How We Create

CreateATL’s programming is led by partners who bring music, learning, civic dialogue, and culture into the space. This article explains how shared programming coexists with work and community life.

Hosting an event at CreateATL works best with clear expectations and planning. This guide outlines how meetings and events fit into a shared workspace alongside daily work and neighborhood use.

CreateATL’s partnership with Georgia Tech through Service Learning Seminars and SCoRE connects students, research, and neighborhood practice. This article explores how applied learning and urban inquiry intersect inside a working community space.

Small businesses shape neighborhoods through daily presence, local ownership, and adaptive growth. This article examines how shared spaces help early-stage businesses test ideas, reduce risk, and contribute to resilient local economies.

At CreateATL, we believe that community should not be a charity—it should be a thriving, sustainable venture built for and by its neighbors. That’s why we transformed an old scrap metal facility into a hub of creativity, collaboration, and culture in Adair Park. But to keep this vision alive, we need you.

Wood Wizards teaches children practical skills through hands-on woodworking, tool use, and guided projects. Operating inside CreateATL, the program builds confidence, focus, and problem-solving through making.

Soul Food Cypher at CreateATL is a monthly freestyle hip-hop gathering that has become a cultural home in Adair Park, blending lyrical expression, community connection, and performance. More than an event, it’s a space where artists and neighbors engage, celebrate creativity, and build community through rhythm, words, and shared experience.

CreateATL now hosts The Scraplet, Scraplanta’s creative reuse art store — the first of its kind south of I-20, stocked with salvaged art supplies to keep materials out of landfills and fuel creative projects. Open Friday through Sunday inside CreateATL, The Scraplet also expands Scraplanta’s workshops and community classes, supporting sustainability, creativity, and accessible art resources for Atlanta makers.

Joyful Jarra makes low-waste living practical through a neighborhood refillery offering everyday household and personal care products. The business focuses on routine, access, and inclusive work rather than novelty.

Business Boost helps local entrepreneurs refine their brand, reach customers, and strengthen operations with affordable support and tools. Available to CreateBIZ members we provide resources that support small business growth and a stronger local economy.

What we pour into your cup is a perfect espresso or the most fragrant tea with the light touches of Persian culture. Sassy’s Café provides consistency, hospitality, and daily rhythm for CreateATL. The café and coffee-preneur program is treated as core infrastructure that supports trust, community use, and the overall functioning of the space.

Overflow is a monthly night market celebrating the abundance of creativity and community in Atlanta. Held every second Wednesday, it brings together local artists, food vendors, workshops, music, and neighbors for an open, welcoming evening at CreateATL. With affordable vendor spots and free community programming, Overflow is designed to support local entrepreneurs while creating a vibrant, midweek gathering for the surrounding neighborhoods.

CreateATL operates as a micro adaptive cultural system—small, flexible, and shaped by daily use. This article explains how shared space, culture, business, and civic life evolve together through practice rather than fixed programming or static design.

Adair Park is navigating change shaped by history, food culture, civic action, and neighborhood identity. This article explores how residents, businesses, and institutions are influencing growth while maintaining a strong sense of place.

At CreateATL, we’ve designed our space to be flexible, inspiring, and purpose-driven. Whether you need a quiet place to focus, a collaborative open-air environme18nt, or a hands-on workshop space, our three distinct areas—BUILD, DREAM, and LIFT—offer something for everyone.