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Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... centuries of history and culture? Philadelphia is about to find out. Next month the Department of Planning and Development will begin a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December ... support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
... identity. The Center’s 2023 awards include $8.1 million to 28 local arts and heritage organizations for project ... The African Presence on the Delaware.” William Way LGBT Community Center will produce a documentary film chronicling ... who was a dedicated advocate for human rights and a founder of the Gay Liberation Front in Philadelphia. ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the communities they ...   This year, The Barra Foundation has awarded $2,150,000 to 43 exemplary organizations from across the field of Arts & ... to problems. To identify Awardees, Barra turns to the community. A new slate of nominators, selected each grant ...
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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... will lead the organization’s work across the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local ... and for its contributions to the arts and culture community,” said Frisby-Greenwood. “I welcome this ... institutions to encourage a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives to strengthen ...
16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable that will help members to explore and gain a shared understanding of diversity, ... and inclusion (DEI) within the regional arts and culture community.

An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... such as endowments or other permanent capital according to the Nonprofit Finance Fund 2018 survey of nonprofit ... are protected by endowments and reserves. Small community-based arts organizations are often working hand to ... programmatic fundraising has come to a standstill as foundations shift priorities. Returning to Sorkin’s ...

Impact100 Philadelphia awards five grants totaling $284,750

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
... has announced the award of $284,750 in unrestricted funds to five nonprofit organizations in the region. Representing ... and teens from under-resourced zip codes in schools, community locations, and juvenile justice facilities. Only ... home libraries by providing free books, and foster community year-round through events and programming.

New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... a mayoral election upcoming, much of City Council leaving to campaign for that position, and a new council president on ... is a theater artist. Ten years ago, she co-founded the community-based company Power Street Theatre. “I didn’t ... Rican in Philadelphia. “I quickly realized the power of community and how I wanted to be dedicated to ...

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Announce Awards from the $1.5 Million 2022 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 8, 2022
... the Arts and Culture Task Force (Task Force) are pleased to announce that 934 of Philadelphia’s individual artists, ... aid in the recovery of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community from the impact and loss of revenue due to the ... to be able deliver this funding for a second year in partnership with the Task Force and Councilmembers Isaiah ...

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
... delivering profound economic and social benefit to our region,” said  Patricia Wilson Aden , President & ... Alliance conducted additional analysis for this report in partnership with PA Humanities .  In terms of economic ... “lead, strengthen and amplify the voices of a cultural community that ignites creativity, inspires people and is ...
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Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $7.7 million to five Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations. These ... Orchestra  has been awarded $1 million to support its partnership with the Kimmel Center to create a new parent ... in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives to strengthen the ...

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... AND A HOST OF CITY LEADERS HELP DISTRIBUTE $2.67 MILLION TO ARTS & CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE DIVERSE ... Theater Company is an excellent example of the type of community arts making that the Cultural Fund helps to sustain ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
... announced 42 grants today totaling more than $10.2 million to support the Philadelphia region’s artists and cultural ... this difficult period, Philadelphia’s cultural community has demonstrated great resilience and creativity, ... path forward for Asian Arts Initiative in service of our community. The grant from the Center will help us improve our ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $914,517 to 205 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
... Art & Culture Grants. A total of $914,517 will be awarded to 205 Philadelphia-based art and culture organizations. The ... Culture Grants provide much needed general operating funds to small and mid-sized organizations at a time when the ... scored grant applications and conducted site visits, with Community Impact serving as the most heavily weighted ...
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18Aug2021

Arts & Culture Funders Meeting

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Park , COO, LiveConnections/World Café John Viscardi, Co-Founder and Executive Director, ArtSmart James Ijames , Lead ... Artistic Director, The Wilma Theater  We would also like to hear from you. What type of support are you providing your grantees? How are you adapting to the changes? What can we learn in the process? This ...
23Jun2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... help provide a sector-wide perspective and is intended to help funders as they think about how to support the arts community as it prepares to reopen. Registration closes ...

$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Mural: The Talented Mr. Trotter: You Can Be Anything
Monday, September 19, 2022
... organizations receiving project grants, and $900,000 going to 12 Philadelphia-area artists as Pew Fellowships.   Many ... spaces and nontraditional venues such as a public park, a community recreation center, and a botanical garden, while ... the Center’s executive director. “The local arts community remains deeply committed to serving audiences by ...
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Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists

Impact100 Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
... announced the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021. Core ... seek to serve as a vital public space in the Norristown community. During the pandemic they have provided a variety ... in grades K-7. Education Focus Area Finalist: C.B. Community Schools C.B. Community Schools is a small, ...

PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... PA Humanities announced $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 Pennsylvania organizations. Called PA SHARP (Sustaining ... the American Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in funding to strengthen and grow the humanities ... the PA SHARP Learning Network will build a statewide community of people passionate about creating inclusive, ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
... (PHC) today announced $780,500 in emergency relief grants to 140 Pennsylvania cultural nonprofits impacted by the ... pandemic. Called PHC CARES, the goal of this fund is to assist in sustaining the state’s cultural infrastructure ... advancing humanities programs, helping organizations adapt to site closures and the cancelation of in-person events that ...

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