ART + MINDFULNESS

  • Mindful Art & Media

    In Mindful Art and Media, students explore healthy digital habits through creative storytelling, media projects, workshops, and games. They’ll build media skills, develop self-expression, and learn to navigate our digital world mindfully while sharing their stories authentically.

  • Clay Play

    Clay Play is a hands-on ceramics journey where kids explore breath, mindfulness, and creativity through the tactile experience of working with clay. This practice encourages self-expression, patience, and focus, allowing children to center their minds while developing a deep appreciation for the art of making.

Meet Your Educators!

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Cidney “Birdie” Oleniacz (she/her)

Cidney is a Richmond artist and arts educator dedicated to helping students explore their relationship with nature and themselves through creative expression. She has led several community mural projects throughout the Richmond Park System.


Cidney is our lead artist educator, developing curriculum for Mindful Art + Media and supporting program coordination.

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Holly Zajur (she/her)

Holly is a wellness educator, potter, writer and host of How the Wise One Grows podcast. She has been practicing and teaching yoga for over a decade, integrating these practices into her work to help others cultivate deeper connection, presence, and creative expression. Holly is an expert at teaching people how to weave creative wellness into daily life!


Holly brings ceramic adventures to L.O.C.A.L. with Clay Play, blending mindfulness with the art of creating with earth and hands.