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Acutely aware of the challenges institutions and artists are now facing, we are humbled and inspired by their efforts to persevere and adapt to the conditions of a global pandemic. Our grants affirm and bolster the sector in continuing its essential work, even and especially in the face of crisis: nurturing creative practice and presenting innovative public programs that deeply connect us to one another as they illuminate diverse personal experiences and some of today’s most pressing issues.

Art reflects and responds to its times. From new operas and plays to exhibitions and community-based installations to the distinctive and multidisciplinary practices of our Pew Fellows, this remarkable range of offerings speaks urgently to our moment. It includes work that centers the perspectives of artists and communities of color, as well as women, people with disabilities, immigrants, and cultures from around the world—shedding new light on topics such as race, gender, social justice, lesser-known histories, and the environment. 

I hope you enjoy getting to know our 2020 grantees. You can stay up-to-date on their news and events with the hashtag #PewArtsGrants on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
 

With warm wishes for your continued well-being,  
Paula Marincola 
Executive Director, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
 

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in projects that showcase Philadelphia’s cultural vitality and enhance public life.

Images: Pew Fellow Jesse Harrod, Hatch, 2019; paracord, metal, wood, found structure; 40’ x 20’ x 10’; site-specific installation; the Bowtie, Los Angeles, CA; photo by Gina Clyne, courtesy of Clockshop. Magic Fruit, written by Michael John Garcés, Cornerstone Theater Company, 2017; photo by Jenny Graham. Airea D. Matthews, 2020 Pew Fellow; photo by Wes Matthews. Jayson Musson, Exhibit of Abstract Art, 2014, Salon 94, New York, NY; courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York. Suzanne Valadon, Nude Sitting on a Sofa, 1916, oil on canvas, 32” x 23”; courtesy of the Weisman & Michel Collection. Futurefarmers in collaboration with local builders, Flatbread Society Bakehouse, 2017; wood, rammed earth, glass; photo by Monica Løvdahl, courtesy of Futurefarmers. Yuni Kim Lang, Comfort Hair—Woven Identity I, 2013, Polypropylene rope, 80” x 100”; photo by Tim Thayer, courtesy of the Artist. Pew Fellow Jacob Cooper, Threnos, 2020; photo by Dorian Šilec Petek. Terence Nance, film still from They Charge For The Sun, 2016; courtesy of Terence Nance. Dance troupe from Modero Dance, a community-based group founded by Indonesian dance artist Sinta Penyami Storms; photo courtesy of Modero Dance. Pew Fellow Alexandra Tatarsky, [SIGN FELT], Sad Boys in Harpy Land; photo by Jauhien Sasnou/Picturebox Creative. Pig Iron Theatre Company, Superterranean; pictured: Mel Krodman; photo by Johanna Austin. Pew Fellow Alex Smith, (s)untitled series; photo courtesy of the artist. Sun & Sea (Marina), opera-performance by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Lina Lapelytė, La Biennale di Venezia, 2019; photo by Andrej Vasilenko, courtesy of the artists.

Questions of Practice: Mimi Lien on a Design-First Theater-Making Process 

Earlier this year, Mimi Lien received the prestigious Edwin Booth Award, recognizing four of her projects, including her work on Pig Iron Theatre Company''s Superterranean, which premiered in Philadelphia with Center support last fall. In this newly published interview, the MacArthur Fellow and Tony Award-winning designer discusses how beginning with design for this devised theater work afforded new possibilities to "harness" the audience''s experience of three-dimensional space "for dramatic potential."

On the Potential of Social Practice

Experience Center-Supported Projects Online & On-site

While several cultural institutions are reopening, these programs also offer digital experiences. Click through for more information, and be sure to consult an organization''s website for in-person visiting guidelines.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Pig Iron Theatre Company, Superterranean, 2019, pictured: Rolls André, Isaac Calvin, Pew Fellow Dito van Reigersberg, and Chelsea Murphy, photo by Johanna Austin; Koyo Kouoh, photo courtesy of RAW Material Company; Mariam Ghani, photo by Nicole Bengiveno; Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, photo by Elizabeth Felicella, courtesy of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia; Milford Graves, Beyond Polymath, 2017, sculpture detail, photo courtesy of Ars Nova Workshop; The Philadelphia Matter - 1972/2020, Christ Church Preservation Trust, photo by Benjamin Brown, Masters Group Design. 

