Career Development Program and Regional Arts Initiatives
CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROMOTES THE PROFRESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF A SELECT GROUP OF HIGHLY TALENTED EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS, WHILE ENCOURAGING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP AND MORE; REGIONAL ARTS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGING VISUAL ARTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE AND GIFT OF ART THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE HAND-IN-HAND, COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS, DIRECT DIALOGUES AND THE MAIDA R. MILONE RESOURCE CENTER; PHILADELPHIA OPEN STUDIO TOURS IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY-BASED EVENT DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER WHERE HUNDREDS OF VISUAL ARTISTS IN 18 PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS OPEN THEIR STUDIOS TO THE PUBLIC TO SHOW AND SELL ARTWORK.
