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A Center Guide to the Semiquincentennial

Sounds of Democracy, New Perspectives on History, and Contemporary Voices Reflecting on America 250

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At The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, we envision Greater Philadelphia as a widely recognized destination for dynamic and distinctive cultural experiences.

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Our Grantmaking: Learn about imaginative programs, events, and artistic work from the organizations and artists our grants support.

Dissection, from the Drexel Archives, Women's Medical College of PA. Source material for The Woman Question at People's Light.

The Woman Question

People’s Light
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V. Cybil Charlier, What happens to a dream deferred, 2020, screenprint, 18” x 12”, printed and published by Coronado Printstudio, Austin, TX. Image courtesy of The Print Center.

America Today

The Print Center
Happening NowAmerica Today exhibition
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St. Eustatius, United States Department of the Navy. Image courtesy of The Weitzman.

The First Salute: An Untold Story of the American Revolution

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Happening NowThe First Salute exhibition
Grant details
Camas Root as depicted in Edwards's Botanical Register v.18, London, 1832. Image courtesy of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 

Botany of Nations: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Happening NowBotany of Nations Exhibition
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Pew Fellow Syd Carpenter, 3 Mother Pins on a Vine, 2021; Clay, mixed media, 18" x 37" x 26". Photo courtesy of the artist.

Syd Carpenter: Planting in Place, Time, and Memory

Woodmere Art Museum
Grant details

Questions of Practice: Discover new perspectives in our hub for the exchange of ideas on evolving cultural practice.

Two men, Zac Manuel and his father Phillip, sit in a dimly-lit video editing station, silhouetted by the greyish-blue light of their computer screen

Authorship, Artistic Voice, and AI: Seven artists on the rapid advance of new tech
Interview Participation Technology

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