[citation needed] Early Creative Time programs took over abandoned storefronts and neglected public spaces such as the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage and the Great Hall of the Chamber of Commerce in Lower Manhattan.
[citation needed] Creative Time organized "Art on the Beach", a project which brought together practitioners of many mediums to create large-scale public works in Battery Park City between 1978 and 1985.
[citation needed] Throughout "Art on the Beach", Creative Time was led by co-founder Anita Contini, who served as director until Cee Scott Brown took over in 1987.
In this study, members of Creative Time met with various figures within the art community including artists, curators, philanthropists and collectors, over the course of three week long visits to the city in 2010.
Creative Time has also collaborated with the artists Vito Acconci, Diller + Scofidio, David Byrne, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Chrysanne Stathacos, Red Grooms, Jenny Holzer, Takashi Murakami, Shirin Neshat, Sonic Youth, Elizabeth Streb, Tania Bruguera, Temporary Services, Marc Horowitz and Superflex.