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Our Mission

The mission of ArtsRising is to improve and expand equitable access to arts education for all children in the Greater Philadelphia Region so that youth are better engaged in school and in their community, persistent through high school graduation, and prepared for post secondary opportunities and for the 21st Century Workforce.

Our Vision

Parents, students, teachers, administrators and the general public embrace the intrinsic value of the creative process as a means to enrich the populace–individually and collectively–and embrace children’s cultural curiosity and cultural competency as key to developing 21st Century Skills.

Organizational Leadership Partners


Philadelphia Educatin Fund

Philadelphia Education Fund

Public Citizens for Children and Youth

Public Citizens for Children and Youth

Fleisher Art Memorial

Fleisher Art Memorial


ArtsRising Funders

  • William Penn Foundation
  • The Wallace Foundation
  • The Nutter Inaugural Committee
  • The Lenfest Foundation
  • The Samuel S. Fels Fund
  • PECO Energy Company
  • Lincoln Financial Foundation
  • Individual Donors in Memory of Joseph Mauro Volpe

Click here to view a list of ArtsRising Steering Committee members.


You too can support arts and education for the children and youth of greater Philadelphia – in school, in community, and in life! For more information on how to give to ArtsRising, call 215–665–1400, ext. 3554, or email artsrising@philaedfund.org.