Summer Camp: Nature Makers
BIMA MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED TUITION
As a thank you for your continued support, current BIMA Members receive 10% off the cost of summer camp tuition and access to early registration. Become a member today and see all the ways you can benefit from supporting the arts!
SCHOLARSHIP & TUITION ASSISTANCE
Each year, BIMA allocates resources to make it possible for students who love art to take part in our Summer Camps. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance or a scholarship, please do not register for the camp here. Instead, please fill out the application here.
There is no need to provide financial information, though we would like to know more about your student artist and how they may benefit from participating in our BIMA Summer Camp program.
About your instructor
Lishu Rodriguez has been passionate about art since her childhood days in Nepal. Since then, she followed her dream and earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles and later spent 20 years as a furniture designer and social entrepreneur. Now, a certified arts educator in Washington State and a National Board Certified teacher, Lishu brings her love for the arts to teaching at a local elementary school and art museum. She believes in the arts as a path to personal and communal well-being. Known for her calm, encouraging style, she creates inclusive, engaging lessons that inspire every child to explore, experiment, and grow as an artist, instilling a lifelong love of the arts.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Summer Camp: Mini Legends
BIMA MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED TUITION
As a thank you for your continued support, current BIMA Members receive 10% off the cost of summer camp tuition and access to early registration. Become a member today and see all the ways you can benefit from supporting the arts!
SCHOLARSHIP & TUITION ASSISTANCE
Each year, BIMA allocates resources to make it possible for students who love art to take part in our Summer Camps. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance or a scholarship, please do not register for the camp here. Instead, please fill out the application here.
There is no need to provide financial information, though we would like to know more about your student artist and how they may benefit from participating in our BIMA Summer Camp program.
About your instructor
Lishu Rodriguez has been passionate about art since her childhood days in Nepal. Since then, she followed her dream and earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles and later spent 20 years as a furniture designer and social entrepreneur. Now, a certified arts educator in Washington State and a National Board Certified teacher, Lishu brings her love for the arts to teaching at a local elementary school and art museum. She believes in the arts as a path to personal and communal well-being. Known for her calm, encouraging style, she creates inclusive, engaging lessons that inspire every child to explore, experiment, and grow as an artist, instilling a lifelong love of the arts.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Summer Camp: Creativity Lab
BIMA MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED TUITION
As a thank you for your continued support, current BIMA Members receive 10% off the cost of summer camp tuition and access to early registration. Become a member today and see all the ways you can benefit from supporting the arts!
SCHOLARSHIP & TUITION ASSISTANCE
Each year, BIMA allocates resources to make it possible for students who love art to take part in our Summer Camps. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance or a scholarship, please do not register for the camp here. Instead, please fill out the application here.
There is no need to provide financial information, though we would like to know more about your student artist and how they may benefit from participating in our BIMA Summer Camp program.
About your instructor
Lishu Rodriguez has been passionate about art since her childhood days in Nepal. Since then, she followed her dream and earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles and later spent 20 years as a furniture designer and social entrepreneur. Now, a certified arts educator in Washington State and a National Board Certified teacher, Lishu brings her love for the arts to teaching at a local elementary school and art museum. She believes in the arts as a path to personal and communal well-being. Known for her calm, encouraging style, she creates inclusive, engaging lessons that inspire every child to explore, experiment, and grow as an artist, instilling a lifelong love of the arts.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Summer Camp: Storybook Studio II
BIMA MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED TUITION
As a thank you for your continued support, current BIMA Members receive 10% off the cost of summer camp tuition and access to early registration. Become a member today and see all the ways you can benefit from supporting the arts!
SCHOLARSHIP & TUITION ASSISTANCE
Each year, BIMA allocates resources to make it possible for students who love art to take part in our Summer Camps. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance or a scholarship, please do not register for the camp here. Instead, please fill out the application here.
There is no need to provide financial information, though we would like to know more about your student artist and how they may benefit from participating in our BIMA Summer Camp program.
About your instructor
Lishu Rodriguez has been passionate about art since her childhood days in Nepal. Since then, she followed her dream and earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles and later spent 20 years as a furniture designer and social entrepreneur. Now, a certified arts educator in Washington State and a National Board Certified teacher, Lishu brings her love for the arts to teaching at a local elementary school and art museum. She believes in the arts as a path to personal and communal well-being. Known for her calm, encouraging style, she creates inclusive, engaging lessons that inspire every child to explore, experiment, and grow as an artist, instilling a lifelong love of the arts.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Summer Camp: Storybook Studio I
BIMA MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED TUITION
As a thank you for your continued support, current BIMA Members receive 10% off the cost of summer camp tuition and access to early registration. Become a member today and see all the ways you can benefit from supporting the arts!
SCHOLARSHIP & TUITION ASSISTANCE
Each year, BIMA allocates resources to make it possible for students who love art to take part in our Summer Camps. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance or a scholarship, please do not register for the camp here. Instead, please fill out the application here.
There is no need to provide financial information, though we would like to know more about your student artist and how they may benefit from participating in our BIMA Summer Camp program.
About your instructor
Lishu Rodriguez has been passionate about art since her childhood days in Nepal. Since then, she followed her dream and earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles and later spent 20 years as a furniture designer and social entrepreneur. Now, a certified arts educator in Washington State and a National Board Certified teacher, Lishu brings her love for the arts to teaching at a local elementary school and art museum. She believes in the arts as a path to personal and communal well-being. Known for her calm, encouraging style, she creates inclusive, engaging lessons that inspire every child to explore, experiment, and grow as an artist, instilling a lifelong love of the arts.
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Daenggi Meori Art Activity
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Prime Time Family Reading 2026
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Teen Art Mondays
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BIMA Summer Camps – Comics: Words & Pictures
Instructor Bio
Seattle artist David Lasky co-authored the graphic novel, Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song, which won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013, and he is the colorist of the Newbury Honor Book, El Deafo. Since 2007, David has been a graphic novel instructor to a wide range of ages and skill levels.