'Música en tus Manos' (Music in Your Hands)

To bring more music to Philadelphia's Latino communities by working with organizations to develop a new outreach initiative bridging classical and Latin music

Anna Deveare Smith’s The Pipeline Project

To engage Philadelphia in a dialogue about young people being shuttled from school into the criminal justice system by supporting a two-year residency of actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith.

Artist-Designed Bike Racks for Philadelphia: Public Art with a Purpose

To create more public art and enliven city streets by hosting a competition for artists to design new bike racks

Artists U: Planning Mondays & AU 101 Course

To increase professional development opportunities for local performance artists by expanding a pilot project that allows artists to seek targeted advice and counsel

BlackStar Film Festival

To support global black cinema through a film festival that will also feature a short screenplay contest

Bringing Indian Music with an Edge to Philadelphia

To celebrate Indian music and introduce it to a young and urban audience by offering a concert series with rotating ensembles of professional musicians

CITYWIDE: A Collective Exhibition

To promote visual arts collaboration and capture the energy of the city's arts district by enabling many collectives to produce a multivenue, one-month exhibit.

Center City Jazz Festival

To increase audiences for jazz by expanding the Center City Jazz Festival to include additional events and venues

Charles Searles: In Motion

To celebrate one of the community’s most beloved African-American artists, Charles Searles, by inviting art students from three universities to collaborate on paired exhibitions and events inspired by the artist’s legacy

City Wide Side-by-Side

To deepen amateur musicians' engagement with classical music by offering adults opportunities to perform alongside the orchestra's professionals.

Creating Legacies Thru Art

To enrich Philadelphia’s youth by providing free access to arts education resources and hands-on instruction to organizations with limited resources

Cross-Pollination Philadelphia

To push the boundaries for audiences by curating a series of cross-disciplinary events that feature unexpected collaborations