PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Partners (Individual Teaching Artists, Arts Grant Year School Project Title Organizations, and other Community Partners)
Exploring Identity and Community through Fleisher Art Memorial- Chris Melohn, Elaine Erne// 2015 Chester Arthur Elementary Portrature, Print, and Bookmaking FoCA- Ivy Olesh
Enchantment Theater- Jennifer Smith, Shannon 2015 F. Amedee Bregy Elementary The Story of Ferdinand Fitzsimmons, Jasmine Hammond, Carin Brastow
Educational Ecosystems: Exposing Creative 2015 Stephen Girard Elementary All Heart Art Cart- Sarah Eskind & Jackie Quinn Learning
William Cramp Elementary Moore College of Art and Design- David Moore, 2015 Film Crew @ Cramp Elementary School Young Audiences- Adam Nicolai
Young Audiences- Adam Nicolai, Mark Wong, Steve 2015 Fitler Academic Plus Emerging Artists Youth Café Lunger, Alex Shaw, Jacon Winterstein
2015 Andrew Jackson School Pillars of Community CosaCosa- Kim Niemela
Young Audiences- Adam Nicolai, Mark Elliot Best, 2015 Alain Locke Elementary Changing Life at Locke Through the Arts Alex Shaw, Joshua Robinson, Francois Zayas
2015 Alexander McClure Elementary Hope Reading Garden CosaCosa- Kim Niemela
University City Arts League: Annette Monier, Dave 2015 Samuel Powel Elementary Greece: The Ancient and Modern Wonder Fowler, Sara Karlen PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Art Well: Cathy Cohen, Joe Brenman, Julia Terry, 2015 James Rhoads Elementary MasterPeace Scott Bickmore, Kara Rutledge
Southwest Leadership Academy Breaking Injustice: Civil Rights Movement 2015 Hip Hop Fundamentals- Mark Wong, Steve Lunger Charter School through Hip Hop
Swenson Arts and Technology 2015 Stories from the Shortbus Moore College of Art- Sarah Kolker High School
Young Audiences- Adam Nicolai, Laura Deutch, Lela 2015 Laura W. Waring School Read and Re-tell: The Other Wes Moore Jones
2015 Workshop School Power to the People Young Playrights: Mindy Early, John Jarboe
Claymobile- Mia Decresendo, Katie Teesdale & Adam 2015 Wordsworth Wordsworth Clay Animation Ledford
Bache-Martin Elementary Corinthian Gardens Outdoor Art Clay Studio (Annette Monnier), Friends of Eastern 2014 State Penitentiary (Heidi Siegel)
Bodine High School Portals to the Past/Portals to the Future Bareteeth Performance Crew (Lily Hughes, Jennifer 2014 Tumball, Althea Baird, Darlene Devore)
William Cramp Elementary 2014 School Taller Puertorriqueno (Dora Viacava, Terrell Green)
Fitler Academic Plus Emerging Artists Youth Café Young Audiences of NJ & SE PA (Adam Nicolai), Home & School Association (Myra Moore, Linda 2014 Scott), Brown's Shop Rite (Katrina Boler), SoLo/Germantown Civic Association (Allison Weiss) PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Stephen Girard Elementary Printmaking for Art Awareness and Funding All Heart Art Cart (Sarah Kodish-Eskind, Jacqueline 2014 Quinn)
Andrew Jackson School Fabrics, Flowers, Foods COSACOSA Art at Large, Inc.(Kimberly Niemela), 2014 Passyunk Square Civic Association (Tom Wyatt)
Alexander McClure Elementary Growing United COSACOSA Art at Large, Inc. (Kimberly Niemela), 2014 School Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team (Cynthia Barnes), 43rd Ward (Emilio Vazquez) Thomas Mifflin School Cinderella Project PhillyU's P.U.M.P. (Daisy Villa), Friends of Mifflin 2014 (George Matysik)
George W. Nebinger Elementary Gateway to the Environment Fleisher Art Memorial (Jamie Hughes, Linda 2014 Fernandez), Friends of Nebinger (Debra Stewart, Lisa French), Nebinger HSA (Maureen Fratantoni) Samuel Powel Elementary Latin America: People & Places University City Arts League (Noreen Shanfelter, Sara 2014 Karlen)
James Rhoads Elementary MasterPeace ArtWell (Cathleen Cohen, Marguerita Hagan, Brittany 2014 Lewis, Julia Terry, Crystal Cheatham)
