Information for Artists

The 40th Street Artist-in-Residence Program currently has facilities at 4007 and 4013 Chestnut Street in West Philadelphia.The studios are located in two stately 19th-century buildings situated near shops, restaurants and movie theaters, and adjacent to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The buildings have back yards that can be used for assembling larger pieces, and basement work areas.

Admission to the program is currently by nomination only. Residents are selected by an advisory board consisting of area artists and members of community arts organizations in West Philadelphia. The program is intended mainly for emerging artists who live in neighborhoods west of the Schuylkill River.
Below are plans of the studios:

4007 Chestnut

4013 Chestnut