Upcoming Events

Create to Cope: A Soft Launch Celebration

August 1 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Milwaukee, WI (final address shared with registered guests)

This night isn’t a class. It’s not a gallery. It’s not even an “event” in the usual sense. It’s a gathering of community-and a chance to see firsthand what the WN Center for Creative Wellness is all about. Here’s a hint: it was created for those society often overlooks:
Foster youth
LGBTQ+ and BIPOC teens
Quiet veterans
Stressed-out caregivers
and anyone navigating grief, burnout, or simply being human.
There’s no right way to show up, and no wrong way to express yourself. No prep. No pressure. No perfection. Come meet the team, try whatever you like. This night belongs to you.
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This isn’t charity. It’s community in action.
And it starts with you.

Rest & Reclaim: A Military Reach-Out Mission

Because being strong shouldn’t mean staying silent
Who It’s For:
Veterans, active duty, reserves, and military families
Anyone navigating life during, after, or around service
Those too tired to explain it, but still looking for a space to exist and feel something, anything
What It Offers:
Open Studio Nights reserved for vets + families
“Creative Debrief” Sessions (non-therapy, group art-making)
Storyboards & Silence: space for quiet creation or loud expression—your choice
Military Family Days with kid-friendly creative stations (with supervision) yoga, free-painting, and organized activities
Optional community projects (murals, writing, collaborative art with meaning)

What It’s Not:
Not therapy
Not clinical
Not a lecture hall
Not another “thank you for your service” with meaningless intent
DEFINITELY NOT fake or "fluffy.

Ink the City

This isn’t paint-by-numbers. It’s print-by-street. Because we don’t do “staying inside the lines.”
We’re not painting fruit bowls. We’re finding what most people ignore—inking the city into something bold, wearable, and completely ours.
Every drain cover, every busted-up brick wall? That’s texture. That’s story. That’s art.
You’ll design and press your own shirts. You keep one. The rest go to fund more raw, real, community-powered programs.
We stay local. We explore the streets most people overlook. We turn what’s forgotten into something unforgettable.
No art rules. No expectations.
Show up curious. Show up comfortable.
Show up in clothes you don’t care about—because you will get dirty, and that’s part of the point.
We’re starting right here—in our own backyard—proving that beauty, potential, and meaning live on every block, if you just look close enough. And if this goes well? We’ll take it city-wide, one neighborhood at a time.
We just need our van.
(Your move, Mercedes.)

Release and Reflect Gala

This isn’t just an art show—it’s a soul show.
The Release & Reflect Gala is our signature fundraising night, where the community comes together to experience—and support—the raw, real, and radically expressive work created in our healing programs. Every piece on display was made by someone who dared to show up, feel it, and create through it.
This is art born from emotion. From survival. From joy, grief, chaos, clarity—and everything in between. Guests will have the chance to purchase these one-of-a-kind works, with all proceeds going directly toward sustaining and expanding our creative wellness programs.
Come dressed in whatever makes you feel powerful. Witness the beauty of what happens when people are given space to release what’s heavy… and reflect on what rises from the mess.

Grief Garden Planting

A place to plant, process, and begin again.
The Grief Garden is a living, growing memorial space where individuals of all ages are invited to release what they’ve lost—and root something new in its place. Guests will choose from flowers, herbs, or small plants and mark their planting with a painted stone or handmade garden stake labeled with the name, memory, or meaning behind their grief.
This is a space for reflection, creation, and healing. Some may choose to cry, others may simply paint in silence. All are welcome to show up as they are.
The garden will remain open as a space of quiet remembrance and ongoing reflection—because grief doesn’t end in one night, and healing doesn’t happen on a schedule.