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Our Questions of Practice research series includes in-depth publications on issues critical to artistic practice that derive from our experience as cultural grantmakers. Explore our web-based and print publications here.

Books & Major Publications

In Terms of Performance, A Keywords Anthology

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The Sentient Archive: Bodies, Performance, and Memory

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danceworkbook: A Steady Pulse: Restaging Lucinda Childs, 1963–78

Books & Major Publications

What Makes a Great Exhibition?

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Pigeons on the Grass, Alas: Contemporary Curators Talk About the Field

Books & Major Publications

Curating Now: Imaginative Practice/Public Responsibility

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Gray Area: Provocations on the Future of Preservation

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Letting Go? Sharing Historical Authority in a User-Generated World

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danceworkbook: Susan Foster! Susan Foster! Three Performed Lectures

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Shelf Life

Books & Major Publications

danceworkbook: Belonging and Solo: Roko Kawai

GRANTS & GRANTEES

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is the oldest natural history museum in North America.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: ICA's Amy Sadao on how Audience Feedback Impacts Curatorial Choices

Institute of Contemporary Art Director Amy Sadao on the impact of audience feedback on curatorial and programmatic decision-making.

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Master Class Two with Pastora Galván

The Philadelphia Flamenco Festival offers a free master class with flamenco master Pastora Galván at Drexel University on March 15.

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Elephants on the Avenue: Poetry, Story Circle, and Paper Fan Making Workshop with Yolanda Wisher

Pew Fellow and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher leads a poetry workshop and story circle in Historic Germantown.

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There

The Wilma Theater presents a world premiere adaptation of There by Lebanese American poet Etel Adnan.

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Supper, People on the Move

Supper, People on the Move, a large-scale performance by choreographer Silvana Cardell, inspired and informed by the immigration process, will premiere in June 2015.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Matt Adams

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Questions of Practice

White Box Residencies: Anthony Campuzano

Campuzano, a visual artist and 2009 Pew Fellow, spent an entire night in the Center office, with only the staff's belongings for company. He used the experience as inspiration for a new set of drawings.

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Grants & Grantees

Journeys South

Mural Arts explored South Philadelphia's immigrant history through interactive public art projects that included photography, installations, poetry, and dance.

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Questions of Practice

Jens Hoffman Interview: Studio Visits with Dancers, Not Sculptors

While Jens Hoffmann was in Philadelphia to lecture at the Center in 2011, he made a few "studio" visits with local dance companies and described the experience to us.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Jennifer Higdon Wins Grammy, New Yorker Profiles Becky Suss, Rebecca Rutstein Debuts AT&T Building Mural

Catch up on this month’s Pew Fellows news, including the latest recognition and interviews.

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Pew Fellows News: Tiona McClodden Receives Keith Haring Fellowship, Justin Cronin’s The Passage Adapted Into TV Series, Heidi Saman Selected for International Emerging Film Talent Association Initiative, and More

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes fellowships, grants, and honors, a new television series, and critically-acclaimed performances and exhibitions.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Pepón Osorio

Pepón Osorio is a visual artist and a 2006 Pew Fellow.

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PHS Pop Up Garden Tours

In conjunction with the ongoing project, Pop Up Garden: An Exploration of the Philadelphia Rail Park, PHS holds walking tours of the Viaduct neighborhood.

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Partners for Sacred Places: Playing and Preserving December Concert

In conjunction with its Center-supported project Playing and Preserving, Partners for Sacred Places presents a free community concert inspired by the importance of the pipe organ as a center of community and musical life.

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Heidi Saman

Influenced by Italian neo-realism's emphasis on working-class protagonists, Saman's films examine cultural identity, family, class, and daily life among Arab Americans.

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12 New Fellows Announced, Jenny Sabin’s MoMAPS1 Installation, King Britt’s New Album, and James Ijames in The New York Times

This month’s Pew Fellows news sees the release of a new album of electronic music, national media coverage of a new play addressing race in America, the introduction of the 2017 Pew Fellows, and more.

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J. Louise Makary

J. Louise Makary (Pew Fellow, 2013) approaches film as a platform to explore, critique, and dissect narratives and their uses.

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Grants & Grantees

Exploration of Voice and Choreography with Pauline Oliveros

Leah Stein Dance Company conducted on a year of research and training with electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros, who coined the practice of "Deep Listening."

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The Persians

Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy by Aeschylus included original music by sound designer Daniel Kluger.

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