Ye Olde Gay Faire
ILYouth2 is stoked to have a booth at Wonderwood’s Ye Old Gay Faire!
Our booth will have Pride themed crafts and LGBTQIA2S+ youth artist vendors!
If you are or know a LGBTQIA2S+ artist age 18 or under who’d like to sell their work or offer their creative service in our booth, please reach out via email to daelyn@ily2online.com or via instagram DM to @ilyouth2 — we’re happy to host youth for all or part of the day, or to assist with their sales if they can’t hang around! Openings available on a rolling basis. No cost <3
The faire will have Pride celebrations, drag performance, lgbtq+ vendors, and more!
All ages & free!
Please note, this event is offsite, at Wonderwood Springs!
Sew A Sustainable Pet Toy!
🧵SEW A SUSTAINABLE PET TOY!! 🐾
Preregistration not required! Free Event!
Sunday, June 15th, 2-4pm we’ll be hosting our second 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 & 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 sewing hangout, creating pet toys and beds for Secondhand Pet Supply!
We’ll be upcycling deadstock uniforms donated by @oregonconventioncenter and bags from @getridwell! Don’t know how to sew? No worries—we’ll help you out! Sewing expert? Come help others get started!!!
Whether you complete a project (or several!), focus on one part of the process, or just lend a hand and encouragement, all participation is valued! Come hang!! Stay the full two hours or just drop by for a bit!
The last hangout was a blast and everyone was so proud of what they got done!!!
All toys and beds created will go to Secondhand Pet Supply, to be sold in support of their mission of building greater sustainability into pet care 🐾💕
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who come without a parent/guardian must have a signed liability waiver with us.
PRICE: Sliding scale, $0-10
No one judged or turned away for lack of funds.
DATE: Saturday, June 21st
This is a recurring event! Last Saturday* of each month.
*due to scheduling, IN MAY AND JUNE it will be the second-to-last Saturday!
TIME: 2-4 pm
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
This is a monthly gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ folks* of all ages to come together, hang out, and make art!
Intergenerational community is essential for young queer people; whether it’s to discuss inherently queer topics, to model things like ‘chosen family’, or simply for representation and kinship. It’s also nice for queer folks to have a safe space to hang out, where there is no pressure to be doing anything other than just existing and creating!
We have lots of space–come sit at a table with new friends, or carve out a cozy corner for yourself! You can bring your own materials, or we’ll have some basics set out (collage materials, paper, pencils, etc!). Folks are also welcome to bring a book, homework, or other project to work on.
Access to the hangout is sliding scale (pay what you feel comfortable) from $0-10, which supports our ongoing programming and materials costs. No one turned away or judged for lack of funds.
Sign-in/sign-out is required. No registration required, just show up!
Stay for the full time or just stop by for a bit!
Minors (folks under 18) who attend without a parent/guardian must have a current liability waiver with ILYouth2 (available at the door, or email daelyn@ily2online.com to sign one in advance).
*LGBTQIA2S+ folks are welcome to bring allies to these art hangouts (eg: LGBTQIA2S+ parents can bring their children who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; LGBTQIA2S+ youth can bring their parents and/or siblings who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; and any LGBTQIA2S+ folks can bring supportive friends and/or partners who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+). Allies are guests during this time, and expected to behave in ways that center the autonomy and care of our LGBTQIA2S+ community members
<3 Thanks xoxo
LGBTQIA2S+ stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Trans/Nonbinary/Gender Non-conforming Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit
Youth Market Pop-Up!
Youth Market Pop-Up!
Saturday, June 28th, 11am - 4pm
in our Lloyd Center art studio!
(2201 Lloyd Center B122, Portland, OR 97232)
ILYouth2 is stoked to be hosting our SECOND EVER Youth Market Pop-Up!
This is an opportunity to buy art and goods directly from creative makers ages 7-18!
Table/vendor applications are open though the end of May!
More info here!
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
In collaboration with Electronic Music Club, ILYouth2 is excited to present Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation.
In this 3-day collaborative camp, participants will design and build an interactive sound installation that invites the public to play, experiment, and engage. Blending music technology and visual art, students will transform a space at the Lloyd Center into an immersive, living artwork inspired by installations like Meow Wolf and Hopscotch. Through sound design and hands-on building techniques, campers will create a space that feels alive with sound and movement—an experience designed to spark curiosity for both its creators and its audience.
For this collaborative camp, campers will spend part of the day in the Electronic Music Club (EMC) studio, and part of the day in the ILYouth2 studio. Both studios are in the Lloyd Center Mall, just a few units away from one another.
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
In collaboration with Electronic Music Club, ILYouth2 is excited to present Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation.
In this 3-day collaborative camp, participants will design and build an interactive sound installation that invites the public to play, experiment, and engage. Blending music technology and visual art, students will transform a space at the Lloyd Center into an immersive, living artwork inspired by installations like Meow Wolf and Hopscotch. Through sound design and hands-on building techniques, campers will create a space that feels alive with sound and movement—an experience designed to spark curiosity for both its creators and its audience.
For this collaborative camp, campers will spend part of the day in the Electronic Music Club (EMC) studio, and part of the day in the ILYouth2 studio. Both studios are in the Lloyd Center Mall, just a few units away from one another.
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation
In collaboration with Electronic Music Club, ILYouth2 is excited to present Sound & Vision: Building an Immersive Audio-Visual Installation.
In this 3-day collaborative camp, participants will design and build an interactive sound installation that invites the public to play, experiment, and engage. Blending music technology and visual art, students will transform a space at the Lloyd Center into an immersive, living artwork inspired by installations like Meow Wolf and Hopscotch. Through sound design and hands-on building techniques, campers will create a space that feels alive with sound and movement—an experience designed to spark curiosity for both its creators and its audience.
For this collaborative camp, campers will spend part of the day in the Electronic Music Club (EMC) studio, and part of the day in the ILYouth2 studio. Both studios are in the Lloyd Center Mall, just a few units away from one another.
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
Summer Camp Week 1:
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
For this year’s special featured artist camp, ILY2 and ILYouth2 are excited to be bringing Umico Niwa to Portland!
In this camp, campers will utilize Jungian active imagination techniques to go into our inner subterranean spaces and meet the inner gremlins—the little aspects of self that delight in producing chaos and malfunction. Campers will sculpt these figures out of organic materials such as discarded potatoes, orange peels, sticks and flower petals.
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About the Instructor:
Umico Niwa received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2020. Rejecting Western notions of personhood, Niwa considers alternative modes of existence unbridled by bodily restrictions or gender constructs. Her creations speak to a state of being defined by perpetual movement - a flower, wilting; a fruit ripening. A seed vault, a genetic sequence, a sensorium, a somatic memory bank. A valley full of weeds, bursting with life.
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
Summer Camp Week 1:
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
For this year’s special featured artist camp, ILY2 and ILYouth2 are excited to be bringing Umico Niwa to Portland!
