Overview

At the Cornell Creative Arts Center (CCAC), every person is supported, encouraged, empowered, and accepted into an environment where they are provided with rich opportunities to learn and grow their artistic talents. People who enroll in workshops offered by the CCAC will participate in a program that provides affordable and comprehensive access to the arts.

CCAC promotes exhibitions and educational programming that offer classes, workshops, gallery exhibitions and community event space for people of any age. Our facility includes a ceramic/sculpture studio, dance/movement studio, gallery exhibition space, painting /mixed media studio, rehearsal halls for music, creative writing, and a digital arts-media studio.

 

 

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Art Gallery 1
art studio 1
art studio 2
art studio classroom
coworking space 4
coworking space
dance movement studio classroom
Dance studio 1
Dance studio 2
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Our Mission

To provide access to education and support in the full spectrum of the arts for a diverse and underserved community in an environment that promotes equality and unity.

Accessibility

The Cornell Creative Arts Center is open to the public and made available to everyone in our community. Our presence has always sought to maintain the highest level of engagement in human kindness, compassion and service for people of all abilities and diversities.

The art center is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp at our main entrance. Our ceramics studio has an ADA pottery wheel, and tables that are wheelchair accessible. Our parking lot has handicap parking options and plenty of parking space for different types of vehicles. While we have ADA men’s & women’s bathrooms, gender diversity is also welcomed at CCAC.

 

Our Team

Our team is composed of staff and instructors that take pride in delivering arts education to the community.

Jo Ann Campise

Director

Jo Ann Campise

Director

Jo Ann Campise is the new Art Director for the Cornell Creative Arts Center.

Elena Lo-McEnaney

Assistant Director

Elena Lo-McEnaney

Assistant Director

Elena Lo-McEnaney is the Assistant Director for the Cornell Creative Art Center. Having grown up in Kingston, she spent her summers during her high school years working for The Arc Mid-Hudson, assisting with any creative projects she could get her hands on. Since then, she has graduated from SUNY Purchase with a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies. Aside from her time spent at CCAC making arts accessible to the community, she enjoys her work as an apprentice at a tattoo shop (follow her at @elena.yattoos on instagram!), hanging out with her dog Sokka, and playing Dungeons & Dragons with her friends.