Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout
Feb
28

Intergenerational LGBTQIA2S+ Art Hangout

AGES: All ages!
Folks under 18 who attend 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 28th
It’s been a few months since we hosted one, but this is a recurring event! Typically the last Saturday of each month!
TIME: 2-5 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

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Spring Break: Make Your Own Plushie!
Mar
23

Spring Break: Make Your Own Plushie!

Spring Break Camp:
MAKE YOUR OWN PLUSHIE!

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: ~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE:
Sliding scale $70, $55, or $40 per day*
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATE:
Monday, March 23
TIME:
Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

Our Spring Break Camp is PROJECT-BASED!
Each day we’ll be learning new skills as we tackle ONE! BIG! PROJECT!

On Monday, youth will design their own character, then bring it to life using felt, fabric, hand stitching, and various other textile techniques! For youth who are interested in getting more complex, or who are already familiar with sewing, there will also be opportunities to use our sewing machines!

Choose your favorite projects, or sign up for the full five:
Mon. 23rd : Make Your Own Plushie!
Tues. 24th : Linoprint Tote Bags!
Wed. 25th : Miniature Art Gallery!
Thurs. 26th : Game Jam!
Fri. 27th : Immersive Installation!

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Spring Break: Linoprint Tote Bags!
Mar
24

Spring Break: Linoprint Tote Bags!

Spring Break Camp:
LINOPRINT TOTE BAGS!

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: ~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE:
Sliding scale $70, $55, or $40 per day*
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATE:
Tuesday, March 24
TIME:
Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

Our Spring Break Camp is PROJECT-BASED!
Each day we’ll be learning new skills as we tackle ONE! BIG! PROJECT!

On Tuesday, youth will learn the process of linoprinting: a relief printing technique involving carving, to make a reusable printing plate (essentially, a stamp!) We’ll practice on potatoes and foam, then level up to use real lino tools and lino blocks! Campers will get to keep their stamps, as well as a tote bag they design and print!

Choose your favorite projects, or sign up for the full five:
Mon. 23rd : Make Your Own Plushie!
Tues. 24th : Linoprint Tote Bags!
Wed. 25th : Miniature Art Gallery!
Thurs. 26th : Game Jam!
Fri. 27th : Immersive Installation!

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Spring Break: Miniature Art Gallery!
Mar
25

Spring Break: Miniature Art Gallery!

Spring Break Camp:
MINIATURE ART GALLERY!

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: ~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE:
Sliding scale $70, $55, or $40 per day*
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATE:
Wednesday, March 25
TIME:
Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

Our Spring Break Camp is PROJECT-BASED!
Each day we’ll be learning new skills as we tackle ONE! BIG! PROJECT!

On Wednesday, youth will transform the ILYouth2 Mini—a miniature art gallery in an old dollhouse! We’ll look at examples from little art galleries (similar to little free libraries) to BARELY FAIR, a traditional art fair that shows 1:12 (dollhouse scale!) artworks. Together campers will decide what type of gallery(s) to create (traditional, immersive, salon-style, etc!), then build mini artworks to fill it! The dollhouse will then go on display in the ILYouth2 mall window!

Choose your favorite projects, or sign up for the full five:
Mon. 23rd : Make Your Own Plushie!
Tues. 24th : Linoprint Tote Bags!
Wed. 25th : Miniature Art Gallery!
Thurs. 26th : Game Jam!
Fri. 27th : Immersive Installation!

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Spring Break: Game Jam!
Mar
26

Spring Break: Game Jam!

Spring Break Camp:
GAME JAM!

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: ~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE:
Sliding scale $70, $55, or $40 per day*
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATE:
Thursday, March 26
TIME:
Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

Our Spring Break Camp is PROJECT-BASED!
Each day we’ll be learning new skills as we tackle ONE! BIG! PROJECT!

On Thursday, youth will learn what it takes to design a tabletop game! We’ll talk about the different kinds of games (board, card, dice, co-op, etc), think through game objectives and what makes a good rule, design boards and/or cards and gamepieces, and playtest our games! Youth who participated in our winter “Game Lab” camp are welcome to expand on games they started previously!

