One of our favorite regular events, the Fiber Art Hive is all about playing with fluffy stuff! Whether you love wool, yarn, weaving, or felting, this gathering is for fiber enthusiasts of all skill levels and for those who just enjoy working with touchy feely textiles of all kinds.

Featured Activity: Wool 101

Since March comes in like a lamb, it’s the perfect time to learn everything you wanted to know about wool and sheep. We’ll have all kinds of wool fibers for you to explore and maybe find a favorite. Plus learn tips for cleaning and working with wool.

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

Start your Spring Cleaning Early! Grab those unused creative supplies and bring them to our Sunday Snack & Swap! Swap for other supplies that will get those creative juices flowing. ! Stay for the snacks and do some creative hang with your new supplies!

How it works

Bring your clean, gentlely used or new items. Leave the dried out or broken stuff out of the mix.

There will be tables marked with general categories' such as colors, sculpture. and even the Crow’s table for all that strange stuff that needs it’s own spot.

Sort the things you bring onto the tables and then grab what catches your eye as a swap.

Don’t have stuff to swap - no worries. Art Equals is putting out stuff for you to grab.

Feel free to bring a snack to share if that’s your creative language!

The Creative Care Art Hive features a variety of creative activities, all centered around taking action to help heal, grow, and support both yourself and our community as a whole.

Featured Activity: Creative Block Busters

Join us for a few activities that can help unblock that creative flow. Come curious, leave inspired!

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

Learn how to creatively tap into your senses while reconnecting with your playful side in this technique workshop for wet felting. Being able to ground ourselves to the present moment can be an important part of a mindfulness practice, important for mental resilience. Wet felting offers us the opportunity to slow down and bring awareness to touch, smell, sound, and internal rhythms, all while learning to create beautiful fiber art.

In this workshop you’ll learn basic techniques for felting a bar of soap. Wet felting is a process by which natural wool is turned into strong functional fabric. You’ll also learn how to use this creative process to practice a creative meditation that can help calm the body and mind. All abilities and skill levels are welcome.

Suggested Cost: $35*

Registration required. Register Here

*we seek to make our workshops available to the community at multiple levels in order to insure inclusion for everyone seeking creativity while still honoring the work of our workshop facilitators. Choose your level at registration or contact us directly if you need further assistance.

Meet Your Instructor:

Charlotte Reed is a licensed art therapist and fiber artist with over 20 years of experience. Her passion for process oriented art techniques grew out of a love for anything that could be sculpted or manipulated, especially clay, paper, and fiber. She has spent a lifetime dabbling with a variety of materials and techniques, including puppets, bookmaking, weaving, spinning, and felting. Her dedication to providing accessible and inclusive spaces comes from her own experiences as an artist who faces visual challenges

Comfy & Cozy Volunteer Night

We need your help for our busiest art packet time of the year! Dress in all your cozy stuff, think pj’s, sweats and slippers. Then head to our studio for delicious hot cocoa, warm treats and community fun!

Grab a friend or your whole family and help make a difference in someone’s life by helping to provide an Art Equals “Create While You Wait” Packet. These packets bring creative mindfulness into waiting rooms and community spaces across Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio — offering a little spark of creativity right when people need it most.

NEW DAY! We’ve moved to Wednesdays! Same time, different day, but always creative!

We believe that everyone can create, even when you’re facing the challenges of vision loss. Come join us in some creativity in a supportive environment at Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Bring a project you’d like to work on and share space with others who enjoy the creative atmosphere. Or, just show up and we’ll have supplies and inspiration ready to get your creative juices flowing.

This month’s featured project: Painting with Paper

Find new ways to express yourself and your ideas using paper to create scenes and structures. Whether you cut, tear, crumple, , or layer experience a new way of creating images that allow you to get your hands in the work you create. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring any interesting bits of paper, cardboard, or other material to include.

This activity doesn’t sound up your alley? Feel free to bring your own supplies or contact us to inquire about other possible materials you might like to explore.

Join us to create your own personalized survival kit for the holidays. This time of year can bring feelings of warmth and joy, but it can also cause our stress levels to rise. Whether it’s the busy schedules, family drama, or that daunting shopping list, be prepared with a travel sized kit filled with plenty of things to help restore your calm. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring a few special things to add to your tin such as soft fabric, favorite charms or buttons, etc. All skill levels are welcome.

Suggested cost: $15.00

Sunday, November 9, 2025

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Special Event Workshops on Saturday, the 8th of November

If you’re a local fiber enthusiast and you want to teach someone new skills, contact charlotte@art-equals.org for more information.

Join us for our 4th year of fluffy fun at the Hellmann Creative Center to see what our local fiber community has to offer!

• Animal Raisers with Fiber

• Hand Spinners, Dyers

• Weaving

• Knitting & Crochet

  • and much, much, more!

    Fluff & Stuff Exchange!

