Congratulations to the 2014 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Grantees! It looks like 2014 will be a great year for arts and culture in Philadelphia. Read about the artists and their projects here.
PEW Fellowships – $60,000 each
Laynie Browne, Poet
Thomas Devaney, Poet
Michael Djupstrom, Pianist and composer
Fatu Gayflor, Vocalist and folk artist
Leroy Johnson, Visual artist
Mary Lattimore, Harpist and performer
Travis Macdonald, Poet
Ted Passon, Filmmaker
Susan Rethorst, Choreographer
Matt Saunders, Theater artist and scenic designer
J.C. Todd, Poet
Brent Wahl, Visual artist
Project Grants
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, $240,000
Arcadia University, $94,200
Asian Arts Initiative, $60,000
Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series, $240,000
Silvana Cardell, $72,000
The Crossing, $240,000
Anna Drozdowski, $72,000
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, $360,000
Fabric Workshop and Museum, $360,000 / $360,000
Meg Foley, $72,000
Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation, $360,000
FringeArts, $360,000
The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, $240,000
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, $275,520
Institute of Contemporary Art, $360,000
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, $360,000
Library Company of Philadelphia, $180,840
Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, $240,000
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, $292,700
Painted Bride Art Center, $334,680
Penn Institute for Urban Research: University of Pennsylvania, $72,000
Pennsylvania Humanities Council, $72,000
Philadelphia Folklore Project, $200,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, $276,720
Philadelphia Museum of Art, $300,000
Thaddeus Phillips, $72,000
PRISM Quartet, $240,000
Scribe Video Center, $240,000
Phillip Seitz, $72,000
Iquail Shaheed, $72,000
Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art, $360,000
University of the Arts, $71,880
Kiranavali Vidyasankar, $72,000
WXPN, $360,000
Advancement Grants – $500,000 each
The Philadelphia Z00
Opera Philadelphia
For more information and to see a few list of project proposals please visit the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Website here.