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Hello 2026!

Welcome to a new year. It is always uplifting to get this annual renewal, this opportunity to start again and feel like anything is possible. I submit that, while it is uplifting, it's a bit of a lie. Renewal is always possible any time of the year. We don't need a midnight countdown or Champagne to recreate ourselves. Anything is possible and it can happen at any time.

So, I will take this opportunity to tell you about our new start, our change that just so happens to be occurring exactly at the New Year.  For those not aware, STUDIO 395 is no longer the operator of the Lakeland Village Community Center as of December 29th.  The County decided to consolidate the operations of the community center with the upcoming childcare center. While we are flexible organization, we are not experienced in running a childcare center and we knew we could not fit in with the new needs the addition of a child care center will bring.  As of mid-January, the operator for the community center will be Family Service Association (FSA). We have done our best to transition services and classes so that the community will see little impact. The phone number for the center remains the same and I assume that FSA will be establishing regular hours of operation and will have a schedule of classes at some point soon.

Things change and as an organization STUDIO 395 has had to pivot many times based on opportunities, our priorities and our mission as a non-profit. So that is nothing new and we are doing what we do: creating new works of art in our community.

We will continue this monthly newsletter to give you our schedule of classes or events at our location at the Outlets of Lake Elsinore. We have had space there since 2018 at unit H185 on the North end of the mall and have used it primarily as workshop space for artists to use and to work on pieces for events. It is also a storage location for large-scale art supplies, it is where my costuming space is, it is where the Ophelia Theatre Group store sets and props. Over the years we have hosted art events and classes there as it is a bright and eclectic space.

So expect to see more from us in 2026 just at a different location. There will be events, we will rent the space out to different programs, there will definitely be more art focused classes for children and adults, we will be doing more with Ophelia Theatre Group and programming with Art Not Drugs and ultimately, we will continue to be the local non-profit arts organization offering local artists and residents opportunities to be creative.

There's more to come as we establish daily operations at the Outlets and do our best to accommodate a number of local artists and organizations trying to get programming scheduled.  In this transition. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at rebecca@studio395.org at or you can call me at 951-741-7337 if you have questions.

Thank you for your support of our organization over the years and the things that we do. STUDIO 395 is still here and we continue to be focused on improving our community one piece of artwork at a time!