Organization: UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE INC
Mission: ARTS EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS AND TO BRING THE ARTS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
Activities: UCAL, FOUNDED IN 1967, SERVES WEST PHILADELPHIA CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ART EDUCATION IN A WARM, WELCOMING VICTORIAN HOUSE THAT FEATURES A POTTERY STUDIO, COMPUTER LAB, THREE FLOORS OF CLASSROOMS FOR COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS, LINGUISTIC AND DIGITAL ARTS CLASSES, AND A GALLERY THAT EXHIBITS THE WORK OF LOCAL ARTISTS. OUR AFFORDABLE ART EDUCATION, INCLUDING AN AFTER-SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM AND SUMMER ARTS CAMP, SERVES AN AVERAGE ANNUAL AUDIENCE OF 4,500 PEOPLE, 60% OF WHOM ARE LOW INCOME AND 58% OF WHOM ARE CHILDREN AGED 5-17. UCAL IS THE ONLY WEST PHILADELPHIA INSTITUTION OFFERING FINE, DIGITAL, AND PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGED K-6TH GRADE.
OUTSIDE OF UCAL, OUR COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS (CAPS) PROVIDE ARTS EDUCATION TO NEIGHBORHOOD K-12 STUDENTS, 90% OF WHOM ARE CEP DISADVANTAGED AND HAIL FROM HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN ANNUAL INCOMES OF =/- $30,000. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE 6-90 ANNUAL HOURS OF QUALITY ART CLASSES TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOLS. OVER THE SEVEN YEARS OF CAPS, UCAL HAS PROVIDED ART EDUCATION TO OVER 2,800 STUDENTS AT NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education