Meet our Community

Blackstar Projects

BlackStar is a non-profit organization that creates the spaces and resources needed to uplift the work of Black, Brown and Indigenous artists through year-round film screenings, exhibitions, academic programming, and most notably, their annual BlackStar Film Festival. Check out their website

Akira Gordon

Akira Gordon is a painter, born and raised in West Philadelphia, known for her narrative figurative work. Gordon is a University of the Arts graduate, often works alongside Philadelphia Mural Arts, and shows in prominent galleries around Philadelphia. View their instagram

The Ceramics Dept

The Ceramics Dept is run by two former University of the Arts Ceramics Alumni, Molly Bernstein and Liz Colyar, who are revitalizing their former classroom into a community space for classes, workshops, memberships, and more. Follow along on instagram

Monument Lab

Based in Philadelphia, but working all across the US (& beyond), Monument Lab is a nonprofit public art, history, and design studio that is a leading voice in how monuments live with us in public spaces. Their team produces groundbreaking exhibitions, participatory research initiatives, workshops, & more. Check out their website

Design Philadelphia

Design Philadelphia is a non-profit institution that aims to foster a vibrant design community from Kindergarten through Career through multidisciplinary design education, public programming, and their beloved annual festival. Check out their website

C.Plot

C.Plot is a design studio that specializes in furniture, lighting and homegoods. Founded in 2023 by Palmer Purcell, a Philadelphia-based industrial designer, C.Plot aims to create pieces that elevate an environment, and create an unfamiliar but inviting experience to the individuals engaging with the objects. Check out their website

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Making in the Heart of Philadelphia

Located along the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia’s Center City, the Village of Industry & Art offers a welcoming environment for creative work and inspiration honoring the many artists that have come through these spaces over the last 130 year legacy of this space as a creative center. The Village of Industry & Art brings artists, makers, and organizations together in a shared setting designed to support production, collaboration, and focus. With a collective of unique spaces readymade for production and making alongside creative offices and studio spaces, the Village of Industry & Art seeks to support a creative future for Philadelphia.

Artist Residences

Artist Housing at the Village of Industry & Art brings new creative life to the former Furness residencies—transforming these historic housing units into much needed live-work housing for creative and cultural workers.

Honoring UArts Alumni

In June 2025, Scout invited alumni, students, faculty, staff, neighbors, and all who were touched by the unprecedented closure of the University of Arts in June 2024 to create a living memorial—a five day Celebration of Life.