Allen M. Stearne Elementary Star Power Parent Volunteer (Natalie Garcia), ArcheDream for 2014 Humankind (Patricia Dominguez), Vervet Dance (Loren Groenendaal), (Lesley Mitchell) Swenson Arts and Technology Proficient Posters and Advanced Apparel Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts (Sarah Holloran), High School Philadelphia Zoo (Laura Houston), Brandywine Print 2014 Workshop (Gustavo Garcia), Philadelphia Public Schools @ Swenson (Collette Langston) Vare-Washington Elementary Visual and Word Portraits: building Community Society Hill Synagogue (Judy Gelles, Liz Abrams- 2014 at the Abigail Vare Elementary School Morley, Phyllis Denbo), Fleisher (Linda Fernandez) PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Bregy Elementary The Lion King Revue Kehinde Ardrey (Resident Artist-Master Drummer), 2013 Elizabeth Greene (Resident Artist-Dance)
Harrington Elementary The Harlem Renaissance Project (Edward Epstein) Annenberg Center for the 2013 Performing Arts, (Karen Falcon) Jubilee School
Middle Years Alternative Roses from concrete: Our neighborhood Music artist and musician (Dane Tilghman) and poet 2013 Experience (Pheralyn (Lady) Dove), music producer and audio engineer (Samori Coles) Nebinger Elementary School Delaware Estuary Mosaic-One Team, One Philadelphia Magic Gardens (Ellen Owens), Friends of 2013 Planet Nebinger Home and School Association, Queen Village and Bella Vista Neighborhood Associations Overbrook Elementary School Come Take a Look at Overbrook (Jerome Shabazz) Overbrook Arts and Environmental Education network, Private Arts Contractor Doris 2013 Stahl, volunteers from the US Forest Service and (Tommy McCann) the Penn State Extension Educators Samuel Powel School Terracotta Arts Army (Tracy Broyles) Spiral Q Puppet Theater, (Robin 2013 Dominick) Powel Home and School Association
Southwest Leadership Academy The Rainbow Fish: A Year of Giving 2013 Charter School (Patricia Metzner-Lynch) Philadelphia Magic Gardens
Swenson Arts and Technology Literature Lamps (Gustavo Garcia) Brandywine Print Workshop, (Sarah 2013 High School Hollaran) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ARTS, (Linda Graham) Philadelphia Public Schools Houston Elementary School Rural Lane Records Action Harvest- community partner org & mentors to 2013 (continuation of 2012 grant) students during the project
Cassidy Elementary School A Peaceable Kingdom: Building Community 2013 WHYY (Steve Dixon)-multimedia artist PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Jackson Elementary School Garden of Diversity/Jardin de la Diversidad (Kim Niemela) COSACOSA, (Christina Grimes) 2013 Passayunk Square Civic Association, (Anjelica Victoriano) Juntos Mifflin Elementary School On the Other Side of the Fence East Falls Community Council, local musician Caroline 2013 Davidson, and Sarah Taylor of Rainbow Child International Youth Study Center An American Journey: Connecting the Harlem 2013 Renaissance to the Civil Rights Era through Mural Arts Program (Elissa Collier) Music and Art
Hostos Elementary Charter Strike up the Band: The Music Man Surprise (Lindsay Kenney) Musicopia, (Dora Viacava) Taller 2013 Puertorriqueno, (Joyce Crosscombe) parent volunteer, Walnut St. Theater Bregy Elementary Tell me a Story 2012 Kehinde Ardrey, master drummer
Cassidy C. Lewis Elementary A Peaceable Kingdom- Building a community Mrs. Adora Johnson (Cassidy Home and School Association), Peg Pabsc- WePac Artist, Esther Cohen - 2012 Eskin mosaic tile artist and the National Liberty Museum Cleveland Elementary School From the Same Tree Bridgeway Inc. (community partner) and Issac 2012 Maefield (multimedia resident artist)
Excel Academy The Recycled Water Cycle- A Mosaic Mural Isaiah Zagar, mosaic mural artist, Trish Metzner-Lynch- 2012 tile and grout program teaching artist,both from Philadelphia Magic Gardens Greenfield Elementary School We Dig the Earth 2012 Claymobile (The Clay Studio)
Harrison Elementary school Symbolic Self Portraits Nikki Virbitsky-Fleisher Art Memorial Saturday Program Artist, raphael Fenton-Spaid Abstract Artist, 2012 and Ron Randolf (wandering feather), Mixed Media Art work PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Houston Rural Lane Records Action Harvest- community partner org & mentors to 2012 students during the project
Andrew Jackson School Garden of Diversity/ Jardin de la Diversidad 2012 COSACOSA Art at Large, Inc.
