INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

PARKING and SIGN-IN/ SIGN-OUT

Camp is located at 4511 SE Main Street, Portland Oregon; parking lot Across the street..

  • Parking is available on-street or across the street.  Campers will be signed-in inside in the main art space.

  • Remember your ID for check-in and checkout.

  • Sign-in at your camper’s name at 8:20 am. Campers must be signed in before their drop-off adult leaves.

  • Campers will meet their instructor upon arrival.  Counselors will help campers find their cubbies and escort them to their assigned assembly spots.

  • For security reasons, one designated adult listed in your registration materials must sign-in and sign-out each camper. Each camper must be signed out before they will be allowed to leave and that sign-out adult must show photo ID.

  • If you need to update your drop-off or pick-up information, you must bring a signed note or email Tory at info@westartcreating.com

EXTENDED HOURS in SUMMER 2025

  1. Participants in extended hours must be registered prior to the beginning of their week of camp. You will find the extended hours options when you register your child for camp.

  2. Extended hours will now be from 3:00PM to 5:30PM every day of camp, Monday through Thursday.

For questions or clarifications, please contact us at info@westartcreating.com

EVERY DAY AT CAMP – WHAT TO BRING

  • COMFORTABLE CLOTHING THAT CAN GET MESSY

  • CLOSED TOED-SHOES for safety in the studio and at recess. “Crocs” are ok. Recess takes place outdoors on asphalt.

  • LUNCH –  An insulated lunch box is highly recommended. But we do have a refrigerator to keep things cold

  • SNACK is provided mid-morning – if your child has any food allergies at all, please send a healthy snack from home as we are unable to provide strict allergy-free snacks.

  • WATER BOTTLE with your child’s name on it; we have a filtered watering station to keep them filled!!

  • LIGHTWEIGHT BACKPACK or BAG with your child’s name on it

TUITION

We are committed to providing the camp opportunity to everyone who would like to attend. We offer full and partial scholarships to families based upon financial need. Qualifying recipients’ income is under 3 times the Federal Poverty level. For 2025, this amount is less than $93,600 per year for a family of four.

Scholarships- We have always considered “extenuating circumstances” in awarding scholarships, and any consequences affecting our Grace Art Camp families due to the pandemic and economic downturn will be given serious consideration. 

Cancellation and Refund Policy– If parents/guardians need to cancel their camp session/s, a full tuition refund, minus a $200 administration and supply fee, can be made if parents/guardians notify we start creating camp a month before or earlier than the expected class start date.  We are sorry, we cannot make refunds after that, however we can offer another class in replacement, credit or a credit full donation tax receipt. Thank you for your understanding.

ALLERGIES

WE ARE NOT a NUT – FREE facility, but can accommodate students and make it a safer space for them if notified
Please help keep Grace Art Camp a nut free community for the safety of those with severe nut allergies by refraining from sending any kind of nut products to camp with your child. Camp provides all campers nut-free mid-morning snacks: they are not free of other allergens. If your child’s tolerance level is low, we recommend that snacks be sent from home.

Lunchtime is supervised and campers who have a nut allergy can eat away from assembly areas. And all campers will wash after eating. As well as Children with life-threatening allergies may eat with friends slightly apart from the main group in a “nut-free zone.”

SEVERE ALLERGIES

Allergy information concerning campers with specific life-threatening allergies, or other medical needs, along with symptoms and specific treatment recommended by parents, are shared with all staff on a weekly basis.  Several staff members are trained to use epi-pens.  Be sure to include all vital information on your camper’s registration form and email us to set up a phone conversation in special situations. You are welcome to discuss specific medical needs and meet with the Camp Director or the Registrar before your child’s week at camp begins.