Remix The Kicks

Sneaker Customization Workshop

Where art meets identity.

Students transform their sneakers into original works of art
while exploring creativity, identity, culture and self-expression.

Bring Remix The Kicks to your school

K–12 Schools Community Programs Workshops Creative Experiences

Choose your canvas.

Explore. Get inspired. Customize yours.

More than
custom kicks.

Remix The Kicks transforms the creative energy of sneaker culture into an engaging Healing Arts experience for K–12 students.

Through hands-on sneaker design, storytelling and reflection, students explore personal identity, emotional expression and career-connected creative skills.

Guided by teaching artists and wellness mentors, participants design, paint and present custom sneakers that express who they are and what they stand for.

The creative process builds focus, patience, collaboration and pride while connecting art, culture and entrepreneurship.

Two finished custom-painted sneakers side by side, one reading Same Stories Bigger Futures under a yellow crown

The creative process

Start with an idea.
Finish with something you can wear.

  1. An open sketchbook showing a pencil sketch of a sneaker design, a pencil resting on the page

    01

    Imagine

    Explore identity, culture and personal inspiration.

  2. A student mixing acrylic paint on a palette beside color swatches and a white sneaker

    02

    Design

    Learn color, composition, materials and customization.

  3. Hands painting bold yellow, blue and red shapes onto a white sneaker

    03

    Create

    Turn the concept into an original pair of custom kicks.

  4. A student concentrating as she adds a blue brushstroke to a half-painted high-top

    04

    Reflect

    Connect the creative process to personal expression.

  5. A smiling student holding up his finished pair of custom-painted sneakers

    05

    Present

    Share the finished design and the story behind it.

The Healing Arts

Creativity
feels good.

Sneaker customization creates a natural environment for students to slow down, concentrate and express ideas that aren't always easy to communicate with words.

  • Focus

    Working carefully and intentionally.

  • Expression

    Turning thoughts, experiences and emotions into art.

  • Patience

    Learning how to develop a process.

  • Pride

    Creating something that feels personal.

Student carefully painting a blue design onto a white high-top sneaker

What students learn

Creative skills
that travel.

  • Design fundamentals and customization techniques
  • Personal storytelling through visual art
  • Visual communication
  • Creative entrepreneurship and branding basics
  • Craftsmanship
  • Presentation skills
  • Creative confidence

From sneakers to creative careers

Your kicks
are just the beginning.

Students discover how the same skills used to create their sneakers connect to real careers and businesses across fashion, design, entertainment and culture.

Creativity isn't only something students do.
It's something they can build a future with.

  • Fashion
  • Product Design
  • Visual Art
  • Branding
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship

Student outcomes

They leave with
something they created.

  • Increased confidence and self-expression
  • Stronger creative identity and cultural awareness
  • Greater attention to detail and perseverance
  • Foundational design and entrepreneurial skills
  • Portfolio-ready creative work
  • An original pair of customized sneakers
Close-up of a painted sneaker heel reading More Than A Shoe under a crown

Program options

Bring Remix The Kicks
to your students.

  • One-Day Experience

    High-energy introductory customization workshop.

  • Multi-Week Workshop

    Deeper exploration of design, identity, wellness and creative careers.

  • Semester Experience

    Project-based learning from concept development through finished sneaker and student showcase.

Every pair
has a story.

What will your students create?

Bring Remix The Kicks to your school

Let's remix
your school.

Tell us about your students and we'll follow up to plan the right Remix The Kicks experience.