Community Programs
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Creative Connections Across the Community
Create Gwinnett develops and supports community-centered programs that use arts, culture, and creativity to strengthen connections, improve quality of life, and create meaningful opportunities for residents across Gwinnett County.
Through partnerships with local governments, nonprofit organizations, artists, educators, and community leaders, these programs bring people together through shared experiences, creative expression, and civic dialogue. From arts and wellness initiatives to community conversations and cultural engagement, our work demonstrates how creativity can serve as a powerful tool for connection, learning, and community well-being.
By investing in people and partnerships, Create Gwinnett helps expand access to arts and culture while advancing the goals of the Gwinnett County Creative Economy Plan.
ART RX
Using Creativity to Support Mental Health and Well-Being
ART Rx is a partnership between Create Gwinnett and View Point Health that integrates creative experiences into mental health and wellness programming. Through hands-on workshops led by professional teaching artists, participants engage in creative activities that encourage self-expression, social connection, and personal growth.
Supported through a South Arts Cross-Sector Impact Grant, ART Rx demonstrates the power of creativity to improve quality of life while building stronger connections between the arts and healthcare sectors.
Implementation Partners: View Point Health
Project Funders: South Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Create Gwinnett, View Point Health
Project Timeline: Underway!
Impacted Communities: Participants represent a multitude of Gwinnett cities and unincorporated Gwinnett; Workshops held in Lawrenceville, Showcases to be held in Lawrenceville and Unincorporated Gwinnett
We Hold These Truths
Building Community Through Conversation and Storytelling
We Hold These Truths is a community engagement initiative presented in partnership with Out of Hand Theater. Through facilitated dinners, performances, and conversations, participants explore issues affecting their communities while building understanding across different perspectives and lived experiences.
The program uses the arts as a tool for dialogue, connection, and civic engagement, creating opportunities for meaningful conversations that strengthen community relationships.
Implementation Partners: Out of Hand Theatre, Partner Communities
Project Funders: Out of Hand Theatre, community hosts
Project Timeline: Communities previewed the program at a preview event hosted by Create Gwinnett in May 2026.
Impacted Communities: Communities may sign up to participate throughout 2026 pending remaining funding from Out of Hand Theatre.
Learn more about We Hold These Truths and how to participate here
