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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
... Cultural Alliance. “The return on investment in the arts is undeniable, underscoring our continued calls ... impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry in the U.S. The study is conducted approximately every five ... “lead, strengthen and amplify the voices of a cultural community that ignites creativity, inspires people and is ...
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New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor

Gabriela Sanchez
Monday, April 3, 2023
... of city funding as arts grants.   She starts the job in a time of transition in the city leadership, with a ... president on the way. I want a mayor who values the power and necessity of the arts and culture sector in my ... is a theater artist. Ten years ago, she co-founded the community-based company Power Street Theatre. “I didn’t ...

Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... provides sustained, meaningful exposure and participation in the arts; that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its ... artist team at SCG which embodies our mission to share the power of the arts to transform young women into not just ...
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Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants Awarded to Local Independent Filmmakers

Independence Public Media Foundation
Thursday, April 17, 2025
... Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $500,000 in grants to support Greater Philadelphia's emerging and ... of 30 film projects received funding through IPMF’s community-led grantmaking process. Each year, the foundation ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.8 Million in Film and Journalism Grants to 30 Projects and Organizations

IPMF Film Grants Dec 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... Media Foundation (IPMF) announces a major investment in the local filmmaking community with grants totaling $1.3 million to filmmakers, ... and creative expression, as a pathway for building power with communities. Through grant-making and other ...
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Foundations, City of Philadelphia and key Arts & Culture organizations join together to launch $3.45M fund to meet the growing emergency need in this sector

PHL COVID-19 Arts Aid Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... will dole out millions to arts groups and artists in ‘severe financial straits’ By Peter Dobrin for the ... support fund focused on the arts and culture sector in the Philadelphia region. COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL will ... to represent Philadelphia, a city where the philanthropic community goes above and beyond in response to a crisis," ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... announced today that it will distribute $125,000 in grants to 22 Philadelphia arts and cultural organizations. ... disciplines with an emphasis on arts education and community-based arts programs. A complete list with ... will address issues of domestic and gun violence; and, Power Street Theatre Company, a collective of multicultural ...
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Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees to reimagine our world and reclaim spaces of power through their socially engaged artistic and cultural ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... (IPMF) announces grants totaling $8.9 million for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region. In total, the foundation awarded ... media-making is a critical way for communities to build power as they fight for justice and change. As a key ...

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

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12/2017
... for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought Leader Forum on ... for the benefit of black people." Hillombo partners with community development organizations that are "building power by engaging community in planning and strategy," and ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives Much-Needed Support to Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups

Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Thursday, June 27, 2019
... The Philadelphia Cultural Fund today announced $223,918 in grants to 13 cultural organizations that use arts to ... and help them build their craft or expose them to the power of the arts. We’re also proud that our City knows how ... goals, and strengths. It’s gratifying to know that these community-minded organizations can help serve our children ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Big Picture Alliance Named 2020 Bartol Award Winner

Monday, July 27, 2020
... that provides sustained, meaningful participation in the arts; that demonstrates an active engagement in the lives of its students and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its ... where digital media is so pervasive, we teach students the power of bringing their stories to life through the craft of ...
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Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... the foundation’s Centennial Legacy Mural “Strength in our Bonds” at its permanent location at 23rd and Market ... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the ... debut of the mural, which will stand as a testament to the power of philanthropy to bring people together and move the ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
... Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), in collaboration with artistic leads Trapeta Mayson and ... art coordinator Rob Blackson—will address gun violence in Germantown.   “Our project will help Germantown community members translate their experiences with gun ...
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43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the communities they serve.   This year, ... to problems. To identify Awardees, Barra turns to the community. A new slate of nominators, selected each grant ... trust in previous grantees shifts the balance of power to nonprofits, which is rare, but it makes a lot of ...
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Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Announces Partnership with Small But Mighty Arts

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
... they need to advance or complete a creative project in the community. “By partnering with Small But Mighty Arts, the ... and directly support individual artists who are working in communities,” said Beth Feldman Brandt, Executive ...
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Philadelphia Cultural Fund to Award $2.68M to 339 Arts Organizations Across the City

Friday, March 29, 2019
... the Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. This year’s grantee list is the largest in ... art-related work product, or services offered. “The power of the arts to bring people together is something ...
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Pia Agrawal named incoming executive director of Leeway Foundation

Pia Agrawal
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
... with a demonstrated passion for curating and resourcing community-based arts and artists. She has brought this ... cities around the country, including several years working in Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector. Most recently, ... heart and mind that will ensure Leeway's ongoing prowess in supporting opportunities for women and trans artists and ...
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Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... Photo Art Center, which will expand its successful community programming with new Knight funding, and the ... include:  Kimmel Center  ($20,000) - Bringing the latest in contemporary performance to Philadelphia with the U.S. ... a world-class art and culture city. They demonstrate the power of art to connect people to place and each other,” ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and ... respectability politics, filmmakers documenting community resistance and joy, playwrights combating medical ... production to shift or transform the perception of power and/or privilege and the dynamics associated with ...

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