Welcome to Chromatic Echoes 555 — Where color speaks what words cannot.

Announcements & Support

Every contribution fuels a movement. CE555 is building something real — a platform, a mobile sanctuary, and a community that refuses to be silenced.

The Mobile Sanctuary

Skoolie Creative Wellness Unit

CE555 is building a converted school bus — a mobile creative wellness unit — that will travel to underserved communities, shelters, and recovery spaces to bring art therapy, creative workshops, and healing resources directly to survivors who need them most.

The Skoolie will serve as a traveling sanctuary: a safe, trauma-informed space where people can create, connect, and begin to heal — no gallery walls required. It will carry art supplies, workshop materials, and the energy of a community that believes creativity is a lifeline, not a luxury.

This is more than a bus. It's a statement: healing should not be gatekept behind geography, income, or access. If you can't come to the sanctuary, the sanctuary comes to you.

Help Us Get on the Road

We're actively fundraising to purchase and convert a Skoolie into CE555's first Mobile Creative Wellness Unit. Your support makes this vision real.

Contribute to the Skoolie Fund →

Where Your Support Goes

Full transparency. Every dollar is accounted for and directed toward building the infrastructure that survivors deserve.

Skoolie Purchase & Conversion

Acquiring and converting a school bus into a mobile creative wellness unit

$15,000–$25,000

Art Supplies & Equipment

Canvases, paints, brushes, easels, and creative materials for community workshops

$2,000–$5,000

Board Member Compensation

Supporting 2–3 board members who keep CE555 running

$3,000/month

Operations & Digital Infrastructure

Website hosting, platform maintenance, marketing, and outreach

$1,500/month

Community Updates

April 2026

CE555 Website Launch

The digital home of Chromatic Echoes 555 is officially live. The Echo Market, Embodied Echoes wellness content, and community resources are now available. This is just the beginning.

Coming Soon

Limited Collection Drop — "Thresholds"

The debut collection from founder Trista McLean. Six pieces exploring the liminal space between rupture and renewal: Solara, Transcendence, Passage, Rupture, Pulse, and Fury.

In Progress

501(c)(3) Nonprofit Filing

CE555 is in the process of obtaining official nonprofit status. All donations and support go directly toward programs, outreach, and community resources.

In Progress

Skoolie Fundraising Campaign

We're actively raising funds to purchase and convert a school bus into CE555's first Mobile Creative Wellness Unit. Follow our journey and contribute below.

The Team

CE555 is built by survivors, for survivors. Our team brings lived experience, creative expertise, and an unwavering commitment to this mission.

Trista McLean

Founder & Creative Wellness Director

Survivor, artist, and visionary behind Chromatic Echoes 555. Trista leads the creative direction, platform development, and community outreach.

Randall Poorman Jr.

Director of Creativity

Managing, reviewing, and approving all creative submissions. Randall ensures the Echo Market maintains its standard of authenticity and artistic integrity.

Meg

Vice Chair / Director of Editorial & Compliance

Overseeing editorial standards, legal compliance, and organizational governance as CE555 transitions to full nonprofit status.

Open Positions

Join the Team

We're looking for passionate individuals who believe in this mission.

Get in Touch →
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."

— Carl Jung