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John Jarboe with ensemble members of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Marlene and the Machine. Photo by Kevin Chick and Plate 3 Photography.
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The Poison Cookie Jar

Church of the Holy Apostles and the Mediator in West Philadelphia. Photo by Joe Elliot.
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Playing and Preserving

Farm for the City. Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 
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Farm for the City: Growing for Greater Good

The Penn Museum’s new Middle East Galleries will invite visitors to interact with both iconic and everyday objects from the first cities. Photo courtesy of Haley Sharpe Design.
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Advancement Grant: Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania

Settlement Music School students in performance. Photo courtesy of Settlement Music School.
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Advancement Grant: Settlement Music School

Hybrid class demonstration at The Barnes Foundation, Room 2. Photo by Ryan Collerd.
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Enhanced art education platform for distance learning

A screenshot from the virtual event "Still Processing The Forty-Year-Old Version" featuring Wesley Morris, Jenna Worthham, and Radha Blank during the 2020 Blackstar Film Festival. 
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Online streaming platform for accessible user experiences

Vaporole ammonium chloride inhaler, Myer Solis-Cohen Collection, Mütter Museum, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Lisa Geiger, courtesy of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
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Online database to increase collections access

Philadelphia Folklore Project executive director Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe (left) interviews Christina Martinez of South Philly Barbacoa at La Ofrenda, an interactive installation by Cesar Viveros. Photo by Mauricio Bayona, courtesy of the Philadelphia Folklore Project Archives.
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Multimedia storytelling to preserve folklife and cultural heritage

Odili Donald Odita, Walls of Change, 2021; acrylic latex paint on wall, 128’. Commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art with funds contributed by John Alchin and Hal Marryatt. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery. Image courtesy of the artist and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 
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Collaborative digital storytelling and content strategy

Please Touch Museum, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland exhibit. Photo courtesy of the Please Touch Museum.
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Digital strategy to support learning through play

PRISM Quartet. Pictured: Timothy McAllister, Zachary Shemon, Taimur Sullivan, and Pew Fellow Matthew Levy. Photo by Scott Friedlander.
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Program evaluation to refine digital curriculum

ICA staff gather for a training on “Creating Affirming Spaces"
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Mission realignment to center welcoming broad audiences

Sakura concert series, 2022.
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Cross-cultural programming to deepen community connections

Russell Craig and Jesse Krimes, Portraits of Justice, 2018, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Steve Weinik, courtesy of Mural Arts Philadelphia.
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Equitable practices to build next generation of BIPOC public artists

Opera Philadelphia, Cycles of My Being, 2021. Pictured: violinist Randall Mitsuo Goosby. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.
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Designing organizational practices to engage diverse audiences and artists

Philadelphia Orchestra musicians Julia Li (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), and Yumi Kendall (assistant principal cello) perform during a naturalization ceremony in West Philadelphia, part of the Orchestra's free concert series Our City, Your Orchestra, 2021. Photo by Jeff Fusco.
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Audience research and technology expansion

Pig Iron Theatre Company, promotional image for Superteranean, 2019, Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Photo by Jauhien Sasnou.
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Digital / Film / Interactive Initiative: frameworks for new leadership

Theatre Horizon, The Color Purple, 2018. Photo by Alex Medvick.
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Strategies for welcoming and accessible theater experiences

Sculpture: Courtney Bowles and Mark Strandquist, On the Day They Come Home, 2021, part of Staying Power exhibition, The Village of Arts and Humanities, Fairhill-Hartranft neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mural: Lily Yeh, Obatala, 2018. Photo courtesy of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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Hybrid gallery and training program to increase community participation

DIGSAU Architects digital rendering of The Roof Deck at The Clay Studio's new building, opening in November 2021.
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Community pavilion and roof deck expansion

The exterior courtyard of FringeArts, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Johanna Austin.
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Facility renovations for accessibility and inclusion

Opera Philadelphia onstage at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
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HVAC upgrades to enhance health and safety

Fourteen performed at the Liberty Medal honoring Justice Anthony Kennedy, 2019, Grand Hall Overlook at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Peter Van Beever.
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Expanded audio-visual capacity to augment program delivery