Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts

Sugar Maples Center For Creative Arts

Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts recognizes that every one of us has stories to tell and imaginations to be inspired.  The Center’s workshop program offers explorations in Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Photography and Fibers. Our short-term summer classes are taught by renowned artists and designers who navigate their lives with the belief that Art is uniquely positioned to inspire and create a more inclusive world. We are proud to invite you to our exquisite campus high up in the Catskill Mountains to be your “home” as you undertake your journey in the various media we offer. Check out the listing of workshops here:

Summer 2025 Workshops Archives - Catskill Mountain Foundation

Speaker Series

The Speaker Series at Sugar Maples Center For Creative Arts at the Catskill Mountain Foundation provides the highest quality lecture experiences for the enrichment of the community in the Catskill region. Speakers represent a wide variety of cultural subjects from the visual arts, writing, poetry, architecture, and the environment. They are selected based on their extraordinary achievements and unique expertise in their fields of endeavor. Our goal is to bring together bright minds to give talks that are idea-focused, and on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration, and wonder – and provoke meaningful conversations that matter. This event is free and open to the public. We are happy to provide stewardship of important historic buildings in the Hamlet of Maplecrest in Greene County and will continue to preserve the architectural and environmental heritage of our location.

Art Explorers

The Art Explorers youth program offers one-week sessions during July and August for ages 5-14 allowing children to explore their creativity through arts & crafts, scrapbooking, theater, drawing & sketching, and cartooning.

Art Explorers | Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts

Internships

Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts offers internships in its Ceramics, Fibers, and 2D studios, providing hands-on experience assisting visiting faculty and students. Interns engage in the dynamic summer workshop program, contribute to special projects and events, and immerse themselves in the inspiring setting of New York’s Catskill Mountains.

Current Exhibition - A Body of Work: Explorations in Weaving by Renee Baumann
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 17, 5–7 PM
EXHIBITION DATES: October 18,19, 25 & 26, 12-5pm

This exhibition features new works woven from Catskills plants such as willow, bark, and cattail. Blending traditional techniques with contemporary expression, the pieces explore the connection between form, function, and the human body. Drawing on deep knowledge of weaving traditions, Renee reimagines plant-based materials as a modern medium that reflects human labor and our bond with nature. Visitors are invited to engage with both raw materials and finished works—handling traditional baskets in their original uses and experiencing the intricate processes behind this ancient craft.