Spirit of the Place
We believe that people are creative beings, and story-tellers, by nature. And that art-making is a journey that reconnects us with these truths.
When we allow space for our creative voice to emerge, we may discover that we are artists. Sometimes we create art simply because it nourishes something essential in us. Regardless, we all come into the world with the capacity and need for a creative language- a way to tell our story and express who we are in ways that are beyond words.
Welcome! I’m Kristen Edge, owner and founder of ArtPlay.
I’m glad you are here!
We are a community studio space that invites you to slow down, to reconnect with your inborn capacity as a creator, to be imperfect, find joy through art-making, and to connect with one another in the process.
This journey begin in 2021 in the River Arts District of Asheville, with a deep curiosity and love for the creativity we all enter the world with.
Our classes and community offerings are brought together to lift up and celebrate the spirit of creativity, play, story and expressive languages- that we all start out with in life- and to reconnect us with these gifts as adults.
We do so with a deep recognition of the power of COMMUNITY.
WHAT WE BELIEVE:
As adults, we can sometimes find art-making intimidating, and wonder if we are talented enough to create art that we love.
Here is what we know:
CREATIVITY IS OUR NATURE
But we must we willing to let go of “getting it right” in order to discover and reconnect with our own creative voice.
One of the most powerful ways to do this is to get out of our heads- by allowing ourselves the FREEDOM TO PLAY. To mess around, to be curious again, to make mistakes, to be imperfect, to “not know” what the outcome of our efforts will be, to experiment and to allow ourselves to be surprised.
We also know that permission to be curious again, to make mistakes and to take risks is supported when we are held in a circle of community. Creativity emerges in response to and in relationship to life.
CREATIVITY IS RELATIONAL