CREATE to Host Annual Fundraiser On The Table - Weekend of Events Planned to Highlight Local Arts Community

CATSKILL —  CREATE Council On The Arts is excited to announce the launch of the nonprofit organization’s annual fundraiser exhibition with a host of fun opening events and festivities planned for the first weekend in October. CREATE has chosen the occasion to highlight their mission to nurture the greater arts community with “On the Table,” an exhibition co-curated by local artist Deena Lebow and Executive Director Stella Yoon where the talents of our creative community will be on full display. 

Spread throughout CREATE’s two floors of gallery space, the “On the Table” exhibit features artwork ranging from one-of-a-kind place settings by local artists for an Imagined Dinner Table to Napkin Sketches created by artists near and far. There will be a showcase of work curated around the theme throughout the gallery. Fundraising events include a special, ticketed Preview Party on Friday, Oct. 4th from 5-8pm in which guests get a first look at the exhibit, place bids on place settings on auction, and get first pick of Napkin Sketches available for purchase while enjoying snacks and sips from some of our favorite local purveyors. 

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5th from 2-4pm with a special appearance by our local Kitchen Shrink, Tamar Adler who will be answering all your culinary questions. “On The Table” will also have a special installation of artist Maria Manhattan’s personal  “Napkin Sketch” collection. Manhattan will present an artist talk later in the month along with a whiskey tasting by author Carlo DeVito on Friday, Oct. 25th from 6-8pm. 

Featured artists in the “On The Table” exhibition include: Abbie Zuidema, Andrew Pellettieri, David Flynn, Fern Apfel, Gretchen Kelly, Jordan Baker, Kiki Smith, Laleh Khorramian, Maria Manhattan, McWillie Chambers, Melissa Weaver, Richard Scott, Susan Simon, Victoria Maxfield, and Yoonmi Lee.

For CREATE’s On The Table fundraiser, local artists were invited to create place settings for the Imagined Dinner Table, a special exhibition centerpiece showcasing a rich variety of local art on view and available for auction. Artists on the table include: Alyson Pou, Becca Van K, Carrie Dashow, Emily Johnson, Julie Chase, Kim Gilmour, Lucy Bohnsack, Mary Anne Davis, Paula Greif, Paula La La La, Rodney Greenblat, Sarah Mijares Fick, and writer Dave King.

CREATE has a fundraising goal of $30K. For tickets to “On The Table” events or to contribute a donation, visit: https://create-council-on-the-arts.square.site/ CREATE is located at 398 Main St., Catskill, NY. 

CREATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS is a non-profit, arts service organization whose purpose is to support and advance the arts and cultural community by broadening and enriching creative resources and economic growth in the region. CREATE serves as the Statewide Community Re-grant arts organization for Greene, Columbia and Schoharie Counties.

Since 1975, CREATE has provided information and essential services to artists, arts organizations, cultural and educational institutions, civic groups, community agencies and the general public, and continues to grow its outreach as a regional arts council. CREATE is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the Greene County Legislature. 

Questions? Email gallery@createcouncil.org