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
Opening Reception • Kim Bach
Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, NY 12405
Meadow Walks, Hive Flights: an afternoon in support of community radio
Wave Farm / WGXC Acra, 5662 NY-23 Acra, NY 12405
SCR Grantee Event: Nuno Felted Scarf workshop
Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd. Germantown, NY 12526
APPLICATIONS OPEN:
CREATIVE CATALYST GRANT
OPEN CALLS
CALL FOR ART • Napkin Sketch 2026
Plein Air Artmaking + Exhibition Opportunity at Beattie-Powers Place
Beattie-Powers Place, Catskill, NY
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.
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
23Arts Initiative
23Arts Initiative’s free and year-round concert series hosts an array of today’s top young talents in pop-up style performances at venues across the village of Tannersville. These events expose community members to musical programs ranging from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, the birth of Latin Jazz, and the history of improvisation. Programming is family friendly and for all ages.
PROJECT
2020 Programming
COUNTY
Greene
Year
2020
CREATE Council on the Arts
REGRANT PARTNERS
