Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia

04/10/2026

Please go to the new page - The Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia

03/10/2026

This is where you can Get your FREE Tickets (while they Last) & Submit your Art Pieces. Do not wait until the last day to SUBMIT ART which is April 3rd.
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Experience a visual journey where every piece tells a story. The 8th Art Exhibition of the Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia (AACOPhilly) returns to the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research - home to the Center for Autism Research at CHOP. Join us for this sensory- friendly, Autistic, Neuro

03/10/2026

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03/03/2026

The Call for Artist will Be Released on Friday March 6th at the end of the week. The Call for Artists will end on April 3rd.

So Be sure to get your Art into this Show. Here are a few images from when we had our 2nd Art Exhibition inside of the CHOP- the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research .

We will have The LARGE Confrence Room with he two Large Screens again. The Theme is “Don’t Just Fly, SOAR.” Our Motto.

We will have ther Foyer/Lobby of the building and (3) Sensory Areas.

Stay Tuned.

02/20/2026

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The Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia is Gearing Up to get Ready for The 8th Art Exhibition

*CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Will open on March 6th, 2026, until April 3rd, 2026 at 5:00PM : This time around we are going to be utilizing Table Top Easels for various different reasons. 16x20, 11x14, 8x10 Sizes of art, free standing sculptures & free stand fiber art sizes may vary as well. We will have the (2) Large Screens. This year the Back screen will be used for our Music Artists, and a few other artists in between each Music Artists. The Front screen will be used for the program when we hand out the "Neuroinclusion & Neurodiversity Awards, as well as the "Starfish Award,"

*The 8th Art Exhibit is On Saturday April 25th, 2026 from 1:00PM to 3:30PM*

Just as the Last time we were at CHOP's Robert's Center Location 734 Schuylkill Avenue of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This show will be put up one hour before the show opens at 1:00PM. At 1:00 PM is Mingle Time. At 1:30 PM Speaker Portion. 1:50 PM Music Artists/Spoken Word/Poetry. The Show will remain up until 3:30PM. At 3:31PM Artists shall remove their art if they stay until the end, if not do not worry we will safely transport your Art back to The Tacony LAB Community Arts Center so that you may pick up your art if local.

Remember our 2nd Art Exhibition was held at Center for Autism Research at CHOP. Our Art Exhibition was the Largest they ever inside of this building was finished in 2017.

*Our 2nd Art Exhibition was held on February 17th 2024 - We had a total of 40 Artist, and double the amount of art pieces.

Now compared to Last Year's 5th Art Exhibition we had 80 Artists which Opened February 28th, 2025 - Mrs. Colleen invited Community Partner's Artist - Because it IS IMPORTANT to include Autistic, Neurodivergent, & Disabled Artists from North, South, East, West & in between to be apart of OUR Art Exhibitions - Because, "Neurodiversity is the Key to getting Along with ALL Walks of Life." You see just like it wasn't about her, but in fact it was about the WE.

We The People - Which is why It is MOST Important to to HAVE -

This Year: The 8th Art Exhibition of the back at The Center for Autism Research, who is apart of The First Pediatric Hospital of The United States of America. During the 250th Semiquincentennial

We will have a Special Announcement at this Art Exhibition. Which will include when the Infinity Award which will be given - At The WINTER 2026 Infinity Ball.

01/31/2026

Hello We have a new Page that ALL Current Board Members can now Access. Please Click on the Link Below for Upcoming Classes, The 8th Exhibition in the Spring, In the Summer WE Will be Announcing when "The Infinity Ball," will happen as well.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587145501846

The Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia (AACOPhilly) is a nonprofit, autistic-founded and autistic-led organization based in Philadelphia. We support autistic, neurodivergent, and disabled artists, as well as those beginning their creative journeys.

01/24/2026

01/04/2026

🎨 | Year in Rewind 2025
2025 was a landmark year for The Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia ( ), with events and exhibitions held throughout Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.

We proudly presented our 5th Art Exhibition at Philadelphia City Hall, spanning two floors:
4th Floor – The People’s Floor
2nd Floor – The Mayor’s Floor
On this same day, AACOP received a Proclamation from Madam Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, officially naming March 2025 as Intellectual & Developmental Disability Acceptance Month.

