Worldbuilding No School Day Camp

[REGISTER HERE]

RECOMMENDED AGES: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40 / $50 / $60, sliding scale
DATES: Monday, April 6th
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

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In this one-day camp we’ll dive into worldbuilding… We’ll begin by exploring the mall and creating lore about hidden nooks and crannies of this weird liminal space! Then back in the studio we’ll be doing everything from map-making to clay! This camp is great for storytellers, gamers, nerds, explorers, and any other kiddo with a big imagination!

(Pairs well with our Monsters + Myths camp on Friday, April 3rd!)

ILYouth2 will be closed from 2-4pm for a private workshop!

We are working to bring you offerings of private and small group classes and workshops!
Feel free to inquire if you have a kiddo with something in mind that they’d like to learn, outside a camp setting!

We invite folks to join us at ILY2’s Pearl District gallery for the opening of Umico Niwa’s exhibition
the disappearance of my testicles,
and other such mysteries regarding motherhood

1-3pm
at ILY2 (925 NW Flanders)

Umico led our 2025 summer camp Meet Your Gremlin, Make Your Gremlin. She misses her campers and hopes they might come visit the opening! We invite all ILYouth2 families and communities to come to the opening, or to see the exhibition any other time while it is up!

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Last winter, in the closet of my childhood bedroom, I excavated a self-portrait from middle school. My eyes are dull, my affect flat, and in the bottom right hand the title reads: me (depressed).

I have deep seated memories of drawing myself at that age that every so often come to the forefront of my mind - a reminder that this tangled web of melancholy in my heart has been a steady bedfellow since youth.

Having undergone gender affirming surgery nearly a decade ago, I am riddled with regret. Not with being transgender, but rather I am afflicted with a constant low-grade baby fever. The hurdles I would have to clear to adopt, to have a home, to even simply maintain a steady partnership, reside high upon the moon.

The works on display are excerpts of my journal entries, interspersed with drawings. They depict times that I have experienced moments of levity beyond emptying cups and bed rotting with yet another lover. I have found that it is when I’m caring for others, solely immersed in the act of mothering, that this sense of self-indulgent angst momentarily ceases.

It is common for artists to reveal the depth of our personal lives, the tenor of our souls, the joys and grief that have taken hold of our heart from a young age, who we love and what we care for. In the midst of preparing for this show though, I made the choice to entomb a few of my journals in their frames, as I am not ready to share them with the public so readily. This selection of writings and drawings are safely sealed away and will remain so until my death, do as you wish upon my passing.

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Umico Niwa (b. 1991, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) lives and works between the USA and Japan. Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include: Memory Palace at The Asia Society, Houston (2025); Gut Friendly, Public Gallery, London (2025); Becoming Feral, Towada Arts Centre, Japan (2024); The Harbinger of Luck: Made of Kisses and Clovers x+x+, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas (2024) My Life Inside a Shoe, XYZ Collective, Tokyo (2023); and The Quantified Elf (and how it came to love itself), Someday, New York (2022). Select group exhibitions include: Sculpture Center, New York (2025); Chanel Nexus Hall, Tokyo (2024); Simon Subal, New York (2022); Kristina Kite, Los Angeles (2021); and Miriam in New York (2020). She was a resident at The Houston Museum of Fine Arts (2023 - 2025) and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (2022).

Monsters + Myths No School Day Camp

[REGISTER HERE]

RECOMMENDED AGES: 7-11 (2nd-5th grade)
PRICE: $40 / $50 / $60, sliding scale
DATES: Friday, April 3rd
TIME: Drop-off 8:30-9am ; Pick-up 3-3:30pm

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In this one-day camp we’ll be looking at the function of monsters across time and culture! Monsters can be ways to make tangible our fears, anxieties, oppressors—or they can act as protectors. Do monsters inspire us to be heroes, or are they misunderstood? We’ll look at monsters in art, then create our own stories and the monsters that inhabit them, using a variety of mediums ranging from 3d cardboard masks to 2d papercut collage paintings.

(Pairs well with our Worldbuilding camp on Monday, April 6th!)

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, March 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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

AGES:7-17*
PRICE: Sliding scale: $5 - $15 - $30
DATE: Friday, March 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.

*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.

Trans Guys Gather Board Game & Craft Day

• All ages

• Masks required (and provided)

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

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

AGES:7-17*
PRICE: Sliding scale: $5 - $15 - $30
DATE: Friday, March 6th
TIME: 3-6 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 Zines!

*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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

“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)

“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)

“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)

“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)

“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)