Gallery School Receives Grant For New Program

From The Gallery School of Pottstown:

Parents and children who sign up for the free program Stretch, Read, Create! will participate in a short yoga session, listen to a story and create an art project based on a book.

The program will begin this fall.

Gallery School Executive Director Erika Hornburg-Cooper conceived of the idea for the program and worked with local yoga instructor Barbara Kosciewicz of High St. Yoga and Wellness and Leslie Stillings of the Pottstown Regional Public Library to develop the concept. All three will work together to run each fun class.

As part of the program, the Gallery School presented the library with a $300 check to be used to buy new children’s art books. The check presentation took place during the recent Book and Brushes Beef and Beer event, a joint fundraiser for the school and the library.

The Gallery School of Pottstown is a 501c3 non-profit community art school and gallery. The mission of the Gallery School of Pottstown is to enrich the lives of the residents in the greater Pottstown area through the visual arts, regardless of ethnicity and economic situations.

The School offers day, evening and weekend classes to all ages. The goal of the classes is to help students develop their creative skills through self-expression and independence.

The Gallery on High hosts rotating shows featuring local artists. The Gallery also sells handcrafted, one-of-a-kind gift items.