Bookbinding Staff Development

Today staff learned basic bookbinding techniques such as the traditional Japanese stab binding and pamphlet stitch. In photo: Ms. Ethel and Kim.

Holiday presents at PDDC

The Cultural Arts Center celebrated the holidays by learning to wrap presents with the help of Ms. E and bringing them home for Christmas Eve. In photos: Freddy, George and Ronald.

Wanamaker Organ Field Trip

Thanks to the help of Macy's Manager Maurice O'Connell the Cultural Arts Center had a wonderful trip to see Dickens' Village and the Wanamaker Organ light show and concert. Macy's also gave free Christmas Snoopys to our group before we left to eat lunch at City Hall. In photos:

Ms. Elizabeth and Christina, Sergio, Christina, Santa and Amarillis, Natalie and Larry.

Notecards on sale now!

Purchase your own set of these beautiful cards made in collaboration between Sandy, Mike, Rasheed, Peter and our web designer Brenda Tingstrom. Sets of 16 cards and envelopes available for only $20. Please click here to visit our website for more information.

Holiday Party!

All of Arc/PDDC celebrated the holidays with a delicious lunch and dance party, thanks to the main organizers Milli and Ellen. In photos: Brenda, Jeffrey and Freddy, Helen and Charles.

Dance Party at the Cultural Arts Center

Kim and Tonya have begun a very popular afternoon excercise routine with the help of Richard Simmons.

Craft Bilt Brings Christmas to The Arc/PDDC

Santa came to The Arc/PDDC thanks to Craft-Bilt, which donated presents to a number of individuals in our programs. Featured in the photographs are Santa, Charlene, Frederick, the Craft-Bilt elves, James, George, Kim and Tyree.

Unexpected Spring at Arc/PDDC

We had an unexpected spring day at The Arc/PDDC with warm temperatures and the resourceful garden decorations of Brenda Tingstrom. In the bottom picture from left to right are Myron, Mike, Jason and Anthony enjoying an afternoon walk on this unusually warm December day.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Field Trip

The Cultural Arts Center recently visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see James Castle: A Retrospective and to view the Impressionists' Wing.