Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis

Temple Contemporary

Pat Phillips, DIGGERS / The Procession, 2018; acrylic, pencil, oil pastel, airbrush, aerosol paint on canvas. Image courtesy of artist. — Pat Phillips, *DIGGERS / The Procession*, 2018; acrylic, pencil, oil pastel, airbrush, aerosol paint on canvas. Image courtesy of artist.

Pew Fellow Karyn Olivier, Here and Now / Glacier, Shard, Rock, 2015, lenticular photo in billboard structure. Photo courtesy of the artist. Olivier is an artist-in-residence on Temple Contemporary’s Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis. — Pew Fellow Karyn Olivier, *Here and Now / Glacier, Shard, Rock*, 2015, lenticular photo in billboard structure. Photo courtesy of the artist. Olivier is an artist-in-residence on Temple Contemporary’s *Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis.*

Pew Fellow Tiona McClodden, I prayed to the wrong god for you, 2019, six-channel multimedia installation. Image courtesy of artist. — Pew Fellow Tiona McClodden, *I prayed to the wrong god for you*, 2019, six-channel multimedia installation. Image courtesy of artist.

Recipient

Grant Year 2022

Grant Amount $360,000

Status Completed

Updated December 13, 2024

As artists-in-residence at Temple Contemporary, Pat Phillips and Pew Fellows Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Karyn Olivier explore the ways in which Black history and contemporary Black life are intertwined. Each creates new work informed by archival materials in Temple University’s extensive Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection and the artists’ respective research on the histories of various Philadelphia neighborhoods—with Phillips focused on West Philadelphia, McClodden on North Philadelphia, and Olivier on Germantown. A community advisory committee led by arts leader Linda Earle contributes to the project, which includes a public program series, digital archive, and multi-site exhibition presented at community sites around the city.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

Primary EventsEvents & Exhibitions

Pat Phillips, Stand Down, 2024; acrylic, airbrush, aerosol on canvas.

Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis Exhibition

Aug 30–Dec 7, 2024
Temple Contemporary
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
2001 N 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122

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Supporting Events

Symposium Black Like That Convening

Nov 16, 2024
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Arch #104, 2001 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122

Various Activation: West Philly

Oct 19, 2024
1–10 p.m.
Pentridge Station, 5110-5120 Pentridge St., Philadelphia, PA 19143

Various Activation: Germantown

Oct 12, 2024
Germantown Potter’s Field, 323 W. Queen Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19144

Various Activation: North Philly

Aug 30, 2024
1801 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19122

Recipient

Temple Contemporary

Part of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, Temple Contemporary’s mission is “to creatively re-imagine the social function of art,” with programming that is shaped by an advisory council that presents questions of local relevance and international significance.

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