In this camp, campers will utilize Jungian active imagination techniques to go into our inner subterranean spaces and meet the inner gremlins—the little aspects of self that delight in producing chaos and malfunction. Campers will sculpt these figures out of organic materials such as discarded potatoes, orange peels, sticks and flower petals.
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About the Instructor:
Umico Niwa received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2020. Rejecting Western notions of personhood, Niwa considers alternative modes of existence unbridled by bodily restrictions or gender constructs. Her creations speak to a state of being defined by perpetual movement - a flower, wilting; a fruit ripening. A seed vault, a genetic sequence, a sensorium, a somatic memory bank. A valley full of weeds, bursting with life.
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
Summer Camp Week 1:
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
For this year’s special featured artist camp, ILY2 and ILYouth2 are excited to be bringing Umico Niwa to Portland!
In this camp, campers will utilize Jungian active imagination techniques to go into our inner subterranean spaces and meet the inner gremlins—the little aspects of self that delight in producing chaos and malfunction. Campers will sculpt these figures out of organic materials such as discarded potatoes, orange peels, sticks and flower petals.
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About the Instructor:
Umico Niwa received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2020. Rejecting Western notions of personhood, Niwa considers alternative modes of existence unbridled by bodily restrictions or gender constructs. Her creations speak to a state of being defined by perpetual movement - a flower, wilting; a fruit ripening. A seed vault, a genetic sequence, a sensorium, a somatic memory bank. A valley full of weeds, bursting with life.
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
Summer Camp Week 1:
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
For this year’s special featured artist camp, ILY2 and ILYouth2 are excited to be bringing Umico Niwa to Portland!
In this camp, campers will utilize Jungian active imagination techniques to go into our inner subterranean spaces and meet the inner gremlins—the little aspects of self that delight in producing chaos and malfunction. Campers will sculpt these figures out of organic materials such as discarded potatoes, orange peels, sticks and flower petals.
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About the Instructor:
Umico Niwa received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2020. Rejecting Western notions of personhood, Niwa considers alternative modes of existence unbridled by bodily restrictions or gender constructs. Her creations speak to a state of being defined by perpetual movement - a flower, wilting; a fruit ripening. A seed vault, a genetic sequence, a sensorium, a somatic memory bank. A valley full of weeds, bursting with life.
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
Summer Camp Week 1:
Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin
For this year’s special featured artist camp, ILY2 and ILYouth2 are excited to be bringing Umico Niwa to Portland!
In this camp, campers will utilize Jungian active imagination techniques to go into our inner subterranean spaces and meet the inner gremlins—the little aspects of self that delight in producing chaos and malfunction. Campers will sculpt these figures out of organic materials such as discarded potatoes, orange peels, sticks and flower petals.
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About the Instructor:
Umico Niwa received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2020. Rejecting Western notions of personhood, Niwa considers alternative modes of existence unbridled by bodily restrictions or gender constructs. Her creations speak to a state of being defined by perpetual movement - a flower, wilting; a fruit ripening. A seed vault, a genetic sequence, a sensorium, a somatic memory bank. A valley full of weeds, bursting with life.
CLAY!
Summer Camp Week 2:
CLAY!
Our spring break clay instructor Erika is back to expand on ceramic techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! We’ll start each day looking at some ceramics and talking about them, and then dive into projects. Over the course of the week we will explore wet work and handbuilding, painting with underglaze, and glazing bisque plates that Erika will provide for campers!
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About the Instructor:
Erika Rier is an interdisciplinary artist mostly focused these days on ceramics and art zines. Her work seems to change how feminine people are perceived in art and the world.
Erika is a returning instructor from summer 2024 and spring 2025!
CLAY!
Summer Camp Week 2:
CLAY!
Our spring break clay instructor Erika is back to expand on ceramic techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! We’ll start each day looking at some ceramics and talking about them, and then dive into projects. Over the course of the week we will explore wet work and handbuilding, painting with underglaze, and glazing bisque plates that Erika will provide for campers!
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About the Instructor:
Erika Rier is an interdisciplinary artist mostly focused these days on ceramics and art zines. Her work seems to change how feminine people are perceived in art and the world.
Erika is a returning instructor from summer 2024 and spring 2025!
CLAY!
Summer Camp Week 2:
CLAY!
Our spring break clay instructor Erika is back to expand on ceramic techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! We’ll start each day looking at some ceramics and talking about them, and then dive into projects. Over the course of the week we will explore wet work and handbuilding, painting with underglaze, and glazing bisque plates that Erika will provide for campers!
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About the Instructor:
Erika Rier is an interdisciplinary artist mostly focused these days on ceramics and art zines. Her work seems to change how feminine people are perceived in art and the world.
Erika is a returning instructor from summer 2024 and spring 2025!
CLAY!
Summer Camp Week 2:
CLAY!
Our spring break clay instructor Erika is back to expand on ceramic techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! We’ll start each day looking at some ceramics and talking about them, and then dive into projects. Over the course of the week we will explore wet work and handbuilding, painting with underglaze, and glazing bisque plates that Erika will provide for campers!
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About the Instructor:
Erika Rier is an interdisciplinary artist mostly focused these days on ceramics and art zines. Her work seems to change how feminine people are perceived in art and the world.
Erika is a returning instructor from summer 2024 and spring 2025!
CLAY!
Summer Camp Week 2:
CLAY!
Our spring break clay instructor Erika is back to expand on ceramic techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! We’ll start each day looking at some ceramics and talking about them, and then dive into projects. Over the course of the week we will explore wet work and handbuilding, painting with underglaze, and glazing bisque plates that Erika will provide for campers!
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About the Instructor:
Erika Rier is an interdisciplinary artist mostly focused these days on ceramics and art zines. Her work seems to change how feminine people are perceived in art and the world.
Erika is a returning instructor from summer 2024 and spring 2025!
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
Summer Camp Week 3:
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
This weeklong camp is an introduction to animation through stop motion! While there are many different mediums to animate in, stop motion is one of the most accessible and fun for young artists to get started in. We’ll explore the process behind crafting a compelling story with interesting characters, see how environments can add to the storytelling, understand the visual ‘principles’ that make animation work, and learn how to collaborate with a small group to make one cohesive short film. We’ll also be taking a look at the pipeline of professional work from Pixar, Disney and Laika films, and give campers a better understanding of how films like this get made!
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About the Instructor:
Amelia is a CG Animator and Layout Artist by trade, and is new to the Portland art scene, with 2 years of experience in Children’s TV animation. She loves to inject humor and action into her animations and drawings; making audiences feel and match the energy she puts into her work is one of the most gratifying parts of the industry. Her work has been included on Disney Jr’s “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” Season 1, “Firebuds” Seasons 2 and 3, and has also produced her own animated short film “Pizza Knights” (2022).
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
Summer Camp Week 3:
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
This weeklong camp is an introduction to animation through stop motion! While there are many different mediums to animate in, stop motion is one of the most accessible and fun for young artists to get started in. We’ll explore the process behind crafting a compelling story with interesting characters, see how environments can add to the storytelling, understand the visual ‘principles’ that make animation work, and learn how to collaborate with a small group to make one cohesive short film. We’ll also be taking a look at the pipeline of professional work from Pixar, Disney and Laika films, and give campers a better understanding of how films like this get made!
