(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services, Caption for Photo: Harrisburg, Pa., July 28, 2026 — State officials, educators, students, and community partners gather in the Capitol Rotunda to unveil “Many Communities, One Commonwealth,” a student-created America 250 artwork composed of contributions from more than 180 K–12 students across Pennsylvania.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Pennsylvania Creative Industries, a company that is powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), as well as representatives of the Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA), gathered in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg yesterday to unveil a student-created artwork that is called Many Communities, One Commonwealth.

The piece was created to celebrate the birth of the United States of America and Pennsylvania.

It is a 6×8 foot, three panel collage in the shape of the state of Pennsylvania and it is entirely composed of original artwork from over 180 students throughout Pennsylvania that are in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade.