CREATE NEWS
Head to The Sky: Black Legacies and Futures call for entries!
CREATE Arts Center is excited to announce a call for entries for Head To The Sky: Black Legacies and Futures, hosted in the Tamar Hendel Gallery and curated by Angelica Credle. Through January 24, 2023, artists across the region are invited to submit up to three (3)...
Art Therapy Open House!
Join us for a free Art Therapy Open House on Saturday, December 3rd from 1:00-4:00 pm Experience first-hand how CREATE's art therapy programs can benefit you or a loved one with this free experiential meet and greet at CREATE! Meet our art therapists and discover how...
Fall classes at CREATE!
FALL CLASSES AT CREATE! School is in session and a chill is in the air. And that means that it’s time for fall art classes at CREATE! After a busy summer of art camp (11 weeks of nonstop art adventures!) Fall is when we reopen CREATE’s art classes and workshops, with...
Meet our Summer RISE Students: Tiffany
This July, CREATE is a host organization for the Summer RISE program. Summer RISE is an initiative led by the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) Partnerships Unit in collaboration with local businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The...
Meet our Summer RISE Students: Ryan
This July, CREATE is a host organization for the Summer RISE program. Summer RISE is an initiative led by the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) Partnerships Unit in collaboration with local businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The...
Summer Camp 101
Summer is almost here and that means 11 weeks of fun, creativity, and summer art camp at CREATE! While we’re here to make art, what’s even more important to us than the final product is the experience. If your child comes home from camp happy, we consider it a job...
The Art of Alliances: Five Rules for Creating Powerful Partnerships
AM I SMARTER THAN A 7-OR 8-YEAR OLD?! When my kids were seven and eight-years old, I wanted to share with them my passion for community organizing and partnership building. But how to explain a decade of my work in a way that had...
Supplementing your Child’s Art Education
Parent to parent, let’s talk about art for our kids. While at my day job I’m CREATE’s Deputy Director, I’m also the parent of an elementary schooler and a middle schooler, so I understand the value of arts education both personally and professionally. Let’s face it,...
What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy is a relatively young discipline that employs artistic methods and creative expression within a psychotherapeutic relationship. In this blog post, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding art therapy, its history, and its scope of...
Art Fuels Brain Development in Young Learners
Art engages children's and adolescent’s senses in open-ended play and supports the development of cognitive, social-emotional and multisensory skills. As children progress into elementary school and beyond, art continues to provide opportunities for brain development,...