ART FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE!

The Art Thing Collaborative, Inc. is a social arts organization on a mission to bring people together by bringing art to the people!

We imagine a world where art is everywhere. In our streets. Our schools. On the corners of our everyday lives.

A world where art brings people closer, turning towns into true communities by making art someThing that’s for everyone.

Learn About Our Mission

Upcoming Art Things

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The Big CHEESE!
Oct 3
The Big CHEESE!

The Art Thing Collaborative is bringing The Big CHEESE Thing to the Little Falls Cheese Festival! Stop by, join the fun, crack a BIG SMILE and help us make one BIG thing out of a whole lotta CHEESE.

Free and for everyone!

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Art WAR™ at HERKIMER COLLEGE - Intercollegiate Tournament Series
Oct 15
Art WAR™ at HERKIMER COLLEGE - Intercollegiate Tournament Series

Coming Fall 2026 – Spring 2027… Art WAR the Intercollegiate Tournament Series!

Teams of student artists from campuses across the Mohawk Valley are about to collide in the ultimate live, fast-paced, artmaking showdown!

Free and for everyone!

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Peace in the Park
Oct 17
Peace in the Park

The Art Thing Collaborative is teaming up with Catholic Charities and the Domestic Violence Program of Herkimer County for a free evening Halloween fun and a showing of Hotel Transylvania!

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Laugh Club: 3rd Annual Evil Laugh Competition at Halloweentown
Oct 17
Laugh Club: 3rd Annual Evil Laugh Competition at Halloweentown

🎃 Do you have the most wicked laugh in town? Prove it! Join Laugh Club’s 3rd Annual Evil Laugh Competition held this year at Frankfort’s Halloweentown!

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Art WAR™ @ MVCC - Intercollegiate Tournament Series
Oct 22
Art WAR™ @ MVCC - Intercollegiate Tournament Series

Coming Fall 2026 – Spring 2027… Art WAR the Intercollegiate Tournament Series!

Teams of student artists from campuses across the Mohawk Valley are about to collide in the ultimate live, fast-paced, artmaking showdown!

Free and for everyone!

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Art WAR™ @ SUNY Poly - Intercollegiate Tournament Series
Oct 28
Art WAR™ @ SUNY Poly - Intercollegiate Tournament Series

Coming Fall 2026 – Spring 2027… Art WAR the Intercollegiate Tournament Series!

Teams of student artists from campuses across the Mohawk Valley are about to collide in the ultimate live, fast-paced, artmaking showdown!

Free and for everyone!

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What the Art!?

News & Happenings in the Art Thing world.

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BIG NEWS FOR ART WAR™!
BIG NEWS FOR ART WAR™!

The Art Thing has been awarded $15,000 from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties to launch Art WAR: The Intercollegiate Tournament Series!

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The Art Thing Collaborative Featured on Mohawk Valley Today
The Art Thing Collaborative Featured on Mohawk Valley Today

So cool to be featured by Mohawk Valley Today! Check out the story about how we’re making art for everybody, everywhere!

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TAT Social

Posts and everyday social updates.

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Meet Art’s Inner Child
Meet Art’s Inner Child

The first rule of TAT… Explore your inner child!!

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Meet Mikey’s Inner Child
Meet Mikey’s Inner Child

The first rule of TAT… Rock out with your inner child!

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Meet Erika’s Inner Child
Meet Erika’s Inner Child

The first rule of TAT… Embrace your inner child!!!

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