🎨 Summer at The Studio Door
Teen Art Camp in a Professional Gallery
Summer at The Studio Door is a weeklong art intensive designed for creative teens ages 13–18. Held inside an active gallery space in San Diego, each week offers a unique artistic focus, professional artist mentorship, and a culminating student exhibition open to families and the public.
- 🖌️ Week 1 (July 7–11): Portraiture & Expression
- 🌿 Week 2 (July 14–18): Still Life & Landscape
- 🎭 Week 3 (July 21–25): Abstract & Conceptual Art
Time: 12 PM – 4 PM | Location: The Studio Door | Cost: $400/week
Use code SUMMER for 20% off multi-week registrations. Space is limited to just 10 students per session.
🎨 Express Your heART Out
A Bold & Emotional Painting Experience
Join artists Michael Carini and Nik Boivin on Friday, June 14th for an expressive, emotionally revealing art class designed for all skill levels. Starting with personal words and feelings, you’ll create a powerful abstract painting using Michael’s iconic Portal Style and intuitive guidance from both instructors.
- 🖌️ All supplies included
- 🖼️ 16x20 canvas to take home
- 🫶 Two passionate instructors
- ⏰ 2.5 hours of creative connection
- 👯 Tickets for one or two people
Time: 3:00 – 5:30 PM • Cost: $75 for individuals or $140 for two
Location: The Studio Door, San Diego
Whether you're new to painting or looking to reconnect with your emotions on canvas, this class is a safe and inspiring space to create something truly personal and profound.
🌱 Our Impact: Eco-Friendly Art in Classrooms
Creative Beginnings with Young Artists
Since launching our youth programming in April 2025, Bee the Change Foundation has reached over 150 first and second grade students with our hands-on, eco-friendly art lessons. In collaboration with classroom teachers, our program helps children explore creative expression using sustainable materials while learning about the environment.
- 🖍️ Introduced eco-conscious art practices into K–2 classrooms
- 📚 Collaborated directly with educators to align with curriculum goals
- 🎨 Encouraged creativity, confidence, and care for the planet through art
This early impact is just the beginning. With your continued support, we’re expanding our reach to bring art and sustainability to even more students this fall.
💖 Help Us Grow This Work
🎁 100% of proceeds from Pride shirt sales go to programs like this.
🎨 Create for Change: Monthly Art Challenge
Inspiring Community Through Creative Expression
Our Create for Change monthly art challenge invites artists of all ages to make art inspired by social justice, mental health, environmental themes, and more. Since its launch, the campaign has received over 3,800 views and continues to spark meaningful conversations and connections across generations.
- 🧑🎨 Submissions from both kids and adults
- 🌍 Topics that reflect real-world issues and promote empathy
- 🎁 Monthly winners receive art supplies and recognition
The response from our community has been overwhelmingly positive, with participants not only creating artwork but also sharing their stories, uplifting one another, and spreading our mission through art.
🖼️ View This Month's Challenge
🌟 Join the movement. Art can create change.
👑 Portraits of Drag
Celebrating Queer Icons, Uplifting Queer Causes
Through our ongoing Portraits of Drag art project, we’re honoring drag performers from around the world—many of them Emmy winners, Broadway stars, and LGBTQIA+ leaders—by creating original painted portraits that celebrate their artistry, identity, and impact.
Each portrait spotlights not just the performer, but also a charity of their choice, helping raise funds and awareness for causes including Trans Lifeline, The Trevor Project, Broadway Cares, Rainbow Railroad, and more. Original artworks are gifted to the queens or auctioned for charity, while proceeds from our companion book and shirt collaborations go directly toward supporting LGBTQIA+ communities.
- 🎤 Featuring 25+ drag artists from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Taiwan
- 🌈 Elevating visibility for queer voices through fine art
- 💖 Raising funds for charities handpicked by the performers themselves
This is more than an art project—it's a celebration of queer resilience, joy, and community impact.
📚 Learn More & Support the Project
✨ Art with Purpose. Visibility with Heart.
