The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

2023 Grantee Spotlight: Moore College of Art and Design will present "Michelle Lopez: Pandemonium," a multimedia installation that explores the intersections of art, technology, and science. Presented concurrently at The Franklin Institute Fels Planetarium, Lopez's immersive work invites audiences to contemplate meteorological and human-made disasters through VR sculpture, sound, and performance. #PewArtsGrants -> https://bit.ly/4faawPQ

We caught up with four artists from the first class of #PHLCulturalTreasures Fellows to learn more about how the award has affected their lives and artistic practices. The fellowships were awarded as part of the regional component of America’s Cultural Treasures, an initiative created by the Ford Foundation and administered in Philadelphia through a collaboration among The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. A second group will be announced later this year.

“I’m curious about presenting film as Black poetics: using film to strike at feelings in the bones and the politics of the blood, the big gestures and the small touch.” — #PewFellow and filmmaker Vernon Jordan III in his own words. Jordan, who serves as assistant director of programs at cinéSPEAK, is currently on sabbatical, dedicating his energies to developing his first feature film, "Lavender Boy."

2023 #PewArtsGrants Spotlight: Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia presents "Postmortem: Mütter Museum," a public-facing exploration of the complex questions of consent, ethics, and respect pertaining to the display of human remains. Through the use of an interactive exhibition (currently on view), public discussions, and focus groups, the museum aims to gather feedback to inform its future interpretive and exhibition practices. Learn how to participate ⬇️

2023 Grantee Spotlight: Opening this September, Science History Institute’s "Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray" will explore the interplay between culture, science, and technology in our approach to serving school lunch in the U.S. This novel exhibition will include interactive digital installations, animated projections, and immersive spaces recalling the school lunch experience. #PewArtsGrants Learn more: https://bit.ly/45KzjWD

Now on view: Monument Lab presents "Declaration House," a public art and history exhibition centered on the premiere of artist Sonya Clark’s “The Descendants of Monticello" at Independence National Historical Park. Watch this behind-the-scenes video to hear from Clark about the making of the project.

2023 Grantee Spotlight: William Way Community Center is producing a documentary by #PewFellow Glenn Holsten to chronicle the life of author and activist Kiyoshi Kuromiya. "The Kiyoshi Project" draws on source material housed in the William Way archives and includes public programs that engage the queer, Black, and Asian American activists and media producers with whom Kuromiya worked. #PewArtsGrants https://bit.ly/3VvwJip

“My primary artistic concerns are world building, autonomy, and individual sovereignty—specifically through a Black American lens.” — #PewFellow and performance artist Vitche-Boul Ra in his own words. See Ra perform in the Center-supported production "The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance," directed by Raja Feather Kelly and presented by Intercultural Journeys at Christ Church Neighborhood House, Jun 20–22.

For this month's #30SecondFieldTrip, we're treating you to an in-process peek at "The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance," premiering tomorrow Jun 20 through Jun 22 at Christ Church Neighborhood House. Presented by Intercultural Journeys and conceived by #PewFellow Yolanda Wisher and acclaimed choreographer Raja Feather Kelly, the show explores the lineage of social dance in "ordinary" spaces. #PewArtsGrants

Opening today at the The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, "Enrique Bostelmann: Apertures and Borderscapes." Visit now through December 15 to explore this diverse collection of works by internationally acclaimed photographer Enrique Bostelmann whose lens captured a singular viewpoint of life in Latin America and the US/Mexico border across his 40-year career. #PewArtsGrants