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About the Instructor:
Amelia is a CG Animator and Layout Artist by trade, and is new to the Portland art scene, with 2 years of experience in Children’s TV animation. She loves to inject humor and action into her animations and drawings; making audiences feel and match the energy she puts into her work is one of the most gratifying parts of the industry. Her work has been included on Disney Jr’s “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” Season 1, “Firebuds” Seasons 2 and 3, and has also produced her own animated short film “Pizza Knights” (2022).
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
Summer Camp Week 3:
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
This weeklong camp is an introduction to animation through stop motion! While there are many different mediums to animate in, stop motion is one of the most accessible and fun for young artists to get started in. We’ll explore the process behind crafting a compelling story with interesting characters, see how environments can add to the storytelling, understand the visual ‘principles’ that make animation work, and learn how to collaborate with a small group to make one cohesive short film. We’ll also be taking a look at the pipeline of professional work from Pixar, Disney and Laika films, and give campers a better understanding of how films like this get made!
***
About the Instructor:
Amelia is a CG Animator and Layout Artist by trade, and is new to the Portland art scene, with 2 years of experience in Children’s TV animation. She loves to inject humor and action into her animations and drawings; making audiences feel and match the energy she puts into her work is one of the most gratifying parts of the industry. Her work has been included on Disney Jr’s “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” Season 1, “Firebuds” Seasons 2 and 3, and has also produced her own animated short film “Pizza Knights” (2022).
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
Summer Camp Week 3:
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
This weeklong camp is an introduction to animation through stop motion! While there are many different mediums to animate in, stop motion is one of the most accessible and fun for young artists to get started in. We’ll explore the process behind crafting a compelling story with interesting characters, see how environments can add to the storytelling, understand the visual ‘principles’ that make animation work, and learn how to collaborate with a small group to make one cohesive short film. We’ll also be taking a look at the pipeline of professional work from Pixar, Disney and Laika films, and give campers a better understanding of how films like this get made!
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About the Instructor:
Amelia is a CG Animator and Layout Artist by trade, and is new to the Portland art scene, with 2 years of experience in Children’s TV animation. She loves to inject humor and action into her animations and drawings; making audiences feel and match the energy she puts into her work is one of the most gratifying parts of the industry. Her work has been included on Disney Jr’s “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” Season 1, “Firebuds” Seasons 2 and 3, and has also produced her own animated short film “Pizza Knights” (2022).
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
Summer Camp Week 3:
STOP MOTION ANIMATION!
This weeklong camp is an introduction to animation through stop motion! While there are many different mediums to animate in, stop motion is one of the most accessible and fun for young artists to get started in. We’ll explore the process behind crafting a compelling story with interesting characters, see how environments can add to the storytelling, understand the visual ‘principles’ that make animation work, and learn how to collaborate with a small group to make one cohesive short film. We’ll also be taking a look at the pipeline of professional work from Pixar, Disney and Laika films, and give campers a better understanding of how films like this get made!
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About the Instructor:
Amelia is a CG Animator and Layout Artist by trade, and is new to the Portland art scene, with 2 years of experience in Children’s TV animation. She loves to inject humor and action into her animations and drawings; making audiences feel and match the energy she puts into her work is one of the most gratifying parts of the industry. Her work has been included on Disney Jr’s “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” Season 1, “Firebuds” Seasons 2 and 3, and has also produced her own animated short film “Pizza Knights” (2022).
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
Summer Camp Week 4:
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
In this special camp, we'll be exploring Recycled Art and Junk Journaling with Natalie in the mornings, and paper mache in the afternoons with Megan!
Mornings: Recycled Art and Junk Journaling
Recycled art and junk journaling is a camp to teach that you can make art from anything! The artists will learn to repurpose items that would often be thrown away, and turn them into art. They will also learn that journaling can be for everyone. You don’t need fancy papers and stickers or writing skills to have a journal - you can fill it with junk! We will experiment with zines, recycled paper flowers, collaging, diy stickers, and basic book binding to create a journal.
Afternoons: Paper Mache Flower Garden
Together we’ll transform everyday materials like cardboard, newspaper and glue into a flower garden! Campers will find flower inspiration from artists today and throughout art history. Come play with everyday materials, bold shapes, expressive textures and vibrant colors. Leave with your own original paper mache flower sculptures!
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Galbraith (she/her) is a life long lover and learner of all things arts and crafts. She received a BA in Digital Communication Arts and minor in Photography from Oregon State University. She has experimented with many different art practices including photography, sound, book making, print making, fused glass, crochet, theatre, and dance.
Megan Chin (she/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese American visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. Megan earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art while concentrating on gender studies. Their work uses a mix of materials as well as prioritizes art as social practice. Megan has received grant funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council as well as the Precipice Fund to organize Anticapitalism Artists Book Club (AABC) which provides free books, sustained gatherings and co-created art offerings in response to their readings.
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
Summer Camp Week 4:
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
In this special camp, we'll be exploring Recycled Art and Junk Journaling with Natalie in the mornings, and paper mache in the afternoons with Megan!
Mornings: Recycled Art and Junk Journaling
Recycled art and junk journaling is a camp to teach that you can make art from anything! The artists will learn to repurpose items that would often be thrown away, and turn them into art. They will also learn that journaling can be for everyone. You don’t need fancy papers and stickers or writing skills to have a journal - you can fill it with junk! We will experiment with zines, recycled paper flowers, collaging, diy stickers, and basic book binding to create a journal.
Afternoons: Paper Mache Flower Garden
Together we’ll transform everyday materials like cardboard, newspaper and glue into a flower garden! Campers will find flower inspiration from artists today and throughout art history. Come play with everyday materials, bold shapes, expressive textures and vibrant colors. Leave with your own original paper mache flower sculptures!
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Galbraith (she/her) is a life long lover and learner of all things arts and crafts. She received a BA in Digital Communication Arts and minor in Photography from Oregon State University. She has experimented with many different art practices including photography, sound, book making, print making, fused glass, crochet, theatre, and dance.
Megan Chin (she/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese American visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. Megan earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art while concentrating on gender studies. Their work uses a mix of materials as well as prioritizes art as social practice. Megan has received grant funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council as well as the Precipice Fund to organize Anticapitalism Artists Book Club (AABC) which provides free books, sustained gatherings and co-created art offerings in response to their readings.
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
Summer Camp Week 4:
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
In this special camp, we'll be exploring Recycled Art and Junk Journaling with Natalie in the mornings, and paper mache in the afternoons with Megan!
Mornings: Recycled Art and Junk Journaling
Recycled art and junk journaling is a camp to teach that you can make art from anything! The artists will learn to repurpose items that would often be thrown away, and turn them into art. They will also learn that journaling can be for everyone. You don’t need fancy papers and stickers or writing skills to have a journal - you can fill it with junk! We will experiment with zines, recycled paper flowers, collaging, diy stickers, and basic book binding to create a journal.