Mifflin Thomas The Peaceful Posse Wendy Anderson, philadelphia University Adjunct Falcuty in Textile Design, FaithVarrrone- professional 2012 fiber artist University Students, Physicians for Social Responsibility- Nebinger Elementary Nebinger goes green-one team one planet Friends of Nebinger, Home and School Association, Queen Village Neighborhood Association, bella vista 2012 town watch, Fleisher Art Memorial, Dumpster Divers, and the School Council Motivation High School Muilticultural Artistic Expressions- Part 2 Lynda O'Leary- Philadelphia Arts Museum distance learning coordinator, Hazami Sayed - Al-Bustaan Seeds of Culture, Hafez Kotain- drummer, Karen 2012 Pendergrast- Philadanco, Jazz Hourneys, Barajagal Tribal Bellydance, and Upenn department of Middle Eastern Studies Robeson High School "From These Roots" Issac Maefield- Resident Artist and the Paul Robeson 2012 House of the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Camelot Excel Academy South My Philadelphia 2011 Eric Landes, Artist
Andrew Jackson School School of the Suns/ Escuela de los Soles 2011 COSACOSA Art at Large, Inc.
Kensington Urban Education Comparing and Connecting Cultures of Latin Francisco Hernandez, Res. Artist, Clay Studio. 2011 Academy American Art Through Portrait Painting, Clay, and Diversity Found Object Mobiles Gray San Angel, filmmaker. Studio Incamminati. PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Lankenau Environmental Science 2011 Magnet High School Environment Lamont Dixon, Poet (PAEP). Schuylkill Nature Center
Henry C. Lea School Lea Visual Arts Project 2011 Yvette Almgauer, Visual Artist
Alexander K. McClure Many Hearts, Many Hands Kulu Mele Dance, Spiral Q Puppet Theater, 2011 Elementary School PA Academy of Fine Arts
Motivation High School Multicultural Artistic Expressions PhilaDanco, Jazz Journeys, 2011 Philadelphia Museum of Art
S.W. Pennypacker Elementary The Legacy of Dreamers 2011 School Mike Zerbe, Artist. University of Pennsylvania
South Philadelphia High School Building Bridges and Allies at South Philly High 2011 Spiral Q Puppet Theater
Jay Cooke Elementary Catch the Vibrations at Jay Cooke 2010 Musicopia
Samuel Powell School Building the Thematic unit on Latin America 2010 Through the Arts Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas
Cook-Wissahickon Art & Character Go Hand in Hand 2010 Individual Resident Artist (Jessica Liddel)
Philadelphia High School for Faces of the Future: From Sculpture to Grisaille 2010 Business and Technology to Digital Photo Montage Artist in residence (Susan Niczy) PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Cayuga Elementary Clay for Life at Cayuga 2010 Taller Puertorriqueno
Parkway High School for Peace Putting the Arts into SHARE 2010 and Social Justice Artists in residence (Andrew Puntel, Aaron Blandon)
Penn Alexander The Art of Growing Up 2010 The Arts and Spirituality Center
Feltonville Intermediate Lifting Our Cultures and Family Project Spiral Q Puppet theater, Beacon OST, PAEP/PCA 2010 (pending)
Watson Comly Elementary Many Cultures-One Family Artists in residence (Linda Beiler, Rhythm of the Drum, 2010 Uri Sergeyev, Barbara Siegal, Tap Team Two, Katherine Pannepacker) General David Birney School Museum of Many Cultures Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, 2009 Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival, Dancing Classrooms Philly, Mural Arts Program Guion S. Bluford Elementary Arts & Culture of China Institute of the Arts in Education, Mural Arts Program, 2009 School Nai Ni Chen Dance Company
