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Jheanelle Brown 
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Jheanelle Brown

Mary Kouyoumdjian
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Mary Kouyoumdjian

Denise Markonish
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Denise Markonish

The Barnes Foundation, Returning to Before, performed as part of William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision exhibition, choreographed by Brendan Fernandes. Photo by Daniel Jackson for Embassy: Interactive.
Questions of Practice

Choreographer Brendan Fernandes on Dance in Museums

Video
Pew Fellow Pepon Osorio, My Beating Heart/Mi corazón latiente, 2023, installation view at the New Museum, New York. Photo by Liz Ligon.
Newsroom

$9 Million From The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Supports 28 Philadelphia Organizations and 12 Artist Fellowships

Yuni Kim Lang, Comfort Hair—Woven Identity I, 2013, polypropylene rope, 80" x 100". Photo by Tim Thayer, courtesy of the artist.

Five New Cultural Events to See This Fall—Plus Two You May Have Missed

Pew Fellows Maia Chao and James Maurelle. Photos by Neal Santos.
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Artists Maia Chao and James Maurelle on Artistic Origins and Why They’ve Made Philadelphia Home

Interview
A portrait of filmmaker Vernon Jordan. He stands outside at night holding his video camera. He is a Black man with facial hair wearing a green v-neck cardigan.
Pew Fellow

Vernon Jordan, III

Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe.
Pew Fellow

Darius Clark Monroe

Vitche-Boul Ra
Pew Fellow

Vitche-Boul Ra

Samantha Rise
Pew Fellow

Samantha Rise

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. 
Organization

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.
Organization

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.
Organization

Drexel University

Enrique Bostelmann, Autoretrato: Mi Ceguera (My Blindness), 2000.
Organization

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.
Organization

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.
Organization

Taller Puertorriqueño

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.
Grant

PrintLab

Roberto Lugo, 2019 Pew Fellow. Photo by Ryan Collerd.

A Heinz Award, Three MacArthur Fellowships, and More Pew Fellows News

Adebunmi Gbadebo and Odili Donald Odita, 2022 Pew Fellows.
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Adebunmi Gbadebo and Odili Donald Odita on Meaning in Materiality

Interview
Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America, 2023, installation view, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Constance Mensh.
Front & Center

Year in Review: The Art & Ideas That Illuminated 2023

Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Rhythm Bath, 2023, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.
Newsroom

Pew Center Introduces “Evolving Futures” Grants, Increases Artist Fellowships to $85K

Arturo O’Farrill in performance. Photo by David Garten.
Grant

Mending Wall

Rinde Eckert, photo courtesy of the artist.
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Rinde Eckert