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: The Secret Life of Trees
Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, NY 12405
Cool Jazz with the Burke Herrick Quartet
Schoharie Library, 103 Knower Ave. Schoharie, NY 12157
SCR Grantee Event: Introduction to Gelatin Printing
Claverack Free Library, 9 Route 9H Claverack, NY 12513
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY & CONNECTION
Inspirational views of the Hudson River serve as the backdrop for CREATE’s annual summer benefit On The Table Garden Party Fundraiser at the historic Catwalk Institute on August 28th.
OPEN CALLS
CALL FOR ART • Napkin Sketch 2026
Plein Air Artmaking + Exhibition Opportunity at Beattie-Powers Place
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
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