Choose your favorite projects, or sign up for the full five:
Mon. 23rd : Make Your Own Plushie!
Tues. 24th : Linoprint Tote Bags!
Wed. 25th : Miniature Art Gallery!
Thurs. 26th : Game Jam!
Fri. 27th : Immersive Installation!

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Spring Break: Immersive Installation!
Mar
27

Spring Break: Immersive Installation!

Spring Break Camp:
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION!

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: ~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE:
Sliding scale $70, $55, or $40 per day*
*register for the full week & automatically get one day free!
DATE:
Friday, March 27
TIME:
Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

Our Spring Break Camp is PROJECT-BASED!
Each day we’ll be learning new skills as we tackle ONE! BIG! PROJECT!

On Friday, youth will learn about the elements of immersive installation (think: Hopscotch!) and then transform the ILYouth2 bathroom into an out-of-this-world art installation. As a take-away, each youth will get an (optional!) portrait photo in the installation!

Choose your favorite projects, or sign up for the full five:
Mon. 23rd : Make Your Own Plushie!
Tues. 24th : Linoprint Tote Bags!
Wed. 25th : Miniature Art Gallery!
Thurs. 26th : Game Jam!
Fri. 27th : Immersive Installation!

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Shapeshift Studio: February Hangout!
Feb
21

Shapeshift Studio: February Hangout!

Shapeshift Studio

  • Ages 10 - 17

  • $5-$15-$30 sliding scale (covers materials/studio access), scholarships available

  • REGISTER HERE!

  • Monthly, recurring (typically 3rd Saturday but check our calendar to confirm!)

  • 12-3pm, drop-in style hangout (stay for full or partial time ; bring a lunch if you’d like)

  • Youth must have an active Liability Waiver with ILYouth2 to participate. Youth who’d like to leave the studio on their own (ie: not be checked-out by a parent/guardian) must also have an active Independent Release Waiver with ILYouth2.

Shapeshift Studio is a monthly creative hangout for young therians and other youth who are interested in or curious about therians (otherkin and furries are welcome)! It is a space for middle and high schoolers to work on masks, tails, and creative projects ; have some space for quadrobics ; share about their theriotype ; and just connect with peers with shared identities, since this can be a smaller IRL community for young folks.

This hangout is facilitated by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi (at the request of several of our therian youth artists!) daelyn is not a therian but is relatively educated on and hugely supportive of therians, furries, otherkins, and the many adjacent ways that people of all ages playfully explore identity and embodiment. They are especially invested in holding safe and intentional space for therian youth because of the higher rates of LGBTQIA2s+ and neurodivergent folks in the therian community. During these hangouts, daelyn really enjoys helping youth problem-solve creative projects, like constructing masks from scratch, using affordable and recycled materials.

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Home School Studio!
Feb
20

Home School Studio!

AGES: 7-17*
PRICE: Sliding scale: $5 - $15 - $30
DATE: Friday, February 20th
TIME: 12-3 pm*

[REGISTER HERE]

HOME SCHOOL STUDIO!

Home School Studio is recurring (2x a month) studio hangout for home schoolers, unschoolers, and other independent learners!

During each hangout, ILYouth2 staff will have a project that youth are encouraged to try out — but youth are also welcome to bring their own art projects that they’re working on (especially if they’d like some support from peers or ILYouth2 staff!), or to use ILYouth2’s drawing and collage materials.

This week’s project is Oven Bake Clay Creatures!

*Parents/guardians are welcome to hang out in our gallery/shop area (directly adjacent and open to the studio) during Home School, if it is helpful to and consensual with their kiddo(s).
Home School is open studio, drop-in style — youth are welcome to stay for the full three hours, or for just a portion of the time.

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Pokemon Camp
Feb
16

Pokemon Camp

No School Day Pokemon Camp!

[SIGN UP HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)

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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!

Notes:

  • Sign up ASAP, the last time we ran a Pokémon camp it sold out!

  • If your camper was at that last one, don’t worry, there will be all new projects!

  • Campers are welcome to bring in their Pokémon themed items (plushies, figurines, cards, etc) but please keep in mind that this is a shared art studio and ILYouth2 is not responsible for anything that is damaged or misplaced.

***

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.

