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Pew Fellow José Ortiz-Pagán wearing El Vínculo in Southeast Philadelphia as part of the Solitary Procession performance (2020). Photo by Gustavo García.
The 1728 John Bartram House at Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia. Photo by Steve Weinik for Mural Arts' Art@Bartram's project.
Mark Loughney , Pyrrhic Defeat: A Visual Study of Mass Incarceration, 2025, Eastern State, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo by Bob Watts, courtesy of Eastern State. 
The image shows a panel discussion taking place in a dimly lit event space. Four individuals are seated on stage, engaged in conversation. Behind them is a large screen displaying photos and names of Jonathan González, Sosena Solomon, and Omar Tate. An audience is visible in the foreground.
Leonard Pearlstein Gallery's 2025 project grant will feature the work of installation artist Tabitha Nikolai, pictured here at the Liquid Dungeon Byproduct group exhibition, Holding Contemporary, Portland, OR, October 2020. Photo by Mario Gallucci.
A person sitting against a brick wall on a pile of dry leaves, wearing dark clothing and gloves.
Raúl Romero, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.
Jeri Lynne Johnson conducts Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, July 25, 2025. Photo courtesy of Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.  
Devon Gilfillian, collaborator on WXPN's Declarations of Independents, in performance at the Brooklyn Bowl, Philadelphia, September 2023 . Photo by Melissa Simpson.  
Pew Fellow Adebunmi Gbadebo, a Clay Studio resident artist and featured artist in Clay As Care, in her studio at The Clay Studio. Photo courtesy of The Clay Studio.
Pew Fellow Zoe Strauss, color photographs, 2000-2009, on view at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Courtesy of the artist and Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
Roberto Lugo, 2019 Pew Fellow. Photo by Jewel Leah, courtesy of Wexler Gallery.