Reach Studio Art Center

REACH's vision is to be an imaginative, creative space where anyone in the Greater Lansing area feels welcomed and encouraged to explore and practice art making--all while connecting with neighbors, families, artists, and their community.

Believing that art in all its forms can be a vehicle for hope and healing, REACH Studio Art Center exists to foster awareness of, appreciation for, encouragement in and skill acquisition of the arts within a neighborhood setting. REACH seeks to connect artists with local residents, local residents with each other, and artists with other artists, and people with a better understanding of their place in this world, creating an atmosphere of connectedness, shared pride and creative problem solving.

Focus will be on the visual arts, including such media as painting, drawing, fiber, photography, clay, sculpture, collage, puppet-making, and mixed media. Other art forms (e.g. music, theater and literary) will be employed on occasion to enhance the overall creative experience. All of our programs are low cost, and some such as the “Creative Connections” program are free. Creative connections consists of free art sessions where neighborhood children, youth and adults can “drop in” to create art from a variety of media choices, alongside college student, community and artist mentor--volunteers.