Epic Arts Park is a community-based initiative of Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC), located on private land next to Epic Accessible Arts at 611 N. 6th Street. The project grew from the need for outdoor space to support Epic Arts activities and community events. With support from a grant from the Francis Family Foundation, CHWC approached Professor Nils Gore at the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning for student assistance in designing and building a community stage as the first step in developing programming for the park.

Beginning with a public charrette in February, students worked with Steve Curtis of CHWC throughout the semester to develop the design. The completed stage features a 12-by-16-foot platform, a wheelchair-accessible ramp, and a set of “sonic steps” fitted with steel chimes that sound as people ascend. The stage is framed with rectangular steel tubing to facilitate prefabrication in Lawrence and finished with pressure-treated wood decking. It was installed in the spring of 2015.