Free Columbia Inc

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Free Columbia began in 2009 as a community-supported, community-oriented, cultural and educational initiative in Columbia County, New York, in the post-industrial village of Philmont. Free Columbia has developed workshops, part-time, evening, low residency, and full-time, residential programs for kids, young adults and adults in the fields of social theory, ceramics and practical arts, studio and performing arts, and nature studies. The heart of the initiative is the cultivation of art, aesthetic education, contemplative inquiry, and action research in a spirit of independence and accessibility.

All programs are no paywall which means that any student accented to a course is able to attend without regard to their ability to financially contribute. All tuition is set using a sliding scale and determined in relationship with our students.

Free Columbia is a not for profit art and science education initiative in the Hudson Valley. We offer year-long immersive courses and shorter workshops, such as drama and storytelling, shoe making, painting, plant studies and gardening, along with our longer residential "M.C. Richards Program" for young adults.
 
You can learn more about us and what we do here:
https://www.freecolumbia.org 
 
All of our courses are available on a sliding scale, with no pay wall, because we believe opportunities for growth and learning should be available to everyone.  To cover course materials and support our teachers we rely on community support as well as student contributions. 

We are raising funds to make next year's courses available to anyone who would like to take them, regardless of financial ability. 
 
Could you give to support this core value of accessible education remaining a working reality in Free Columbia? Many gifts combined together go a long way.
 
With gratitude,
Free Columbia faculty and students