For more than 40 years, Center for the Creative Arts has been a vital gathering space within the local community, offering quality visual and performing arts programming for all ages and abilities.
Our Mission
The mission of the Center for the Creative Arts is to transform, inspire, and enrich the lives of people of all ages and abilities through the arts.
our vision
The Center for the Creative Arts is a community arts center devoted to art enrichment for people of all ages and abilities. We strive to make the arts accessible to as many people as possible, because we believe that the arts are essential for human development and academic success and for enriching our culture as a whole.
Our Work
CCArts aims to create and maintain programming which meets people where they are, a notion that is carried throughout all that we do. Whether it be the flexibility of our teaching artists; who structure their curriculum around the needs and interests of their students or the implementation of free and low cost affinity space offerings, providing opportunities for all people is a key facet of our community’s culture.
Every year, CCArts offers 4 semesters of educational arts programming for all ages and skill levels, a 10 week-long youth visual and performing arts summer camp, and hosts a variety of exciting events that platform local artists, craftspeople, and musicians/performers alike. We also offer a wide variety of services including private lessons, building rentals, and birthday parties.
Beyond the walls of our facility on Upper Snuff Mill Row, we also operate an array of arts outreach programs. Each semester, CCArts’ teaching artists are sent to instruct art activities at local schools, libraries, and senior living facilities. Through these residencies, CCArts brings arts programming directly to the source. Ultimately bridging the gap of accessible arts programming for people across the region.
The Importance of Affinity Space Programming
At CCArts we make an effort to provide affinity programming for marginalized communities to create spaces of safety and connection. Ultimately allowing people to connect with others who share their lived experiences and express themselves creatively.
Our "Queer Art Nights" are open to people who are LGBTQIA+ as well as their loved ones. This notion of providing safe accessible spaces for connection also applies to our "Art Together" workshops for lower income families, as well as our partnerships with organizations like Art Therapy Express, which focuses on providing therapeutic art instruction specifically to people with cognitive, physical, and emotional disabilities.
We welcome all people to participate in the arts at the Center. We simply provide dedicated space to facilitate extra support and comfort for communities that are underserved locally and within wider society.