Hands-on programs in art, robotics, and design thinking for youth and families across the Hudson Valley.
"To unleash the creative potential of Newburgh's emerging artists and inventors."
Hands-on after-school and summer programs for youth ages 7–14. Small class sizes, real projects, all skill levels welcome.

Hands-on maker space projects, design thinking, electronics, and fabrication. Youth learn to ideate, prototype, and build real 3D projects.
Maker Space Projects
Robotics fundamentals, sensors, and systems thinking. Students build and program robots from the ground up.
Robotics
Competitive robotics team. Students research a real-world problem, build a robot, and compete regionally.
Competitive Robotics
Newburgh Creates Foundation, Inc. channels donor and grant funding directly into the programs, scholarships, and tools that make Newburgh Creates run.
Art and technology cultivate creative thinking and problem-solving. We partner with educators, artists, and technologists to support innovative, project-based learning across the Hudson Valley.

The Hudson Press is the tabletop press we built for our own studio — it prints with LEGO® bricks, rubber stamps, and linoleum cuts. Now you can own one, and every sale funds a seat in our programs.
See the Hudson Press →$450 · proceeds fund youth programsYour generosity fuels our mission and changes lives. One gift strengthens many programs.
Newburgh Creates is an incredible asset to the community! Both our kids have participated in their programming, including Lego League and summer camps, and have gained so much! Their leadership and problem solving skills as well as their creativity have soared! We look forward to future programs and opportunities!
What a fantastic creative space for kids! My three children were totally immersed in creativity and problem solving. The staff are warm and genuinely love diving in to play with the kids.