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Exposure to, and participation in, the arts teaches essential life skills. Access to arts and culture, especially during key developmental ages, has the power to shape character and influence upward mobility later in life.
Eighth graders from Erie's Public Schools experience a day sail on the U.S. Brig Niagara made possible through a Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) investment funded by UPMC Hamot and Northwest Bank.
Learn More About AIEMusic at Noon, the Logan Series brings chamber music concert experiences to the Erie community, including students from nearby Diehl Elementary School. By fostering arts education from kindergarten through college and beyond, the Logan Series occupies a distinctive niche in today’s chamber music scene.
View FundingThe Annual Blues and Jazz Festival, an Erie community tradition, receives support through our fiscal sponsorship service.
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Impact
Exposure to, and participation in, the arts teaches essential life skills. Access to arts and culture, especially during key developmental ages, has the power to shape character and influence upward mobility later in life.
Arts and cultural experiences have broad appeal, drawing attendees and participants representing a diversity of race, geography, age, and socioeconomic class.
The industries of the twenty-first century depend on a generation of innovation through creativity.
Meet the Community
Erie's Public Arts Projects move full steam ahead.
Heart pounding, she scanned the crowd for her middle son. The other four were by her side, but where was Brian? After a frantic search, she found him surrounded by a circle of people, sculpting a dinosaur from the sand by the playground at Liberty Park. At eight years old he was already drawing people in with his exceptional sculpting abilities.
Erie Arts & Culture's Executive Committee approved the Grantmaking Committee's recommendation to establish an additional $2,500 fellowship for 2019. This is open to emerging artists 19 years of age or older. All artistic disciplines are welcome to apply.
