
Vibe of Portland is a nonprofit organization providing accessible art and music education for youth.
Each summer, Vibe offers half-day and full-day art camps for children ages 5–14, encouraging imaginative thinking and creative exploration.
Programs are held at Vibe Studios in southeast Portland and at community locations throughout the city.
Ages 5–9
Get ready to move, groove, and create in our exciting Animal Rhythms summer camp! Each day, young artists will explore the natural world through animal-inspired art projects and lively movement activities that incorporate elements of dance and creative play.
Campers will stomp like elephants, flutter like butterflies, and slither like snakes — all while diving into the habitats, characteristics, and rhythms of the animal kingdom. Using these themes as inspiration, we'll create colorful 2D and 3D art pieces and explore new ways to express ourselves through movement.
To deepen the experience, campers will also be introduced to basic Spanish vocabulary related to animals, movement, and nature. These language moments are woven into the camp day with joy and intention — not as lessons, but as playful invitations to connect words with action and imagination.
Activities include:
Creative Movement & Dance: Inspired by how animals move, sound, and behave
Visual Art Projects: Using a variety of mediums to represent animals and their environments
Spanish Vocabulary Play: Animal names, colors, numbers, simple verbs, Songs, games, charades, and action-based learning
Story Time & Read-Alouds: Books that connect to animals and culture
Drawing & Crafting: Hands-on projects that bring animals and words to life
This camp offers a full-body, full-mind creative experience — where movement, art, and language come together in a way that’s accessible, energetic, and FUN. This Camp was funded in part by the Pacific Power Foundation.
NEW FOR 2026: Each of our summer camps for ages 5–9 includes an integrated literacy component designed to support early reading comprehension and language development. Through storytelling, discussion, and creativity, campers build foundational literacy skills in a natural and inspiring way.
$72/ day
Ages
5-8 yrs
Days
Mon - Fri
Start Time
9:00 AM
Early drop off 9:00 AM
End Time
4:00 PM
Late pick up 4:00 PM
Start Date
Mar 23, 2026
End Date
Mar 27, 2026
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Ages: 5-8 yrs
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Times: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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Times: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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Ages: 7-12 yrs
Dates: Jan 26, 2026 - Jan 27, 2026
Times: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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Ages: 7-12 yrs
Dates: Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026
Times: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
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Ages: 3-5 yrs
Dates: Jun 01, 2026 - Jun 05, 2026
Times: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Ages: 5-13 yrs
Dates: Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 26, 2026
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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Ages: 5-12 yrs
Dates: Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 03, 2026
Times: 12:00 AM - 03:00 PM
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Ages: 5-13 yrs
Dates: Jul 06, 2026 - Jul 10, 2026
Times: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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