Join us for an Open Mic welcoming all performance art forms: spoken word, poetry, rap, music. Express yourself, tell us your story, sing a song… Open to public, and audience members welcome (please bring your own chair, and prepare to physically distance-there is plenty of room at the park). Event will also be broadcast on…

This group is for adults interested in using art and creativity as coping tools for dealing with depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues. The goals of the group are: Play. A necessity for health and happiness. Process. Get lost in the act of art-making, find yourself as you engage with your creativity. Practice. Art techniques for…

This group is for adults interested in using art and creativity as coping tools for dealing with depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues. The goals of the group are: Play. A necessity for health and happiness. Process. Get lost in the act of art-making, find yourself as you engage with your creativity. Practice. Art techniques for…

This group is for adults interested in using art and creativity as coping tools for dealing with depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues. The goals of the group are: Play. A necessity for health and happiness. Process. Get lost in the act of art-making, find yourself as you engage with your creativity. Practice. Art techniques for…

In this class students will learn the basic techniques of how to create their own original hand built pinch pot, coil pot, slab pot or small sculpture with clay. This course is for all ages and no clay experience is necessary. This is also an opportunity to glaze previously fired projects. This class is instructed by…

Continue your life narrative with a captive audience. The goals of this workshop include exploring our narratives through different writing exercises and techniques as well as sharing these discoveries through many avenues individually and as a community. This class is instructed by Colleen Wygal. Ages 18+ FREE event. Suggested donation of $5. Masks are required for…

We have teamed up with Schenectady Urban Farms for a new program: Self Care in the Garden – an hour dedicated to exploring self care through art and gardening (no gardening or art experience required) Grades 7-12 FREE. Suggested donation of $5. Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm 1st Session at CREATE Community Studios (137 State Street, Schenectady, NY)…

In this class students will learn the basic techniques of how to create their own original hand built pinch pot, coil pot, slab pot or small sculpture with clay. This course is for all ages and no clay experience is necessary. This is also an opportunity to glaze previously fired projects. This class is instructed by…

All teens and tweens are welcome to express, and learn to delve deeper, into finding their voices as well as shouting them out to the world. Each session will allow for new avenues of expression–pin-making, sidewalk poetry, journaling, stockade literature scavenger hunts, and so much more. This class is instructed by Colleen Wygal. Ages 13-18…

LGBT is a youth support group combining visual art with the art of tending the land For more information, email createcommunitystudios@gmail.com Thursdays, 4-5pm First session: 5/6 – 6/24 Pre Registration Recommended Grades 7-12