CREATE Council on the Arts is an arts non-profit dedicated to supporting artists, community partners, and local businesses through grants, programming, and creative partnerships.
WHY WE EXIST
To advance the role of the arts in cultural and civic life by supporting artists and arts organizations, connecting creative communities, and expanding access to creative expression across Greene, Columbia, and Schoharie Counties. CREATE champions the arts as essential to economic vitality and civic engagement, fostering creativity, connection, and a thriving region.
ALL UPCOMING CREATE + GRANTEE EVENTS
SCR Grantee Event: Gather & Swing Community Square Dance
Van Buren Hall, 6 Chatham St., Kinderhook, NY 12106
GCCF Grantee Event: Esther Cohen’s “Good Stories” Master Class
Beattie-Powers Place, 10 Beattie-Powers Place, Catskill, NY 12414
CREATE Open House
CREATE Council on the Arts, 453 Main Street, Catskill NY (Entrance on Brandow Alley)
OPEN CALLS
Open Call • Solo Exhibition at CCE CG
Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, NY 12405
Open Call • Invasive Species at CCE CG
Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, NY 12405
Open Call • CREATE MEMBER holiday opportunities
CREATE Offsite
CREATE partners with galleries and community spaces to co-produce CREATE Offsite exhibitions and related programming that support and engage local artists and audiences. Our partnerships are structured around shared responsibility, visibility, and revenue.
Jeffrey Lependorf: Training
Hudson Amtrak, 69 S Front St, Hudson, NY 12534
Portraits of a Place: Plein Air at Beattie-Powers
Beattie-Powers Place, 10 Beattie-Powers Place, Catskill, NY 12414
CREATE IN RETROSPECT | Ritva Babcock: 1970s – Present
The Wick, Hudson, 41 Cross St, Hudson, NY 12534
CREATE IN PROCESS
CREATE IN PROCESS is a feedback meetup series for creatives to connect, share, and work through questions together.
Do you have a project or just curious? Join us! These gatherings are FREE and open to ALL—all disciplines, mediums, backgrounds, experience levels, and ages are welcome.
GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT
HRC Showcase Theatre
“This grant provided support to stage four original American plays in dynamic script-in-hand presentations with professional actors, staged by a professional director. Each play was followed by post-play discussion with the director, the playwright, cast, and audience. Plays were selected in a nationwide competition.”
PROJECT
2022 Season Presentations
COUNTY
Columbia
Year
2022
CREATE Council on the Arts
REGRANT PARTNERS