Afternoons: Paper Mache Flower Garden
Together we’ll transform everyday materials like cardboard, newspaper and glue into a flower garden! Campers will find flower inspiration from artists today and throughout art history. Come play with everyday materials, bold shapes, expressive textures and vibrant colors. Leave with your own original paper mache flower sculptures!
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Galbraith (she/her) is a life long lover and learner of all things arts and crafts. She received a BA in Digital Communication Arts and minor in Photography from Oregon State University. She has experimented with many different art practices including photography, sound, book making, print making, fused glass, crochet, theatre, and dance.
Megan Chin (she/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese American visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. Megan earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art while concentrating on gender studies. Their work uses a mix of materials as well as prioritizes art as social practice. Megan has received grant funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council as well as the Precipice Fund to organize Anticapitalism Artists Book Club (AABC) which provides free books, sustained gatherings and co-created art offerings in response to their readings.
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
Summer Camp Week 4:
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
In this special camp, we'll be exploring Recycled Art and Junk Journaling with Natalie in the mornings, and paper mache in the afternoons with Megan!
Mornings: Recycled Art and Junk Journaling
Recycled art and junk journaling is a camp to teach that you can make art from anything! The artists will learn to repurpose items that would often be thrown away, and turn them into art. They will also learn that journaling can be for everyone. You don’t need fancy papers and stickers or writing skills to have a journal - you can fill it with junk! We will experiment with zines, recycled paper flowers, collaging, diy stickers, and basic book binding to create a journal.
Afternoons: Paper Mache Flower Garden
Together we’ll transform everyday materials like cardboard, newspaper and glue into a flower garden! Campers will find flower inspiration from artists today and throughout art history. Come play with everyday materials, bold shapes, expressive textures and vibrant colors. Leave with your own original paper mache flower sculptures!
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Galbraith (she/her) is a life long lover and learner of all things arts and crafts. She received a BA in Digital Communication Arts and minor in Photography from Oregon State University. She has experimented with many different art practices including photography, sound, book making, print making, fused glass, crochet, theatre, and dance.
Megan Chin (she/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese American visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. Megan earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art while concentrating on gender studies. Their work uses a mix of materials as well as prioritizes art as social practice. Megan has received grant funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council as well as the Precipice Fund to organize Anticapitalism Artists Book Club (AABC) which provides free books, sustained gatherings and co-created art offerings in response to their readings.
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
Summer Camp Week 4:
Paper Mache, Recycled Art, and Junk Journaling!
In this special camp, we'll be exploring Recycled Art and Junk Journaling with Natalie in the mornings, and paper mache in the afternoons with Megan!
Mornings: Recycled Art and Junk Journaling
Recycled art and junk journaling is a camp to teach that you can make art from anything! The artists will learn to repurpose items that would often be thrown away, and turn them into art. They will also learn that journaling can be for everyone. You don’t need fancy papers and stickers or writing skills to have a journal - you can fill it with junk! We will experiment with zines, recycled paper flowers, collaging, diy stickers, and basic book binding to create a journal.
Afternoons: Paper Mache Flower Garden
Together we’ll transform everyday materials like cardboard, newspaper and glue into a flower garden! Campers will find flower inspiration from artists today and throughout art history. Come play with everyday materials, bold shapes, expressive textures and vibrant colors. Leave with your own original paper mache flower sculptures!
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About the Instructors:
Natalie Galbraith (she/her) is a life long lover and learner of all things arts and crafts. She received a BA in Digital Communication Arts and minor in Photography from Oregon State University. She has experimented with many different art practices including photography, sound, book making, print making, fused glass, crochet, theatre, and dance.
Megan Chin (she/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese American visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. Megan earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art while concentrating on gender studies. Their work uses a mix of materials as well as prioritizes art as social practice. Megan has received grant funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council as well as the Precipice Fund to organize Anticapitalism Artists Book Club (AABC) which provides free books, sustained gatherings and co-created art offerings in response to their readings.
PRINTMAKING!
Summer Camp Week 5:
PRINTMAKING!
Our spring break printmaking instructor Misha is back to expand on printmaking techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! Campers will learn a variety of printmaking techniques focused on expression and getting lost in process. The end result will be a collective print of a chosen image (tree, animal, building, the sky, etc): each camper will contribute using the printmaking techniques of choice. This final image will be available as a shirt that will be available for ILYouth2 families to purchase!
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About the Instructor:
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade!
Misha is a returning instructor from spring 2025!
PRINTMAKING!
Summer Camp Week 5:
PRINTMAKING!
Our spring break printmaking instructor Misha is back to expand on printmaking techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! Campers will learn a variety of printmaking techniques focused on expression and getting lost in process. The end result will be a collective print of a chosen image (tree, animal, building, the sky, etc): each camper will contribute using the printmaking techniques of choice. This final image will be available as a shirt that will be available for ILYouth2 families to purchase!
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About the Instructor:
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade!
Misha is a returning instructor from spring 2025!
PRINTMAKING!
Summer Camp Week 5:
PRINTMAKING!
Our spring break printmaking instructor Misha is back to expand on printmaking techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! Campers will learn a variety of printmaking techniques focused on expression and getting lost in process. The end result will be a collective print of a chosen image (tree, animal, building, the sky, etc): each camper will contribute using the printmaking techniques of choice. This final image will be available as a shirt that will be available for ILYouth2 families to purchase!
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About the Instructor:
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade!
Misha is a returning instructor from spring 2025!
PRINTMAKING!
Summer Camp Week 5:
PRINTMAKING!
Our spring break printmaking instructor Misha is back to expand on printmaking techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! Campers will learn a variety of printmaking techniques focused on expression and getting lost in process. The end result will be a collective print of a chosen image (tree, animal, building, the sky, etc): each camper will contribute using the printmaking techniques of choice. This final image will be available as a shirt that will be available for ILYouth2 families to purchase!
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About the Instructor:
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade!
Misha is a returning instructor from spring 2025!
PRINTMAKING!
Summer Camp Week 5:
PRINTMAKING!
Our spring break printmaking instructor Misha is back to expand on printmaking techniques and skills in this weeklong camp! Campers will learn a variety of printmaking techniques focused on expression and getting lost in process. The end result will be a collective print of a chosen image (tree, animal, building, the sky, etc): each camper will contribute using the printmaking techniques of choice. This final image will be available as a shirt that will be available for ILYouth2 families to purchase!
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About the Instructor:
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade!
Misha is a returning instructor from spring 2025!
Week of Fun: Fiber Arts
Summer Camp Week 6: Week of Fun!
MONDAY: Fiber Arts
For this extra fun week of summer camp, we’re bringing you a different teaching artist and theme EACH DAY! Sign up for individual days a la carte, or come along for the full weeklong ride through various art forms and modes of expression!
Mon: Fiber Arts with Mads
Tues: Words, words, words! with Camille
Wed: What ISN’T art? The World of Watercolor with Amy Wike
Thurs: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas with Eunbi
Fri: Drag Camp! with Ever
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Full day descriptions and instructor bios coming soon!
