The Epicenter had the wonderful privilege of deepening our creative partnership with Orchards Children's Services, this time in the creation of a mural for their family visitation area. Orchards is the largest provider of services to foster children in the state of Michigan and we love every chance we get to work with them. The family visitation area is a space where families come together to reconnect, rebuild, and create meaningful moments together. Given the nature of the space, we wanted a design that would be trauma informed, lighthearted, fun, and ultimately meaningful. We chose a dancing rainbow because we feel it is nature's way of expressing the endlessly playful, fantastically whimsical, abundantly beautiful, and forever free feeling that comes with expressing your authentic self. 

Thank you Orchards for serving the children that you do. We hope the rainbow plays a small role in enriching the lives of your families!

Allison Paradise and Connor Maliesky of The Epicenter will be presenting two talks at the Summer of Joy Summit in Los Angeles on May 11th! Allison's talk is titled From Frazzled to Focused: The Neuroscience Behind How to Calm our Frantic States and Connor's talk is titled Creating Spaces: An interactive workshop at the intersection of art, movement, and social-emotional learning. The Epicenter is honored that they have been chosen to speak at this prestigious event. If you're in Los Angeles and interested in learning more about our work, please join us in DTLA on the 11th!

Join us this Sunday for live music, drinks, and art! We're thrilled to be partnering with Sunday Shakedown (a live music event) at Oddside Ales in Grand Haven, MI. Sunday Shakedown happens every Sunday from 5-7:30pm and features not only the best musicians in West Michigan, but some of the best musicians in the country. We'll be there with art supplies, sharing in the good vibes. Come say hi, create something cool, and dance and sing your heart out!

Art. You. Powerful. returns this summer to Grand Haven, MI! We're offering classes for grades 1-12, June 3rd - August 16. We've expanded the program to include photography, sound, and movement, as well as the more traditional visual creative arts. All students, regardless of home address or school affiliation, are welcome to attend. More information is provided here. We hope to see you there!

To launch our new Creative Collective art events, we're hosting another community art day on Saturday March 16 from 10:30 - 12:30 at Central Park Place.

The Creative Collective will be open every night from 6-9pm. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday nights are for people under 18; Wednesday nights are for families; Thursday nights are for adults only. We're so grateful to Central Park Place for hosting us! If you're in the area, stop by and check it out.

Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences (DAAS), Orchards Children's Services, and The Epicenter are partnering for an art day today at DAAS! We expect over 50 families to come by today to paint, dance, and create LED light portraits.

Join us in celebrating our brilliance and potential at the Radiance community art event at Central Park Place in Grand Haven on February 24th from 10 - 4pm. Open to all ages, this free event features two creating tables - one for painting and one for building / sculpting - a fire tube demonstration, photo portraits, LED light portraits, and a sound meditation. Cafe Tamaki will be there in person sharing the art of tea.

Read more about the event in the Grand Haven Tribune.

We are excited to be partnering with Orchards Children's Services in Southfield, MI again this year! Our Art. You. Powerful. classes were such a delight last year, for us and our students. Stay tuned for details on the art show, which will feature work from everyone who attends the class.

We are honored to be partnering with the Grand Have Area Public School (GHAPS) district for the 2023-24 school year. We will be sharing our Unleashed and Art. U. Powerful. programs with students in all 11 schools, from high school to elementary. Details of when we'll be at each school will be released on our website in the coming weeks. We're excited to work with GHAPS students this coming year!

Find us at booth #4 at Flea on Seventh this Sunday, July 30th. We'll have copies of The Mistake and a coloring/activity table for kids and adults. We're so excited to be sharing our work with the community at this awesome event celebrating local artisans and craftspeople. Come by anytime 10am - 4pm.