Project grants in two funding areas, Performance and Exhibitions & Public Interpretation, support a spectrum of public programs that engage broad and varied publics in theaters, performing arts venues, museums, galleries, civic sites, community spaces, and neighborhoods.
Science History Institute
An exhibition examines the history of the US School Lunch Program and studies the influences of science and technology on conversations about state welfare, food quality, and childhood health.
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Monument Lab
A public art installation reframes the history of America’s founding, centering on the story of Robert Hemings, an enslaved valet who aided Thomas Jefferson at the Philadelphia site where Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Mural Arts Philadelphia
Led by ceramist and Pew Fellow Roberto Lugo in his home community of Kensington, a public art project installs monumental vessels inspired by historical ceramic forms and traditions.
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The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art
A multifaceted retrospective of Mexican photographer Enrique Bostelmann (1939–2003) blends the artist’s experimental work with new interviews with his family, collaborators, and art historians to create an exhibition, bilingual documentary, and publication.
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Inis Nua Theatre Company
A modern adaptation reframes John Millington Synge’s famous 1907 play to confront contemporary issues such as immigration, cultural assimilation, and celebrity worship.
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