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Love Bugs
Feb
14

Love Bugs

LOVE BUGS DRAG SHOW & INSECTARIUM POP-UP

ILYouth2 and the Portland Insectarium are stoked to be bringing you
❣️🪲LOVE BUGS🐝💕 an all ages Valentines Day celebration!!!!!

Join us February 14th for…

📸🐛 LIVE BUG PHOTO BOOTH 2-4pm
$5 per edited photo (funds go to the Insectarium!)

🕷️👀 LIVE BUG POP-UP 2-4pm
$5-10 to see the bugs (funds go to the Insectarium!)

🐞👑 BUG THEMED DRAG SHOW 4pm doors
$10-20 to see the drag (funds go to the performers!)
No youth turned away for lack of funds!

There will also be a love bug themed raffle!

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Improv Games for Kids
Feb
7

Improv Games for Kids

We’re so excited to be partnering with Kickstand Comedy to bring y’all Improv Games for Kids!!

MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION VIA KICKSTAND

Get ready to laugh, play, and imagine! In this high-energy workshop, kids ages 8 - 11 will explore the world of improv through fun, interactive theater games designed to build confidence, creativity, and collaboration. Students will learn to think on their feet, say “yes, and,” and work together to tell incredible stories—no scripts required!

This workshop features new games and activities that encourage big ideas, active listening, and fearless expression in a safe and supportive space where everyone can shine, make friends, and discover the joy of performing.

Perfect for young actors, aspiring comedians, or anyone who loves being a little silly!

DAY / TIME: Sat Feb 7th 10:00 - 11:30 PM
LOCATION:  Lloyd Center Mall, 2201 Lloyd Center, B122, Portland, OR 97232
AGES: 8 - 11 years old

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Jan
30

Closed in Solidarity with General Strike

ILYouth2 will be closed Friday, January 30th in solidarity with Minnesota students calling for a general strike.

We encourage folks who are able to do the same, and for families to consider attending community events, such as the Family Friendly March organized by our friends Little Folx and Family Friend.

You can also send funds to the PIRC (Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition) to support our neighbors here in Portland.

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Shapeshift Studio: January Hangout!
Jan
24

Shapeshift Studio: January Hangout!

Shapeshift Studio

  • Ages 10 - 17

  • $5-$15-$30 sliding scale (covers materials/studio access), scholarships available

  • REGISTER HERE!

  • Monthly, recurring (typically 3rd Saturday but check our calendar to confirm!)

  • 12-3pm, drop-in style hangout (stay for full or partial time ; bring a lunch if you’d like)

  • Youth must have an active Liability Waiver with ILYouth2 to participate. Youth who’d like to leave the studio on their own (ie: not be checked-out by a parent/guardian) must also have an active Independent Release Waiver with ILYouth2.

Shapeshift Studio is a monthly creative hangout for young therians and other youth who are interested in or curious about therians (otherkin and furries are welcome)! It is a space for middle and high schoolers to work on masks, tails, and creative projects ; have some space for quadrobics ; share about their theriotype ; and just connect with peers with shared identities, since this can be a smaller IRL community for young folks.

This hangout is facilitated by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi (at the request of several of our therian youth artists!) daelyn is not a therian but is relatively educated on and hugely supportive of therians, furries, otherkins, and the many adjacent ways that people of all ages playfully explore identity and embodiment. They are especially invested in holding safe and intentional space for therian youth because of the higher rates of LGBTQIA2s+ and neurodivergent folks in the therian community. During these hangouts, daelyn really enjoys helping youth problem-solve creative projects, like constructing masks from scratch, using affordable and recycled materials.

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Save Lloyd! Empire Records Screening
Jan
21

Save Lloyd! Empire Records Screening

Empire Records Film Screening
in Support of the SAVE LLOYD Efforts!!

  • All ages*, free event. No registration required.

  • 5pm event start, 5:30pm movie start.

  • Please visit savelloyd.com for more information about how you can contribute your voice toward our efforts to halt the redevelopment plans for our beloved mall!

Together with other invested Save Lloyd organizers and tenants, we’re screening the 1995 cult classic Empire Records! As a special treat, you’ll also get to see some clips of a documentary that is being made about the mall!

