The Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild is a not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to capture, unify and support the creative spirit of the Catskill region. This spirit is alive and flourishing, not only in our arts community but in our businesses, organizations and the people who call this place home. Our vision is to connect our uniquely creative, but diverse communities establishing an arts identity that will draw visitors, showcasing our special place and the people in it.
Our purpose is to help regional artists become more visible by offering a support system that helps them grow both economically and creatively. In doing so, this will help the local economy by developing a tourist attraction that will draw visitors not only to the artists, but to all other businesses in the area.
Our cooperative gallery is located on Main Street in Margaretville, NY. With more than 45 gallery members, the shop has a wide variety of handcrafted items ranging from fine art furniture and leather coats, to pottery, jewelry and hand knitted items. We also support our regional publishers, writers and musicians with a diverse collection of books and CD’s.
Any regional artist interested in joining the gallery is welcome to contact us and to have their work reviewed by the Artisans Council. This organization supports the counties of Delaware, Schoharie, Otsego, Greene, Ulster, and Sullivan but has a limited amount of space available for “visiting artists” (outside of region) and “emerging artists” (artists who are developing their craft). Members are required to contribute both rent and working hours while making a six month commitment to the gallery.
The Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild offers its members wide scale promotion through generous grants awarded from the O’Connor Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts along with support from the MARK Group and the Roxbury Arts Group. These grants have allowed us to develop multi-arts programming such as the “ART IN COMMON” and “ARTIST at WORK” series which have helped connect our artists, creative business owners, visitors and community. At the present time we are expanding our web presence and developing additional venues for artists to promote, as a group, their work at regional markets and shows.
There’s always an artist to meet or an event to attend so be sure to check our monthly calendar for current programming.
