D65 No School Days, Half Days, Holidays & School Break Camps
Art Makers Outpost, 609 South Boulevard, Evanston, IL 60202
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D65 No School Days, Half Days, Holidays & School Break Camps offers time for kids to create inspired art and projects using recycled materials along with traditional art supplies. Participants work with painting, clay, sculpture techniques and sculpture building, wood working, printmaking, fabric arts, jewelry making, wearable art, and sewing. Each $50 program includes 2 hours of free form making and creating.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: No School Days, D65 Half Day Programs, and Single Day Holiday Programs typically run 1:00 pm–3:00 pm; school break camps generally run 9:30 am–12:00 pm for multiple consecutive days.
• Price: $50.00 for No School Days, Wednesday D65 Half Day Programs, and Single Day Holiday Programs; Winter Break Camps $255 for 4 days; Spring Break Camp $315 for 5 days or $63 per single day; 2026 Last Days of Summer Creative Studio $60.00 per artist per day.
The program takes place at Evanston Art Makers Outpost (AMO), a sustainable art-focused maker space that uses 75% or more reused or repurposed materials collected from community members and local businesses. Drop-off and pick-up times are generally 12:55 pm and 3:05 pm for D65 No School Days, Half Days, and Single Holiday Programming, and 9:25 am and 12:05 pm for Winter Break Camps and the 2026 Last Days of Summer Creative Studio. Programs run on most District 65 Half Days and Non-Attendance Days, as well as holidays, winter and spring breaks.
Evanston Art Makers Outpost states a mission of combining the freedom to create with reusing and repurposing, teaching techniques and crafts through demonstration and facilitation, and using objects often considered “junk” or “trash” as art materials. The mission also emphasizes promoting sustainable practices and building community with a focus on inclusivity, anti-racism, diversity, equity, and a sense of belonging for all. The leadership team includes Founder, Owner & Creative Director and Resident Artist Valerie Kahan, along with staff such as Assistant Creative Director Delaunay Krauter, Senior Art Facilitators Emma Kochak and Frida Benitez, Teen Art Facilitator Harper Nowlin, Director of Development and Senior Art Facilitator Iden Nowlin, and Resident Studio Artists Margaret Leininger and Sally Brandl.
Community involvement includes collecting materials from community members and local businesses that would otherwise go to landfills or the ocean, offering no barrier scholarships for all youth programs, and hosting field trips for local schools, camps, and organizations. The organization also partners with local businesses for the Outpost After dark Concert Series, offers corporate team building experiences, and provides space for local groups to meet, hold workshops, writing groups, practice sessions, and studio time.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: No School Days, D65 Half Day Programs, and Single Day Holiday Programs typically run 1:00 pm–3:00 pm; school break camps generally run 9:30 am–12:00 pm for multiple consecutive days.
• Price: $50.00 for No School Days, Wednesday D65 Half Day Programs, and Single Day Holiday Programs; Winter Break Camps $255 for 4 days; Spring Break Camp $315 for 5 days or $63 per single day; 2026 Last Days of Summer Creative Studio $60.00 per artist per day.
The program takes place at Evanston Art Makers Outpost (AMO), a sustainable art-focused maker space that uses 75% or more reused or repurposed materials collected from community members and local businesses. Drop-off and pick-up times are generally 12:55 pm and 3:05 pm for D65 No School Days, Half Days, and Single Holiday Programming, and 9:25 am and 12:05 pm for Winter Break Camps and the 2026 Last Days of Summer Creative Studio. Programs run on most District 65 Half Days and Non-Attendance Days, as well as holidays, winter and spring breaks.
Evanston Art Makers Outpost states a mission of combining the freedom to create with reusing and repurposing, teaching techniques and crafts through demonstration and facilitation, and using objects often considered “junk” or “trash” as art materials. The mission also emphasizes promoting sustainable practices and building community with a focus on inclusivity, anti-racism, diversity, equity, and a sense of belonging for all. The leadership team includes Founder, Owner & Creative Director and Resident Artist Valerie Kahan, along with staff such as Assistant Creative Director Delaunay Krauter, Senior Art Facilitators Emma Kochak and Frida Benitez, Teen Art Facilitator Harper Nowlin, Director of Development and Senior Art Facilitator Iden Nowlin, and Resident Studio Artists Margaret Leininger and Sally Brandl.
Community involvement includes collecting materials from community members and local businesses that would otherwise go to landfills or the ocean, offering no barrier scholarships for all youth programs, and hosting field trips for local schools, camps, and organizations. The organization also partners with local businesses for the Outpost After dark Concert Series, offers corporate team building experiences, and provides space for local groups to meet, hold workshops, writing groups, practice sessions, and studio time.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
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