New Selections from The Sentient Archive: Bodies, Performance, and Memory

Center publication The Sentient Archive gathers the work of artists and cultural practitioners with essays that illustrate how the body serves as a repository for knowledge. 

In the newly published pieces below, three esteemed choreographers and dancers plumb their creative practices to reveal the archival elements of their own works and bodies: David Gordon unpacks his approach to developing performance work, Gregory Maqoma examines his expression of cultural identity and ancestral history in performance, and Allegra Kent surveys the foundational experiences of her distinguished ballet career.

Executive Director Paula Marincola Discusses the Center’s Grant-making Approach with Whitewall

Marincola spoke with art and lifestyle magazine Whitewall for a recent feature on how the Center’s grants help artists and organizations realize their visions. She also discussed her leadership role at the Center as well as the variety and scope of work in the Philadelphia arts scene. 

Center-supported Events Opening In-Person and Online

Discover cultural programs from our grantees in our Fall Arts Preview, including a retrospective on the work of influential polymath Milford Graves; virtual dance performances from David Gordon and Nichole Canuso Dance Company; an exhibition on the transcultural collaborations of mid-century designers Junzo Yoshimura, George Nakashima, and Antonin and Noémi Raymond; and more.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Gregory Maqoma, Exit/Exist, 2012, photo by John Hogg, courtesy of Vuyani Dance Theatre; David Gordon, 2018, frame from reading for The Sentient Archive, video by Dave Tavani; Gregory Maqoma, Exit/Exist, 2012, photo by John Hogg, courtesy of Vuyani Dance Theatre; Allegra Kent, 2018, frame from reading for The Sentient Archive, video by Dave Tavani; Paula Marincola, Executive Director, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, photo by Julia Lehman; Milford Graves, Yara in the Dojo, 1992, photo courtesy of the artist.

Dear colleagues and friends of the Center,

The events of the past weeks have brought to the forefront of public discussion the urgent need for Americans to confront our society’s longstanding systemic racism and injustice. In a recent statement from our funder, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Susan K. Urahn and Pew Research Center’s Michael Dimock write, “Systemic racism is an unacceptable aspect of our culture. It has deep roots. But that does not mean that it cannot be examined, recognized, and addressed.”

As we mourn the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and far too many others unconscionably lost to racial violence, we state unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has been and will remain committed to representation that reflects the diversity of our city in our annual grant recipients and the panelists who review grant proposals.

As an organization, we acknowledge our responsibility to listen, learn, and reflect on how we can further an inclusive culture for our employees and the many artists, cultural practitioners, and arts administrators whose work we support through our funding.

The arts play a powerful role in fostering empathy and connection, speaking to our times, helping us to understand our past, and offering possible paths forward toward a more just and equitable future. We are committed to supporting and spotlighting our grantees’ extraordinary contributions—some of which you’ll find in this month’s newsletter.

Paula Marincola
Executive Director
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Grants in Action

Fellows at Work

15+ More Ways to Get Philadelphia Arts and Culture at Home

As the region continues to follow stay-at-home guidelines, more cultural offerings from current and recent Center grantees are coming online. Find out how to experience a digital opera festival, a virtual tour of a museum of medical history, an Afro-Cuban dance lesson, and more in our latest digital roundup.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Eric Battle, photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg/Temple University; Slavs and Tatars, Not Moscow Not Mecca, 2012, installation view, Secession, Vienna, photo by Otto Ottenschläger; Colored People Time: Banal Presents, installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, photo by Constance Mensh; Imani Perry, 2019 Pew Fellow; James Ijames, 2015 Pew Fellow, photo by Ryan Collerd; Yolanda Wisher, 2015 Pew Fellow, photo by Ryan Collerd.

