Teachers Asked, Children First Delivered COVID is once again taking a toll on the arts. Stages are going black as performances are being canceled with band members sick or worried their concerts will become super-spreader events. Even the 2022 GRAMMYs, the...
“Wow!” Five eye-catching mosaics — created by the students, staff, and parents of the Bayard Taylor Elementary School in Hunting Park — are proudly on display! Just eight years ago, the Taylor School was targeted to be shuttered, but they fought...
CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@pccy.org, 347-607-1058 mobile BAYARD TAYLOR ELEMENTARY DEDICATES VIBRANT STUDENT MOSAICS REFLECTING SCHOOL’S CORE VALUES Project made possible by support from PCCY’s Picasso Project PHILADELPHIA (June 4, 2021)— Students, parents,...
Press Release CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.com DOWNLOAD PDF PHILADELPHIA (March 1, 2021) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) announced 20 grants to expand arts‐based instruction for 600 students in 20 schools across...
With the strains of remote learning and isolation from friends but overload of family, students of all ages are feeling the pressure. This is not just going stir-crazy, a feeling most of us can relate to. Our kids need an outlet, and thanks to the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PCCY’s Picasso Project Director, Tim Gibbon, to receive esteemed The Friend of Art Education award Philadelphia (October 16, 2020) – PCCY’s Picasso Project Director, Tim Gibbon, will receive the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, The Friend...
