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Throughout 2026, our Living/Memory initiative is exploring community histories and the core values that define our lives – stories of perseverance, survival, and success. Philadelphians are creating new public artworks connnecting past and present – while collaboratively imagining our shared future Living/Memory honors unknown narratives and personal experience, asking city residents, "What stories do you live for? What memories inspire you and keep you moving forward?" |
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COSACOSA Workshop Programs 2026
Please call or email for specific dates and times to volunteer! Art & Civic Engagement • Living/Memory community-building workshops citywide, ongoing • Past Forward archival project, digitizing 35+ years of COSACOSA initiatives, ongoing Art & Health • Healing and Unity Gardens seasonal Art & Health events, ongoing • Healing art workshops at local pediatric healthcare centers, ongoing • Serving Justice healing art workshops in partnership with Veteran-serving organizations, ongoing • Communities of Care family-friendly workshops with the Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team, April-October Art & Education • Growing United painting and mosaic project at McClure School in North Philly, February-May • Coquí for Me painting and history project at Muñoz-Marín School in North Philly, April-May • What Connects Us? literacy learning book distribution to city schools, September-December Art & Technology • Kin/Folk/Lore storytelling collection, audio recordings, and listening events, ongoing • multimedia design and trainings at our Main Street workshop, ongoing • publication design and trainings at our Main Street workshop, ongoing |
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| COSACOSA Public Events and Exhibitions 2026 Click here, join our email list, or follow us for details on current and upcoming presentations • Saturday, January 24, 10 a.m. to 12 noon - Living/Memory project introduction and story-sharing at COSACOSA's Main Street workshop • Friday, February 27, 9 to 11 a.m. - Growing United open mosaic studio at North Philly's McClure School. • Friday, March 20, 1 to 3 p.m. - Spring Forward North Philly Gardens seasonal opening – family-friendly spring cleaning, planting, and art-making in our Healing and Unity Gardens • Friday, April 24, 4 to 6 p.m. - Global Youth Service Day youth-led art-making and community planning at the Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park in North Philadelphia with the Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team • Tuesday, May 26, 3 to 4 p.m. - Growing United mosaic unveiling at North Philly's McClure School, an intercommunity celebration of new public art for Philadelphia schools • Tuesday, June 9, 12 noon to 1 p.m. - Coquí for Me mural unveiling at North Philly's Muñoz-Marín School, an intercommunity celebration of new public art for Philadelphia schools • Friday, September 11, 4 to 6 p.m. - Living/Memory youth art-making and resource sharing at our Healing Garden in North Philadelphia • Friday, October 30, 4 to 6:00 p.m. - Harvest Fest family-friendly mask-making and autumn masquerade at the Williams Moore Reed Memorial Park in North Philadelphia with the Nicetown-Tioga Improvement Team • Tuesday, November 24, 5 to 7 p.m. - Coming Home, Giving Thanks harvest celebration and end of season reclamation in our North Philadelphia Healing & Unity Gardens, followed by a community meal • Friday, December 18, 7 p.m. - Living/Memory exhibition and story-sharing event at COSACOSA's Main Street studio – a community benefit and project celebration
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