Shaw School students display work created in an outreach project as recent resident Betty Leacraft looks on. |
The 40th Street Artist-in-Residence Program awards West Philadelphia
artists six months of free studio time in a previously unused space near
the corner of 40th and Chestnut Streets. In exchange, the program asks
each artist to share his or her talents with the West Philadelphia community.
This may include offering workshops or classes, or exhibiting work in
the area. Artist Edward M. Epstein developed the idea in the fall of
2003, and has been working with local arts organizations to build the
program and secure the space. The program’s goals are to address
the need for studio space in West Philadelphia, to assist artists with
career development, and to make the area around 40th Street a nexus for
the visual arts.
Partners
in 40th Street Artist-in-Residence include:
West
Philadelphia Cultural Alliance -
(Paul Robeson House)
University City Arts League
InLiquid.com
University City District
University of Pennsylvania
Esther M. Klein Gallery
At
this time, admission to the program is by nomination only. Resident
artists are nominated by an advisory board that consists of area
artists and members of these organizations.
Contact
Edward M. Epstein, Resident Coordinator, 40thAIR.director@gmail.com,
for more information
40th Street Artist-in-Residence is supported by a grant from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Community Partnerships. |