Create some mini fiber treasures and be prepared to trade them with other fiber enthusiasts during the Woolly Fest event. Think baseball cards for those who love fiber! Whether it’s an embroidered badge, a mini granny square, a tiny felted flower, or what ever else you imagine, make a bunch and trade them with others. The trading gallery will be located on the second floor, so connect with other thraders there or get a sticker at the Art Equals table to let others know you’re up for trades!

Our mission with the Art Equals Woolly Fest is to support our local creators, from the farmers who raise beautiful fleece, to those who use all kinds of fiber materials to create amazing textiles and handicrafts. We want to bring everyone together in one space to meet, connect, learn, share, and be inspired. Whether you’re a knitter, weaver, dyer, or someone just interested in our local fibershed, this festival is the place to meet some people dedicated to keeping the fiber magic alive.

Come learn a new fiber skill with some of our local fiber artists. Sign up for one workshop or fill your day with fiber fun.

Workshops include:

Intro to Natural Dyeing

Felted Friendship Bowls

Crocheted Sunflowers

For More info and to register

Our mission with the Art Equals Woolly Fest is to support our local creators, from the farmers who raise beautiful fleece, to those who use all kinds of fiber materials to create amazing textiles and handicrafts. We want to bring everyone together in one space to meet, connect, learn, share, and be inspired. Whether you’re a knitter, weaver, dyer, or someone just interested in our local fibershed, this festival is the place to meet some people dedicated to keeping the fiber magic alive.

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

Explore the healing use of focusing and ritual in this creative workshop. Spend time constructing a mini shrine, the perfect size for traveling with you anywhere. 

In this special time of year when many traditions remember those who are no longer with us in bodily form, we will spend some time talking about grief and loss and how shrines help individuals and communities to walk alongside these powerful emotions.

Whether you want to remember a loved one, honor a special saint, or pay homage to inspirational idea like love or justice, art therapist Charlotte Reed, will lead you through the creation of your pocket shrine. Bring a metal candy tin, like an Altoid’s box, and she’ll show you some tricks for turning it into a pocket-sized space for memories. Supplies will be provided, but we encourage you to bring copies of photos or other mementos to include in your special space.

All supplies and instructions will be provided in this two-hour workshop. Registration operates on a sliding scale: choose $25, $35, or $45 based on your budget. Space is limited so pre-registration is required.

Register HERE!

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

We’re combining our love of a good book with our mission to get people creating! Join us for this three-week series as we explore the book “Feel something, Make Something.” Partnering with our good friend Julia from Flying Cat Studios, we’ll meet Sundays from 2 -3pm and Wednesday from 6 -7pm for discussion and creative exploration. Come each session or pick the best time for you.

The book is a collection of suggestions for using creativity to give feelings a physical form. We encourage you to get the book ahead of time and read along as we choose several of the activities to explore together. And of course, we Would love for you to support our community book store, Roebling Books and Coffee.

Anytime there is a fifth Tuesday in the month, we pull a “wildcard”! Be ready for something a little unexpected at this art hive.

Featured Activity: Coffee Sleeve Cryptids

One of our favorite events of the year The Covington Cryptid Block Partyis right around the corner and we want you all to be ready to join us for this fun creative event. Come create a coffee sleeve mask so you can come to the party disguised as your favorite cryptid. Whether it’s Big Foot, Octoman, or Moth Man, we’ll have plenty of supplies and support to get you started on a cool mask made from those coffee sleeves that everyone likes to throw away - but are one of our favorite things to creatively reuse!

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

We’re so excited to share our new space with the community! Come see some spacious creations and hopefully be inspired to get creating or get involved with us!

Join us anytime between 4PM - 7PM to check out our new studio located on the second floor of the Hellmann Creative Center in Covington, Kentucky. We will be hosting our first Gallery Show with pieces exploring the idea of Space. There will be ambient jams from local musician, Michael Bramlage and light refreshments will be provided, along with a creative activity , of course.

We' are now located in Studio L just above the first floor community room. Take the stairs to the second floor and turn left for the full entrance or pop up straight into the studio by taking the elevator to “L”.

Who doesn't love some good, FREE, outdoor summertime fun?

Mark your calendars for Tuesday mornings beginning June 3, when we will be providing free creative 
opportunities for all ages at Pioneer Park in Covington, KY. We will be there with supplies and inspiration from 10am-12pm.

June 17 – Discovering Nature’s Texture

June 24 -Paper Clay

July 8 – Nature Weaving

July 15 – Wild Windchimes

July 22 - Finger Labyrinths

July 29 - Fairy Houses

Bring your friends!

Join us to celebrate World Labyrinth Day by engaging with this sacred and mysterious structure. The labyrinth is an ancient meandering path used for a variety of practices including mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual focusing. World Labyrinth Day is an event that invites people from around the globe to walk as one at 1pm to create a rolling meditation of peace. Come and walk our temporary labyrinth in the Hellmann Creative Center parking lot, then stay for a workshop on creating your own finger labyrinth with beautiful colors and textures. The Finger Labyrinth is a small portable version that can be used for personal meditation at any time.

