CFEVA fosters meaningful connections between working artists and the local community through educational outreach and city-wide events. Learn more about ways to infuse arts programming into your neighborhood below.

ART IN THE OPEN,  a biennial citywide event that celebrates artists, their inspirations for creating art, and their relationships with the urban environment. 

HAND-IN-HAND, a program connecting professional artists with homeless and at-risk city youth through arts education.

PHILADELPHIA OPEN STUDIO TOURS, a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a visual artist through a self guided tour of Philadelphia artist studios each October.

SENIOR PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, an intergenerational arts collaboration between seniors, students and practicing artists.