Week of Fun: Words, words, words!
Summer Camp Week 6: Week of Fun!
TUESDAY: Words, words, words!
For this extra fun week of summer camp, we’re bringing you a different teaching artist and theme EACH DAY! Sign up for individual days a la carte, or come along for the full weeklong ride through various art forms and modes of expression!
Mon: Fiber Arts with Mads
Tues: Words, words, words! with Camille
Wed: What ISN’T art? The World of Watercolor with Amy Wike
Thurs: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas with Eunbi
Fri: Drag Camp! with Ever
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Full day descriptions and instructor bios coming soon!
Week of Fun: What ISN’T Art? The World of Watercolor
Summer Camp Week 6: Week of Fun!
WEDNESDAY: What ISN’T Art? The World of Watercolor
For this extra fun week of summer camp, we’re bringing you a different teaching artist and theme EACH DAY! Sign up for individual days a la carte, or come along for the full weeklong ride through various art forms and modes of expression!
Mon: Fiber Arts with Mads
Tues: Words, words, words! with Camille
Wed: What ISN’T art? The World of Watercolor with Amy Wike
Thurs: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas with Eunbi
Fri: Drag Camp! with Ever
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Full day descriptions and instructor bios coming soon!
Week of Fun: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas
Summer Camp Week 6: Week of Fun!
THURSDAY: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas
For this extra fun week of summer camp, we’re bringing you a different teaching artist and theme EACH DAY! Sign up for individual days a la carte, or come along for the full weeklong ride through various art forms and modes of expression!
Mon: Fiber Arts with Mads
Tues: Words, words, words! with Camille
Wed: What ISN’T art? The World of Watercolor with Amy Wike
Thurs: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas with Eunbi
Fri: Drag Camp! with Ever
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Full day descriptions and instructor bios coming soon!
Week of Fun: Drag Camp!
Summer Camp Week 6: Week of Fun!
FRIDAY: Drag Camp!
For this extra fun week of summer camp, we’re bringing you a different teaching artist and theme EACH DAY! Sign up for individual days a la carte, or come along for the full weeklong ride through various art forms and modes of expression!
Mon: Fiber Arts with Mads
Tues: Words, words, words! with Camille
Wed: What ISN’T art? The World of Watercolor with Amy Wike
Thurs: Face Painting: You Are the Canvas with Eunbi
Fri: Drag Camp! with Ever
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Full day descriptions and instructor bios coming soon!
Wonderwood Art Hang!
ILYouth2 & Wonderwood Art Hang!
WHO: all creative folks of all ages!
WHAT: a chance to hang out!
WHERE: Wonderwood Springs Cafe, 8811 N. Lombard Street
WHEN: 5-8pm, the 2nd Monday of each month
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Wonderwood Springs Cafe for an evening hangout!
We’ll bring some art supplies, and Wonderwood will have exclusive food specials and $1 off drinks for anyone who comes to hang!
Feel free to bring your own art projects, homework, etc!
This is an all ages hangout, just as a joyful community-building opportunity for ILYouth2 and Wonderwood families, in a fun, creative space!
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who come without a parent/guardian must have a signed liability waiver with us.
PRICE: Sliding scale, $0-10
No one judged or turned away for lack of funds.
DATE: Saturday, May 24th
This is a recurring event! Last Saturday* of each month.
*due to scheduling, IN MAY AND JUNE it will be the second-to-last Saturday!
TIME: 2-4 pm
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
This is a monthly gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ folks* of all ages to come together, hang out, and make art!
Intergenerational community is essential for young queer people; whether it’s to discuss inherently queer topics, to model things like ‘chosen family’, or simply for representation and kinship. It’s also nice for queer folks to have a safe space to hang out, where there is no pressure to be doing anything other than just existing and creating!
We have lots of space–come sit at a table with new friends, or carve out a cozy corner for yourself! You can bring your own materials, or we’ll have some basics set out (collage materials, paper, pencils, etc!). Folks are also welcome to bring a book, homework, or other project to work on.
Access to the hangout is sliding scale (pay what you feel comfortable) from $0-10, which supports our ongoing programming and materials costs. No one turned away or judged for lack of funds.
Sign-in/sign-out is required. No registration required, just show up!
Stay for the full time or just stop by for a bit!
Minors (folks under 18) who attend without a parent/guardian must have a current liability waiver with ILYouth2 (available at the door, or email daelyn@ily2online.com to sign one in advance).
*LGBTQIA2S+ folks are welcome to bring allies to these art hangouts (eg: LGBTQIA2S+ parents can bring their children who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; LGBTQIA2S+ youth can bring their parents and/or siblings who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; and any LGBTQIA2S+ folks can bring supportive friends and/or partners who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+). Allies are guests during this time, and expected to behave in ways that center the autonomy and care of our LGBTQIA2S+ community members
<3 Thanks xoxo
LGBTQIA2S+ stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Trans/Nonbinary/Gender Non-conforming Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit
Shout It Out Open Mic!
We’re so excited to be tabling (with some art activities!) at this SUPER FUN, ALL AGES fundraising open mic in support of our friends Brown Girl Rise! Hosted by Friends of Noise at Ethos Music Center (2 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217)! 1-3pm event, 1:30-2:30 show!
TICKETS HERE!
Sliding scale price options!
All proceeds support BGR’s summer program!
Wonderwood Art Hang!
ILYouth2 & Wonderwood Art Hang!
WHO: all creative folks of all ages!
WHAT: a chance to hang out!
WHERE: Wonderwood Springs Cafe, 8811 N. Lombard Street
WHEN: 5-8pm, the 2nd Monday of each month
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Wonderwood Springs Cafe for an evening hangout!
We’ll bring some art supplies, and Wonderwood will have exclusive food specials and $1 off drinks for anyone who comes to hang!
This month we’re bringing oven bake clay (create something then bake it at home!) and drawing supplies!
Feel free to bring your own art projects, homework, etc!
This is an all ages hangout, just as a joyful community-building opportunity for ILYouth2 and Wonderwood families, in a fun, creative space!
St Johns Bizarre
Visit us at the St Johns Bizarre!!!!
Saturday, May 10th, 10am-6pm
ILYouth2 : Booth 76, at the intersection of Lombard and Alta
Live music!
Over 200 craft, artist, community, and food vendors!
FREE, all ages event!!!
In our booth we’ll have art for sale by rad young folks (some of whom will be making an appearance — we still have space available if you know a young person who’d like to sell work or offer a creative service!) ; info about our camps ; and some really fun, free art activities!! Come say hi!!
Harajuku Meet PDX
Today we’ll be hosting our new pals Harajuku Meet PDX for one of their meetups!
Find all the info on their instagram, @harajukumeetpdx!
Some info from the organizers, Neon and GlitZ:
This meet is Oshi/Oshikatsu themed (fan activities, e.g. streaming content, buying or creating merch, etc.), meaning anything to do with your favorite character/idol/bias/etc. Wear an outfit inspired by your oshi, bring your ita bag, and/or get ready to wave your penlights for the idol performance by @vivid_dpg! 🫶 As always, you don't need to dress in theme or wear j-fashion at all, the only requirement is that you're interested in j-fashion.
