Sideshow: Marcia Gay Harden paints Philly in Maxwell House community project

Marcia Gay Harden took up a paintbrush Tuesday morning to help refurbish the Community Education Center in Powelton Village.

The Mystic River star joined about 40 volunteers as they put the finishing touches on an extensive makeover of the arts center funded by a corporate-sponsored benefit program, "Drops of Good: The Maxwell House Community Project."

"The idea of giving back to the community through support of the arts has always been important for me," Harden said.

"I've been involved with them since Adam and Eve walked the Garden of Eden," she added, laughing.

Harden, 52, said she was drawn to the charitable program because of its philosophy that "to revitalize a community, we need to revitalize its community centers."

The actress said she was impressed by the music, theater, photography. and dance programs offered by the center.

"I got my start [in theater] also at a community center in Alexandria, Va.," Harden said. "It was a tiny, tiny place, but I got the opportunity it afforded."

Harden said the private sector needed to redouble its efforts to support arts education.

"You can't have the opportunity if there's no funding."

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