Art Makers Outpost Youth Programs

Art Makers Outpost Youth Programs includes Art Maker's Outpost Summer Camp 2026, 2026 Specialty Summer Camp: Creative Studio Afternoons, Youth After-School Creative Classes, and Mini Makers Art & Story caretaker & child drop in. Summer camp materials include painting, collaging, sewing, printmaking, sculpture, woodworking, jewelry making, mixed media, cardboard building, and 3D and 2D design. After-school studio stations include sewing, wood shop, cardboard cutting, jewelry, hot glue, and paint.

Programs

• Art Maker's Outpost Summer Camp 2026 — Ages 6-14 · M-F, 9:30 am-12:00 pm · $240–$300 per week · 10 weekly sessions; all materials included. No barrier scholarships available.
• 2026 Specialty Summer Camp: Creative Studio Afternoons — Ages 6-14 · M-F, 2:00 pm-4:30 pm · $300 per week · 3 x 1 afternoon sessions; all materials included.
• Youth After-School Creative Classes — Ages 5-14 · Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30-6:00 pm; Thursdays, 4:00-6:30 pm · $375–$750 per session · Fall, winter, and spring programming. Thursday Youth Entrepreneur Program & Market is ages 7-15.
• Mini Makers Art & Story caretaker & child drop in — Ages 1-5

At a glance

• Ages: 1–15 years old
• Price range: $240–$750
• General schedule: Summer camp runs for 10 weeks. After-school programming is offered in fall-winter-spring. The Outpost After dark Concert Series runs monthly from September thru May.

About the provider

Art Makers Outpost is a sustainable art-focused maker space. Its mission emphasizes creative freedom and exploration, reuse and repurposing, community, inclusivity, anti-racism, diversity, and belonging. The leadership team includes Valerie Kahan, Frida Benitez, Harper Nowlin, Margaret Leininger, Sally Brandl, Iden Nowlin, Ashe Tisdale-Dollah, Isabel Nino, and Susan Keats. The site also says materials used in classes, camps, and workshops were collected from community members and local businesses, and it mentions community days, service days, community drum circles, field trips for local schools, camps and organizations, and scholarships for youth programs.

No barrier scholarships are available for youth programs. Summer camp allows up to 3 campers per session at one time for the same session. Summer camp cancellation policy: full refund if canceled prior to March 15; 50% refund if canceled before May 1; no refunds after May 1. Morning and afternoon summer sessions have a break between them with no programming, care, or lunch offered. Late pickup fees may apply.

Last updated August 21, 2026.