Fresh Artists Delivers!
We are thrilled to announce that Fresh Artists made its first delivery of art supplies to Potter Thomas Elementary School in North Philadelphia on January 27. This was the first of 150 grants by Fresh Artists totaling $40,000 for the 2008-2009 school year. We are pleased to make these substantial gifts before the first anniversary of our organization’s founding!
Sandra Dungee Glenn, Bill George, Sara Hendrix and Darren Umble
Fresh Artists Founder and Executive Director Barbara Chandler Allen greeted Sandra Dungee Glenn (Chair of the School Reform Commission) and Shawn Crowder (School DIstrict of Philadelphia Chief of Staff), as well as the Mayor’s Chief Cultural Officer, Gary Steuer. A brief presentation was held with Artist-Philanthropist Sara Hendrix (student Ambassador) making a ceremonial delivery of art supplies to Art teacher, Darren Umble, and his third grade class of young Picassos.
The event garnered major broadcast publicity including segments on 6abc with Lisa Thomas-Laury, Fox 29 with Gerald Kolpan, NBC10 and an in depth interview Arts Reporter Alex Schmidt on WHYY. Additional publicity included stories in the Daily News, Al Dia, Philadelphia Tribune, and the Metro. The event was also captured for Public School TV.
Health Partners CEO, Bill George, stopped by to be part of the fun. Health Partners, Fresh Artists first major corporate partnership, installed more than 60 works of student art in their 130,000 sf. headquarters at 9th and Market Streets. Bill was delighted to see the faces of the children as they painted with supplies he helped provide!
Principal Tania Kukulski, was presented with artwork made by Fresh Artist-Philanthropist Alexandra Valles, a junior at the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
