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The Kiyoshi Project

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

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2023 Grantee Celebration, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Ashley Smith, Wide Eyed Studios.
Newsroom

Our 2023 Grantee Celebration in Photos

Pew Fellow Phillip B. Williams leaning up against stacks of books.
Front & Center

Where to Find the Latest Work from Phillip B. Williams, James Ijames, Raven Chacon, and More Pew Fellows

James Sprang, 2022 Pew Fellow. Photo by Neal Santos.
Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow James Allister Sprang on Creating Installations with “Spatial Sound”

Interview
Ahn Sekwon, Lights of Wolgok-dong, 2005, digital C-print, 70.8" x 94.5". Photo courtesy of the artist.
Front & Center

On Tour: Where to Find Center-Supported Projects Around the World

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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Spring Culture Fix: 11 Events to See and Hear in Philadelphia This Season

Eva Wu, 2021 Pew Fellow. Photo by Ryan Collerd.
Front & Center

Four Pew Fellows to Experiment and Expand Practices in Artist Residencies

Dr. Bruce D. Thibodeau, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, and Elizabeth Merritt
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What We’re Learning: Three Cultural Leaders on Thriving Through Uncertainty

Recent grantee publications. Photo by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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10 Center-Supported Publications for Your Bookshelf

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Darin Atwater's Black Metropolis, July 19, 2023, Philadelphia, PA. Photo courtesy of the Mann Center.

Panelists

Portraits of Darius Clark Monroe and Karen Smith
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Darius Clark Monroe and Karen Smith on Artistic Legacy and Connecting with Ancestors

Interview
EgoPo Classic Theater, rehearsal for Ramayana with Papermoon Puppet Theatre and Kalanari Theatre Movement, 2023, Java, Indonesia. Photo courtesy of EgoPo. 
Questions of Practice

Projects in Process: Wilma Theater and EgoPo on Creative Collaborations

Essay
Yolanda Wisher, 2022 Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures fellow and 2015 Pew Fellow. Photo by Mark Palacio.
Front & Center

Four Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Fellows on Care and Community Impact

Side-by-side portraits of Sumi Tonooka and Phillip B. Williams.
Questions of Practice

Fellow to Fellow: Sumi Tonooka and Phillip B. Williams on Expanding Their Artistic Identities

Interview
Pew Fellow Homer Jackson. Photo by Alexis Simmons.
Newsroom

In Memoriam: Homer Jackson, Interdisciplinary Artist and Pew Fellow

Enrique Bostelmann, Portrait of Cora Flores, 1980, part of Mirages series.
Questions of Practice

Projects in Process: Discoveries in the Archives with Berman Museum and Japan America Society

Essay
Jon Grinspan.
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Jon Grinspan

Sonja Kostich.
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Sonja Kostich