There will also be opportunities to weigh in about the fate of the Lloyd Center! Whether you attend or not, we encourage folks to sign the petition, to send thoughts to the design commission (by January 22nd, send to: benjamin.nielsen@portlandoregon.gov), and/or attend the public hearing on February 5th!

*Please note that this film is rated PG-13 (see IMDB’s content guide for the film here).
As with all ILYouth2 programming, minors must either be with a parent/guardian, or have an active liability waiver with ILYouth2 to attend.

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Trans Guys Craft Day
Jan
18

Trans Guys Craft Day

Trans Guys Gather Craft Day

  • All ages

  • Masks required

  • No cost, no sign-up/registration, just drop-in

This craft day is organized by our friends Trans Guys Gather, and is welcoming to all who identify under the transmasculine umbrella! Bring a craft to work on, supplies to share, or just come and have fun!

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Jan
7
to Jan 17

Winter Closure

ILYouth2 be closed from Wednesday, January 7th, through Saturday, January 17th for a brief winter closure, so our small team can take a break to rest and see friends and family, after working through the end-of-year holidays to bring you our winter break camps!

We appreciate your patience during this time, and can’t wait for 2026 programming!!

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WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 5
Jan
2

WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 5

“Game Lab!”

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES:~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40-$55-$70 (sliding scale) per day*
*register for the full camp & get one day free!
DATE: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

In this one-day camp, we’ll learn what it takes to design a tabletop game, looking at Ramy Badie’s game Twisted Cryptids as an example! We’ll talk about the different kinds of games (board, card, dice, co-op, etc), think through game objectives and what makes a good rule, design boards and/or cards and gamepieces, and playtest our games!

  • concepts : play, strategy, game design

  • skills : social & emotional learning, creative thinking, creative problem solving, construction, design

This camp is led by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi, who has been teaching for over 15 years, and studied game design in graduate school!

Learn more about each day of our Winter Break Camp:
Mon. 29th: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations! (PES)
Tues. 30th: Dreaming & Drawing (Lou Benesch & Ines J.)
Wed. 31st: Creating with Care (Kyle Scheurmann)
Thurs. 1st: You are Art (Wangechi Mutu)
Fri. 2nd: Game Lab (Ramy Badie & the Unstable Games creative team)

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WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 4
Jan
1

WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 4

“You Are Art”

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES:~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40-$55-$70 (sliding scale) per day*
*register for the full camp & get one day free!
DATE: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

In this one-day camp, we’ll be looking at the collages, paintings, and sculptures of Wangechi Mutu. We’ll examine the themes of Mutu’s work, and talk about using your Self as a source of content and inspiration for artwork. We’ll think about how we see ourselves; how others see us; what we’d like to emphasize, hide, transform, or distort ; and what it means to depict parts of ourselves visually. Like Mutu, we’ll translate our ideas into various mediums, both 2D and 3D!

  • concepts : self image, power

  • skills : collage, painting, photography, sculpture, taking an artwork from 2D to 3D

This camp is led by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi, who has been teaching for over 15 years. Identity and self image is one of their favorite things to dive into through art.

Learn more about each day of our Winter Break Camp:
Mon. 29th: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations! (PES)
Tues. 30th: Dreaming & Drawing (Lou Benesch & Ines J.)
Wed. 31st: Creating with Care (Kyle Scheurmann)
Thurs. 1st: You are Art (Wangechi Mutu)
Fri. 2nd: Game Lab (Ramy Badie & the Unstable Games creative team)

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WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 3
Dec
31

WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 3

“Creating with Care”

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES:~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40-$55-$70 (sliding scale) per day*
*register for the full camp & get one day free!
DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

In this one-day camp, we’ll be looking at the work of Canadian landscape painter Kyle Scheurmann, and how he uses art to raise awareness about the environment and climate change. We’ll discuss the impact art can have on change and on the future; think about subjects and issues that matter to us; and make art that feels close to our hearts.

  • concepts : making art with purpose and meaning, the impact of art

  • skills : life drawing, research, observation, drawing, collage

This camp is led by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi, who has been teaching for over 15 years, and loves seeing young folks begin to weave their own passions and messaging into their artworks.

