Lisa Chinsky
Karen Clark
Susan DiCara
Mary Alice Doolin
Lynne Elia
Rebecca Hilbert
Denise Illig Robison
Nancy Kern
Mary Lincoln
Lynn McBrier
Marlene Mosco
Barbara Pollock
Patty Rybak
Margaret Stolley
Mary Ann Toohey
Jean Craige Pepper Victor
Sister Mary Jane Vergotz, OSB
Sister Anne Wambach, OSB
Dates of Note
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June 24, 2013
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September 10, 2013
Photo Slideshows
Contact Information
201 East 10th Street
Erie, PA 16503;
telephone: (814) 455-5508;
fax: (814) 480-8942;
Sister Annette Marshall, OSB
Executive Director
Sister Peg Pilewski, OSB
Program Director
Classes
Children ages 7 – 14:
After school 3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Summer mornings
10:00 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Summer afternoons
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Teen Program – ages 12 - 18
Evenings 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Core Committe
Donor Corner
Whether donations to the Neighborhood Art House are made through PA Education Improvement Tax Credits, sponsorship of Taste of the Arts or Art and Sole, grant funding for particular Art House programs, special events, in-kind donations, it is with full hearts that we express our gratitude for the businesses and organizations that support NAH programming.
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BEHREND BUSINESS STUDENTS
 Penn State Erie, the Behrend Campus business students were given a challenge as a class project to develop a product that they could put "on the market." Matthew Didiano explained that his group chose to employ the expertise of friends in the Engineering school to develop a pencil dispenser. They came up with a design similar to the toothpick dispensers found in some restaurants. The proceeds from the sale of the dispensers along with several other smaller fundraising efforts were all dedicated to the Neighborhood Art House. We applaud these students for turning their project into an opportunity to offer support to a local charity, and we are especially glad that they chose us! |
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Gannon University Schuster Program
 A $2,000 award from Gannon’s Schuster Re-Grant Program provided 50 pair of ballet shoes for dance students, 40 stools for art studios and 6 copies of Photoshop Elements, software used by the digital photography class. We are grateful for the continuing support that this program provides. |
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ERIE INSURANCE
 Erie Insurance has been a faithful supporter of the NAH from the very early days. This year they very generously donated $75,000 to us through the PA Education Improvement Tax Credit Program. We are ever so grateful to them and to all the businesses that provide much needed financial support to the Art House. |
Notable Numbers
1,000,000+
books read to children over the years by Hooked on Books! volunteers
25
number of classes in visual, literary and performing arts offered each day
700
number of hours each year that an inner-city child is in a safe environment during the high-risk after school hours
30
number of full-time, part-time and volunteer teachers at the Art House
500
number of children who attend classes each year at the Art House
2,000
number of volunteers at the Art House in a year
$525,000
cost to operate the Art House each year
$0
cost to Art House students
Current News
Art & Sole 2013
A RECORD CROWD of 330 participants were at the ready at 9:00 am Saturday, June 8 for the 6th Annual Art & Sole 5K Run/Walk, a benefit event for the Neighborhood Art House. Please take a moment to view the slideshow on the left side of this page to see what it was all about!
In addition to the individual times recorded for each runner and walker, 16 teams competed for recognition in the first A&S Team Challenge. This year a very active Art & Sole Committee chaired by Abby Lechner and Matt Catrabone met throughout the year to set the wheels in motion for a stellar event. The Art House is especially...
ART & SOLE REGISTRATION
Pre-registration for the 6th annual Art & Sole on Saturday, June 8th, has topped 300!
Packet pick-up is available on Friday, June 7, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm at the Neighborhood Art House, 201 East 10th St, Erie.
On-line registration will end at noon on Friday, however, pre-registration will continue at the Art House until 4:00 pm.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICKUP: 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
5K RUN/WALK to begin PROMPTLY at 9:00 AM
NAH Fall 2012 Open House
 Computer Art |
 Braiding and Beads |
 Clay and Prints Display |
 Multi-Class Clay Project |
 Imagination in Clay |
 Mosaic |
 Printing-Paper Making-Paper Marbling |
 National Ceramics Competition Winners |
 Display of Paintings |
 Painting on Foil |
 Paper Sculpture |
 Photography Calendars |
 Photography > T-Shirts |
 Picasso Man |
 Air Brush |
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The Neighborhood Art House provides classes in the visual, performing and literary arts to at risk children in Erie. This program, offered in a safe, nourishing and caring environment, is at no cost to the children who attend after-school and/or summer classes.
A ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, the mission of the Neighborhood Art House is to enable children to experience beauty, grow in positive self-expression and self-discipline, and develop into full and productive human beings.
More NAH in the news
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5K RUN/WALK JUNE 8
 Join us for the 6th Annual Art & Sole 5K Run/Walk being held on Saturday, June 8, 2013. The run/walk begins at 9:00 am at the... |
NOTRE DAME BAND TO PROVIDE BENEFIT CONCERT
 Alert to all Notre Dame alumnae, fans, and to all music lovers! The Notre Dame Concert Band is coming to Erie! Proceeds from their Mother’s Day... |
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Volunteer Opportunities
Sixty volunteers weekly perform a variety of program-related roles including teacher, reader, tutor, and program or office aide. Others serve on standing committees, develop and assist at fundraisers, read during lunch time for a week in the summer, or perform a myriad of other services. In addition to the weekly volunteers, college and even high school gift the Art House with their time as part of their service learning requirements. If you are interested in volunteering, contact our Program Director at program@neighborhoodarthouse.org or by calling 455-5508.
The Neighborhood Art House is also an approved site for placement of college students who qualify for the PHEAA Off-Campus Community Service Program. For information on this program contact the Executive Director at NAH@neighborhoodarthouse.org or by calling 455-5508.
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Come Bring the Children
Come, Bring the Children
Stand them on their toes and let them twirl into tomorrow.
Say to them,
"This is how POSSIBILITY feels."
Come, Bring the Children
Sneak them into the land of Oz, let them live Where the Wild Things Are.
Say to them,
"This is how WONDER is born."
Come, Bring the Children
Jump barefoot in clay until it takes a shape of tiger teeth.
Say to them,
"This is how CREATIVITY happens."
Come, Bring the Children
Pour a bucketful of paint on gray sidewalks and empty dreams.
Say to them,
"This is how HOPE tastes."
Come, Bring the Children
Toss hundreds of letters in the air and see how they land.
Say to them,
"This is how IMAGINATION grows."
Come, Bring the Children
Kneel at the notes of sax, piano, cello, snare drum
soul-stretching a star-lit night.
Say to them,
"This is how BEAUTY saves."
—by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB,
Founder of the Inner-City Neighborhood Art House
