"The study of the arts encourages a suppleness of mind, a toleration for ambiguity, a taste for nuance, and the ability to make trade-offs among alternative courses of action."
-Business Week
Organizations should always be looking for ways to help their employees develop new ways of seeing, thinking and creatively advancing their mission. While it might not seem obvious, Branch Out Project participating organizations have found that the development of drawing skills is a valuable way to stimulate more creative thinking and camaraderie in the workplace.
Participating Organizations
Law
Duane Morris LLP, Administrative Directors Retreat
TIAA-CREFF, Law Retreat
Pharmaceuticals/ Manufacturing
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Global New Products-Homecare Division
GlaxoSmithKline, Global Innovation Group
J.G.Finneran Inc., employees and staff
Wyeth Ayerst, Global Clinical Communications Retreat
Sports/Entertainment
Claridge Casino, National Management Association
Harrah’s Atlantic City, executive secretaries
Madison Square Garden Sports, Go Forward event ”Unleashing Creativity”
Financial/Insurance
Arthur Andersen, Human Resources Dept.
Cigna Companies, Employee Activities Dept
Government
United States Navy, Navy Region, Mid-Atlantic, Judge Advocate Generals
Community Organizations
American Cancer Society, Volunteers Conference
Chautauqua Institute
Delaware Valley Association for the Directors of Volunteer Programs
G.R.E.A.T. program, Philadelphia Police Dept. with children 10-14 yrs
Horizon House Inc, Staff
Northlight Community Center
Open Book, creative writers retreat
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, members and volunteers
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Program Coordinators
The Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC, parents and children
The Salvation Army, Seniors Group, Martin Luther King Day Program
Turning Points for Children, Teen Parenting Program
West Park Cultural Center, Adult Basic Education Program
Zion Baptist Community Center Inc., Summer Program
Museums
African American Museum of Philadelphia, professional development
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corporate Partner Development team
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accessible Programs
Please Touch Museum, ACES Teen Program
Rosenbach Museum, teachers and students
Colleges and Universities
PENN State Great Valley, MBA students in Management Science and Information systems
Rosemont College, Faculty, Staff and graduate students
University of the Arts, Education Dept., undergraduate and graduate students
University of Pennsylvania, Morris Arboretum, members and volunteers
University of Pennsylvania, PENN College of General Studies, PENN Writer’s Conference
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, MBA Health Care Management
Villanova University, Villanova Initiative for the Education of Women (VIEW)
K-12 Education
ArtsBridges, professional development for teachers
Atlantic City Board of Education, high school and elementary school teachers
Bucks County Intermediate Unit, Special Education Conference
Delaware Valley Association for the Directors of Volunteer Programs, members
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Delphi Project Foundation School Partnership Program, Art Partners
Downsell School, London, faculty & students
Homeschoolers of South Philadelphia, parents and students
Institute for the Arts in Education, middle school faculty and students
Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership
Philadelphia Futures, students and staff
Roosevelt Alternative School, 9th grade students, teachers and administrators
School District of Philadelphia, Fels Cluster Principals, Head Start, Early Childhood Conference, Montessori Program, Overbrook Elementary
Teach For America, Professional development for teachers
Wagner Free Institute of Science, Meade Elementary School teachers
Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc., The Mann School, University City School, Philadelphia, PA
Young Audiences of New Jersey Inc., workshops for students and professional development for teachers in over 20 schools