Learn more about each day of our Winter Break Camp:
Mon. 29th: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations! (PES)
Tues. 30th: Dreaming & Drawing (Lou Benesch & Ines J.)
Wed. 31st: Creating with Care (Kyle Scheurmann)
Thurs. 1st: You are Art (Wangechi Mutu)
Fri. 2nd: Game Lab (Ramy Badie & the Unstable Games creative team)

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WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 2
Dec
30

WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 2

“Dreaming & Drawing”

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES:~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40-$55-$70 (sliding scale) per day*
*register for the full camp & get one day free!
DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

In this one-day camp, we’ll be talking about the fantastical illustrative work of Lou Benesch & Ines J., looking especially at the commonalities and differences in each artists’ use of vibrant colors, compositional balance, symbolism, and visual storytelling. We’ll learn about dreamscapes and to draw from our imaginations; while exploring watercolor, pastels, pen, and journaling!

  • concepts : narrative, visual storytelling, symbolism, creatures

  • skills : drawing from imagination, journaling, color theory

This camp is led by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi, who has been teaching visual storytelling for over 15 years.

Learn more about each day of our Winter Break Camp:
Mon. 29th: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations! (PES)
Tues. 30th: Dreaming & Drawing (Lou Benesch & Ines J.)
Wed. 31st: Creating with Care (Kyle Scheurmann)
Thurs. 1st: You are Art (Wangechi Mutu)
Fri. 2nd: Game Lab (Ramy Badie & the Unstable Games creative team)

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WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 1
Dec
29

WINTER BREAK CAMP! Day 1

“Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations!”

[REGISTER HERE!]

RECOMMENDED AGES:~7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40-$55-$70 (sliding scale) per day*
*register for the full camp & get one day free!
DATE: Monday, Dec. 29, 2025
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

In this one-day camp, we’ll be looking at the videos of stop motion animator PES, whose Emmy-nominated films are characterized by using common items to create imaginative scenes (see: Western Spaghetti). Together, we’ll learn some of the animation tricks PES employs—like swapping one object for another to create motion—as we work to brainstorm, storyboard, build a set, do test animations, then create a full, animated scene using professional animation equipment and software.

  • concepts : art as play, humor, transformation 

  • skills : stop motion animation, storytelling, storyboarding, collaboration/working together in different roles, creative problem-solving

This camp is led by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi, who studied stop motion animation in undergrad, and has been teaching it for over 15 years.

Learn more about each day of our Winter Break Camp:
Mon. 29th: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Animations! (PES)
Tues. 30th: Dreaming & Drawing (Lou Benesch & Ines J.)
Wed. 31st: Creating with Care (Kyle Scheurmann)
Thurs. 1st: You are Art (Wangechi Mutu)
Fri. 2nd: Game Lab (Ramy Badie & the Unstable Games creative team)

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Shapeshift Studio: December Hangout!
Dec
20

Shapeshift Studio: December Hangout!

Shapeshift Studio

  • Ages 10 - 17

  • $5-$15-$30 sliding scale (covers materials/studio access), scholarships available

  • Monthly, recurring (typically 3rd Saturday but check our calendar to confirm!)

  • 12-3pm, drop-in style hangout (stay for full or partial time ; bring a lunch if you’d like)

  • Youth must have an active Liability Waiver with ILYouth2 to participate. Youth who’d like to leave the studio on their own (ie: not be checked-out by a parent/guardian) must also have an active Independent Release Waiver with ILYouth2.

Shapeshift Studio is a monthly creative hangout for young therians and other youth who are interested in or curious about therians (otherkin and furries are welcome)! It is a space for middle and high schoolers to work on masks, tails, and creative projects ; have some space for quadrobics ; share about their theriotype ; and just connect with peers with shared identities, since this can be a smaller IRL community for young folks.

This hangout is facilitated by ILYouth2 director daelyn lambi (at the request of several of our therian youth artists!) daelyn is not a therian but is relatively educated on and hugely supportive of therians, furries, otherkins, and the many adjacent ways that people of all ages playfully explore identity and embodiment. They are especially invested in holding safe and intentional space for therian youth because of the higher rates of LGBTQIA2s+ and neurodivergent folks in the therian community. During these hangouts, daelyn really enjoys helping youth problem-solve creative projects, like constructing masks from scratch, using affordable and recycled materials.

