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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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Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania

Artist El Anatsui signing prints made with Brandywine Workshop and Archives staff and affiliated master printer Alexis Nutini. Brandywine’s PrintLab supports eight artists in a creative residency to explore emerging printmaking techniques and technologies. Photo by Gustavo Garcia.
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Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Atwater Kent Collection material on display at the Philadelphia History Museum, c. 2018. Drexel University’s Reshaping Historical Narratives through the Atwater Kent Collection presents overlooked artifacts and narratives from the collection. Photo courtesy of Drexel University.
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Drexel University

Enrique Bostelmann, Autoretrato: Mi Ceguera (My Blindness), 2000.
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The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art

Science History Institute, Downstream, 2022, installation view, Hach Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Photo courtesy of the Science History Institute.
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Science History Institute

Carmen Arteaga demonstrates the intricate bobbin lace-making technique called mundillo, or “little world.” Guatemalan and Puerto Rican designers are leading textile workshops for Taller Puertorriqueño’s Tramando. Photo by Xavier Garcia, courtesy of Taller Puertorriqueño.
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Taller Puertorriqueño

Woodmere Art Museum (Exterior View). Photo by Darryl W. Moran Photography, courtesy of Woodmere Art Museum.  
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Woodmere Art Museum

Jeri Lynne Johnson conducts Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, July 25, 2025. Photo courtesy of Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.  
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Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra

Spruce Street Harbor Park, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.
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Delaware River Waterfront Corporation

Film series director Andrew Ferrett and key crew preparing to film copy of the Declaration of Independence printed in 1776 at American Philosophical Society; May 12, 2025. Photo by Jonathan Kohl, courtesy of History Making Productions. 
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History Making Productions

Installation view, A Certain Slant of Light. Pearlstein Gallery. 2025. Photo by Jaime Alvarez. 
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Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University

A prototype The Magic Flute, a unique user interface created by Don Buchla in 1965. Photo by MMT/EMEAPP. 
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Museum of Music Technology / EMEAPP

Vijay Iyer performs at The Clef Club in 2025. Photo by Tim Koen.
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Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts 

Interior view, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, moasic by Isaiah Zagar, chandeliers by Warren Muller. Photo courtesy of Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, including its largest agricultural artifact, the 1826 Seipt Family Barn. Photo by L. Allen Viehmeyer. 
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Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

We Are the Seeds' 2021 arts and culture festival at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, where they shared Lenape culture through dance, song, and storytelling. Pictured: Red Blanket Singers highlighting Chief Urie Ridgeway’s family. Photo by Max McDonald.
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We Are the Seeds

The exterior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Photo courtesy of The Weitzman.  
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Melanie Smith, Orange Lush, 1995/2015, installation view of Strange Currencies, The Galleries at Moore. Photo by Kait Privitera.
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Moore College of Art & Design

Israel Galván of Nuevo Flamenco: The Galván Legacy, the centerpiece of Pasión y Arte's 2014 Flamenco Festival, performing La Curva. Photo by Luca Fiaccavento.
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Pasión y Arte

Flutist Jasmine Choi. Photo by Taewook Kang, courtesy of Astral Artists.
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Astral Artists

Ninety Miles. Photo by Jimmy Katz.
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Montgomery County Community College

The Philadelphia Singers. Photo courtesy of The Philadelphia Singers.
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The Philadelphia Singers

Muhal Richard Abrams.
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Warriors of the Wonderful Sound

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American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter