Questions of Practice: Choreographer and Performer Nora Chipaumire on Connecting with Her Audience
Supported by a Center Advancement grant, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented Chipaumire’s portrait of myself as my father in the fall of 2016.
Questions of Practice: Performing Arts Producer Jenny Gersten on Art as an “Agent of Hope”
Jenny Gersten on Art as an “Agent of Hope”
Questions of Practice: Visual Artist Jeanne van Heeswijk on Collective Authorship
Visual Artist Jeanne van Heeswijk on Collective Authorship
Francis Kéré on Architecture and Community Collaboration
Francis Kéré on why every architecture project is “a product of collaboration.”
Questions of Practice: Phoenix Art Museum's Amada Cruz on Engaging Bilingual Communities in Museums
Amada Cruz on how her Hispanic heritage informs her approach to audience engagement in bilingual communities.
On Urban Parks and Civic Life: Insights from Leaders at PA Horticultural Society, Trust for Public Land, High Line, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
We invited leaders in the field to discuss the significance of urban parks in contemporary culture and the audience engagement opportunities these spaces can offer.
Questions of Practice: Choreographer Faustin Linyekula on Theater and Civic Life
Congolese choreographer and dancer Faustin Linyekula discusses why he believes that theater is "a lab for how we live as citizens."
Questions of Practice: Composer and Pianist Vijay Iyer and Librettist Mike Ladd on Multivocality
Composer Vijay Iyer and librettist Mike Ladd on creating "multi-voiced" performance projects that draw on veterans' personal narratives.
"Sometimes We Need to Get Uncomfortable:" On Working with Artists in the Disabilities Community
White Columns' Matthew Higgs and Lisa Sonneborn of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University discuss the responsibilities of working with the disabilities community.
Questions of Practice: Kemi Ilesanmi of The Laundromat Project on the Impact of Organizational Values on Community Practice
We asked Kemi Ilesanmi of New York’s Laundromat Project how her organization’s values impact the work her staff does to serve various communities.