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David Lutken, Nyssa Duchow, and Christine Lyons backstage of the Blue Ridge Nightingale outdoor workshop at People's Light. Photo by Ryan Collerd.
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Remodeled spaces to increase safety and accessibility

An ensemble of five classical musicans perform on an intimate stage.
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Facility improvements for in-person and online performances

Philadelphia Theatre Company, Sweat, 2018. Pictured: Matteo Scammell, Rich Hebert, Suli Holum, Walter DeShields, and Kimberly S. Fairbanks. Photo by Paola Nogueras
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Multifunctional studio space to support new theater works

Ever Ensemble performs on the terrace of the Mansion at The Woodlands, photo by Ryan Collerd.
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Enhanced visitor services and events infrastructure

Historic Germantown, People's Poetry and Jazz Festival presented by the Black Writers Museum, 2021, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Ryan Collerd.
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Strategic collaboration to strengthen community connections

Artist Jeffrey Cheung installs the Unity at the Initiative exhibition, 2021, Asian Arts Initiative. Photo by Zsa Zsa Dali.
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Sustainable building master plan

Visitors gather on Eastern State Penitentiary's baseball field for a season reception celebrating its newest site-specific artist installations, 2019. Photo courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary.
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Mission-focused business model development

Museum shop at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Carlos Avendaño.
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FWM Shopworks: new commercial opportunities for artists and organization

Scribe Video Center, Precious Places: Freedom Theater shooting on location, 2020. Photo by C.J. Willis, courtesy of Scribe Video Center.
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Refreshed curriculum and marketing strategies to broaden audiences

The African American Museum in Philadelphia. Photo by J. Fusco, courtesy of Visit Philly.
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Live from AAMP: digital programming to expand audiences

Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, ARTist ReFramed photo exhibition, 2021. Photo by Sahiti Bonam.
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Multimedia production room to extend programming capacity

The Nichos Project collaborators Calo Rosa, Ximena Violante, and Tanaquil Márquez in South Philly.
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The Nichos Project

She Summers in Vienna, 2022. Music by Emily Bate and John Jarboe. Photo credit: Christopher Ash., courtesy of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret. The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents a new installation of the work.
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The Rose Garden

Carl Cheng/John Doe Co., Erosion Machine No. 4, 1969; plexiglass, metal racks and fittings, plastic, water pump, LED lights, black light, pebbles, erosion rocks, wood base; 15" x 25" x 9". Photo by Jeff McClane, courtesy of Carl Cheng and Philip Martin Gallery.
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Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses

Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Rhythm Bath, 2023, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.
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Rhythm Bath

Jūshin Satō and Takahiko Iimura at Filmmakers Cooperative. Photographer unknown, courtesy of Japan America Society for Greater Philadelphia.
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Community of Images: Japanese Media Artists in the US, 1960s-1970s

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Beyond Glass Cases

Rapper Chill Moody performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra for Darin Atwater’s Black Metropolis.
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Black Metropolis: Improvisations on Paint Factory

Sonya Clark, Reversals rehearsal still, 2019. Photo by Carlos Avendaño.
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Declaration House

Three large sculptures shaped like clay vessels that have adult-sized walk-ways cut through them. The sculptures are covered in colorful designs reminiscent of graffiti.
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We Here

ENGOMA ENTEERA: Classical Music from Uganda performed at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Photo by Adam Lesnick.
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ENGOMA ENTEERA: Classical Music from Uganda

Raja Feather Kelly, Wednesday, 2021, presented by the feath3r theory, New York Live Arts. Photo by Kate Enman.
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The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance

Yannick Nézet-Séguin with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Photo by Chris Kendig.
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Restoration of Works by William Grant Still

Composer Fred Wesley. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Generate Music