The Division of Continuing Studies is proud to have a collaborative relationship or share resources with the following partners.
AIA Philadelphia – American Institute of Architects
The AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for their members in service to society. They carry out their goal through advocacy, information and community.
AIGA Philadelphia – The Professional Association for Design
AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.
The Arts
In June, 2004, mother and daughter co-directors, Nancy and Gabrielle Kanter opened the doors to The Arts offering year round art classes and workshops to youth, teens and adults. The art center evolved out of their belief that everyone is creative and everyone wishes for the opportunity to develop and express his or her creativity.
Corzo Center for the Creative Economy
The Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts links art, innovation and business. We formed it to keep art where it belongs — at the center of a society and economy that requires ideas and imagination. We believe that artists and media makers need to know the value of what they create and for that reason we have shaped our programs to provide the tools they will need to control their economic lives
Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum connects people to art, offering an inclusive and essential community resource that through its collections, exhibitions and programs generates creative energy that sustains, enriches, empowers and inspires.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts serves as a true community arts and cultural resource center, bringing highly talented artists, local arts and cultural organizations, and the community at large together to enhance the vitality and bright possibilities of a city on the verge of artistic and cultural rebirth.
James A. Michener Art Museum
In 1988, with the support of many dedicated citizens, the James A. Michener Art Museum opened as an independent, non-profit cultural institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region.
Main Line Art Center
The Main Line Art Center’s mission is to inspire and engage artistic creativity for all ages and abilities and to celebrate and strengthen the essential role of visual art in community life.
Markeim Arts Center
Since the advent of the Haddonfield Arts and Crafts League in 1956, the goal of the Center has been to promote the creation and enjoyment of the visual arts. Now over 50 years later, the renovation of the gallery and development of expanded programs and services for artists ensures that the Markeim Arts Center will continue to fulfill its commitment to that community.
Mural Arts Program
As a public art program serving the City of Philadelphia, the Mural Arts Program works in partnership with communities, grassroots organizations, city agencies, schools, and philanthropies to develop sustainable partnerships with community organizations in order to create murals that reflect the community's culture, history and vision; catalyze community development, neighborhood activism and civic pride; foster youth development through experiential art education and mentorship with professional artists; support artists and artisans in sharing their talents and experiences with youth and communities in Philadelphia and use the power of art and the mural design process as tools for community engagement, blight remediation, beautification, demonstration of civic pride and prevention, and rehabilitation of crime.
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP)
The mission of the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP) is to promote learning in and through the arts for students in K-12 schools throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. We accomplish this mission by working with teachers, teaching artists, school districts, colleges and universities, and 82 arts and cultural organizations throughout the region to encourage excellence in arts-in-education practice, and to bring arts-based learning experiences to students who otherwise would have limited access to these opportunities.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning.
Philadelphia Orchestra
Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through over a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, best-selling recordings, and its unprecedented record of innovation in recording technologies and outreach.
Staack Woodworking
Staack Woodworking, LLC is a professionally equipped facility with multiple workstations, modern and efficient equipment, well-cared-for tools and free street parking with top instructors.
Wayne Art Center
The purpose of the Wayne Art Center is to provide instruction in the visual and performing arts. The Center affords artists an interdisciplinary venue to share, learn, exhibit and perform.