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Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs

Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
... for Philadelphia programs, effective Oct. 3, 2022. In this role, Frisby-Greenwood will lead the organization’s ... life. A recognized leader with extensive experience in the city, Frisby-Greenwood joins Pew after serving as ... and for its contributions to the arts and culture community,” said Frisby-Greenwood. “I welcome this ...

The Presser Foundation Will Give Nearly $1.5 Million in General Operating Support Grants to Music Organizations

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
... release  The Presser Foundation will award $1,445,500 in grants to 148 music organizations throughout the Greater ... demonstrate strong commitments to several key areas. Community engagement emerged as a vital focus, with music ... forming local partnerships, presenting programs in non-traditional venues, developing multilingual ...
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William Penn Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce more than $8 million in Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Grants

Philadelphia Orchestra by Jeff Fusco
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... Foundation to collectively award more than $8 million in Relief and Recovery Support grants to local arts ... weather the unprecedented obstacles posed by the pandemic. In addition to the funding collaboration with the Mellon ...

$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
... has awarded 40 grants and fellowships totaling $9 million in support of Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and ... Several projects highlight the role of the arts in grappling with illness, healing, and ... The African Presence on the Delaware.” William Way LGBT Community Center will produce a documentary film chronicling ...
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City Announces Awardees of $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

2024 Illuminate the Arts Grants
Friday, November 8, 2024
... and uplift Philadelphia’s creative sector, particularly in Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, and those ... Philadelphia acknowledges artists for their vital role in shaping our City’s culture and the positive social impact of the arts community in Philadelphia.” 730 applicants will receive a ...

City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse arts community in 2021. OACCE’s programs, launching today and later in the year, strive to provide Philadelphia residents with ...
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The Presser Foundation Announces Over $1.3 Million in a Special Round of Grants to Music Organizations

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... RELEASE April 29, 2020 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating ... rich ecosystem of music performance, education, and community engagement, The Presser Foundation announces ... projects totaling $795,000, including $545,000 in new commitments and $250,000 satisfying previous ...
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Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding

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Monday, November 25, 2024
... PHILADELPHIA, PA — Leeway Foundation announces $62,500 in project-based funding to 30 women, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia with the 2024 Art and Change Grant ... a collective zine uplifting the transracial adoptee community; a musical-visual project intertwining folk songs ...

Leeway Foundation announces spring 2020 Art and Change grants

Leeway Foundation 2020 Art & Change Grants
Friday, May 22, 2020
... – Today, the Leeway Foundation announced $42,500 in funding for 17 individual women, trans* and gender nonconforming artists and cultural producers in Greater Philadelphia, supporting their work to address a ... informed educator Candy Alexandra González (ACG ‘18), community educator and burgeoning medicine woman Shivon Pearl ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Focus on Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Arts and History Organizations in 2021

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Related Post:  Despite COVID-19, Philadelphia’s Arts Community Continues to Adapt, Inspire, and Move Toward ... will focus on assisting arts and history organizations in the Philadelphia region to recover from the effects of the ... will continue through the Center’s Pew Fellowships in the Arts program. “Cultural institutions and artists ...

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
... Pew Fellowships, awarded to 12 individual artists working in music, visual art, dance, theater, film, and poetry. $9.3 ... move forward from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a pivot from the Center’s usual project grants for ... this difficult period, Philadelphia’s cultural community has demonstrated great resilience and creativity, ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... a project to explore that question. When the project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, ... will also have completed a pilot survey based on that plan in one city neighborhood. In its April 2019 final report ... support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that ...

The Presser Foundation will distribute more than $787,000 In Capital Support Grants in 2024

Friday, May 3, 2024
... to announce new Capital Support grants totaling $474,125 in single year and multi-year grants to 16 music organizations. Grant payments made in 2024 for previous commitments total $363,500. A full ... impacting music students, their teachers, and the broader community.” 2024 Capital Support Grantees (in alphabetical ...
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12Feb2019

Equity in Action: Building Social Capital

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Esperanza Arts Center
North Philadelphia is seeing a rejuvenation in its Arts and Culture scene with the recent openings of two ... – Taller Puertorriqueño’s El Corazón Cultural Center in Fairhill in 2017 and Esperanza Arts Center in Hunting Park in 2018. ...

Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants

Thursday, March 26, 2020
... the Cultural Fund supports the largest and broadest community of arts and cultural organizations in Philadelphia. The funding is critical at this time when a ... commitment to the arts and the impact of the funding. “In many cases, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund is the ...
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09Apr2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting

Thursday, April 9, 2020
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... and individual efforts to support the arts and culture community in response to COVID-19. We look forward to your ... participation. Resources mentioned on the call and noted in the chat box: COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL | Application:  ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support of Great Learning, Great Public Spaces and ... the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia community. ($198,941 over 12 months) Health Federation of ...
07May2020

Arts & Culture Funders: COVID-19, Government Budget Cuts, & the Impact on the Arts

Thursday, May 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Fund. This year the Cultural Fund provided over $3 million in funding to 349 organizations across the city. The City is ... services contracts, which will also likely impact the arts community. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts ... promptly at the scheduled start time. Those who register in advance will be emailed the dial-in information around ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to ... for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ahead. As of this summer, our approach will be ... we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

City launches $1.5 Million 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant

Monday, August 12, 2024
... uplift Philadelphia’s creative sector, particularly in Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, and those ... and enrich the quality of life for so many creatives in Philadelphia.”  Applicant Eligibility The 2024 ... geared to meet the needs of the local arts and culture community while providing funds quickly and efficiently. ...
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