room has wood floors and tall windows that look out into a sweet forest area with access to a recognized green sanctuary.  We'll make artwork both indoors and outside in the magical, treed space. Map here.

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​Students are introduced to step-by-step skills in drawing, painting, printmaking, illustration and clay!  Kids practice balancing their own ideas with what they've learned to make unique artwork (not crafty stuff).  Small group instruction with an Art Show on Fridays.  Each Art Camp day has a different spirit theme (PJ day, crazy hair day, etc.)!  

Highlights

Staff

  • Small groups
  • Quality art materials​ 
  • Step-by-step lessons (and then self-directed exploration).  Campers learn fine art skills to balance with their own ideas to make unique artwork (not crafty-schmafty stuff). 
  • New projects every day/week.  Each week is unique, so be ready for lots of creative encounters...even if you attended this camp in the past, or are repeating it several times this year!
  • Art show celebration on Fridays​

​Summer Camps are directed by artist and licensed Art Teacher, Ms Sascha, who has been teaching art to kids for over 20 years.  She was one of three nominees for the 2021 State of Oregon Art Educator of the Year Award.  All summer staff is selected and/or personally trained by Sascha.
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2023 Camp Dates

Session 1: Art Exploration!
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NEW projects each time you repeat this camp!
June 26-30
​Grades K-2 & 3-5

Session 2: Clay, Sculpture & Pottery! 
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July 10-14​
Grades K-2, 3-5 & 6-8

Session 3: Art Exploration!
NEW projects each time you repeat this camp!
July 17-21
Grades K-2 & 3-5

Session 4: Art Exploration!
NEW projects each time you repeat this camp!
July 24-28
Grades K-2 & 3-5

Session 5: Art Exploration!
NEW projects each time you repeat this camp!
July 31-August 4
​Grades K-2 & 3-5

Session 6: Draw, Paint & Print!
August 7-11
Grades K-2 & 3-5

Session 6: Manga, Cartooning & Comics!
August 7-11
Grades 5-8

​Camp Hours

Full Day Camps
9am-4pm
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Half Day Camps
Morning: 9am-12pm
Afternoon: 1pm-4pm

Extended Care 
​Available by demand
8am-9am  $10 per day
4pm-5pm  $10 per day
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Tuition

  • Full Day Camps $324 until April 1st!  $360 after April 1
  • $20 firing/glazing fee for Clay week (Session 2)

  • Half Day Camps $162 until April 1st!  $180 after April 1
  • $10 firing/glazing fee for Clay week (Session 2)

  • Single Days
  • Available to artists who have attended one week of full day -or- half day camp.  Sign up for one or more single days!
  • Single Full Day $78 
  • Single Half Day $39
  • $5 Clay Firing/Glazing Fee is required for artists who attend a single day during clay week (or on a Wednesday clay day during Art Exploration weeks).
Discounts / Financial Assistance?  Yes! See below. 

Camp Descriptions

​All weeks conclude with an Art Show on Friday of your camp week!

Art Exploration

Draw, paint and sculpt with clay in this popular camp week.  If you've taken it before, it’s new every week and every summer!  Sign up for one, two or more!  Explore skills in drawing, painting, and hands-on clay!  We'll fill the week with a kaleidoscope of color and fun projects!  Each day has a different theme such as nature, animals, great artists, cultural projects, "Hoppers" (free-choice time for self-directed projects like collage, paper making, and printmaking).

Clay, Sculpture & Pottery
Get your hands into clay and exercise the right-hand side of your brain! Learn basic hand-sculpting techniques (coil, slab, negative and additive sculpture) to create 3-dimensional projects in clay that will be glazed and fired. "Hoppers" stations for free-choice time available this week, along with a pottery wheel experience.  No previous experience required. Clay pick-up date will be later in the summer, exact date TBA (depends on the drying time and firing schedule).

Draw, Paint & Print
Experience a variety of projects in drawing, painting, and 2-D mixed media!  Each day is different, so be ready for lots of creative encounters, even if you’ve taken this camp before.  Students are introduced to real fine art skills, with which they balance their own ideas to make unique artwork (no crafty-schmafty stuff).   Each day has a different theme and a special day for "Hoppers" (free-choice time to explore a variety of materials like paper making, mandalas and more).  Camp includes drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media.

Manga, Cartooning & Comics
Join us for one of the only manga, cartooning, graphic novel & character design camps around! Bring your creative characters and stories to life as you learn more about character design, proportions, shading, storyline, inking cels and comic covers! Returning and advanced students will be challenged while new students learn strong basics while using pencil, ink, colored pencil, marker, and some watercolor.
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Discounts

Discounts may not be combined together.

Early Bird Discount: Register before April 1st, 2023 for the Early Bird Discount of 10% off per camp. Wowza!

Sibling  Discount:  First artist at regular price, second artist 10% off after April 1st.  Cannot be combined.


Financial Assistance: Please email us after February 1, 2023 for an updated application for summer camps.

Find the Registration/Refund/Photo Permission / Online Gallery Waiver here.
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Registration & Refund Policies, Medical Waiver and Pick Up Policies HERE!
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