About
Creative Arts Workshop offers after school programs, summer camps, holiday camps, Saturday Arts Programming, and birthday parties that include hands-on art making, crafting, sewing, design, fashion, upcycling, and musical theatre and theatre activities. The program also runs a crafting and play club, movement and literacy activities, art making workshops, and events such as a Fashion Show, Boutique, Youth Makers Market, exhibits, performances, tours, and Open House events.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Winter Saturday Arts Programming for ages 4–11 starts January 17, 2026, with a crafting and play club for ages 4–6 from 9–11am each week; the CAW Young Bohemians Theatre Troupe holds annual musical rehearsals on Fridays from December 12 to March 27, 2026, with additional rehearsal hours during the weeks of March 16 and 23, and performances on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, 2026; an Open House is scheduled for Saturday, May 5 between 9:30–11am; a Youth Makers Market is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11–1pm; a CAW open house pop-in runs between 12:15–1:30pm; Summer Camps 2026 Early Bird registration is available, and the program is open from 08.31–09.04, 2026.
• Price: Families can register one child and register a second for $100 until 10.13.2025, and youth ages 4–18 can apply for a booth at the Youth Makers Market for a $35 booth fee.
Creative Arts Workshop is an artist collective that cultivates creative exploration and seeks to strengthen individuality and mindful living practices through hands-on workshops, exhibits, performances, and other public events. The program offers after school arts with shuttle or bus service from VCE, LIBERTY, or UNES, with drop-off also available. CAW states that no family shall be denied arts-based services based on financial reasons, and families may request a pay-what-you-can rate or full scholarship to after school programs, special events, holiday camps, or summer camps through the Tony Garreffa Living Through the Arts Scholarship, which is supported by CAW tuition revenue and donations. Camps are kept small and intentional, and the Youth Makers Market highlights youth artwork, jewelry, baked goods, crafts, clothing and accessories, and more. Families can receive a $25 coupon by subscribing to the email list for updates on upcoming programs, special events, discounts, and other information, and the program notes that its parties have received positive reviews from kids and parents.
Creative Arts Workshop has been serving Rockland County since 2020 and draws from the history and culture of the Village by weaving tours to local businesses, restaurants, parks, and other sites into much of its arts programming. CAW also partners with local libraries, schools, and other organizations to host arts workshops, tours, and events off-campus. Founder Joe Garreffa has been teaching theatre, movement, and literacy for 16 years in NYC Public Schools, the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, and throughout Detroit, and previously acted professionally and regionally in musical theatre before shifting his work to arts education. Joe holds a BFA and a certificate in Creative Arts Therapies from The New School University and is working to bring purposeful and mindful art making workshops to the Nyack Public Schools Saturday Academy and the Nyack community through Creative Arts Workshop.
Last updated February 6, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Winter Saturday Arts Programming for ages 4–11 starts January 17, 2026, with a crafting and play club for ages 4–6 from 9–11am each week; the CAW Young Bohemians Theatre Troupe holds annual musical rehearsals on Fridays from December 12 to March 27, 2026, with additional rehearsal hours during the weeks of March 16 and 23, and performances on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, 2026; an Open House is scheduled for Saturday, May 5 between 9:30–11am; a Youth Makers Market is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11–1pm; a CAW open house pop-in runs between 12:15–1:30pm; Summer Camps 2026 Early Bird registration is available, and the program is open from 08.31–09.04, 2026.
• Price: Families can register one child and register a second for $100 until 10.13.2025, and youth ages 4–18 can apply for a booth at the Youth Makers Market for a $35 booth fee.
Creative Arts Workshop is an artist collective that cultivates creative exploration and seeks to strengthen individuality and mindful living practices through hands-on workshops, exhibits, performances, and other public events. The program offers after school arts with shuttle or bus service from VCE, LIBERTY, or UNES, with drop-off also available. CAW states that no family shall be denied arts-based services based on financial reasons, and families may request a pay-what-you-can rate or full scholarship to after school programs, special events, holiday camps, or summer camps through the Tony Garreffa Living Through the Arts Scholarship, which is supported by CAW tuition revenue and donations. Camps are kept small and intentional, and the Youth Makers Market highlights youth artwork, jewelry, baked goods, crafts, clothing and accessories, and more. Families can receive a $25 coupon by subscribing to the email list for updates on upcoming programs, special events, discounts, and other information, and the program notes that its parties have received positive reviews from kids and parents.
Creative Arts Workshop has been serving Rockland County since 2020 and draws from the history and culture of the Village by weaving tours to local businesses, restaurants, parks, and other sites into much of its arts programming. CAW also partners with local libraries, schools, and other organizations to host arts workshops, tours, and events off-campus. Founder Joe Garreffa has been teaching theatre, movement, and literacy for 16 years in NYC Public Schools, the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, and throughout Detroit, and previously acted professionally and regionally in musical theatre before shifting his work to arts education. Joe holds a BFA and a certificate in Creative Arts Therapies from The New School University and is working to bring purposeful and mindful art making workshops to the Nyack Public Schools Saturday Academy and the Nyack community through Creative Arts Workshop.
Last updated February 6, 2026.
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