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Dedicated to bringing the creative arts to people living with cancer, chronic illness, caregivers and older adults.

09/18/2025

The Creative Center at UNGA Healing Arts Week, this Saturday!
The Creative Center Presents: Writing Letters To Life, a workshop designed and led by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful (), will be part of UNGA Healing Arts Week, an NYC-wide celebration of arts and health during the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, produced by the Jameel Arts Health Lab () in collaboration with The World Health Organization ().
In this workshop, Nicolás will invite us to use old-fashioned letter-writing as a channel to re-member, restore, and gather parts of ourselves that may have been relegated to oblivion. As individuals and as a collective, we will touch on themes such as illness, loss, impermanence, forgiveness and love.
Together with writing prompts, shares, and reflections, Writing Letters to Life will include somatic practices combining breath-work and gentle movements.
The Creative Center Presents: Writing Letters to Life
Facilitated by: Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful
Virtual on ZOOM
Saturday, September 20th
3:00 - 5:00 PM EDT
Register here: https://bit.ly/4mkd6q0

09/12/2025

All members of our community are welcome to drop in and create.

Each session features a guided art therapy prompt, plus a variety of materials to explore at your own pace.

This is a safe, supportive space to express yourself, try new things, and connect through creativity, conversation, and cultural exchange. No experience needed—just bring your imagination! 💫

Art Therapy Open Studio
Sheila Fontanive and Jenna Pasqual
In-Person @ 184 Eldridge Street Art Room
Thursday, September 11, 18 and 25
11:00 - 1:00 PM EDT
Materials will be provided.
Community members can register here: https://bit.ly/3HuTtfs
Interested in becoming a community member? Register here: https://bit.ly/479RAMU

09/05/2025

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE – The 2026 Training Institute for Arts in Health & Creative Aging

Virtual Days: March 2–3, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST
In-Person Days: March 7–8, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST

Are you an artist, healthcare professional, aging-services provider, caregiver, or educator passionate about bringing the arts into healthcare and aging spaces?

Join The Creative Center’s Training Institute for an immersive learning experience, connecting you with colleagues nationwide and equipping you to design, deliver, and sustain arts-based programs that promote health and well-being.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4m26ETs

08/12/2025

The Creative Center joins UNGA Healing Arts Week!
The Creative Center Presents: Writing Letters To Life, a workshop designed and led by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful, will be part of UNGA Healing Arts Week, an NYC-wide celebration of arts and health during the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, produced by the Jameel Arts Health Lab in collaboration with The World Health Organization.
In this workshop, Nicolás will invite us to use old-fashioned letter-writing as a channel to re-member, restore, and gather parts of ourselves that may have been relegated to oblivion. As individuals and as a collective, we will touch on themes such as illness, loss, impermanence, forgiveness and love.
Together with writing prompts, shares, and reflections, Writing Letters to Life will include somatic practices combining breath-work and gentle movements.
The Creative Center Presents: Writing Letters to Life
Facilitated by: Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful
Virtual on ZOOM
Saturday, September 20th
3:00 - 5:00 PM EDT

Register here: https://bit.ly/4mkd6q0

08/07/2025

When generations create together, beautiful things happen 🎨✨
This summer, members of The Creative Center were thrilled to once again partner with the talented young artists of Artistic Noise for a powerful intergenerational art collaboration. Guided once again by the brilliant Omi Gray, this year’s project explored themes of nature, memory, and connection through the art of batik printmaking on silk.
A heartfelt thank you to Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund for making this meaningful work possible.

08/05/2025

In July, The Creative Center teamed up with our incredible neighbors ICP - International Center of Photography for a powerful, inspiring art workshop series!
Each week, our participants explored ICP’s thought-provoking exhibitions — Edward Burtynsky: The Great Acceleration and Sheida Soleimani: Panjereh — diving deep into conversations on climate change, nature, migration, and freedom of expression. 🌍🗣️
Through cyanotype, collage, Polaroid photography, and mixed media, we created personal artworks and shared powerful reflections. Participants left each session having created a unique, meaningful piece of their own.
Thank you ICP for hosting us!
Interested in becoming a community member? Register here: https://bit.ly/479RAMU

07/15/2025

🎨✨ Last week, The Creative Center gathered an amazing group of volunteers to assemble over 150 Art-to-Go Kits—each one a powerful way to bring creativity and comfort into medical settings across NYC.

