20 Days/20 Events

Art-Reach's year-long 20th Anniversary Celebration culminated in 20 Days/20 Events, a campaign that highlighted the importance of the arts, especially to those with limited access to them.

Michael Norris stands with the Sister's of Mercy organization outside of the Academy of Music

Students attended the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Falstaff performance

Art Within Reach

In Fall 2006, Art-Reach and the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery organized a series of workshops that encouraged participants to get in touch with their creativity through photography, ceramics, drawing, bookmaking and sculpture.

                    Bancroft                                                 Evangelical

                   Overbrook                                                      Overbrook

                      St. Mary                                                        St. Mary

Stories of the Square:

Norris Square Neighborhood Workshop

This past fall, Art-Reach spearheaded "Stories of the Square," a series of events centered around the Norris Square neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Artists from the Interact Theatre Company and the Mural Arts Program teamed with children from the Norris Square Neighborhood Project and neighborhood seniors to learn and create.

Empowerment Workshop

In March of 2007 Art-Reach Liasons and member contacts had the opportunity to take part in an arts-based workshop faciliatated by Lisa Jo Epstein, the Artistic Director of the theater company Gas & Electric Arts.