Get Creative
Art opportunities abound at Lincoln City Cultural Center
The Lincoln City Cultural Center is bursting with artistic opportunities for kids and grown-ups, throughout the summer and beyond.
The Makers’ Place Workshop is an art space in the basement of the cultural center that was originally organized to facilitate art kit making, but is also a fun space for art parties, art classes or gatherings. It is a workshop meant to facilitate exploration and creativity. Staff can tailor the room to each renter’s needs.
The space can hold about 25 people and features bright colors and beautiful, historically accurate paned windows.
The Makers’ Place Workshop is an ideal venue for birthday parties. Staff will set up the room with three or four different art activities for kids to explore, with all materials included. The room also has a great counter space for snacks and cake.
For more details, call 541-994-9994 or drop by the center.
The Makers’ Place Workshop is open to the public from 3 to 6 pm every Thursday for creative art adventures.
Each Thursday, staff will set up the room with four different creative activities to choose from. All materials and instructions will be laid out for this self-guided art exploration experience.
All ages are welcome, but kids under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission is $5 per visit; or buy a five-visit punch card for $20 or a 10-visit card for $40.
The Makers Space Workshop is also home to the cultural center’s Summer Art Day Camp, running from Monday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 23, and again from Monday, Aug. 26, through Friday, Aug. 30.
This ART Day Camp is designed to keep kids aged seven through 13 busy with artistic activities that develop their creativity, curiosity and problem-solving skills.
Mornings will start with self-guided activity and craft stations so that campers can choose what they want to start working on. Activities will include printmaking, stop-gap animation, embroidery, stuffy making and much more. Students will also make paintings that will be framed for a show at the end of the week.
After lunchtime each day, art camp participants will work on developing a story and illustration for a book about how Gerry the Octopus sculpture arrived at the cultural center. Around 2 pm each day, the group will walk to the lake on the nature trail just east of the cultural center parking lot and collect items for more art making.
The camp fee is $85 per child, plus a $15 materials fee. Scholarships are available.
Camp runs from 10 am to 3 pm each weekday. Campers need to bring packed lunches, water bottles and coats (just in case).
To reserve your young artist’s spot, call 541-994-9994 or drop by the center from 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday through Sunday to pre-pay and register.
For more information, contact Krista Eddy at artgallery@lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.
Upstairs at the cultural center, the Art Kit Pick Up Room is packed with new art kits to take home for kids, families, or anyone who wants to try.
Each week, a group of hardworking volunteers creates new kits and stocks the pick-up room with projects for a variety of ages and preferences. Each is labeled with contents, suggested age and suggested donation.
“The cultural center started this program during the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 and has now made and given out nearly 23,000 art kits to our community,” said Visual Arts Director Krista Eddy. “We also partner with the Backpacks For Kids Program, Driftwood Public Library and Lincoln City Parks and Recreation to distribute art kits. We aim to infuse our community with creative resources and we hope you enjoy this program.”
The Art Kit Program is funded by donations from community members, with 100-percent of all donations going toward buying more art supplies for the kits. To donate, go to www.lincolncity-culturalcenter.org, venmo @lincolncityculture, or use the donation box in the Art Kit Pick Up Room.
The Art Kit Pick Up Room is open from 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday through Sunday.