In the arts and culture arena, Pew supports organizations, artists, and projects that inspire, educate, and entertain diverse audiences throughout the Philadelphia region.
Through the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, The Pew Charitable Trusts encourages arts and cultural organizations to take innovative approaches in programming, audience engagement, and organizational management. Each fall, the center awards financial support for cultural programs and fellowships through a competitive peer-review process.
Pew also provides support for special, specific projects that enhance Philadelphia’s cultural vibrancy and improve the city’s broader economic outlook. And we partner with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to enhance audience engagement among the Philadelphia region’s arts and culture organizations.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced today that it has awarded $10.2 million to 39 Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists, including $3.5 million to help ensure the future of several of the most prominent institutions in the city and $1 million in unrestricted fellowships to 12 local artists.
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented extraordinary challenges for the Philadelphia region’s cultural sector over the past 10 months. The resilience that the community, its leaders, and individual practitioners have shown—and continue to show—in the face of enormous stress has been remarkable. From quickly moving in-person exhibitions and events to virtual formats to adapting facilities to operate according to safety guidelines, the sector’s collective creativity and flexibility in finding new ways to engage broad and diverse audiences have been inspirational.
In 2019, The Pew Charitable Trusts continued its commitment to supporting dynamic cultural programs and visionary local artists through The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. In this video, take a look back at some of the year’s most imaginative and ambitious performances, exhibitions, and public programs produced by the Center’s grantees and fellows, who have helped make the Philadelphia region a vital hub for arts and culture while invigorating civic life in Pew’s hometown.
