Our Story
Activity leaders wanted!
Are you a teaching artist or interested in expanding your art offerings?
We’d love to hear from you.
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
The Joy Guild was founded by Lori Stone in 2007 at The Greenwood Collective (pictured above) in the heart of north Seattle, Washington. While working a day joy in corporate marketing, she decided to launch a side gig as an outlet for her creative interests, spanning way back to the 80s when she first attended summer art camp as a kid. She had remarked, “Hey, we need an art camp for BIG kids.” Through 2015, her small studio learning space grew into offsite programs and retreats focused on creativity workshops for adults that were in search of a similar escape and creative outlet. Art Camp for Big Kids was born, in locations all around the Pacific Northwest.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Now operating in the St. Joseph’s Oceanview building in an incredible seaside commercial space named “The Parlor” in Cayucos, California, we are bringing the same spirit of Art Camp for Big Kids to an expanded, elevated participant experience along with a new menu of activities that embrace and expand beyond the creative arts. The Parlor offers and fun, relaxed 1,500 sqft studio and maker space, across the street from one of the most beautiful and relaxed California beaches.
The Parlor is a program of The Joy Guild and offers art classes, coastal retreats, maker retail pop-ups, and small business workshops. Additional programming is planned for 2024. For now, help us settle in! Get in touch if you are interested in participating, teaching, and/or sponsoring sessions in the new year.