Curtis Institute of Music
Recognized as one of the world's leading conservatories, Curtis Institute of Music (Curtis) educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry. Curtis provides full-tuition scholarships to all of its students, ensuring that admissions are based solely on talent and artistic promise. Curtis students hone their craft through more than 200 orchestra, opera, solo, and chamber music offerings each year and programs that bring arts access and education to the community. The Center awarded Curtis a 2015 Advancement grant to design and implement a comprehensive new curriculum that provides graduates with the entrepreneurial and business skills necessary to forge effective careers within the rapidly changing classical music field. Other Center grants have supported Curtis’ productions of Leoš Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen and Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra, as well as the world premiere presentation of a new organ concerto by composer Eric Sessler. A 2019 Project grant supports a new commission with composer and artist Ari Benjamin Meyers, a collaborative project with Drexel University Westphal College that brings together artists from various creative practices for a large-scale public event.
Drexel University Westphal College
Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design fosters the study, exploration, and management of the arts: media, design, performing, and visual. A center for creativity, the college offers 19 undergraduate and eight graduate programs and presents a robust calendar of public programming in arts and culture. The college’s curriculum integrates studio education and experiential learning with the study of aesthetics, function, history, ethics, technology, economic realities, and the importance of addressing the pressing issues of the time. In 2015, the Center supported Westphal College in bringing acclaimed French choreographer and conceptual dancer Boris Charmatz to Philadelphia for a 12-day residency and presentation of his performance piece for 24 dancers, Levée des conflits. In 2017, Westphal continued its collaboration with Charmatz for the Center-supported Philadelphia Museum of Dance, a large-scale, all-day performance event throughout the grounds of the Barnes Foundation. A 2019 Project grant supports a new commission with composer and artist Ari Benjamin Meyers, a collaborative project with Curtis Institute of Music that brings together artists from various creative practices for a large-scale public event.