Publications from Center-Funded Projects Reflect on Monuments, American History, and More

A graphic novel, exhibition catalogues, and other publications preserve, extend, and elevate the ideas embedded in projects supported by Center grants. Read our survey of ten publications that feature the work of artists such as Weshoyot Alvitre, Tania Bruguera, Mel Chin, nora chipaumire, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Ed Emshwiller, Martine Syms, and others.

Our Grants in Action
 

• Exhibition Opening: The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia''s Shofuso and Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration between Japan and Philadelphia is scheduled to open in September with both virtual and in-person components. The exhibition explores the transcultural exchange of ideas among architects and designers George Nakashima, Junzo Yoshimura, and Antonin and Noémi Raymond. Learn more about the exhibition.>> 
   

• Virtual Museum Tour: Mütter Museum curator Anna Dhody leads a video tour of the medical history museum''s Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 in Philadelphia. The exhibition explores the pandemic''s history and personal stories, built on data from the death certificates of 20,000 individuals who died from the flu outbreak in the city. Watch the video tour.>> 
   

• An Arabic Newspaper for Philadelphia: Participants of Swarthmore College''s Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary project have launched a new Arabic newspaper, the Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary Journal. “As people begin to see more Arabic in our public spaces, the more we can recognize that we are a critical part of this community and society as well,” co-editor Nora Elmarzouky told WHYY. Read more.>> 

New Videos: Pew Fellows from Home

In May, theater artist and Center consultant Ain Gordon connected with two of our Pew Fellows over Zoom to talk about making art during a pandemic.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Lee Francis, Weshoyot Alvitre, and Will Fenton, Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, 2019, colored spread of Lenape peoples united in prayer, Red Planet Books and Comics; Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, photo courtesy of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia; Becky Suss, 2019 Pew Fellow; James Ijames, 2015 Pew Fellow, photo by Ryan Collerd.

Acutely aware of the challenges institutions and artists are now facing, we are humbled and inspired by their efforts to persevere and adapt to the conditions of a global pandemic. Our grants affirm and bolster the sector in continuing its essential work, even and especially in the face of crisis: nurturing creative practice and presenting innovative public programs that deeply connect us to one another as they illuminate diverse personal experiences and some of today’s most pressing issues.

Art reflects and responds to its times. From new operas and plays to exhibitions and community-based installations to the distinctive and multidisciplinary practices of our Pew Fellows, this remarkable range of offerings speaks urgently to our moment. It includes work that centers the perspectives of artists and communities of color, as well as women, people with disabilities, immigrants, and cultures from around the world—shedding new light on topics such as race, gender, social justice, lesser-known histories, and the environment. 

I hope you enjoy getting to know our 2020 grantees. You can stay up-to-date on their news and events with the hashtag #PewArtsGrants on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
 

With warm wishes for your continued well-being,  
Paula Marincola 
Executive Director, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
 

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in projects that showcase Philadelphia’s cultural vitality and enhance public life.

Images: Pew Fellow Jesse Harrod, Hatch, 2019; paracord, metal, wood, found structure; 40’ x 20’ x 10’; site-specific installation; the Bowtie, Los Angeles, CA; photo by Gina Clyne, courtesy of Clockshop. Magic Fruit, written by Michael John Garcés, Cornerstone Theater Company, 2017; photo by Jenny Graham. Airea D. Matthews, 2020 Pew Fellow; photo by Wes Matthews. Jayson Musson, Exhibit of Abstract Art, 2014, Salon 94, New York, NY; courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York. Suzanne Valadon, Nude Sitting on a Sofa, 1916, oil on canvas, 32” x 23”; courtesy of the Weisman & Michel Collection. Futurefarmers in collaboration with local builders, Flatbread Society Bakehouse, 2017; wood, rammed earth, glass; photo by Monica Løvdahl, courtesy of Futurefarmers. Yuni Kim Lang, Comfort Hair—Woven Identity I, 2013, Polypropylene rope, 80” x 100”; photo by Tim Thayer, courtesy of the Artist. Pew Fellow Jacob Cooper, Threnos, 2020; photo by Dorian Šilec Petek. Terence Nance, film still from They Charge For The Sun, 2016; courtesy of Terence Nance. Dance troupe from Modero Dance, a community-based group founded by Indonesian dance artist Sinta Penyami Storms; photo courtesy of Modero Dance. Pew Fellow Alexandra Tatarsky, [SIGN FELT], Sad Boys in Harpy Land; photo by Jauhien Sasnou/Picturebox Creative. Pig Iron Theatre Company, Superterranean; pictured: Mel Krodman; photo by Johanna Austin. Pew Fellow Alex Smith, (s)untitled series; photo courtesy of the artist. Sun & Sea (Marina), opera-performance by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Lina Lapelytė, La Biennale di Venezia, 2019; photo by Andrej Vasilenko, courtesy of the artists.

