Knight Foundation

Informed & Engaged Communities

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New Public Art at Dilworth Plaza

To help transform historic Dilworth Plaza by commissioning sculptor Janet Echelman to create an artwork inspired by the site's historic association with water and steam

Midnight Madness

To engage new audiences in the visual arts by launching With Art Philadelphia, a two-year joint marketing program that includes late-night happenings for younger audiences at local museums

Creative Incubator

To promote economic stability for the city's cultural community by offering support to emerging creative businesses with pre-seed funding, mentorships programs and workshops

Hip H'Opera

To celebrate two art forms that use the human voice to tell profound stories by creating a "Hip H'Opera" that uses the stories of urban life

Skateable City

To help transform neighborhoods by turning blacktop lots into art-laden skate parks

Musicopia

To empower and inspire Philadelphia's youth by providing them with weekly drumming lessons and performing opportunities

Daniel Arsham: Performative Architecture

To create a new sculpture series by artist Daniel Arsham at the museum that will debut along with a live performance and explore the boundaries between the galleries and theater

Site and Sound Gardens

To transform overgrown and abandoned spaces into "sacred" art parks for the community by engaging residents to create visual and sound gardens in the Niceville-Tioga neighborhood

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