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Dito van Reigersberg. Promotional photo for Pig Iron Theatre Company's I Promised Myself to Live Faster. Photo by Jason Rothenberg. 

In Memoriam: Dito van Reigersberg, Theater Artist and Pew Fellow

Anne Ishii and Zach Blackwood. Photos by Bianca Chun and Heidie Mojica.

Anne Ishii to Join The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage as Director of Grantmaking Programs; Zach Blackwood Named Program Officer for Fellowships

Maisha Elonai. Photo by Heide Mojica.; Scarlett McCahill. Photo by Kris Eden.; John Vettese. Photo by Lucy Briggs.

Meet the Newest Members of our Team

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In Memoriam: Isaiah Zagar, Mosaic Artist and Pew Fellow

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2025 Grantee Celebration, the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Constance Mensh.

Celebrating Our Newest Grantees: Photos & Video

Composer-pianists Suzzette Ortiz, Terry Klinefelter, Sumi Tonooka, and Kendrah Butler-Waters perform Eight Eight Time, presented by Journey Arts, April 2025. Photo by Steve Weinik.

Applying for a 2026 Pew Center Grant: What You Need to Know

Death and the Powers (Dallas Opera, 2014). Photo courtesy of Tod Machover.

Pew Center hosts online talk with Tod Machover on music and AI

Artist Carmen Mardonez showing an example of her work in the Zagar family dining room during her residency at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. A 2025 Center grant supports two site-specific installations by Mardonez at Magic Gardens Museum and its newly-opened studio space. Photo by Emily Smith.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces $8.6 Million in Grants; Appoints New Executive Director

Christina Vassallo. Photo by Tasha Pinelo, Game Day Communications.

Christina Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.

Barnes Foundation Named as The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s New Operating Partner

Pew Fellow Francis Davis in 2009

In Memoriam: Francis Davis, Jazz Critic, Author, and Pew Fellow

Sonya Clark, The Descendants of Monticello, 2024, part of Declaration House, presented by Monument Lab at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Steve Weinik, courtesy of Monument Lab.

Grant Application Updates: New Funding Opportunities, a Streamlined Process, and Important Deadlines