Samuel Daroff Elementary Leaving a Legacy 2009 School Crystal
Feltonville Intermediate School Lifting up Cultures & Families 2009 Spiral Q Puppet Theatre PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Global Leadership Academy Future Leaders of the World through Arts & Wallstreet International (Malaika Reid); BahJah- mural Technology artist; Orrika Choice- dance instructor; Wall Street Beatz- production company; Castil of Kindred; John 2009 Canada Terrell- actor; Rashid Duggins- CEO of NuMillenium Sounds- lighting and sound engineering; Chad Hamilton- Rockefeller Records; Temple University- video production
William H. Hunter School Focus on Asia: First Stop, Japan Dr. Chance from the East Asian Ctr. Representatives 2009 at UPenn, Japan American Society, World Affair Councils Overbrook Elementary School Picture This! Kenn Nesbitt (multimedia artist) and R. Alexander 2009 Trejo (Photographer)
John Turner Middle School Spring into the Arts! 2009 Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania (YAEP)
Youth Study Center School Raising Up, Reaching Out: An Alternative Self- 2009 Portrait Taller Puertorriqueno, Young Playwrights
Feltonville Intermediate School Lifting our Cultures and Families Project 2008 Spiral Q Puppet Theatre
Hopkinson When You Wish Upon A Star 2008 Musicopia; James D Ensemble
Hostos Charter Hostos Musical Cooperative Elio Villafranco ( multi cultural music 2008 Consulatnat);Nueva Esperanza
Overbrook Elementary Lens on Life 2008 Jerry Palotta,ABC Books;Gary Giles,Digital ST PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Parkway Northwest High School Sankofa: Re-visiting Traditions of Sub-Saharan Leon Finney;Dr Ardensia Hall- Karambe; Lucien 2008 for Peace and Social Justice African Story Telling and Folk Art in the Classroom Crump's Gallery Pennell What's The Buzz 2008 Jessica Gorlin Liddell, ceramic artist
Pennypacker ArtWorks 2008 Heather McGuire, mural design artist
E.M. Stanton The Shakespeare Project 2008 Catherine Slusar
Pennypacker The Hair Wiz and Other Hair Stories Mrs. Julia Taylor- quilt making; Tyrone Davis, Master Drummer; Studio 515; Singer Patrice Hawthorne; John 2007 McCleary; Mr. Morris Jones- silk screener; Set Design Painter Laura W. Waring School Galleries that Talk Philadelphia Museum of Art, Spring Garden 2007 Community Development Corporation (Artists in Residence: Dawn Flowers and Mike Storm) E.M. Stanton Shakespeare 2007 Artist in Residence: Kathy Slusar (actor)
Trinity Head Start Program Crescendo Music Program 2007 Academy of Community Music
Sheridan West Academy Promoting PEACE through Art and Music 2007 Artist in residence; Philadelphia Museum of Art
Birney School Harlem Comes to Birney 2006 Artist in Residence PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Eleanor Emlen School Eleanor School Community mural 2006 Chestnut Hill College
Bridesburg Elementary School Bridesburg and Beyond: Communities Past and 2006 Present Through the Arts Cheltenham Arts Center
Andrew J. Morrison School The Masked Ball 2006 Renaissance Artist Puppet Theatre
Harrison Art About Us 2006 Fleisher Art Memorial
Leidy Elementary School Puppets with a Purpose 2006 Mum Puppet Theater
E.M. Stanton School The Shakespeare Project 2006 Artist in residence Catherine Slusar (actor)
Freire Charter School Promoting PEACE through Art and Music 2006 Artists in residence
Overbrook Elementary School Art from Many Lands 2006 Artists in residence from a local college
Samuel W. Pennypacker School An African Tale: the Play and the Mural Charles Keenan, artist; Mike Zerbe,ceramic artist; Pat 2006 Goldberg, Storybook Musical Theatre
