Portside Arts Center is enabling children, teens and adults in
​Philadelphia to remain uniquely creative through visual art programs year round.
 
Portside is a 501-c(3) non profit community arts center.
​Please donate now to help keep creativity thriving at Portside. 

Our mission is to empower the children and adults of our community with opportunities to develop their artistic abilities, awaken the imagination, and build self-esteem and confidence.  Through the Arts we provide a safe haven for our community to nurture creativity, diversity, literacy and health for the betterment of all.
Give your child a well rounded arts education this school year! Portside's After School Arts Program will pick your child up from their school and bring them to the arts center for homework help, snack and visual arts. Portside's ASAP is great for children in prK - 5th grades. Click the link above to learn more. 

Portside Receives the Spruce Foundation's 2016 Arts Grant Award! 

The Portside is honored to be a recipient of the Spruce Foundation's arts award. The Portside ArtsMobile Project was one out of many applicants to have been chosen. Click here to learn more about the ArtsMobile project!
Check out all of Portside's 2016 fall classes for children, teens and adults! Register for 2 or more classes and get 10% off! Check out our new online fall class calendar too!
This wonderful program is held Monday through Friday's 8:30am to 3:30pm. We offer two age groups the Minnows, ages 4-7 and the Sharks, ages 8-12. The summer is filled with awesome art projects, character building programs and field trips to places such as the Art Museum, the Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Zoo and many more  exciting places. To learn more about our wonderful summer arts camp click the button above!

​Help Portside Drive Arts Integration into Philadelphia Schools! Watch our video to learn more about this wonderful program.
Support the ArtsMobile @ GoFundMe

Portside Arts Center 
2531 E. Lehigh Ave 
Philadelphia PA 19125
215-427-1514 
portsideartscenter@gmail.com 

Portside Arts Center depends on community support and involvement and volunteerism to be able to continue supplying the community with quality arts enrichment. If you would like to volunteer to help with festivals, fund raisers, administrative tasks or grant writing.
​Please contact us. 

Please donate to us through the Southeastern United Way 
Donor Choice Program #48860 
Make our mission yours!