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Art-based experiences that make people feel something — and do something together.
I design and lead participatory art experiences for organizations, events, and properties. Not art therapy. Not craft night. Something better.
Process over product. Ownership over instruction.
-Melissa Courtney
WHO THIS IS FOR
Organizations and properties looking for experiences that go beyond décor.
This is for:
EVENTS & GALAS
Nonprofit & arts fundraisers.
Participatory art activations that become live-auction centerpieces. Guests contribute, the room buzzes, and the finished work has a story only your donors share.
This is for:
PROPERTY & PLACE
Residential & commercial buildings.
Original commissioned installations with resident engagement built in. Art that tells the story of the building, the neighborhood, the people who live there.
This is for:
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Organizations & cultural institutions.
Multi-session fine art workshops where participants learn real technique — and leave with real work. No craft-store supplies. No busywork. Academic-grade experience.
My name is Melissa.
Process over product. Ownership over instruction.
I've spent years teaching people — and unschooling my own children — with one belief at the center: people learn best when they trust themselves to discover. My workshops aren't about following steps to a predetermined outcome. They're about developing your own eye, your own instinct, your own creative confidence.
That's what organizations hire me for. Not a finished product on a wall — a room full of people who feel capable, connected, and like they belong somewhere worth belonging.
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Let's cultivate creativity.
Milwaukee WI | Global
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