Please feel free to bring your own craft supplies for yourself or to share. 🎨 Riley (@the1stconcerto) has volunteered to bring his pin/badge maker and offered supplies as well. Please contact him with any questions. 💙 We will also have a prize giveaway, including oshi-themed goodies provided by your hosts (@homomagic & @glitterfuk666) and a fantastic prize package by Rosa (@killing_cute).
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who come without a parent/guardian must have a signed liability waiver with us.
PRICE: Sliding scale, $0-10
No one judged or turned away for lack of funds.
DATE: Saturday, April 26th
This is a recurring event! Last Saturday of each month.
TIME: 2-4 pm
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
This is a monthly gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ folks* of all ages to come together, hang out, and make art!
Intergenerational community is essential for young queer people; whether it’s to discuss inherently queer topics, to model things like ‘chosen family’, or simply for representation and kinship. It’s also nice for queer folks to have a safe space to hang out, where there is no pressure to be doing anything other than just existing and creating!
We have lots of space–come sit at a table with new friends, or carve out a cozy corner for yourself! You can bring your own materials, or we’ll have some basics set out (collage materials, paper, pencils, etc!). Folks are also welcome to bring a book, homework, or other project to work on.
Access to the hangout is sliding scale (pay what you feel comfortable) from $0-10, which supports our ongoing programming and materials costs. No one turned away or judged for lack of funds.
Sign-in/sign-out is required. No registration required, just show up!
Stay for the full time or just stop by for a bit!
Minors (folks under 18) who attend without a parent/guardian must have a current liability waiver with ILYouth2 (available at the door, or email daelyn@ily2online.com to sign one in advance).
*LGBTQIA2S+ folks are welcome to bring allies to these art hangouts (eg: LGBTQIA2S+ parents can bring their children who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; LGBTQIA2S+ youth can bring their parents and/or siblings who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; and any LGBTQIA2S+ folks can bring supportive friends and/or partners who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+). Allies are guests during this time, and expected to behave in ways that center the autonomy and care of our LGBTQIA2S+ community members
<3 Thanks xoxo
LGBTQIA2S+ stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Trans/Nonbinary/Gender Non-conforming Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit
Sew A Sustainable Pet Toy!
🧵SEW A SUSTAINABLE PET TOY!! 🐾
Preregistration not required! We will accept card, venmo, and cash at the event!
Saturday, April 26th come by the ILYouth2 studio between 11am and 2pm to learn machine and hand sewing techniques while supporting sustainability and community!
We’ll be upcycling old @oregonconventioncenter uniforms into plush pet toys, to support @secondhandpetsupply’s work reducing waste and advocating for sustainability!
This will be open studio style, so stop in and make one toy, stay the whole time and make a ton, or just contribute to one part of the process! It’s up to you!
This event is all ages, youth-centered, and family friendly.
$0-5 sliding scale studio fee at the door helps us buy thread and other necessities to make this happen!
All toys created will go to Secondhand Pet Supply 🐾💕
Be sure to check out @streetdoghero’s event at Secondhand Pet Supply (same day and time!) to meet adoptable dogs and check out some rad vendors!
Wonderwood Art Hang!
ILYouth2 & Wonderwood Art Hang!
WHO: all creative folks of all ages!
WHAT: a chance to hang out!
WHERE: Wonderwood Springs Cafe, 8811 N. Lombard Street
WHEN: 5-8pm, the 2nd Monday of each month
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Wonderwood Springs Cafe for an evening hangout!
We’ll bring some art supplies, and Wonderwood will have exclusive food specials and $1 off drinks for anyone who comes to hang!
Feel free to bring your own art projects, homework, etc!
This is an all ages hangout, just as a joyful community-building opportunity for ILYouth2 and Wonderwood families, in a fun, creative space!
Pokémon Day Camp
Pokemon Day Camp!
RECOMMENDED AGES: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40 / $50 / $60, sliding scale
DATES: Monday, April 7th
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
FOOD: Campers must bring a lunch, water bottle, and two snacks
POLICIES: Click here to see our full camp policies
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Calling all Pokémasters, trainers, collectors, battlers, and fans! In this one day camp, we’ll look at the evolution of the Pokémon card art over the years (did you know that they range from watercolor, to photographed sculpture!?), then make our own Pokémon-themed artworks. Working with a variety of mediums, we’ll depict both canon and imagined Pokémon; designing our own Pokémon cards, creating 3D Pokémon figures, and more!
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About the Instructor:
daelyn lambi is the Director at ILYouth2. They have over a decade of arts education teaching, administration, and leadership experience in private and public schools, camps, museums, galleries, and community settings. They’ve been playing Pokémon since the ‘90’s, and consider it to be one of their special interests.
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who come without a parent/guardian must have a signed liability waiver with us.
PRICE: Sliding scale, $0-10
No one judged or turned away for lack of funds.
DATE: Saturday, March 29nd
This is a recurring event! Last Saturday of each month.
TIME: 2-4 pm
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
This is a monthly gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ folks* of all ages to come together, hang out, and make art!
Intergenerational community is essential for young queer people; whether it’s to discuss inherently queer topics, to model things like ‘chosen family’, or simply for representation and kinship. It’s also nice for queer folks to have a safe space to hang out, where there is no pressure to be doing anything other than just existing and creating!
We have lots of space–come sit at a table with new friends, or carve out a cozy corner for yourself! You can bring your own materials, or we’ll have some basics set out (collage materials, paper, pencils, etc!). Folks are also welcome to bring a book, homework, or other project to work on.
Access to the hangout is sliding scale (pay what you feel comfortable) from $0-10, which supports our ongoing programming and materials costs. No one turned away or judged for lack of funds.
Sign-in/sign-out is required. No registration required, just show up!
Stay for the full time or just stop by for a bit!
Minors (folks under 18) who attend without a parent/guardian must have a current liability waiver with ILYouth2 (available at the door, or email daelyn@ily2online.com to sign one in advance).
*LGBTQIA2S+ folks are welcome to bring allies to these art hangouts (eg: LGBTQIA2S+ parents can bring their children who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; LGBTQIA2S+ youth can bring their parents and/or siblings who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; and any LGBTQIA2S+ folks can bring supportive friends and/or partners who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+). Allies are guests during this time, and expected to behave in ways that center the autonomy and care of our LGBTQIA2S+ community members
<3 Thanks xoxo
LGBTQIA2S+ stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Trans/Nonbinary/Gender Non-conforming Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit
MINIATURES with daelyn lambi
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP!
FRI: MINIATURES WITH DAELYN LAMBI
RECOMMENDED AGES: ~8-11 (3rd-5th grade)
PRICE: Sliding scale, $40 or $60 per day
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATES: Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
Friday, March 28th: MINIATURES with daelyn lambi
Did you know that our ILYouth2 director daelyn has six dollhouses?!? What’s so special about tiny things? Today we’ll find out, as campers create their own mini scenes, objects, and characters, then come together to create a miniature art gallery that will live in the ILYouth2 front window, featuring rotating miniature exhibitions into the future.