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Holiday Pop-Up Youth Art Market!
Dec
13

Holiday Pop-Up Youth Art Market!

Holiday Pop-Up Youth Art Market!

  • All ages, free entry!

  • Saturday, December 13, 11am-4pm during the Lloyd Mall Crawl!

  • Youth creatives ages 18 and under selling their original artworks, prints, zines, handmade books, stickers, patches, pins, apparel, sculptures, ceramics, handmade toys and collectibles, handmade home goods, and more!

  • Vendor applications open until filled! Apply here!

ILYouth2 is hosting our second Holiday Market full of INCREDIBLE art by young creatives!! Last year was a blast and folks who missed out were JEALOUS, so be sure to come through this year!!!!!

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Autumn Arts Camp: Art Toy Adventure: Kreaturz!
Nov
29

Autumn Arts Camp: Art Toy Adventure: Kreaturz!

Autumn Arts Camp: Art Toy Adventure: Kreaturz!

REGISTER HERE!

We’re stoked to be offering our second annual Autumn Arts Camp!! This year we’re bringing you project-based days that will deep-dive into subjects and mediums that will flex campers’ creative skills!

Saturday, November 29th: Art Toy Adventure: Kreaturz!

With the recent surge in the popularity of art toys and collectibles (Labubus, Sonny Angels, Squishmallows, Funkos, etc) we wanted to help young artists explore how they can create their OWN creative creatures instead of buying into trends! So we’re bringing in a local expert, Kymil, the artist behind Kreaturz, for a special one day of our Autumn Arts Camp!!

Spend the day building your very own creature from start to finish! We’ll sketch ideas, sculpt and bake them, then bring each creature to life with paint, accessories, and imagination. Along the way, we’ll discover more about who our creatures are, and how every piece of art tells a greater story.   

  • Sketch, sculpt, bake, and decorate your own creature

  • Learn how materials, colors, and shapes bring stories to life

  • Explore creativity and self-expression through art and play

  • End the day getting to know your community of creatures 

About the special guest Teaching Artist:

Kymil Jeneé (they/he) is the artist behind Kreaturz, a hands-on art world that celebrates imagination, self-expression, and creative repair. Through sculpture, storytelling, and play, we’ll bring our own creatures to life and explore how they transform, begin to take shape, and reveal who they’re becoming along the way. Each creature is one of a kind (just like each of us), and every step of the process helps us learn more about the worlds we’re building together.   

Register for one day, your favorite themes, or the full five days:

  • Monday 24th: Design Challenge!

  • Tuesday 25th: Stop Motion Animation!

  • Wednesday 26th : Wholistic Sustainability!

  • Friday 28th : FANtasy Worlds!

  • Saturday 29th : Art Toy Adventure!

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Autumn Arts Camp: FANtasy Worlds!
Nov
28

Autumn Arts Camp: FANtasy Worlds!

Autumn Arts Camp: FANtasy Worlds

REGISTER HERE!

We’re stoked to be offering our second annual Autumn Arts Camp!! This year we’re bringing you project-based days that will deep-dive into subjects and mediums that will flex campers’ creative skills!

Friday, November 28th: FANtasy Worlds!

This one-day camp is all about YOUR interests! Whether your kiddo is a fan of Pokemon, KPop Demon Hunters, Dragon Fantasy Novels, Dragon Ball—WHATEVER!—this is a chance for campers to NERD OUT! They’ll get to share their passions, learn about the ways fandoms bring community together, and create fun fan art in various mediums, including stickers, shrinky dinks, and comics!

Register for one day, your favorite themes, or the full five days:

  • Monday 24th: Design Challenge!

  • Tuesday 25th: Stop Motion Animation!

  • Wednesday 26th : Wholistic Sustainability!

  • Friday 28th : FANtasy Worlds!

  • Saturday 29th : Art Toy Adventure!

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Autumn Arts Camp: Wholistic Sustainability!
Nov
26

Autumn Arts Camp: Wholistic Sustainability!

Autumn Arts Camp: Wholistic Sustainability

REGISTER HERE!

