Los Angeles • South LA • Inglewood

Art that Moves the

Mind and Soul

Canvas & Clay delivers expressive arts wellness workshops for LA’s public and private sectors, prioritizing trauma-informed care and cultural resonance.
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For Organizations
  • Painting & Ceramics in Every Session
  • No Art Experience Needed - Ever
  • All 5 Senses • Trauma-Informed
  • Corporate & Nonprofit Programs
  • Government Contract-Ready

Three Ways We Show Up

A Business Built in Three Phases

Canvas & Clay is a three-phase wellness enterprise designed to grow from neighborhood workshops to enterprise-level government contracts and lasting community impact.

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Phase 1 - Community

Public & Community Workshops

Open-enrollment painting, ceramics, and mixed media wellness workshops for individuals across Los Angeles. Accessible, joyful, and rooted in the belief that creative expression is a human right - not a luxury.

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✓Painting + ceramics in every session
✓All 5 senses engaged
✓Breathwork, aromatherapy & curated music
✓No art experience needed - ever
✓Small groups · Trauma-informed
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Phase 2 - Corporate & Government

Institutional Wellness Programs

Custom art-based wellness facilitation for corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and schools. From single events to multi-session employee wellbeing programs built for organizations that take mental health seriously.

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✓Half-day, full-day, and series formats
✓CBE · LSBE · DBE · SBE certified vendor
✓Government contract-ready
✓Customized wellness curriculum
✓Pre/post impact reporting available
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Phase 3 - Systems & Scale

Brand & Partnership Programs

Canvas & Clay's facilitation model is designed to scale - through strategic teaming partnerships, subcontracting arrangements, curriculum licensing, and co-branded wellness initiatives for aligned organizations.

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✓LSBE subcontractor partnerships
✓Curriculum licensing & co-branding
✓White-label wellness programs
✓Multi-agency contract teaming
✓Facilitator training & certification
“

Art doesn't have to be perfect to be healing. It just has to be honest.

- Kennesha Forrest, Founder & Lead Facilitator

Why Canvas & Clay

More Than a Workshop.
A Space to Breathe.

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Trauma-Informed Facilitation

Safe, emotionally attuned environments where participants express freely at their own pace - no judgment, no pressure, no experience required.

02

Culturally Responsive Design

Every program is designed with BIPOC communities, frontline workers, and underserved populations at the center.

03

Certified & Contract-Ready

CBE and LSBE through LA County. DBE and SBE through LA Metro. SAM.gov registered. Ready for government procurement at every level.

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Lived Experience Authority

Founder Kennesha Forrest built this organization from personal experience overcoming poverty and housing instability - unmatched credibility with communities served.

PRICING

Transparent Pricing.

Real Value.

Community and corporate pricing below. Government agencies: request our Rate Card directly — federal pricing is not listed publicly.

Session Pricing - Per Engagement

Tier 1

$750

starting price

Stress Reset Session

Tier 2 – Most Popular

$975

starting price

Wellness Deep Dive

Tier 3

$1,750

starting price

Team Wellness Event

Tier 3

$2,950

starting price

Immersive Program

Corporate package pricing

Tier 1

$1,500

per session

Wellness Spark Session

Tier 2 – Most Popular

$3,500

3 sessions

Wellness Workshop Series

Tier 3

$6,500

per quarter

Quarterly Wellness Program

Tier 4

Custom

annual partnership

Annual Wellness Partner

Full Packages & Pricing

For Government Agencies

Parent company Ascended Enterprises LLC holds four active diversity certifications and is SAM.gov registered for federal, state, and local procurement. Our Federal Rate Card and Wellness Bundle are available to procurement officers upon request.

CBE · LSBE — LA County

DBE · SBE — LA Metro

SAM.gov Active

CAGE: 8KHX9

UEI: FLL2NTARKCH7

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Our Founder

Built from

Lived Experience.

“I built Canvas & Clay because I know what it’s like to carry more than you should have to – and to have no place to put it down. Art gave me that place.”

Kennesha Forrest grew up in Pittsburg, California, navigating poverty and housing instability. She built Canvas & Clay as a South LA community leader, entrepreneur, and single mother of five sons – a vehicle for both economic empowerment and community healing.

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Kennesha Forrest

Founder & Lead Facilitator · Ascended Enterprises LLC
Therapeutic Art Life Coach (Accredited, Udemy 2024)

Ready to Get Started?

Let's Create Something Together

Whether you’re joining a community workshop, requesting a corporate proposal, or exploring a government contract – we’re ready.

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