The Division of Continuing Studies is proud to have a collaborative relationship or share resources with the following partners. We also thank the following supporters for their generous financial assistance to our programs and students.
Program Partners
AIA Philadelphia – American Institute of Architects
www.aiaphiladelphia.org
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 – American Institute of Graphic Artists
www.philadelphia.aiga.org
AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.
Delaware Art Museum
www.delart.org
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
www.goggleworks.org
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
www.michenermuseum.org
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
www.mainlineart.org
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
www.markeimartcenter.org
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
www.muralarts.org
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.
PAEP- Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership
www.philadelphia.aiga.org
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
www.philamuseum.org
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
www.philorch.org
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
wayneart.org
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.
Program Supporters
1675 Foundation
www.1675foundation.org
The 1675 Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals and families through the support of non-profit organizations working in the areas of arts & culture, education, the environment, health, human services and history. Priority is given to organizations serving Philadelphia and Chester Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and other geographic areas of interest to the Trustees.
Louis N. Cassett Foundation
The Louis N. Cassett Foundation is a trust formed in 1946 that gives primarily for cultural programs, social service and health agencies, and education; support also for community development, youth agencies,Unitarian churches, and Jewish organizations and temples.
Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation
To increase diversity in the field of visual communications, the Coyne Family Foundation currently funds programs managed by educational institutions and non-profit trade organizations that help economically disadvantaged high school students develop portfolios to qualify for admission to art school and/or provide college scholarships for economically disadvantaged students to study graphic design, advertising, photography and illustration.
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation
www.brookjlenfestfoundation.org
The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation is dedicated to making people aware of positive life choices and providing support and opportunities for those motivated to pursue them. In keeping with its mission, the Foundation will focus mainly on education, job training, mentoring programs, wellness based healthcare and the arts.
Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation
The Lindback Foundation focuses on giving in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey for educational or charitable purposes.
Mill Spring Foundation
The Mill Spring Foundation, formerly the Houghton-Carpenter Foundation, was created in 1951. Special fields of interest include human services, health/ medical, education, arts/ culture and environmental grant awards.
Kal and Lucille Rudman Foundation
The Rudman Foundation is particularly interested in education and public safety. They have created countless scholarships and awards for students of the arts, supporting police and firefighter training and helping children in need.
Surdna Foundation
www.surdna.org
Surdna is a family foundation established in 1917 by John Emory Andrus. The foundation makes grants in the areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts and the nonprofit sector, with annual grantmaking of approximately $37 million.
TD Charitable Foundation
www.tdbank.com/communityrelations/overview.cfm
TD Bank works day after day, year after year, to make stronger more vibrant and prosperous communities through the efforts of their employees and their ongoing financial commitment. The TD Charitable Foundation focuses their grant making to help sustain the well-being of the communities they serve.