Who We Are

Fresh Artists was founded in 2008 with a unique mission to empower young lives through their art and philanthropy.

A collage of a woman's face on a red background
Featured Artist
Elias Gillard
, Grade
5
Featured Artist
Elias Gillard
, Age
10

About Us

Fresh Artists creates real-life opportunities for kids to become philanthropists, exhibit their artwork, and support art education for public schools-in-need.

We prominently showcase their artwork in highly visible and unexpected locations, making voices heard. Simultaneously, we provide essential, quality art supplies and deliver innovative programs to severely underfunded public schools, to ensure that art is universally accessible.

Our Story

Fresh Artists was founded in 2008 out of the necessity to keep art alive in underfunded public schools by engaging the children being served in the solution.

Our Founders

Fresh Artists is a collaboration between a designer and a fine art collections manager with relentless commitments to provide kids with access to quality public education.

Studio Space

Occupying over 6,000 sq ft, Fresh Artists' studio is a maker’s paradise with commercial printers, art studios, technical workshops, and gallery spaces for endless creative outlets.

Our People

“We’ve assembled a group of passionate individuals that have come together out of a common cause: delivering severely needed art materials and art programing to keep robust art education in underfunded public schools.”

Barbara Chandler Allen, President, Fresh Artists

Team & Staff

A woman with red glasses sitting in front of a paintingA painting of a woman with glasses and a blue shirt
Barbara
A.
Founder & Board President
Fresh Artists
A man wearing glasses and a gray shirtA close up of a mosaic of a man's face
Roger
A.
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Fresh Artists
A woman smiling at the camera
Joslyn
J.
Deputy Director
Fresh Artists
A man with long hair standing in front of a colorful wallA painting of a woman with blue eyes
Jacob
W.
Program Manager
Fresh Artists
A woman with short hair smiling at the cameraA drawing of a person made out of strips of paper
Shellie
S.
Business Manager
Fresh Artists
A woman smiling in front of a paintingA picture of a woman made out of pieces of paper
Nina
P.
Printer and Studio Manager
Fresh Artists
A woman smiling at the camera
Riese
H.
Design Intern
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Board & Counsel

Barbara
A.
Founder / President
Fresh Artists
Susan
Yeager
FA Board Treasurer
Bright Solutions
Adam
Aquino
Manager of Manufacturing
BEHR Paint Company
Kenneth
Burns
President/CEO
Axis Graphics Installations
Rosemarie
Fabien
FA Board Secretary, Phila. Museum of Art COLLAB Board
Fabien Communications
Keisha
Hudson
Chief Defender
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Jason
James
Creative Director
Fig Industries
Christine
Kochevar
Strategy Manager
Apple One Employment Services
Jim
Pinheiro
FA Board Vice-President, Manager of Sales
ANRO, Inc.
Kim
Sedmak
Policy Outreach Director
AARP’s Policy, Research and International Division (PRI)
Peggy
Snyder
Technology Education Executive & Strategic Advisor

Our Partners & Friends

Our corporate partners demonstrate their social responsibility in a variety of ways: through substantial gifts of in-kind goods, equipment and consumables, to generous financial contributions.

These corporate friends and many Fortune 500 companies, make a strong commitment to Fresh Artists every year and to our goal of delivering robust art education in underfunded public schools.