What issues are driving arts leaders today?
The Center's outgoing executive director, Paula Marincola, reflects on nearly three decades of arts grantmaking, what it means to lead with values, and the benefits of “thinking otherwise."
Writer, activist, and curator Laura Raicovich shared her insights and observations about how museums and cultural practitioners are beginning to come to terms with this new stage of practice in a recent conversation with the Center’s director of exhibitions and public interpretation, Kelly Shindler.
Miles Cohen, artistic direct of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS), and Donald Nally, conductor of The Crossing, talk about what isolation has meant for performers, returning to live performance, and how new commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access will shape future programming.
In this series of interviews with Center grantees, we offer a look inside the practices and philosophies of Philadelphia’s cultural leaders to discuss how they and their organizations are addressing this moment’s unique challenges and their ambitions for enhancing the city’s cultural life in the future.
In this series of interviews with Center grantees, we offer a look inside the practices and philosophies of many of Philadelphia’s cultural leaders to discuss how they and their organizations are addressing this moment’s unique challenges and their ambitions for enhancing the city’s cultural life in the future.
Nora Quinn, Director of Theatre Programs at the NCC, spoke with us about the opportunities that performance presents for audiences to connect with history and how the Constitution Center views the medium in relation to its other programming.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin reflects on the nature of leadership and explains what he thinks should be the source of a conductor’s authority.
Patricia Wellenbach discusses the collaborative process of creating the exhibition (on view through September 2019), what she has learned from the early response from both the Muslim community and the general public, and the Museum’s approach to fostering a healthy learning environment for young children.
Dustin Hurt, founder and director of Bowerbird on his Center-supported project Sound Machines: Zwei Mann Orchester.
David Devan talks with us about the market research that informed the organization’s decision to present a city-wide festival, and the struggles and opportunities opera companies face within an ever-changing world of digital entertainment.