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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 mayoral ... READING New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor ...
26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... and Small Funders Roundtable are excited to invite you to a discussion on the importance and impact of data in our work as change agents.

Community Voices: from a Moment and for a Movement

Spiral Q 2
Monday, August 24, 2020
Reposted with permission from the author. NualaEssay_SpiralQ(Image photo by Rachael ... protests sweep across the country in the middle of a pandemic that has exposed structural inequalities, creators ... a sense of urgency, trust of community and commitment. In our recent grant cycle, the Community Voices Fund, we sought ...

Philadelphia Arts Groups to Lift Diverse Voices with $923,600 in Funding from Knight Foundation

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
... 25 Asian-American artists to create site-specific works, a range of projects from nine Philadelphia arts organizations ... – a month-long performance piece experienced via text message – and finding ways to improve the piece. Arts + ...
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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 ... Streets in Philadelphia.The festive celebration included a welcome by the West Powelton Drummers and remarks by ... paint day at Cherry Street Pier where we had residents from every neighborhood in the region.” “Great public art ...

$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
... artists as Pew Fellowships in the Arts. “Our newest grants illustrate the arts’ contributions to ... director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. “From contemplating experiences of living through a pandemic to interpreting multifaceted cultural identities, ...
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$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
... work to public spaces and nontraditional venues such as a public park, a community recreation center, and a botanical ... heartened to see such dynamic and thoughtful work coming from the Philadelphia region’s institutions and artists, ... necessary role in the civic life and economic success of our region.” Following is a partial list of organizations ...
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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
... and small creative enterprises have been  awarded a total of $1,500,000 through the 2022 Illuminate the Arts ... recovery of Philadelphia’s arts and culture community from the impact and loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 ... to help those who need support while also working to grow our economy and bring struggling artists out of poverty."  ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... to: Carnegie Hall Corporation to pilot and evaluate a music-based family engagement program for families of young ... who are raising their grandchildren. Learnings from the report will be shared with the broader Philadelphia ... to sponsor the 2021 Greater & Greener  international conference in Philadelphia, reinforcing the identity of the ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... professionals, citizen advocates and industry suppliers from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... time again in communities across the country including in our own  Parks Build Community  projects that build or ...

PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA

Friday, July 1, 2022
PECO has introduced a new competitive grants program that will help ... will enhance engagement as organizations work to recover from the pandemic,” said Romona Riscoe Benson, Director, ... on peco.com/community under the Charitable Contributions page. A virtual workshop will be held at 10 a.m. on July 12, ...
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15Nov2017

Arts & Culture Funders Webinar - Not Just Money: Equity Issues in Cultural Philanthropy

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Webinar
... percent of all contributed revenue – up 5 percent over a decade. Funding inequities are systemic and local patterns ... Co-Director Holly Sidford will share findings from their recent report, Not Just Money: Equity Issues in ... from the report, and explore data on funding patterns in our region; Discuss challenges often cited by organizations ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million

IPMF grantee
Monday, August 15, 2022
... takes some time to reflect on what we’ve learned in our first three years as an organization, and hone our vision ... and the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC) each a three-year grant to organize journalists, researchers, ... local journalism to “ defund the crime beat ,” as just a few examples of this pioneering collaboration. IPMF is ...

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... Executive Director Barbara Silzle , who will step down from her position on July 15, 2022 to explore other ... years of service to the Cultural Fund and is committed to a thoughtful transition process that seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged with engaging a ...
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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
... of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge , a program that supports temporary public art projects ... Blackson—will address gun violence in Germantown.   “Our project will help Germantown community members translate ...
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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 ... you to join us at Esperanza’s new Arts Center as we hear from funders and nonprofits on: the inequities of arts ... discuss some of the larger challenges and opportunities in our region’s Arts & Culture sector. We will also tour the ...

The Leeway Foundation Announces $48,950 in Support to 22 Individual Artists and Cultural Producers

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, October 16, 2020
At the Leeway Foundation the true heart of our programming and the work of our community relies on in ... we adapt art and community-based practices in the time of a global pandemic. This cohort is reimagining how we engage ... or gender expression is nonconforming and/or different from their gender assigned at birth.   The Leeway ...
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Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study

Arts Culture and Economic Prosperity
Friday, May 3, 2024
... cultural organizations and their audiences have a combined economic impact of $3.3 Billion annually, based on data from the Americans for the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 ... delivering profound economic and social benefit to our region,” said  Patricia Wilson Aden , President & CEO, ...
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Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... organizations. The Foundation supports organizations in a range of artistic disciplines with an emphasis on arts ... The Bartol Foundation supports diverse organizations from large to small, established and emerging. The Foundation ... a new strategic vision through which we are re-affirming our commitment to organizations which engage and amplify ...
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