PROJECT 440

Our friends at BalletX return to the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts to present The Four Seasons Reimagined
An immersive outdoor performance featuring world premiere choreography, live music by composer Dan Deacon and his band, and a vibrant pre-show experience with local artists.
📅 June 4-5, 2026
📍 Highmark Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
🚗 Free parking
🎉 Pre-show performances + community activities

The young leaders in Project 440's Spring 2026 Doing Good cohort created six service projects to address needs in neighborhoods and communities throughout Philadelphia. Projects focused on reducing loneliness among Seniors through creative expression, conversation and music making (Golden Stories); providing starter care kits for households that are fostering pets (Paws for a Purpose); sustaining culinary traditions by sharing food and recipes from diverse cultures (Kitchen Archives); expanding access to clothing that is both resilient and stylish (Sturdy Style); improving transparency around school security (Tereti Tenageri - Speak Stories); and addressing food insecurity in West Philadelphia (West Philly Care Day).

Thank you to the generous supporters of the Doing Good program, including: The Nelson Foundation, Philadelphia Foundation The Presser Foundation, and Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

Spring 2026 Doing Good Service Projects The young leaders in Project 440's Doing Good program created six service projects to address needs in neighborhoods and communities throughout Philadelphia....

On May 9, our PROJECT 440 community, including our young leaders, staff, Board of Directors, partners, and supporters, gathered at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for Celebrate Our Founder, honoring Joseph Conyers on the occasion of his Soloist debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

The celebration included a reception in the Hamilton Garden. Our young leaders took center stage to share reflections on their Project 440 experiences, and Gavin Hardy, a Curtis Institute of Music double bassist, performed Sam Suggs's Three EDM Caprices.

In recognition of Joe's contributions to Philadelphia as an artist, educator, and youth mentor, and Project 440's award-winning creative career-connected programming for Philadelphia youth, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker proclaimed May 9, 2026, Project 440 Founder's Day!

Thank you to all our partners, supporters, and sponsors, including The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly, Curtis Institute of Music, and Klehr Harrison. Learn more and make a gift in honor of Joe Conyers: https://project440.org/celebratejosephconyers



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Happy Birthday to Project 440 Founder Joseph Conyers! When you make a gift today in honor of Joe's 45th Birthday, your gift will be doubled and will help us meet the Celebrate Our Founder $50,000 Challenge. We've raised $20,400 so far! Your gift can help put us over the top! All gifts support Project 440 youth programming. Make your gift here: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/Project440Inc/supportus.html

We are celebrating our Founder, Joseph Conyers and his impact on Project 440, in Philadelphia, and beyond.

Make a gift today through April 20th in honor of Joe's 45th Birthday. Help us raise $4,500 and get us closer to our $50,000 Celebrate Our Founder Challenge goal. Your gift will be doubled and support our creative, career-connected after-school programs and summer workshops!

Join us on May 9 at the Celebrate Our Founder fundraiser benefitting Project 440 youth programs. https://project440.org/celebratejosephconyers

Participants in Project 440's Instruments for Success afterschool program receive one-on-one support with their college and trade school applications, gain valuable life and career skills, and connect with mentors and leaders in the arts and business communities.

Join us for the spring semester beginning February 23. Secure your spot today! Learn more and Register. https://project440.org/ifs-philly

Are you starting to think seriously about your next steps beyond high school, but unsure whether you want to attend college, enroll in a trade school, or enter the workforce?

The Instruments for Success program, led by Project 440's experienced college and career counselors, will help guide you and prepare you to take your next steps!

Instruments for Success is February 23 through March 20. Register today! https://project440.org/ifs-philly

Participants in the Doing Good program first learn about budgeting, marketing, event planning, and more in a classroom setting. Then, students work as part of a team to apply these and other skills to create an arts-focused service project in their community! Philadelphia high school students in ninth through twelfth grades are welcome and encouraged to apply!
Learn more and register at https://project440.org/doinggood

Doing Good is a free afterschool program for Philadelphia high school students that amplifies creativity while building leadership and service skills and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

Last year, students from 22 Philadelphia high schools participated in our programs. Students in ninth through twelfth grades with varied artistic interests, skills, and experiences are welcome and encouraged to participate in our Doing Good program!

Learn more and register at the Doing Good link in our bio!

Registration for the DOING GOOD spring semester is open!
Doing Good is a 12-week after-school program for Philadelphia high school students that teaches leadership and service and develops an entrepreneurial mindset.

Students learn new skills, including budgeting, goal setting, and event planning, and then work in teams to apply these and other skills to create an arts-focused service project in their communities. LEARN MORE & REGISTER https://project440.org/doinggood