Daelyn Lambi is a working artist, writer, educator, and youth advocate. They have over a decade of arts education teaching, administration, and leadership experience in private and public schools, camps, museums, galleries, and community settings. In 2015 they founded Marrow PDX, a youth-led community arts space in North Portland, which they directed until 2020 when it closed due to the covid 19 pandemic. They hold an MA in Critical Studies (2023, PNCA), an MFA in Visual Studies (2023, PNCA), an MA in Teaching + Learning in Art + Design: Community Arts Education (2012, RISD), and a BFA in Studio Arts (2011, School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University). They’re a revolutionary optimist striving to hold space for inquiry and imagination. <3
PLACES THAT MATTER with Laura Halsey Brown
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP!
THURS: PLACES THAT MATTER
WITH LAURA HALSEY BROWN
RECOMMENDED AGES: ~8-11 (3rd-5th grade)
PRICE: Sliding scale, $40 or $60 per day
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATES: Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
Thursday, March 27th: PLACES THAT MATTER with Laura Halsey Brown
In PLACES THAT MATTER, campers will focus on the idea of memory and place; as Laura shares why places matter to her, and how these themes show up in her own artwork. Campers will be led through projects utilizing drawing, painting, collage and more—creating mixed media works that relate to their own special places.
Laura Halsey Brown (www.laurahalseybrown.art) is a neurodiverse interdisciplinary artist presently based on the Washington coast. She has worked nationally/internationally. Her work responds to psychological aspects of place. In her present work, she uses architectural forms, drawings and found architectural materials. These are incorporated with several mediums and processes within each work, including: cyanotype, mark-making, language, printmaking and encaustic. Her art typically employs a combination of modest materials to produce subtle conceptual or formal effects. She layers imagery to reflect a psychological layering of experience, through which to contemplate our layers of time, place - and memory itself. Her MFA exhibition from California Institute for the Arts was an interdisciplinary installation about the philosophy of nature; combining video, printmaking and sculpture. She moved to New York City after graduating, where she primarily focused on moving image works. She began curating for arts spaces such as The Kitchen and The Knitting Factory (NYC), Woodstock Center for Photography(NY), Philadelphia Center for the Arts (PA) and Art House (Dublin). She also created a series of place-based screenings in public spaces. During this period, she showed her site-responsive installations nationally and internationally, including at the New Museum in 2001 (based on a LMCC World Trade Center Residency), and White Columns, Art in General and spaces throughout Europe. In 2002, she moved to Rotterdam and received a grant to create public art works that focused on city architecture by local architects. Five years later, she moved to San Francisco and started ‘senseofplace LAB’. This work was a series of temporary works that responded to location, an architectural setting or social landscape – to heighten a sense of place.
STORYTELLING with Wonderwood’s Mike Bennett, Frank, & Heaven-Leigh
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP!
WED: STORYTELLING WITH WONDERWOOD’S
MIKE BENNETT, FRANK, & HEAVEN-LEIGH
RECOMMENDED AGES: ~8-11 (3rd-5th grade)
PRICE: Sliding scale, $40 or $60 per day
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATES: Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
Wednesday, March 26th: STORYTELLING with Wonderwood’s Mike Bennett, Frank, & Heaven-Leigh
For this special day of our Featured Artists Spring Break Camp, we're bringing you THREE artists from the magical Wonderwood Springs! Over the course of the day, campers will explore various mediums for storytelling!
Mike Bennett will lead a keychain making workshop, where campers will bring something from their imagination to life as a tangible, 3d object. Using wood and paint, campers will paint an object, creature, animal, whatever they want! Mike will also bring trinkets from his personal collection to be transformed! Together they will turn the trinket / painting into a keychain!
Frank will guide campers in a mini clown school, where she will teach the art of storytelling through body, face, and vocal effects. Campers will be guided in creating a character to embody and create key tenants of this character, i.e. how they move, how they talk, how they think; and practice stepping into a character and acting. This will include warm up exercises popular in theater, and a little history of clowning as performance.
Heaven-Leigh will guide campers through a world building workshop where they'll use written words to build a world (or many worlds) in a sci fi future! Campers will practice using what they already know to build new things, like creating new weather or money systems, new languages, new days of the weeks and months, etc., and write some basic information about their imagined world. Campers will create a short story featuring their trinket they created with Mike and the character they worked on with Frank incorporated into their new world.
Wonderwood Springs is a fantasy gathering place and a unique coffee shop and restaurant experience in the St Johns neighborhood of North Portland. The Wonderwood universe also includes a 7,000 square foot immersive mini golf experience and gift shop. You can find the ILYouth2 community at Wonderwood Springs on the second Monday of each month from 5-8pm, for our special art hangouts!
Mike Bennett is an illustrator, immersive space designer, and self-proclaimed public joy creator. A lifelong cartoon enthusiast, Mike creates outdoor art via lawn signs, scavenger hunts, and educational displays like A to Zoo. Mike has built a community of 2 million+ global social media followers and immersive experiences like Dinolandia, a prehistoric adventure, and Wonderwood Springs, a fantasy-inspired cafe, restaurant, and mini-golf course. Wonderwood Springs is located in the St. Johns neighborhood in North Portland and is open for adventurers of all ages to explore the magic and wonder contained within its walls.
Emily “Frank” Newton is an international comedic performer. Originating from Australia, she now resides in Portland, Oregon. Emily has performed both nationally and internationally with companies including Terrapin Puppet Theater (AUS), Oregon Children’s Theater (OR, USA), CoHo Productions (OR, USA), The Children’s Art Theater of China (Shanghai, CHN), and Dell’Arte International (CA, USA). Newton is interested in creating/performing eccentric, fully embodied characters that live in direct contact with an audience. Her work reflects an ongoing interest in exploring the boundaries between performer and audience. Emily holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Ensemble-Based Physical Theater from Dell’Arte International CA, is the co-artistic director of the CoHo Clown Cohort (PDX), and is a faculty member of the Institute of Contemporary Performance in Portland, Oregon.
Heaven-Leigh is ready for a good time and believes that we could all get there together if everyone just read a little more.She holds an MA in Critical Studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Arts and will not shut up about science fiction. She’s always like, “What is this text really saying?” and “Could we learn something from this?” and “Thinking we should start to build the world we want instead of letting the current state of things numb us and freeze us out from our potential teehee.” While pursuing both her undergraduate and graduate degrees, she gained experience working in a diverse range of spaces, including psychology labs, classrooms, and art centers, and facilitated two international conferences in Berlin, Germany. She currently leads semi-regular reading seminars at Parallel Worlds bookstore and works with Mike and Frank at Wonderwood Springs in St. Johns.
PRINTMAKING with Misha
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP!
