Patrick Neilson

Main Line Art Center

Founded in 1937 by a group of local artists who wanted to teach their students, Main Line Art Center is a 501 (c)(3) arts service organization. The Art Center's mission is "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." Main Line Art Center strives to lead the region's community and visual arts programming by making art accessible to everyone through its excellent classes for all ages and abilities and its wide-spread outreach programs, promoting new artists through multiple exhibition opportunities, and educating patrons and new audiences who can grow to support the arts in the future. The Art Center's programs reach over 10,000 students and enthusiastic art viewers, ages two to senior citizens, each year. Named by Philadelphia Magazine as the Main Line's "Funky Find" and voted "Best Art Instruction" by readers of Main Line Life, Main Line Art Center has flourished as a catalyst for nurturing and strengthening the creative spirit of children and adults, and enhancing community through the visual arts.