The Circus Project receives $80,000 grant to offer free circus classes to youth.

Portland families are invited to apply for summer camp scholarships and join sliding-scale classes

Circus camps include juggling, aerial, acrobatics and theater - credit Isometric Studios.jpg

August 5, 2021 (PORTLAND, OR)—Portland-based nonprofit The Circus Project announced that it received a $80,000 grant from K-12 Summer Learning Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation to support free and low-cost circus classes for youth this summer.  

With this support, The Circus Project expanded capacity in the remaining summer camps and earmarked one-third of the spots specifically for scholarship students.  

Summer camps are held at The Circus Project’s new outdoor circus studio, the Outdoor Domes.  The Domes is a one-of-a-kind location designed and fabricated by Guildworks PDX, that provides open-air circus and acrobatics training at Zidell Yards in Portland’s South Waterfront.

Applications are open for scholarship spots at circus summer camps.  Interested families can find all of the information at: www.thecircusproject.org/scholarships

Additionally, all of The Circus Project’s youth summer programming is offered with a sliding-scale payment structure this summer, including aerial and acrobatics classes at their indoor studio on NW 17th Ave, and Tumbling in the Parks — an outdoor acrobatics class at public parks around the Portland metro area.

Youth Trapeze is one of the classes offered at sliding scale - credit Isometric Studios .jpg

“Circus has so many benefits — it’s physical exercise and creative expression, all within a supportive community environment,” said Kirsten Collins, The Circus Project Executive Director.  “We know that cost is a common barrier to access for circus training, and we are so happy to be able to offer free and low-cost options to Portland families.”

“Circus is really valuable, especially right now, after a year of being so restricted and run down — circus is a great opportunity to be totally immersed in something challenging, and super joyful.”