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Jheanelle Brown 
Panelist

Jheanelle Brown

Mary Kouyoumdjian
Panelist

Mary Kouyoumdjian

Denise Markonish
Panelist

Denise Markonish

Ali Rosa-Salas
Panelist

Ali Rosa-Salas

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
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.
Pew Fellow

Candice Iloh

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

Carmen Maria Machado, 2023 Pew Fellow. Photo by Neal Santos.
Pew Fellow

Carmen Maria Machado

Portrait of Pew Fellow Shehrezad Maher.
Pew Fellow

Shehrezad Maher

Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe.
Pew Fellow

Darius Clark Monroe

Vitche-Boul Ra
Pew Fellow

Vitche-Boul Ra

Samantha Rise
Pew Fellow

Samantha Rise

Pew Fellow Karen Smith stands playing drums.
Pew Fellow

Karen Smith

Pew Fellow Kristen Neville Taylor seated in her studio.
Pew Fellow

Kristen Neville Taylor

Portrait of Pew Fellow Sumi Tonooka posed outside, leaning on a small keyboard.
Pew Fellow

Sumi Tonooka

Armando Veve, 2023 Pew Fellow. Photo by Neal Santos.
Pew Fellow

Armando Veve

Pew Fellow Phillip B. Williams performs a reading at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY. Photo by Elijah Bean.
Pew Fellow

Phillip B. Williams

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.
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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