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Scribe Video Center, Precious Places: Freedom Theater shooting on location, 2020. Photo by C.J. Willis, courtesy of Scribe Video Center.
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Refreshed curriculum and marketing strategies to broaden audiences

Shayla-Vie Jenkins, lead artist for Christ Church Preservation Trust’s On Buried Ground. Photo by Anna M. Maynard.
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On Buried Ground

Pew Fellows Carmen Maria Machado and Vitche-Boul Ra. Photos by Neal Santos.
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Carmen Maria Machado and Vitche-Boul Ra on Blending Genres and the Hidden Work of Being an Artist

Interview
Mary Testa, Taylor Trensch, and Jordan Dobson in Night Side Songs at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Photo by Nile Scott Studios.
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Director Taibi Magar on Night Side Songs and the Power of Sharing Stories

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Major Jackson Reads Urban Renewal

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candice iloh wears a black long sleeve ribbed top and stripped pants. They have brown skin, very short hair, and sit surrounded by framed art.
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Candice Iloh

Artist Carl Cheng
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Carl Cheng

Nels Cline. Photo by Nathan West. Courtesy of Ars Nova Workshop
Contributor

Nels Cline

Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses, 2025 installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Photo by Constance Mensh.
Questions of Practice

Artist Carl Cheng on the Nature of Being Contemporary

Interview
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.
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Grant Application Updates: New Funding Opportunities, a Streamlined Process, and Important Deadlines

Bowerbird, Sound Machines: Kagel's Zwei Mann Orchester, 2018. Pictured: Ashley Tini. Photo by Bob Sweeney.
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Making Ideas Happen: Program Directors on What Lies at the Heart of a Strong Center Grant Application

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
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Fundraising Strategies for Environmental Art

2023 Pew Fellows Shehrezad Maher and Kristen Neville Taylor. Photos by Neal Santos.
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Shehrezad Maher and Kristen Neville Taylor on Ideation, Play, and Procrastination

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

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Front & Center

Spring Arts Guide: 5 Performances to See in Philadelphia This Season

Shad nets used by workers to catch shad as they swam in from the Atlantic Ocean to their breeding ground in the Upper Delaware. Courtesy of Independence Seaport Museum.
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Breaking Uncommon Ground on the Delaware River

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Business model development for long-term sustainability

Pew Fellow Francis Davis in 2009
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In Memoriam: Francis Davis, Jazz Critic, Author, and Pew Fellow

Mikel Patrick Avery, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.
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Mikel Patrick Avery

Bettina Escauriza, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.
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Bettina Escauriza

Ralph Lemon, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.
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Ralph Lemon

University City Arts League community arts program. Photo by Daniel Collier.
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The Arts League

The Association for Public Art's Museum Without Walls AUDIO launch event at Philadelphia's LOVE Park, June 10, 2010. Pictured: Robert Indiana, LOVE, 1976. Photo by Albert Yee. 
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Museum Without Walls: AUDIO