On April 3, 2025, Colleen accepted—on behalf of AACOP—a City Resolution declaring April as Autism Acceptance Month. Introduced by nicorourkephl, for Councilmember Kendra Brooks-Mack
This marked the first year the City of Philadelphia Government officially removed the word “Awareness” from the resolution.
Our 5th Art Exhibition was on display from February 28 through April 25, 2025. This slideshow includes images from a special field trip to City Hall, where Colleen and artists from the Liberty Resources class toured the exhibition and City Hall with Tu Huynh, Curator at Creative Philadelphia.
We continued the momentum with:
6th Art Exhibition at Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Tacony LAB Community Arts Center
7th Art Exhibition at State Representative Joseph C. Hohenstein Temple University Disability Summit
📚 Education & Advocacy
AACOP taught over 150 classes across two locations in 2025.
Colleen (AACOP), Mary Beth Morgan (Liberty Resources Inc.), and Barb Baur presented together on a panel at the 47th Developmental Disability Conference at CHOP.
🎭 Community Partnerships & Cultural Events
AACOP sponsored AACOP artist and Indigenous muralist Priscilla Bell Lamberty at Indigenous Peoples Day at Penn Treaty Park, in partnership with IDPhilly.
Colleen was invited to the Mural Arts Wall Ball, attending with community partner Barb Baur of Tacony LAB.
AACOP was invited to the VIP City of Inclusion Planning Event for 2026 at Independence LIVE, with Colleen attending alongside AACOP Office Administrator Tracey Brock.
🎉 Closing the Year Together
Our 2025 Holiday Party was held at Tacony LAB Community Arts Center, welcoming community partners from:
Vision for Equality
Speaking For Ourselves
Supportive Behavioral Resources
And members of our wider community

01/04/2026

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11/17/2025

This is our ad for giving Tuesday allows for others to pay it forward, which helps us to replenish our supplies. For each person who gives towards The Autistic Art Coalition Of Philadelphia when we have our 8th Art Exhibition we will give a free ticket to that show. When planning is complete and we have an official date whether it is in December, January or back to our regular February. We tried to outdo previous years each year. There is a good possibility that our next show will be in December but we are not 100% sure yet. So anybody who donates to us we will give a free ticket to our next art show with a-merch-surprise.

11/17/2025

This Thursday we are encouraging people to come out to class as we The Welcomes back one of our Community Celebrity Teacher who is one of Philadelphia's Own Muralist who has painted for Mural Arts Philadelphia Pricillia Bell Lamberty read more about her on her website. https://pbutterpaint.com/about

Pricillia has taught for the Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia in the Mural Arts Philadelphia's The Tacony LAB Community Arts Center last year. But most recently the AACOPhilly Sponsored Pricilla last month at Penn Treaty Park for Indigenous Peoples Day Philly, Community Day of Teaching and Celebrating. ALL Are Invited to Join us This Thursday at 1PM to 2:30PM in Liberty Resources 112 North 8th street 2nd floor in the Wade Blank Conference Room.

Invited: Liberty Resources, Liberty Resources Home Choices, Disability Pride Pennsylvania, Mental Health Partnerships, The Attic Youth Center, Friends Select School , Philadelphia Autism Project, AJ Drexel Autism Institute, Staff & Students Moore College of Art, University of PennsylvaniaDrexel Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

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“I seek to share my art with others in hopes of sparking thoughtful conversation with the viewer. It is my hope to help shed light on some of the often-challenging topics that I address in my work.” 

11/13/2025

The Red QR Code is For Classes.

The Black QR Code on the Right is for DONATIONS to The Autistic Art Coalition of Philadelphia. The Next Two FREE Classes:

Tomorrow Thursday 13th at 1PM to 2:30 PM Downtown Philly.
Thursday the 20th at the same time as the 13th of November.
and on
Tuesday, November 25th in The Tacony LAB Community Arts Center from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

Our Hotline # (215) 934- 2116
www.AACOPhilly.org