Your Art. Your Story. Your Life.

Become your strongest advocate—because creativity has no bounds, and neither do you.

Camp Schedule

Workshops

Upcoming Camps

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Summer Art Camps

Our summer intensives (8 and up) are designed to inspire and equip you with skills in digital art, traditional techniques, personal branding, and professional preparation.

Camps

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Community scholarship

We collaborate with local schools to empower budding artists from underrepresented and low-income communities by offering scholarships for creative classes and summer programs.

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Art Workshops

Develop your skills using creative technology while honing traditional techniques to build portfolios and apply self-promotion strategies, adapting to today's modern mobile processes.

Classes

Enroll in April for Summer ART CAMP!

Our new creative home

We Start Creating has found a permanent space at The Social Good Place, a hub for collaboration, learning, and artistic growth. This space is designed to support artists of all ages, providing an environment where creativity can thrive.

Our instructors are professional artists with experience at NIKE, LAIKA Animation, Hasbro Toys, Warner Brothers, and Roblox. With decades of expertise, their work reflects how modern creatives navigate the industry—not confined to a studio or a single workspace.

Creativity happens in motion—on a phone, at a café, in a sketchbook while traveling. It is fluid, adaptable, and unrestricted. Our approach embraces this freedom, using iPads, cell phones, and digital tools that fit into a backpack. This is the future of creative work, and we are here to explore it together.

Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

After Studio Hours 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Location: 4511 SE Main St. Portland OR 97215 @ Social Good Place

Tory

“Creativity happens in motion—on a phone, at a café, in a sketchbook while traveling. It is fluid, adaptable, and unrestricted.“

Free Art Class Recap:

Sticker Design & Procreate Basics

We recently hosted a free art class where participants explored sticker design while learning the fundamentals of Procreate and layering techniques

This class was about letting go of perfection, embracing creative expression, and building confidence in the creative process. Stay tuned for upcoming workshops and learning opportunities.

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Art & Technology: skills for successful creative futures

A transformative program for students and Adults from 8 years old and up, where artists connect with industry professionals to develop traditional and digital skills, using creative technology to build portfolios and start applying to self-promotion strategies. Expanding their abilities with modern technology to adapt to today’s processes.

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This project-based platform fosters collaboration, team building, and the exchange of ideas for artists.

  • Graphic Novels

  • Design

  • Fine Traditional

  • Comic Books