2017Picasso Project Year in Review

Picasso Project 2016-2017 was a remarkable school year

for PCCY’s Picasso Project. Through grants

to 14 Philadelphia public schools totaling

$61,674, over 3,500 students participated in

innovative arts projects across the city. This

transformative work was possible through

the collaboration of 57 teachers, 25 teaching

artists, 19 partner organizations, and nearly

1,100 hours of volunteer service.

Since its inception in 2002, Picasso Project’s

grant program has provided access to

arts education for over 40,750 students

in under-resourced Philadelphia public

schools. These projects serve as catalysts

for the development of arts programs and

integration of arts into the wider school

curriculum. At the same time, the projects

engage students and teachers in advocacy

for equitable arts education funding, so

future generations of students can express

themselves through art at school.

Picasso Project Awards CeremonyThe 2017 Picasso Project season kicked off with a lively celebration in Philadelphia City Hall on February 22nd. The event featured student performances, remarks by Mayor Kenney and Superintendent Hite, and the presentation of grant awards.

14 schools Received Picasso Project grants

$61,674 Awarded to grantee schools

3,500 students Participated in Picasso Projects

2017 Impact:

“Art education is not a luxury. It’s a neccesity.” -Mayor Jim Kenney, Picasso Project Awards Ceremony, 2/22/17

2017 Grant Recipient Schools:

Eliza Kirkbride School “American Dreams” mosaic mural

Partners: COSACOSA art at large, Passyunk Square Civic Assoc.

John Bartram High School “Bartram Arts Through Gardens” arts festival

Partners: Bartram’s Garden, Women Against Abuse

Henry Houston School “Keep the Art, Lose the Violence” claymation project

Partner: The Clay Studio

Tacony Academy Charter School “Tiling Tacony” mosaic mural

Partner: Lynn Denton

Isaac Sheppard School “Celebrations in Art” mask making & performance

Partner: Taller Puertorriqueño

South Philadelphia High School “The Wiz” musical theater

Partner: The Curtis School of Music

“Through the project [my student] turned his academic career around as well as his social life.” -South Philadelphia High School teacher

John Taggart School “Jasper Quartet at Taggart” music & literacy project

Partner: Jasper String Quartet

The U School “Re(New) You” recycled fashion lab

Partner: The Galleries at Moore

Albert Greenfield School “Narrative as Soft Sculpture” visual storytelling

Partners: Sinéad Cahill, Fabric Workshop + Museum

Thomas Finletter Academics Plus “The Eagle’s Nest at Finletter” arts garden

Partners: Fresh Artists, Primex Garden Center, PA Horticultural Soc.

Stephen Decatur School “Living Mural & Garden” environmental arts

Partner: Trustees of the Lower Dublin Academy

John Stetson Charter School “Printing Our Identity” printmaking project

Partner: Taller Puertorriqueño

“It was the first time that I felt I could really express myself.” -Kirkbride student

2017 Grant Recipient Schools (continued):

Andrew Jackson School “Roots, Rhymes, & Rhythm” poetry & percussion

Partners: COSACOSA art at large, Passyunk Square Civic Assoc.

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter “Tying It Together” drum corps

Partner: Musicopia

Arts AdvocacyAdvocacy is central to Picasso Project’s model, and all 14 sites engaged in advocacy for arts education funding in their own way. Some 2017 highlights included Kirkbride’s presentation to City Council (below), Stetson’s visit to Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez’s office, Hostos’ “Save the Music” social media video, and Greenfield’s interactive arts advocacy station.

“I accomplished something so great! I didn’t even know that I can do anything like that.” -U School student

2017 Grant Recipient Schools (continued):

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Thank you to Picasso Project Advisory Committee Members, Liaisons, Interns, and Volunteers:

Thank you to our generous funders:

Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation

The Nararo Foundation

Elizabeth B. & Arthur E. Roswell Foundation

Caroline J. Sanders Trust #2

Patty & Stephen Segal

Bonnie Raines (Committee Co-Chair)

Leslie Winder (Committee Co-Chair)

Elizabeth Aimee

Dennis Barnebey

Sherri Becker

Linda Carpenter

Vicki Ellis

Evelyn Eskin

Linda Fernandez

Gabrielle Fluri

Nancy Francis

Danielle Gallagher

Bonnie Gevurtz

Beth Hartman

Germaine Ingram

Christina Johnson

Jennifer Johnson

Bill Madeira

Gabrielle Marshall

Joyce Millman

Carol Petraitis

Max Quigley

Donyale Reavis

Linda Roth

Ellie Seif

Jonathan Stein

Lynne Strieb

Gretchen Elise Walker

Shelly Yanoff