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Barbara Earl Thomas, A Joyful Noise, 2022, paper cut with hand-printed color. Photo by Spike Mafford / Zocalo Studios, courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, and the artist. 
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Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Mikael Owunna, Infinite Essence: Uche, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Owunna is a collaborating artist on University City Science Center’s Futures Without Guns.
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Futures Without Guns

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

Abak, the giant puppet who loves to hug, created by Papermoon Puppet Theatre. Photo courtesy of Papermoon Puppet Theatre.
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Ramayana

The Wilma Theater, The Cherry Orchard workshop, 2021. Pictured: Krista Apple (center) with the Wilma HotHouse Company. Photo by Johanna Austin. 
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HILMA: An Opera

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

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

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

Soprano Kiera Duffy in Breaking the Waves, 2016, composed by Missy Mazzoli and produced by Opera Philadelphia. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.
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The Listeners

"Design With Nature Now," Ian McHarg on the Mike Douglas show discussing his book, "Design With Nature," 1969. Photo courtesy of The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania. 
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Design With Nature Now

Painted Bride, Blood Baby: Carpet Womb. Photo by Erin Johnson.
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Blood Baby

Garrick Vaughan and Dwayne Alistair Thomas in Hymn, 2023, Inis Nua Theatre Company. Photo by Ashley Smith of Wide Eyed Studios. 
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The Playboy of the Western World: a new adaptation

Pepón Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view, New Museum,New York. Photo by Liz Ligon, courtesy of New Museum.  
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Convalescence

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

We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together artists, work in process, October 2023. Photo by Malick Welli.
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We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together

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

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

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