Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Monday, April 11, 2022
The board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces that its Executive Director, Barbara Silzle, will step down from her position on July 15, 2022.
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The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $1.148 Million In Capital Support Grants This Year
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
In a continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Greater Philadelphia’s music organizations and their efforts, The Presser Foundation announces new Capital Support grants totaling $687,800 in single year and multi-year grants to 26 music organizations.
16May2022
Arts and Culture Community of Practice
Monday, May 16, 2022
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Join your peers to reflect on our February conversation about centering racial equity in grantee relationships, language, and processes, and a discussion of the proposed City budget and it's implications for arts & culture.
PECO Announces New Powering the Arts Grant for Community-Based Organizations in Southeastern PA
Friday, July 1, 2022
Grants will help organizations extend their arts programs to new, diverse audiences.
Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Board announces that it has engaged Caralyn Spector to serve as its Interim Executive Director, effective July 18, 2022 following the announced departure of current Executive Director Barbara Silzle, who will step down from her position on July 15.
Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407 to 282 Art and Culture Organizations Across the City
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The grants provide much needed general operating funds to small and mid-sized arts organizations at a time when the pandemic has caused significant disruption and financial devastation to the arts sector for over the last two years.
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
OACCE announced 934 of Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size nonprofit arts organizations, and small creative enterprises will receive funding.
Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 71 Grants Totaling $8.9 Million
Monday, August 15, 2022
IPMF announced $8.9 million in grants for community-centered, BIPOC-led media organizations and projects in the Philadelphia region community that support media-making, narrative shift around violence and community safety, filmmaking, digital equity and journalism.
Pew Appoints Donna Frisby-Greenwood as Vice President for Philadelphia Programs
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Beginning Oct. 3, 2022, Frisby-Greenwood will lead Pew's work across the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local social services organizations, and foster a vibrant civic and cultural life.
$9.5 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to Support 30 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships
Monday, September 19, 2022
42 new grants will fund local performances, exhibitions, events, and artistic practices that engage with issues of identity, representation, community, and history.
More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Program
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Recipients include artists and practitioners working in disciplines such as performance, film,
visual arts, literature, and community-based art forms.
16Dec2022
Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice: Transforming Arts and Culture Investments
Friday, December 16, 2022
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
Arts and culture-driven enterprises are catalyzing positive impact in communities, from increasing resource access for underrepresented artists to stewarding culture in changing neighborhoods.
New director of Philly Cultural Fund has a message for the next mayor
Monday, April 3, 2023
Via WHYY | Theater artist Gabriela Sanchez will lead the city’s arts granting organization, and wants the next mayor to value the power of the arts.
The Presser Foundation Will Distribute $876,000 in Capital Support Grants in 2023
Friday, May 5, 2023
The Presser Foundation announced new Capital Support grants totaling $524,700 in single year and multi-year grants to 20 music organizations.
The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative
Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
$1 million will go to the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive strategic planning and community engagement process and $850,000 will go to Drexel University to expand access to the Atwater Kent Collection.
Philly groups offer $9 million in funding for nonprofits celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
The Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial aims to support local programs to commemorate the country's 250th birthday.
$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships
Thursday, September 14, 2023
40 new grants will fund artists and public events that connect art with healing, explore cultural identity, and tell diverse and unique Philadelphia stories.
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
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, a program that supports temporary public art projects addressing an ur
The Presser Foundation announces more than $71,000 in new special project grants to music organizations
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Grants were awarded to 12 music organizations in three categories: 1) pilot projects/programs, 2) first-time, ongoing programmatic collaborations, and 3) operating support for newer music organizations.