We’re stoked to be offering our second annual Autumn Arts Camp!! This year we’re bringing you project-based days that will deep-dive into subjects and mediums that will flex campers’ creative skills!

Wednesday, November 26th: Wholistic Sustainability!

This special day of camp will be led by previous ILY2 Too artist in residence Beck! Through experimentation, construction, and deconstruction, campers will explore how to manage frustration, attachment, and other Big Feelings—both in and outside the art room, to create a wholistically sustainable arts practice and life!

Register for one day, your favorite themes, or the full five days:

  • Monday 24th: Design Challenge!

  • Tuesday 25th: Stop Motion Animation!

  • Wednesday 26th : Wholistic Sustainability!

  • Friday 28th : FANtasy Worlds!

  • Saturday 29th : Art Toy Adventure!

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Autumn Arts Camp: Stop Motion!
Nov
25

Autumn Arts Camp: Stop Motion!

Autumn Arts Camp: Stop Motion

REGISTER HERE!

We’re stoked to be offering our second annual Autumn Arts Camp!! This year we’re bringing you project-based days that will deep-dive into subjects and mediums that will flex campers’ creative skills!

Tuesday, November 25th: Stop Motion!

This deep dive into Stop Motion Animation will be fun for all levels—whether your camper is already making movies at home, or has never tried animation! In one day, we’ll explore a variety of types of stop motion (using everything from our bodies, to clay, to paper); and campers will get to use both free stop motion apps and a professional animation setup!

Register for one day, your favorite themes, or the full five days:

  • Monday 24th: Design Challenge!

  • Tuesday 25th: Stop Motion Animation!

  • Wednesday 26th : Wholistic Sustainability!

  • Friday 28th : FANtasy Worlds!

  • Saturday 29th : Art Toy Adventure!

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Autumn Arts Camp: Design Challenge
Nov
24

Autumn Arts Camp: Design Challenge

Autumn Arts Camp: Design Challenge

REGISTER HERE!

We’re stoked to be offering our second annual Autumn Arts Camp!! This year we’re bringing you project-based days that will deep-dive into subjects and mediums that will flex campers’ creative skills!

Monday, November 24th: Design Challenge!

Have you ever thought about how everything we interact with was designed by someone? From your chair to your toothbrush, every object we use and touch was designed (either considerately, or maybe not!) by a designer! In this one-day camp, campers will take the design seat, looking at common and not-so-common items, imagining ways they might be different, cooler, more efficient, and more. Their ideas will be explored through sketching and physical construction, through a lens of critical thinking and PLAY!

Register for one day, your favorite themes, or the full five days:

  • Monday 24th: Design Challenge!

  • Tuesday 25th: Stop Motion Animation!

  • Wednesday 26th : Wholistic Sustainability!

  • Friday 28th : FANtasy Worlds!

  • Saturday 29th : Art Toy Adventure!

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Halloween Camp + Trick-or-Treat!
Oct
31

Halloween Camp + Trick-or-Treat!

Halloween Camp + Trick-or-Treat!

REGISTER HERE

Portland Schools are out October 30th and 31st 😱👻🫟 so ILYouth2 is hosting a two-day, HALLOWEEN THEMED arts camp! Both days will include a mix of mediums, projects, and play; ranging from watercolor spiderwebs, to slime, to collaborative monster design.

Day 1: October 30th 
Day 2: October 31st (costumes encouraged!)
+ Lloyd Center Trick-or-Treating!

Recommended ages: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)

*From 3-5pm on Halloween (Oct 31), several of the Lloyd Center businesses (including ILYouth2!) will be hosting a TRICK-OR-TREATING MALL CRAWL! There will be contests, prizes, decorations, and lots of fun! We’ll be open (free and all ages) for additional crafts, snacks, music, and Halloweeny fun!

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Halloween Camp!
Oct
30

Halloween Camp!

Halloween Camp!

REGISTER HERE

Portland Schools are out October 30th and 31st 😱👻🫟 so ILYouth2 is hosting a two-day, HALLOWEEN THEMED arts camp! Both days will include a mix of mediums, projects, and play; ranging from watercolor spiderwebs, to slime, to collaborative monster design.

