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

Friday, May 3, 2024
Press Release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Capital Support grants totaling $474,125 in single year ... to 16 music organizations. Grant payments made in 2024 for previous commitments total $363,500. A full listing by ... Area. Capital projects include the construction of new facilities, the renovation or expansion of existing ...
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PA Humanities announces $1.4 million in recovery funds to 92 organizations

PA SHARP
Thursday, December 16, 2021
... grow the humanities across the state. Grantees join the new PA SHARP Learning Network, a statewide learning group ... are on the ground, putting people first, by making spaces for new voices, supporting meaningful learning experiences, and ...
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City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021

OACCE
Thursday, January 14, 2021
... and the Creative Economy (OACCE) today shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse ... said Kelly Lee, Chief Cultural Officer.  NEW: Visit Creativephl.org OACCE launched a brand-new version ...
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Bartol Foundation Awards 18 Grants to Philadelphia Arts & Cultural Organizations

Danse4Nia
Thursday, July 25, 2019
... were made to: Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) for their Latin music and culture programs; and, Centro Nueva Creación for their Bomba dance program. Four first-time grantees bring new perspectives and audiences to the roster of grantees:  ...
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The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
... economic development of people of the African diaspora in New Orleans.    Asian Arts Initiative  in Philadelphia ... wealth to working-class communities of color.    Center for Transforming Communities  provides cultural programming ... to other organizations, individuals, and groups to launch new experiments or build on existing work.

The Presser Foundation Announces More Than $332,000 in Special Project Grants for Music Organizations

Friday, October 25, 2024
Press release The Presser Foundation is pleased to announce new Special Project single-year and multi-year grants, ... distributed to four partnerships General Operating Support for Newer Music Organizations: $80,500 granted to eleven ... thoughtful approaches and missions give us great optimism for a more inclusive musical future." View the attached PDF ...
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Philadelphia City Council to Invest Over $3 Million in Local Arts Community

Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
... This funding is a combination of an allocation from the New Normal Budget Act and additional advocacy in a recent ... Bass  circulated a memo to Council leadership advocating for the financial prioritization of arts. Councilmembers ... in the recovery of the city and its people.” Through the New Normal Budget Act, City Council set aside $3 million for ...
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Pennsylvania Humanities Council Announces $780,500 in Emergency Relief Grants

PHC Cares
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
... which became law on March 27, 2020. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) received funding allocated to the 56 ... and making resources available to those who depend on them for education, connection, and inspiration. “The collective ... to the systemic changes COVID-19 has wrought and find new, creative ways to fulfill our mission.”  ►LINK to ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Hosts Inspiring Exhibition of Art Created by Individuals Living with Dementia

Monday, September 10, 2018
... today announced the organization will showcase a vibrant new art exhibit in its offices as part of a partnership with ARTZ Philadelphia.  The new exhibit named “It Feels Like Freedom” -- When ... large weavings. The banners and weavings will be offered for sale. About the Exhibition Title: “It Feels like ...
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PA Humanities announces Wingspan: $2.25 million to 24 BIPOC and rural organizations

PA Humanities Wingspan
Thursday, December 7, 2023
... humanities in their work. Called Wingspan , this new grant program is part of PA Humanities’ 50th ... support, amplifying their voices, and cultivating new space for creativity and connection. The 24 grantees will make up ...
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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
Related coverage: New fund sparked by William Penn Foundation will dole out ... artists in ‘severe financial straits’ By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer   April 8, 2020 (PHILADELPHIA, ... today announced the creation of COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL, a new emergency support fund focused on the arts and culture ...

Bartol Foundation names 2018 George Bartol Award Winner

Sister Cities Girlchoir
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... and community; and that maintains high artistic standards for its faculty and students.   The George Bartol Arts ... arts community was an investment in arts education for its children. As part of its annual grant review process, ... throughout the U.S. through the Sistema Fellowship at the New England Conservatory.   Bartol Foundation names 2018 ...
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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
... the project.   “Poetry will be a powerful outlet for the Germantown community to collectively process and mend ... gun violence,” said Kelly Lee, Chief Cultural Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the ... and survivors of gun violence.
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Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... public amenities, such as revitalized parks, squares, and new riverfront trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...

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

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... Art & Culture Grants from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund for 2018. The funds will help support 325 local arts groups ... not typically represented in mainstream media to learn new technical skills and have an outlet through which to ...

William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
... William Penn Foundation announced $11.8 million in funding for 35 arts and culture organizations. These grants offer ... to support mission-related expenses, to experiment with new artistic programming, and to explore approaches to ... Ensemble Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Network for New Music Painted Bride Art Center People’s Light and ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... project ends in December 2022 the City will have a plan for an ongoing, city-wide survey of historic and cultural ... to inform the criteria by which assets and methodologies for preservation are identified. “Philadelphia’s historic ... residents. I’m grateful to the William Penn Foundation for continuing to support our preservation efforts.” “By ...

Leeway Foundation Awards Nine Philadelphia Artists with $15,000 Transformation Award

Friday, December 21, 2018
... trans queer poet and educator Kay Ulanday Barrett, and New Orleans-based cultural strategist and consultant Sage ... the year, or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. ABOUT LEEWAY: Leeway Foundation ... healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice. For more information about ...

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