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errell Gibbs, Trees, 2019, oil on canvas, 36" x 48", The Margaux and Raphael Blavy Collection, Saint Epain, France. Brandywine Museum of Art is presenting the first monographic exhibition of Gibbs’ work. 
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Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade

Cindy Gosselin, Untitled, 2022; mixed media sculpture with acrylic thread, wood, tinsel, foam, ping pong racket, plastic doll hand. Image courtesy of the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities.
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LOOK HERE

Museum of the American Revolution's Declaration of Independence gallery. Image courtesy of the museum.
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The Declaration’s Journey

Birthplace of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, c. 1690. Photo courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
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Poquessing Creek Trail of History: The Land, The People, The Stories

BalletX company performs choreographer Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, 2024. Photo by Whitney Browne, courtesy of BalletX. 
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Maslow’s Peak

Muyu Ruba performs in Bodies and Territories, directed and choreographed by Silvana Cardell, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. The Schuylkill Center is presenting the site-specific dance performance. Photo by Paula Meninato.
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TERRA: Bodies & Territories

Gabriela Estephanie Solís performing with Tempesta di Mare, 2024. Photo by Sarah Giampietro.
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Hidden Virtuosas: music by and for the extraordinary female musicians of baroque Venice

US performs at The Bearded Ladies’ Late Night Snacks. Photo by Johanna Austin
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The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Museum of the American Revolution. Photo by Justin Mayer/JPG Photography.
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Museum of the American Revolution

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2024 Grantee Celebration, Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Constance Mensh.
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Photos: Celebrating Our 2024 Grantees

Michelle Lopez, Ballast & Barricades solo exhibition, 2019-20. Photo by Constance Mensh, courtesy of the artist. 
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Must-See Cultural Events in Philadelphia for Your 2025 Calendar

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

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

Pew Fellows Carmen Maria Machado and Vitche-Boul Ra. Photos by Neal Santos.
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Fellow to Fellow: Carmen Maria Machado and Vitche-Boul Ra on Blending Genres and the Hidden Work of Being an Artist

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Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses, 2025 installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Photo by Constance Mensh.
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Artist Carl Cheng on the Nature of Being Contemporary

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Artist Carl Cheng
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Carl Cheng

2023 Pew Fellows Shehrezad Maher and Kristen Neville Taylor. Photos by Neal Santos.
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Fellow to Fellow: Shehrezad Maher and Kristen Neville Taylor on Ideation, Play, and Procrastination

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

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

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Four Pew Fellows Receive 2025 Artist Residencies to Develop Creative Work

Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies, 2017. Photo by Jeff Fusco, courtesy of Association for Public Art.
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Barnes Foundation Named as The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s New Operating Partner

Odili Donald Odita, 2022 Pew Fellow. Photo by Neal Santos.
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Discover New Books, Music, and Art from Pew Fellows Imani Perry, Chad Taylor, Odili Donald Odita, and more

Hellmut Gottschild’s performance-lecture at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin (November 11th, 2006).
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Choreographer Hellmut Gottschild Reflects on Performance in “Of Touching and Being Touched”

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