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Cries and Whispers, directed by Ivo van Hove. Pictured is Chris Nietveld. De Singel, Antwerp, March 16, 2009. Photograph © Jan Versweyveld.
Paula Marincola. Photo by Julia Lehman.
Ursula Rucker, 2018 Pew Fellow. Photo by Sven Frenzel. 
Taylor Mac, A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC, “Decade 3 (1796-1806).” Photo by Teddy Wolff.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Grantee Celebration, Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Constance Mensh.
Sonya Clark, The Descendants of Monticello, 2024, part of Declaration House, presented by Monument Lab at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Steve Weinik, courtesy of Monument Lab.
Pew Fellow Francis Davis in 2009
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.
Christina Vassallo. Photo by Tasha Pinelo, Game Day Communications.
Artist Carmen Mardonez showing an example of her work in the Zagar family dining room during her residency at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. A 2025 Center grant supports two site-specific installations by Mardonez at Magic Gardens Museum and its newly-opened studio space. Photo by Emily Smith.
Death and the Powers (Dallas Opera, 2014). Photo courtesy of Tod Machover.
Composer-pianists Suzzette Ortiz, Terry Klinefelter, Sumi Tonooka, and Kendrah Butler-Waters perform Eight Eight Time, presented by Journey Arts, April 2025. Photo by Steve Weinik.
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Rhythm Bath, 2023, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2023 Grantee Celebration, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Ashley Smith, Wide Eyed Studios.