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Our Mission
To inspire and engage artistic creativity for all ages and abilities and to celebrate and strengthen the essential role of visual art in community life.
History of Main Line Art Center
Main Line Art Center was founded in 1937 by a group of local artists, who wanted to teach, and their students. A decade later, the non-profit organization purchased its present home, in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Locally known as "the White House," the charming, three-story, Federal style building was built as a residence in the mid-1800s as part of the Kelly estate. Since its founding, the Art Center has flourished, growing from a small arts organization into a thriving cultural resource. A $2 million renovation and expansion of the art center was completed in 1999. The project has totally refurbished the existing building and increased space by almost fifty percent with a new gallery, studios, a student resource center, and registration center. The addition of an elevator makes the new building fully handicapped accessible.
The Art Center is recognized for the quality of its community-based exhibitions, instructional programs and outreach. A current recipient of a Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Art Center also receives funding through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. In keeping with its mission, the Center focuses on teaching and the exhibition of contemporary art and offers programs that are affordable and accessible to everyone.
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