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
CALL FOR ART • Hudson Amtrak Station 2027
Hudson Amtrak, 69 S Front St, Hudson, NY 12534
Follow Your Art – Weekly Art Club at the Mountain Top Library
Mountain Top Library, 6093 Main St. Tannersville, NY, 12485
SCR Grantee: Gather & Swing Community Square Dance
Time and Space Limited, Hudson, NY
Opening Reception • Portraits of a Place: Plein Air at Beattie-Powers
Beattie-Powers Place, 10 Beattie-Powers Place, Catskill, NY 12414
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

Athens Cultural Center
Athens Cultural Center offers a rich variety of free and paid classes for art enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds. The center hosts several art exhibitions throughout the year, as well as community events, performances, installations and collaborations. “Our mission is to encourage an understanding and appreciation of the arts and culture and to uplift creative voices within our community and beyond, in a welcoming atmosphere for all.”
PROJECT
2020 Programming
COUNTY
Greene
Year
2020











