THE STUDIO//

Free Alchemy Studio operates as a cultural architecture house — an interdisciplinary studio that designs, preserves, and programs cultural infrastructure through creative strategy, media production, experiential design, and archival storytelling.

We work at the intersection of collaboration, public history, community wellness, and Black futurism to build systems that hold memory and catalyze transformation.

STUDIO ARCHIVE

  • WINDOWS GR COMMUNITY PROJECT [2020]
    PROJECT COORDINATION, ELEMENT 7

    616 DAY [2020]
    COMMUNITY ACTIVATION

    NOT YOUR AVERAGE JUNETEENTH [2020]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    OPEN WINDOWS [2020]
    ART DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, ELEMENT 7

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL [2020]
    ART DIRECTION + PROJECT COORDINATION, ELEMENT 7

  • SUNSET SESSIONS [2021]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

    TO THE 616 WITH LOVE [2021]
    PRODUCTION + COMMUNITY ACTIVATION

    SHRINES, A JUNETEENTH EXHIBITION [2021]
    ART DIRECTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    FROM THE SOUTH SIDE [2021]
    ART DIRECTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION

    GREEN GALA [2021]
    STAGE PERFORMANCE CURATION

    SUNSET GROOVES [2021]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

    SATURDAY AFTERNOON [2021]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

    SUNDAY AFTERNOON [2021]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

  • GREEN GALA [2022]
    STAGE PERFORMANCE CURATION

    LIBERATION SATURDAY [2022]
    ART DIRECTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    FREEDOM SCHOOL [2022]
    DOCUMENTATION + CO-EDITING, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    AUDIOVISUAL [2022]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

    SOUNDTABLE [2022]
    DJ CURATION + PRODUCTION

    PULL UP AND VOTE PBGR [2022]
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT + CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

  • LOVE SOUNDS [2023]
    ART DIRECTION + STAGE DESIGN + PRODUCTION

    LIBERATION SATURDAY [2023]
    ART DIRECTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    PLANET VENUS 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY [2023]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + DJ CURATION + PRODUCTION

  • NEON BOUNCE [2024]
    ART DIRECTION + DJ CURATION + PRODUCTION

    LIBERATION SATURDAY [2024]
    ART DIRECTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, POWER TO THE PEOPLE 616

    EVERYDAY PEOPLE EVERYDAY POWER HOUR [2024]
    EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN CORE COLLECTIVE

  • CLUB INDIGO [2025]
    CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP WITH LISHA B

    THE LIBERATION IS OURS [2025]
    INSTALLATION ART DIRECTION + PRODUCTION, AS PART OF REVOLT!

THE FOUNDER// ASIA HORNE

Asia Horne is a cultural worker, historian, and creative director based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

As the founder of Free Alchemy Studio, she creates spaces and stories rooted in Black memory, ritual, and radical imagination. Her work bridges art, archival practice, and cultural strategy — from DJing and community activation to sensory storytelling and media production.

Through her practice, Asia curates liberation as a lived experience, designing environments where Black and Brown joy, healing, and futurity thrive.

STUDIO + COMMUNITY MANAGER// MONAE CROSS

Monae Cross is a multi-hyphenate creative and spiritual worker based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Monae is the co-keeper of the space and a trusted collaborator in care and culture. She shows up not just to help manage tasks—but to nurture the environment, co-create experiences, and make sure the studio is always aligned with its purpose.