These kits offer patients, families, and hospital staff a chance to pause, reflect, and connect through art. Our Hospital Artists-In-Residence will be delivering them to hospitals throughout the city, spreading joy and healing through creative expression.

Want to join the fun?
We’re making more kits and would love your help. Come volunteer with us and help bring moments of beauty and care to those who need it most.

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers—you make this all possible!

Register here: https://bit.ly/44RM7KP

07/01/2025

Discover the Joy of Art-Making—Every Day, Free of Charge!

Did you know that The Creative Center art workshop program began over 30 years ago as a series of art workshops for women with cancer?

Today, we offer free daily art workshops—both in-person and online—for people living with cancer, chronic illness, and caregivers. Our workshops invite participants to explore the creative and technical sides of art-making, with classes in painting, drawing, crochet, jewelry-making, creative writing, movement, photography, playwriting, sculpture, and so much more.

Led by professional teaching artists with diverse backgrounds and expertise, such as Yunmee Kyong whose Bird on a Branch workshop is featured here, these sessions are designed to inspire creativity, build community, and offer moments of reflection and joy.

We’re proud to offer this programming thanks to the generous support of the Robin Mindy Glassman Memorial Fund and our incredible community of donors. Learn more about our art workshop program and join our community to register for workshops.
Interested in becoming a community member? Register here: https://bit.ly/479RAMU

06/24/2025

✨ Still feeling the impact of FAMILIAR TOUCH

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday. The Creative Center was proud to co-present this screening with Arts & Minds and filmmaker, Sarah Friedland (). This powerful film invited us into the worlds of aging, memory loss, caregiving, and touch—and reminded us how art can hold it all.

FAMILIAR TOUCH is part of an intergenerational filmmaking project that combines creative aging workshops with a professional film set—centering older adults as co-authors of their own unique, deeply personal, and anti-ageist story.

If you weren’t able to make it on Saturday, don’t worry—you still have a chance to catch it. You can see FAMILIAR TOUCH via at through July 3rd—and older adults and their caregivers can receive FREE Companion tickets.

Find out more about Companion Tickets and showtimes at link in bio.

06/11/2025

Create a theater piece based on our true stories.

In this workshop, we will reflect on and share stories from our own life experiences through guided oral, written, and community-building exercises that celebrate the roles of identity, place, and belonging in our lives. What we create will surprise us, affect us, and shape where we go next.
Stories Toward a Beloved Community
Facilitated by: C. Meranda Flachs-Surmanek
Virtual on ZOOM
Mondays, July 7, 14, 21, and 28
1:00 - 3:00 PM EDT
Community members can register here: https://forms.gle/ddKwkEbdEAJD8qEj8
Interested in becoming a community member? Register here: https://bit.ly/479RAMU

06/09/2025

Be part of a special collaboration between The Creative Center and our neighbors at the International Center of Photography!

Explore ICP’s exhibitions and create mixed media artworks responding to the themes in the exhibition. Focused on new ways to feel and engage with photography, this workshop will encourage participants to rethink the impact that their images can have on the world.

Making Change: Art-making inspired by our relationship to Nature
Facilitated by: Carlos Nunez
In-person @ ICP 84 Ludlow Street
Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29
12:00 - 2:00 PM EDT
Community members can register here: https://forms.gle/gpqjE3VEnLLAFv5KA

Interested in becoming a community member? Register here: https://bit.ly/479RAMU

05/20/2025

Let's go to the Movies!

The Creative Center is thrilled to partner with filmmaker—and TCC Training Institute attendee and presenter—Sarah Friedland, along with Arts & Minds, to present a FREE screening of the powerful new film, FAMILIAR TOUCH.

FAMILIAR TOUCH is a film for those who are aging, those who are caring, and those who have been cared for: in other words, all of us. FAMILIAR TOUCH arrives in select theaters June 20 before expanding nationwide.

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