Andrew J. Morrison School The Masked Ball 2006 Renaissance Artist Puppet Theatre PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Austin-Meehan Middle School Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. 2005 Choreographer
F.S. Edmonds Elementary School Chicken Soup with Rice 2005 Artist in residence
E.M. Stanton Elementary School Cultural Arts Program Zena Mackley, Clay Studio; Nana Korentama, master 2005 drummer; University of the Arts; 2 choreographers
Feltonville-Horn Elementary Exploring Multi-Culturalism Through Creative 2005 School Arts PA Academy of Fine Arts; Cheltenham Arts Center
James R. Lowell Elementary Music Makes Me Move 2005 School Artist in residence
Robert B. Pollock Elementary Character Through the Arts 2005 School Clay Studio; guest artists
Roxborough High School A Mathmatical Quilt Local quilt maker, Germantown YWCA, Philadelphia 2005 Art Museum
William M. Meredith Elementary Community Cloth: Weaving Cultures Together 2005 School Fleisher Art Memorial
Alternative Middle Years (AMY) Book Arts Project 2005 at James Martin School Philadelphia Writing Project
Austin-Meehan Middle School Broadway Jr. - Annie 2004 Artist in residence PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
Bok Technical High School Exploring Our Musical Heritage - Three 2004 Traditions Strings for Schools
Cayuga Elementary School Hispanic Music: A Multicultural Experience 2004 Latin Fiesta Ensemble
Cook-Wissahickon Elementary Enriching Cultural Diversity through Music 2004 School Young Audiences
Elkin Elementary School An Elkin Cultural Mosaic 2004 Multimedia artist Esther Cohen-Eskin
Eleanor Emlen School Literacy and the Arts are Family 2004 Artist in residence
Robert B. Pollock Elementary You've Gotta Have Art 2004 School PA Council of the Arts; Young Audiences
Roxborough High School A Mathmatical Quilt Germantown Womens Y; Art Museum; Chester 2004 County Historical Society; Lancaster Heritage Center
Shaw Middle School Resistance Through the Arts; Creating Social African American Museum; Bushfire Theater; Fleisher 2004 Change Art Memorial; University of the Arts
South Philadelphia High School Diversified Artistic Expressions University of the Arts; Art Museum; Community 2004 College; City Year; South Philadelphia High School Alumni William Cramp Elementary Sculpture for the Elderly and Hospitalized 2004 School Children and Veterans Artist in residence PCCY's Picasso Projects - 2003 through 2015
William Shannon Pierce Middle Hola Africa! Jambo Spain! 2004 School Strings for Schools--Doc Gibbs Ensemble
Durham Elementary School Moving Toward Connection 2004 movement therapist
George Washington Elementary We're Making Music 2003 School Artist in residence
Kenderton School Bridging Ballet Boundaries Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine; Wissihickon Dance 2003 Academy; Simon Gratz High School; Girls High
Roxborough High School A Mathmatical Quilt Art Musuem; Balch Institute; Lancaster Heritage 2003 Center
Taylor Elementary School Learning About Ourselves and Others Through African American Museum; Taller Puertorriqueno; 2003 Poetry and Art Center for Learning for the Arts; Poet-educator Catalin Rios William H. Hunter Elementary Catch the Vibrations 2003 School Strings for Schools
Overbrook Educational Center at Music in Our Lives 2003 Palumbo Accompanist
Spring Garden Elementary The Apercu Project Mum Puppet Theater; Clay Studio; Center for Learning 2003 School through the Arts-Books Alive!