Suggested donation for creative workshop: $20

World Labyrinth Day is an event that invites people from around the globe to walk in community at 1pm to create a rolling meditation of peace. The labyrinth is an ancient meandering path used for a variety of practices including mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual focusing.

Come and walk our temporary labyrinth in the Hellmann Creative Center parking lot. You’re invited to bring a painted rock with and image of peace to decorate the labyrinth. The labyrinth will be open to all from 1pm -4pm, but we invite you to join us at 1pm for a guided celebration. Plan to stay for a special World Labyrinth Day Workshop beginning at 2pm to create your own finger labyrinth.  

Celebrate the turning of darkness to light! Winter Solstice has been recognized throughout time and around the world as a significant marker in the changing seasons of life. Push through the darkness of winter by creating your own unique light using simple traditional paper lantern techniques. Share in some community merry making with refreshments and some drumming. Top the evening off with a special light celebration with community poetry.

Reserve your spot and make a donation here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-solstice-celebration-tickets-1110629656199?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

One of our favorite regular events, the Fiber Art Hive is all about playing with fluffy stuff! Whether you love wool, yarn, weaving, or felting, this gathering is for fiber enthusiasts of all skill levels.

Featured Project for this Month: Handmade Hat and Scarf Drive!

For this December’s Fiber Hive, Art Equals is holding a handmade hat and scarf drive! This chilly season, give the gift of warmth. Using natural fibers, create a knitted or crocheted hat or scarf, and donate it at our Hive! We will be donating all hats and scarves to the nonprofit Caracole in Northside. If you need natural fiber yarns, reach out to us on Instagram or stop by our studio and we will be happy to provide them! If your hats and scarves are made with acrylic yarn, simply let us know and we will donate them to Brighton Center.

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

Ignite your spark and be a creative instigator! The Spark Art Hive features a variety of creative activities, all centered around taking action to help heal, grow, and support both yourself and our community as a whole.

Featured Project for This Month: Holiday Survival Kits

Join us to create your own personalized survival kit for the holidays. In the colder months and with family celebrations in full swing, this time of year can be a wonderful and warm time, but also one of stress and added mental strain for many people. Be prepared for the winter with a travel sized kit filled with plenty of things to help restore your calm. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring a few special things to add to your tin such as soft fabric, favorite charms or buttons, etc. All skill levels are welcome.

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

Whether you love the paper or the stuff printed on it, you’ll fit right in! The Print & Page Art Hive includes junk journals, mini book-making, zines, print-making, stamps, and more ways to creatively present and decorate your paper items.

Featured Project for this Month: Leftover Journals!

This Tuesday before Thanksgiving, learn a whole new meaning for leftovers and turn your arts and crafts scraps into a Leftover Journal! Holidays can be a stressful time, so take this chance to channel your feelings into creating a unique and fun journal of your own, and give a second life to leftover supplies that would otherwise be tossed out. Bring leftover fabric, ribbon, paper, or any other shreds, bits, and scraps that you may want to include, and turn your leftovers into something totally new! You can also bring your own snack box to make your journal, or use one from the studio.

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

Go Au Naturel! The Green Art Hive focuses on connecting with the natural world. Whether you paint landscapes, plant fairy gardens, or create with natural materials, we support your earthy explorations. We also support sustainable art practices, both using materials and making creations that are Earth-friendly.

Featured Project for this Month: Gathering Baskets

Create a beautiful little basket for gathering all those things your grateful for this season. Learn a simple coil method to create the baskets and explore using natural materials like twigs and feathers, along with other materials from the studio like paper and ribbons. Bring some cool stuff to share and create some truly awesome community creations!

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.

One of our favorite regular events, the Fiber Art Hive is all about playing with fluffy stuff! Whether you love wool, yarn, weaving, or felting, this gathering is for fiber enthusiasts of all skill levels.

Featured Project for this Month: Wild Weaving

The Weaver’s Guild of Greater Cincinnati will be on hand to talk about getting involved in all their amazing workshops and events. We’ll also have some unusual supplies on hand to create your own wild weaving. Feel free to bring textured yarns, natural materials, and other interesting tidbits to include in your creation and share with the group!

All types of creative projects are welcome at each of our Art Hives! Always feel free to bring something you’re working on, or use the materials in our studio to make something new. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to accommodate your creative journey.

More about the Art Equals Hive:

The Art Equals Hive is a free, community-powered space that values creativity and connection.

We are proud to be included as part of the international network of Art Hives, all of which serve as third spaces to foster community, inclusivity, and creativity. We welcome participants of every age, ability, and background to engage with creative play, work on your own project, explore with our studio supplies, or learn from other artists.  We believe that creating together empowers us to make meaningful change in ourselves and our communities.