Day 1: October 30th 
Day 2: October 31st (costumes encouraged!)
+ Lloyd Center Trick-or-Treating!

Recommended ages: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)

*From 3-5pm on Halloween (Oct 31), several of the Lloyd Center businesses (including ILYouth2!) will be hosting a TRICK-OR-TREATING MALL CRAWL! There will be contests, prizes, decorations, and lots of fun! We’ll be open (free and all ages) for additional crafts, snacks, music, and Halloweeny fun!

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Comics Hangout
Oct
18

Comics Hangout

All Ages Comics Hangout!

The super rad Franks Comic Swap is happening right across the mall from us (in the old H&M) today, so we’re having an all ages comics hangout! Come read comics and zines, and make your own!!

12 - 6pm in the ILYouth2 Studio
Free, all ages!

We’ll have art supplies out, but we encourage folks to bring projects and comics too!

FYI: ILYouth2 has a table at the upcoming Portland Zine Symposium in November, so youth (18 and under) are welcome to come make (or bring by!) zines and comics, and we’ll take them with us to sell at the Symposium!

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Not So Scary Fair!
Oct
11

Not So Scary Fair!

Join us offsite at Wonderwood Springs for their annual Not So Scary Fair!

10am - 4pm
Free, all ages event!
in the parking lot behind Wonderwood Springs Cafe & Mini Golf

There will be 40+ local vendors, goats, live music, yummy food, tricks and treats!

In the ILYouth2 booth we’ll have THREE amazing youth artists (ages 7-15!) sharing and selling their artwork! Come support them, and we may even give you a TREAT (a discount code for autumn break camp!)

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BGR Self Care Camp
Aug
22

BGR Self Care Camp

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22nd, 10am - 4pm
Our friends Brown Girl Rise will be here hosting their Self Care Camp, for BIPOC youth who identify as a girl, trans girl, non binary or gender non-conforming, ages 7-14!

via BGR: “Self care should be a daily practice, not a luxury. Everyone needs to wind down and have some me time to fully let our bodies thrive.
CONNECT: Build relationships with other youth around Portland. LEARN: Know how to practice taking care of your mind and body. CREATE: Make body butter and bath bombs for youth leaders”

For more information check out:
browngirlriseportland.org & @browngirlrise

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BGR Self Care Camp
Aug
21

BGR Self Care Camp

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22nd, 10am - 4pm
Our friends Brown Girl Rise will be here hosting their Self Care Camp, for BIPOC youth who identify as a girl, trans girl, non binary or gender non-conforming, ages 7-14!

via BGR: “Self care should be a daily practice, not a luxury. Everyone needs to wind down and have some me time to fully let our bodies thrive.
CONNECT: Build relationships with other youth around Portland. LEARN: Know how to practice taking care of your mind and body. CREATE: Make body butter and bath bombs for youth leaders”

For more information check out:
browngirlriseportland.org & @browngirlrise

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BGR Self Care Camp
Aug
20

BGR Self Care Camp

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22nd, 10am - 4pm
Our friends Brown Girl Rise will be here hosting their Self Care Camp, for BIPOC youth who identify as a girl, trans girl, non binary or gender non-conforming, ages 7-14!

via BGR: “Self care should be a daily practice, not a luxury. Everyone needs to wind down and have some me time to fully let our bodies thrive.
CONNECT: Build relationships with other youth around Portland. LEARN: Know how to practice taking care of your mind and body. CREATE: Make body butter and bath bombs for youth leaders”

For more information check out:
browngirlriseportland.org & @browngirlrise

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BGR Self Care Camp
Aug
19

BGR Self Care Camp

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22nd, 10am - 4pm
Our friends Brown Girl Rise will be here hosting their Self Care Camp, for BIPOC youth who identify as a girl, trans girl, non binary or gender non-conforming, ages 7-14!

via BGR: “Self care should be a daily practice, not a luxury. Everyone needs to wind down and have some me time to fully let our bodies thrive.
CONNECT: Build relationships with other youth around Portland. LEARN: Know how to practice taking care of your mind and body. CREATE: Make body butter and bath bombs for youth leaders”

For more information check out:
browngirlriseportland.org & @browngirlrise

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