About
Make Do Art Studio offers camps where children spend part of the day cooking and baking in the kitchen and the other half making art. Camp activities include making art, drawing in sketchbooks, playing art games, reading books together, playing outside at a nearby park, and exploring illustration, printmaking, watercolor, and collage. Each week of camp ends with a mini art show and a treat baked by the campers, and they aim to complete five finished art pieces each week.
• Ages: 6–12 years old (students entering grades 1–6; campers must be at least 6 years old)
• Schedule: Camps run in 5-day blocks from 9 am–3 pm on set weeks in June, July, and August.
• Price: Cancellations before May 1 receive a full refund minus a $75 non-refundable deposit; cancellations on or after May 1 receive no refunds.
Make Do Art Studio is an art studio that offers classes, camps, and workshops for children and families and currently holds art camps and classes in collaboration with Cookshop. Summer 2026 camps are sold out, and each week of camp will mostly repeat the same recipes and art projects, with all camps suitable for vegetarians. Make Do Art Studio was founded by two friends, Michelle Lamanet and Ashley Asbjornsen, in 2017, when they hosted their first art camps in a backyard yurt, and later that year they established a brick-and-mortar space in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. This will be the 10th year of Make Do summer camp and the 8th year hosting camps in collaboration with Cookshop. Michelle holds a BA in art, spends her days working as an illustrator and teaching, and continues to lead Make Do Art Studio after Ashley moved on to manage the Sellwood Community House in 2019. Parents are asked to email if a camp is full to be added to the waitlist, to contact the camp before registering if a child has any food allergies or intolerances, and will receive an email one week before their camp session with more information and details about the week.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Ages: 6–12 years old (students entering grades 1–6; campers must be at least 6 years old)
• Schedule: Camps run in 5-day blocks from 9 am–3 pm on set weeks in June, July, and August.
• Price: Cancellations before May 1 receive a full refund minus a $75 non-refundable deposit; cancellations on or after May 1 receive no refunds.
Make Do Art Studio is an art studio that offers classes, camps, and workshops for children and families and currently holds art camps and classes in collaboration with Cookshop. Summer 2026 camps are sold out, and each week of camp will mostly repeat the same recipes and art projects, with all camps suitable for vegetarians. Make Do Art Studio was founded by two friends, Michelle Lamanet and Ashley Asbjornsen, in 2017, when they hosted their first art camps in a backyard yurt, and later that year they established a brick-and-mortar space in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. This will be the 10th year of Make Do summer camp and the 8th year hosting camps in collaboration with Cookshop. Michelle holds a BA in art, spends her days working as an illustrator and teaching, and continues to lead Make Do Art Studio after Ashley moved on to manage the Sellwood Community House in 2019. Parents are asked to email if a camp is full to be added to the waitlist, to contact the camp before registering if a child has any food allergies or intolerances, and will receive an email one week before their camp session with more information and details about the week.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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