Brief History

On February 14, 1978, The People Place was born. It later became known as MetroArts, and continued to use that name for over twenty years until 2000 when the name changed to Jump Street.
Jump Street continued the inherited core mission of enriching our regional community by developing artists, audiences, and arts organizations. Jump Street added to that an exciting grassroots component of workforce development, entrepreneurial skill building, and personal development using the arts.

Awards

2008 Presenter at the Americans For The Arts National Conference

2008 Pennsylvania Preserving Diverse Cultures (administered through the PA
Council on the Arts): designated as organizational consultant.

2007 Hosted Governor Edward G. Rendell Celebration of the Arts/ Inaugural

2006 ASCAP+ (given to director) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

2005 Innovative Program, Central Penn Business Journal

2004 ASCAP+ (given to director), American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers

2004 Hometown Hero, ABC27 News

2003 Golden Quill, Int'l Association of Business Communicators

2002 On With The Show, Bravo Television Network