TUES: PRINTMAKING WITH MISHA
RECOMMENDED AGES: ~8-11 (3rd-5th grade)
PRICE: Sliding scale, $40 or $60 per day
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATES: Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
Tuesday, March 25th: PRINTMAKING with Misha
What is printmaking? In this camp, Misha will take our rad young artists through various forms of printmaking, using everything from our fingers - to found nature objects - to potatoes! Campers will put these techniques all together to make their own textile designs!
Misha is an artist and former Montessori teacher working with printmaking and ceramics. She teaches out of Sandy River Studio on Flying Coyote Farm on Tuesdays and has taught with Portland Grief House and Elbow Room PDX. She is currently resident artist with Canby School District focusing on printmaking techniques for kids (pre)k to 6th grade! In her personal art work she is exploring foraged clay, loves working with pure cobalt blue and is pursing a second master's degree in Play Therapy. When she is not teaching Misha is making art with her own kiddos, writing, building community, exploring nature and trying out prototypes for collaborations!
CLAY with Erika Rier
SPRING BREAK ARTS CAMP!
MON: CLAY WITH ERIKA RIER
RECOMMENDED AGES: ~8-11 (3rd-5th grade)
PRICE: Sliding scale, $40 or $60 per day
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATES: Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm
Monday, March 24th: CLAY with Erika Rier
Some ILYouth2 campers may recognize Erika as a zine & book maker, but now she's here to teach us about clay! Erika will share about her own ceramics practice, then campers will spend the day exploring the different stages of clay. Campers will get opportunities to work with wet clay and make different little vessels, as well as to paint some pre-made dried pieces and glaze some bisque fired plates! Erika will fire and process all of the campers' pieces and they'll be ready for pickup 2-3 weeks after camp!
Erika Rier is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist creating paintings, ceramics, and art zines in a style she calls folk surrealism. Writing was her first love and she still secretly writes stories. Having lived in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, NYC, Arizona, and Washington state; Erika now resides in Portland, OR. She also has one of each of the following: a husband, a daughter, and a cat she found in a hallway.
Insectarium Pop-Up!
Our pals the Portland Insectarium will be popping up in our Lloyd Center Arts studio today!!! Check out some live bugs, learn bug facts from some rad experts, and build your own bug out of construction paper!
PDX Insectarium is Portland’s first and only zoo and museum dedicated entirely to insects and arachnids. Featuring a live bug zoo, pinned bugs, touchable bugs, a microscope, toys, games, a library, and experts to answer questions!
11am-2pm
All ages
$5-10 sliding scale (100% benefits the Insectarium)
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Wonderwood Art Hang!
ILYouth2 & Wonderwood Art Hang!
WHO: all creative folks of all ages!
WHAT: a chance to hang out!
WHERE: Wonderwood Springs Cafe, 8811 N. Lombard Street
WHEN: 5-8pm, the 2nd Monday of each month
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Wonderwood Springs Cafe for an evening hangout!
We’ll bring some art supplies, and Wonderwood will have exclusive food specials and $1 off drinks for anyone who comes to hang!
Feel free to bring your own art projects, homework, etc!
This is an all ages hangout, just as a joyful community-building opportunity for ILYouth2 and Wonderwood families, in a fun, creative space!
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who come without a parent/guardian must have a signed liability waiver with us.
PRICE: Sliding scale, $0-10
No one judged or turned away for lack of funds.
DATE: Saturday, February 22nd
This is a recurring event! Last Saturday of each month.
TIME: 2-4 pm
Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
This is a monthly gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ folks* of all ages to come together, hang out, and make art!
Intergenerational community is essential for young queer people; whether it’s to discuss inherently queer topics, to model things like ‘chosen family’, or simply for representation and kinship. It’s also nice for queer folks to have a safe space to hang out, where there is no pressure to be doing anything other than just existing and creating!
We have lots of space–come sit at a table with new friends, or carve out a cozy corner for yourself! You can bring your own materials, or we’ll have some basics set out (collage materials, paper, pencils, etc!). Folks are also welcome to bring a book, homework, or other project to work on.
Access to the hangout is sliding scale (pay what you feel comfortable) from $0-10, which supports our ongoing programming and materials costs. No one turned away or judged for lack of funds.
Sign-in/sign-out is required. No registration required, just show up!
Stay for the full time or just stop by for a bit!
Minors (folks under 18) who attend without a parent/guardian must have a current liability waiver with ILYouth2 (available at the door, or email daelyn@ily2online.com to sign one in advance).
*LGBTQIA2S+ folks are welcome to bring allies to these art hangouts (eg: LGBTQIA2S+ parents can bring their children who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; LGBTQIA2S+ youth can bring their parents and/or siblings who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+ ; and any LGBTQIA2S+ folks can bring supportive friends and/or partners who do not identify as LGBTQIA2S+). Allies are guests during this time, and expected to behave in ways that center the autonomy and care of our LGBTQIA2S+ community members
<3 Thanks xoxo
LGBTQIA2S+ stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Trans/Nonbinary/Gender Non-conforming Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Valentines Drag Show!
Oops! All Cupids!
An All Ages Valentines Drag Show!
💖 All ages welcome to attend!
💖 Featuring youth & adult drag performers!!!
💘 Sat. Feb. 15, 4:30pm doors, 5:15pm show
💝 Masks required! (We also run two air purifiers!)
💞 $8-20 sliding scale entry (goes to performers)
💞 No one turned away for lack of funds!
💞 Cash preferred, venmo available
💞 Tipping & cheering encouraged!
💞 No registration or ticket required, just show up!
Will you be our Valentine?! Beloved I♡Youth2 instructor and drag performer @the_eggboy is hosting another ALL AGES DRAG SHOW in our Lloyd Center studio!!
Come out and support all ages drag! It’s really important to us now and ALWAYS, that this form of creative expression and joy be accessible to audiences and performers of all ages!!!
This show is co-produced by @transguysgatherpdx!
*There are still a couple performer spaces open in this cupid-themed show! We especially prioritize young performers (under 21, who cannot participate in shows in 21+ venues)!! We’ve had some amazing performances by elementary and middle school drag performers at previous shows! First time and seasoned performers welcome! Reach out to Ever (The Eggboy) on instagram, or if you don’t have instagram you can reach out to us over email at daelyn@ilyouth2.com
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Wonderwood Art Hang!
ILYouth2 & Wonderwood Art Hang!
WHO: all creative folks of all ages!
WHAT: a chance to hang out!
WHERE: Wonderwood Springs Cafe, 8811 N. Lombard Street
WHEN: 5-8pm, the 2nd Monday of each month
Join us every 2nd Monday at the Wonderwood Springs Cafe for an evening hangout!
We’ll bring some art supplies, and Wonderwood will have exclusive food specials and $1 off drinks for anyone who comes to hang!
Feel free to bring your own art projects, homework, etc!
This is an all ages hangout, just as a joyful community-building opportunity for ILYouth2 and Wonderwood families, in a fun, creative space!
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.
Cottonwood x ILYouth2 Stop Motion Elective
This is an elective course in Stop Motion Animation for Cottonwood School middle school students!
The ILYouth2 studio and shop will be closed to the public during this time slot.