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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

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

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

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

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

Paul Ramírez Jonas, Let Freedom Ring, 2022, Washington, DC. The Association for Public Art is installing the public artwork in Independence National Historical Park. Photo courtesy of the Association for Public Art.
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Let Freedom Ring

Wambui Ippolito, Etherea, 2021, PHS Flower Show, Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is exploring Philadelphia gardening culture through an exhibition, demonstration garden, and a city-wide garden celebration. Image courtesy of the PHS. 
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Unearthing the Stories of Philadelphia Gardening

El Anatsui, When I last wrote to you...II, 1986, aquatint on paper, 19 1/2" x 15 1/8." Edition of 8. Collection of El Anatsui, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
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El Anatsui: Prints and Paper Works (working title)

The Bearded Ladies perform at Laurel Hill Picnic, 2023. Pictured: Josh Machiz, Jarbeaux, and Heath Allen. The Bearded Ladies are performing a weekly series to reflect on artistic sustainability through a queer cabaret lens. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.
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Shavings

Pew Fellow Tiona McClodden, I prayed to the wrong god for you, 2019, six-channel multimedia installation. Image courtesy of artist.
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Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis

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