Like most others around the globe, Portside was not anticipating the drastic changes to our economy and everyday life due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although children and adult programming was ceased temporarily at the Portside, this did not change our dedication to continue providing our community with arts education. We give tremendous thanks to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund in helping us to further serve and nourish our community through art and culture at this time. In an effort to keep our community engaged in the arts and to connect with each other through creativity, we have introduced virtual programming to our students and community. By seeing and sharing each other’s artwork, we can have a sense of unity and continue to be inspired. Portside’s teachers have been conducting daily virtual art lessons for our After School Arts Program students, as well as virtual Saturday art classes for kids and teens. We have been posting daily art challenges on social media since March 16th, and art activities and resources to our website. In addition to kids classes, adult virtual classes are now in the works and will be launched shortly! We are grateful to see the Portside continue to grow in ways that we had not previously imagined. We thank those who have given us the support and resources we need in order to continue to fulfill our mission to the community. Thank you to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund for their support in helping us to achieve our goals of continuing programming online and planning for the future of Portside during this difficult period.
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