About
Artingales offers hands-on art experiences that include Sharpie® & Pastel Selfies, Acrylic Painted Landscapes, Needle Felted Mushrooms, Pen and Ink Animations, Slab-built Clay Houses, and Screenprinted Fishes. Summer camps for youth and teens include exploring various mediums through a flexible theme with time for free creation and socializing. For camps that span the lunch hour, campers are required to bring a sack lunch.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hours vary, generally Monday–Friday 11:00AM–7:00PM, with additional workshops on weekends
Artingales was founded in 2016. The founding artist, April Hoff, holds an interdisciplinary degree in fine art with an emphasis in painting and drawing, and has seven years of experience working with SpEd students in Oregon school districts. Artingales operates in various local schools for after school art programming, teaches at Valley Art, and is available for small groups in Forest Grove, Oregon, and now serves schools and individuals in Forest Grove, Banks, Cornelius, Gaston, Gales Creek, and North Plains. The program has a stated mission to create opportunities for self expression and art exhibition to emerging and professional artists, and to spread art to everyone, with a special commitment to providing free art classes to underserved children through grants, profits, and donations.
Most camps require a non-refundable but transferable deposit once minimum enrollment is met, and full and partial scholarships may be available. Services are described as appropriate for anyone just starting the creative journey, professionals interested in learning new techniques or improving skills, and everyone desiring to better lives through the creative process. Because April has an innate ability to form trust, relationship, and to help children feel safe, families with neurodivergent children still enroll in her art clubs and camps. Artingales is mobile, offers eGift cards in any denomination for any holiday, and provides limited internships to mentor new artists. Families can volunteer their space for a recurring class, full-day, or weekend workshop and receive free participation.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Hours vary, generally Monday–Friday 11:00AM–7:00PM, with additional workshops on weekends
Artingales was founded in 2016. The founding artist, April Hoff, holds an interdisciplinary degree in fine art with an emphasis in painting and drawing, and has seven years of experience working with SpEd students in Oregon school districts. Artingales operates in various local schools for after school art programming, teaches at Valley Art, and is available for small groups in Forest Grove, Oregon, and now serves schools and individuals in Forest Grove, Banks, Cornelius, Gaston, Gales Creek, and North Plains. The program has a stated mission to create opportunities for self expression and art exhibition to emerging and professional artists, and to spread art to everyone, with a special commitment to providing free art classes to underserved children through grants, profits, and donations.
Most camps require a non-refundable but transferable deposit once minimum enrollment is met, and full and partial scholarships may be available. Services are described as appropriate for anyone just starting the creative journey, professionals interested in learning new techniques or improving skills, and everyone desiring to better lives through the creative process. Because April has an innate ability to form trust, relationship, and to help children feel safe, families with neurodivergent children still enroll in her art clubs and camps. Artingales is mobile, offers eGift cards in any denomination for any holiday, and provides limited internships to mentor new artists. Families can volunteer their space for a recurring class, full-day, or weekend workshop and receive free participation.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
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