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Tania Isaac, 2011 Pew Fellow. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.
Mark Thomas Gibson, 2021 Pew Fellow. Photo by Ryan Collerd.
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.
Christina Vassallo. Photo by Tasha Pinelo, Game Day Communications.
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.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2025 Grantee Celebration, the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Constance Mensh.
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