Art education for children and adults
Personalized art experiences that build creative skills while supporting self-awareness, confidence, connection, and calm.
Open to the general public. All abilities are welcome.
More than an art lesson
Each session is thoughtfully curated around the individual, beginning with an intention and unfolding through the process of making.
We take time to understand your interests and create an engaging hour built around artistic learning and exploration. Sessions may include painting, sculpting, drawing, mixed media, or expressive arts.
Along the way, participants learn new art skills, materials, and techniques while discovering how the creative process can support focus, communication, and regulation.
Interests, abilities, goals, and preferred level of support shape every experience.
Learn artistic approaches, practical skills, and new tools through hands-on creation.
Art becomes a meaningful way to practice self-trust, awareness, expression, and calm.
Sessions & public pricing
A curated, one-hour educational art experience at the i2Evolve studio in Red Hook.
We bring the experience and supplies to you, creating in a familiar environment.
Community partnerships
i2Evolve collaborates with professionals and care teams to create accessible, hands-on art experiences shaped around the people they serve.
Hands-on workshops give educators and mental health professionals creative techniques that encourage communication and nurture the social and emotional needs of their communities.
Participants reflect, create, and leave with practical lessons and ideas they can apply directly in their work. i2Evolve travels to your location.
Ask about professional development →Accessible programming for community-based organizations, foster and kinship-care families, day programs, residential settings, and individuals with a wide range of abilities and support needs.
Every experience is customized for meaningful participation. To date, i2Evolve has achieved full participation in every agency session delivered.
Discuss an agency program →Engaging, non-clinical art sessions designed with your participants and staff in mind. Customized projects weave together creative skill-building, communication, mindfulness, focus, and self-discovery.
Choose a one-time experience or a recommended series of four to six sessions, lasting one to two hours each. Travel is available within 50 miles of Red Hook.
Plan a customized program →Organizational pricing varies by travel, number of participants, session length, and program design. Email Kim for scheduling and a customized quote.
The CARE Model
Traditional art teaches how to make something. Inner-journey art also pays attention to who a person is becoming while they make it.
Creating an environment where participants feel known, valued, and ready to explore.
Learning skills, tools, materials, and processes through engaging creative experiences.
Pausing to notice choices, challenges, discoveries, and what the process revealed.
Building the ability to recognize feelings and use creative tools to support regulation.
Meet the founder
Kim is a New York State certified K–12 art educator with more than two decades of experience teaching and supporting children, teens, adults, and families. Her work began in New York City public schools, including underserved communities where students were navigating significant challenges.
After relocating to the Hudson Valley, Kim founded i2Evolve to create educational art experiences that pair skill-building with mindfulness, self-awareness, emotional growth, and personal discovery. Her carefully planned curriculum invites participants to learn new techniques and tools while developing confidence in their own ideas.
i2Evolve welcomes the general public and individuals of all abilities. Sessions offer a nurturing, non-clinical space to step away from stress, engage the imagination, and experience what the process of art can make possible.
Start a conversation
Tell Kim who the session is for, what interests them, and whether you prefer the Red Hook studio or an in-home visit. You do not need to know exactly what kind of art experience to request.
Email Kim to Get Started