Explore Creativity & Healing: Atelier Eirene in NYC

Atelier Eirene exists to bring balance, well-being, and connection in a disconnected, frantic world. By unleashing each individual’s creativity through the healing power of nature and the expressive arts, Eirene works to recover each person’s authentic self  and reconnect to his or her life’s purpose. Eirene works to bring healing, deepen intra- and inter-personal understanding, and the joy of creation and play to promote healthy living.  Eirene runs a micro-gallery that exhibits work by local artist and international ones from the developing world, including South Africa and Cuba.

ATELIERE EIRENE in NYC

Atelier Eirene’s New York City location is a creative space. We offer workshops in art, eco-therapy, expressive arts that are designed for individuals and small groups to develop intra- and inter-personal awareness, unleash their imagination, and center themselves through mindfulness. Led by Eirene, our resident artist, we offer making, and other unique creations that merge words and images.

In addition to hosting workshops, we organize community art projects and expressive arts workshops that focus on self-awareness, mindfulness, and interpersonal understanding. We believe in the power of creativity to promote healing and well-being.

Atelier Eirene is also a micro-gallery that features rotating exhibits of local artists and artists from developing countries who may not have access to Western markets. We are committed to promoting cultural diversity and fostering dialogue between artists and communities.

Meet The INstructor

Meet our multi-talented artist and poly-creative, Eirené Archolekas. With a diverse range of skills and interests, Eirené is an expressive arts facilitator, painter, photographer, illustrator, soap-maker, herbalist, teacher/professor, and writer/journalist/poet. She brings a unique and multifaceted perspective to her work, having lived across three continents in five countries and speaking three languages. Eirené's writing and journalism have been featured in local and international media outlets, with a focus on travel, culture, women's issues, real estate, and spirituality/religion. She has also taught in various international locations, including Israel/Palestine, Greece, Spain, and Germany, utilizing a trauma-informed, multi-modal approach in line with the ethical and professional standards of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA). Eirené is trilingual, fluent in Spanish and Greek.

Press

Meet Eirene Archolekas: Artist, Writer, Teacher, Expressive Arts Facilitator | Shoutout Arizona, May 2023

The Woman With the Blowtorch | Astoria Characters, February 2022

Meet Eirene | Everyday Orthodox, podcast on Ancient Faith Radio, December 2022

Irene Archos. Local Express. Queens Scene, April 2020.