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Chester County Art Association | Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization
Visual Arts | Classes • Free Programs •Exhibitions |
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It is hard to believe that two full months have passed since CCAA closed on March 15th due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So many things have changed for all of us here and for everyone throughout the world. I hope that you are healthy and staying safe during this time.
Our team is hard at work to bring you new types of virtual art programs and online resources in lieu of our traditional group activities. With so many unknowns right now and Governor Wolf's stay-at-home order for our county extended until June 4th, we have decided to put safety first and convert our on-site summer offerings to online programs.
We're excited to transform our Summer Art Camps into online camps, classes and workshops. These will be offered for all ages and in mediums that can be done at home. Different options will allow you to choose what works best for you. These offerings are currently in development and will allow for various session lengths, i.e. 1-hour or 2 hours, and various number of days, i.e. 5-day and 2-day. We plan to provide art supply kits for contact-less pick-up at the West Chester location prior to the start of camp, and we'll provide tips on transforming everyday objects at home into art tools. Notifications will be sent next week to all camp families about our policies on switching camps, account credits, refunds, new costs and new safety procedures that will be in place going forward.
Our non-camp Summer Classes & Workshops will also be offered online. While our hope is that our fall programs will be able to be held on-site, we will continue to offer online options as well.
We will pilot a few online art programs at the end of May and in early June. From these pilot programs, you will be able to get an idea of what to expect from our programming in the upcoming months.
Through the summer we will continue to provide creative inspiration from our quarantined artists, art activities for families with children and grandchildren, and other free creative resources. We encourage everyone to continue to be creative every day--sketching, painting, writing, cooking, gardening, etc.--and to consider sharing your artwork with our senior communities!
We appreciate everyone's support and patience as we navigate these uncharted waters and do everything that we can to keep our beloved organization afloat. As a small non-profit, CCAA is critically impacted by this closure. Any donations are greatly appreciated and will help sustain the services we offer throughout Chester County going forward.
All the best,
Wendy
Wendy Kershner
Executive Director
Our team is hard at work to bring you new types of virtual art programs and online resources in lieu of our traditional group activities. With so many unknowns right now and Governor Wolf's stay-at-home order for our county extended until June 4th, we have decided to put safety first and convert our on-site summer offerings to online programs.
We're excited to transform our Summer Art Camps into online camps, classes and workshops. These will be offered for all ages and in mediums that can be done at home. Different options will allow you to choose what works best for you. These offerings are currently in development and will allow for various session lengths, i.e. 1-hour or 2 hours, and various number of days, i.e. 5-day and 2-day. We plan to provide art supply kits for contact-less pick-up at the West Chester location prior to the start of camp, and we'll provide tips on transforming everyday objects at home into art tools. Notifications will be sent next week to all camp families about our policies on switching camps, account credits, refunds, new costs and new safety procedures that will be in place going forward.
Our non-camp Summer Classes & Workshops will also be offered online. While our hope is that our fall programs will be able to be held on-site, we will continue to offer online options as well.
We will pilot a few online art programs at the end of May and in early June. From these pilot programs, you will be able to get an idea of what to expect from our programming in the upcoming months.
Through the summer we will continue to provide creative inspiration from our quarantined artists, art activities for families with children and grandchildren, and other free creative resources. We encourage everyone to continue to be creative every day--sketching, painting, writing, cooking, gardening, etc.--and to consider sharing your artwork with our senior communities!
We appreciate everyone's support and patience as we navigate these uncharted waters and do everything that we can to keep our beloved organization afloat. As a small non-profit, CCAA is critically impacted by this closure. Any donations are greatly appreciated and will help sustain the services we offer throughout Chester County going forward.
All the best,
Wendy
Wendy Kershner
Executive Director
Art Projects for Creative Inspiration:
PDFs to share & please post your projects and tag CCAA
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