Dear Grace Art Camp Family, As we all continue to do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19, we want you to know that we are still thinking of you – our campers, staff and friends and all of their families. In this season of love and promise, and in the year to come, we wish you […]
With the success of our safely-constructed art classes on November 6, we had planned to offer new classes on the no-school days of November 23 and 24. Sadly, with the rising number of COVID-19 cases and Governor Kate Brown’s direction to “pause” activities outside the home, we have […]
Try something new. Learn a new skill. Join us for creative fun! This fall, Grace Institute will offer several in-person, hands-on studio art classes taught by Grace Art Camp artists! Each class will strictly adhere to health and safety precautions and restrictions set by state and federal authorities. […]
Our Fall Bright Spot features a folk story from Will Hornyak about a farmer and a magic box in a tale to fit this autumn season of harvest, appreciation and reflection. This video also features animation and sound design by Orie Weeks. Storyteller Will Hornyak weaves a wide web […]
CHECK OUT OUR COLLABORATIVE ‘Wherever I Go, I’m Aglow’ SNAIL MAIL MURAL … The spirit of creativity is truly alive and well in the Grace Art Camp Community! This final Bright Spot of Summer 2020 and all of our preceding videos could not replace Camp this year, but we hope it helped encourage and inspire your own artmaking! Please enjoy this celebratory video of the mural’s creation! Many thanks […]
MAKE YOUR OWN LUCET (SPOOL-KNITTER)… and make cool toys, accessories and gifts! Led by long-time Grace Art Camp Fibre Artist Judee Moonbeam, this episode introduces an ancient art that is still widely practiced today! The original lucet was a carved wooden tool used during the Middle Ages for making cords and belts. Judee will show you how to make a basic lucet from things around your house. Many enjoy practicing this skill and find it soothing. (It’s great for […]
GET STARTED WITH STOP MOTION ANIMATION…. Let Robert Randall and Kelly Campbell inspire your next artistic adventure as they introduce you to stop motion animation. Even if you have never attended one of Robert’s stop motion studios at Grace Art Camp, Episode 8 of Bright Spots can get you started with animation at home. Go ahead! Create your own epic film with paper cut-outs, figures/shapes […]
LEARN TO MAKE WORRY DOLLS AND FURRY WORRY FRIENDS…. Let Annie show you how to craft your very own little figures and critters based on the textile traditions of Guatemala. You can transform small bits of fabric scraps, wire and cardboard using glue, a needle, thread and maybe a little patience into your own new friends! Once completed, these Worry […]
MAKE PRINTS USING ALMOST ANYTHING …. Do you have a ‘junk drawer’? Too many fern fronds? Mystery keys? Bubble wrap? Interestingly-shaped items you can’t bear to part with? In this week’s episode, Artist Paula Benjaminson offers a mini-class showing you how to make art with items that have cool shapes and textures — things you can find around the house. It’s low fuss with amazing results. Paula Benjaminson has taught Printmaking, Fibre Arts, Bookmaking […]
GRACE ART CAMP! GRACE ART CAMP! GIMME A… Do you know the lyrics? Do you remember the hand motions? Returning camper or new, this week’s episode gives you a chance to relearn the words or practice the motions of our very own camp song — with music and lyrics by […]
BE PART OF THE WHEREVER I GO, I’M AGLOW SNAIL MAIL MURAL FROM HOME! Don’t be a lamp…. Let’s have fun making art together even if we can’t be together. All Campers, Counselors, CITs and Artists are invited to help create our new collaborative mural. Designed by Artists Ashley Klump and Kristin Koop, with help from Paula Benjaminson, this mural celebrates the creative glow we each have — it connects us all, wherever we go. There are […]
CREATE A SPECIAL HANDMADE JOURNAL! In this week’s episode, learn how to make a bound book with glue and paper you have at home! Led by Artist Becky Schroeder, this project introduces basic bookmaking techniques, and we think you just might want to make more than one. (Hint: these glue-bound books make excellent gifts!) We hope this Bright Spot helps you a create a special book that inspires even more creativity – writing, drawing, […]
DON’T YOU LOVE THE SOUND OF A RAINSTICK? In this week’s episode learn how to make one of your very own. Played to ask for rain, rainsticks are believed to have originated in South America and were made from hollow cacti sticks, which were dried in the sun. Since that […]
COME AND LISTEN TO A STORY ABOUT TWO GOATS…! This week’s episode is a story retold by Grace Art Camp Storyteller Alton — a video treat with animation by Orie Weeks. We hope this inspires you to tell more stories about the two goats using the included paper action figures. We all are sad […]
MAKE YOUR OWN CLAY MANDALAS! We all are sad about not being able to have Camp this summer, so Grace Art Camp has a gift for you! “Bright Spots” – short videos led by our artists to inspire fun and creativity for you and your families. Each Wednesday through late August look for a new […]
Official Sneak Peek: Wednesdays, beginning June 24, Grace Art Camp premiers “Bright Spots” – short videos led by our artists, with art and fun as a gift for you and your families to enjoy at home this summer! Episodes will range from stories by your favorite storytellers to a collaborative mural to animation you […]
The spirit of creativity in our artists and the children of our community will still flourish — even without camp. This “Bright Spot” — Floral Lace Collage — cannot replace Grace Art Camp, but we hope it helps encourage and inspire your own creativity! Please watch and enjoy this Floral Lace Collage project from our artists Kristin […]
It is with very heavy hearts that the Grace Institute Board and Administrative Team Staff have determined that we need to postpone Grace Art Camp 2020 to next summer in the utmost concern for the safety of our campers and staff. Although final State guidelines have not been […]
Thanks to all of you for your support! Grace Art Camp was voted Best Summer Camp in Arts and Crafts for 2020, the second year in a row. From April 7th to April 21st, NW Kids Magazine held nominations for Portland’s Best Summer Camps. The three camps in each category […]
Dear Grace Art Camp Family, Now, as we are all called to do our part to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, we want you to know that we are thinking especially of all of you – our campers, staff and friends and all of their families. […]
Sunday, November 17, 2019 — 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm PLEASE JOIN Grace Institute and Grace Art Camp for an America Recycles Day celebration featuring a puppet show, music played on instruments made from recycled objects, and up-cycled art projects, all led by multi-talented Grace Institute artists! NEW THIS YEAR recycling […]
Registration is now open for Grace Institute’s Holiday Art Classes. New classes this year include mosaic gifts, a fall-themed fused glass plate, marbled paper, ice-dyed fabric and a fused glass lantern. Two classes for children and/or families will be offered on Monday, November 25 — a PPS No […]
Come join us for music, food and fun…at the Grace Neighborhood Block Party! Saturday, September 21, from 2 – 6 pm Grace Memorial Episcopal Churchat NE 16th and NE Weidler Grace Art Camp Families are invited for hot dogs, ice cream sundaes, a bouncy castle and more! Live […]