The Mütter Museum''s Spit Spreads Death and the Relevance of Pandemic History

How will this moment be remembered? A Center-supported exhibition at the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia offers some perspective on how history may regard the stories and circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. In conversations recorded before the exhibition opened—and before the coronavirus pandemic—we spoke with former museum director Robert Hicks and Matt Adams of the artist collective Blast Theory about how they approached Spit Spreads Death, commemorating the 1918–19 flu pandemic. 

>> For more on this project, watch a film of the commemorative parade created by
Blast Theory, featuring a score by David Lang, performed by The Crossing.

Our Grants in Action

Each of the programs below offers a virtual experience. Click through for more details. For information on in-person programming, be sure to consult each organization''s website.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Spit Spreads Death parade, presented as part of Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 in Philadelphia, The College of Physicians/Mütter Museum, photo by Leo Manning; Refik Anadol, video installation for the Los Angeles Philharmonic''s presentation of Edgard Varèse''s Amériques, 2014; Lee Francis, Weshoyot Alvitre, and Will Fenton, Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, 2019, colored spread of Lenape peoples united in prayer, Red Planet Books and Comics; George Nakashima Woodworkers, New Hope, Pennsylvania, photo by Elizabeth Felicella, courtesy of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia.

The Mütter Museum''s Spit Spreads Death and the Relevance of Pandemic History

How will this moment be remembered? A Center-supported exhibition at the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia offers some perspective on how history may regard the stories and circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. In conversations recorded before the exhibition opened—and before the coronavirus pandemic—we spoke with former museum director Robert Hicks and Matt Adams of the artist collective Blast Theory about how they approached Spit Spreads Death, commemorating the 1918–19 flu pandemic. 

>> For more on this project, watch a film of the commemorative parade created by
Blast Theory, featuring a score by David Lang, performed by The Crossing.

Our Grants in Action

Each of the programs below offers a virtual experience. Click through for more details. For information on in-person programming, be sure to consult each organization''s website.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Spit Spreads Death parade, presented as part of Spit Spreads Death: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 in Philadelphia, The College of Physicians/Mütter Museum, photo by Leo Manning; Refik Anadol, video installation for the Los Angeles Philharmonic''s presentation of Edgard Varèse''s Amériques, 2014; Lee Francis, Weshoyot Alvitre, and Will Fenton, Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga, 2019, colored spread of Lenape peoples united in prayer, Red Planet Books and Comics; George Nakashima Woodworkers, New Hope, Pennsylvania, photo by Elizabeth Felicella, courtesy of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia.

Artistic Practice Now: An Interview with Visual Artist & Pew Fellow Lisa Marie Patzer

Patzer’s new media installations interrogate how emerging technologies—and the ideologies that inform their production—shape our lives and influence visual culture. In this new Q&A, she discusses how her practice and interests have evolved during the pandemic. "It’s undoubtable that this intense time spent in the domestic space has influenced my [artistic] decision-making,” she says.

Grantees in the News

• The New York Times surveys the "25 most influential works of American protest art since World War II," including Hank Willis Thomas''s All Power to All People (pictured above). The sculpture was first installed in Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza in 2017 as part of a Monument Lab citywide project, produced with Mural Arts Philadelphia.
   
• Architectural Digest features Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia’s Shofuso and Modernism exhibition, examining the history of the house that was designed by one of Japan’s most well-known architects, Junzo Yoshimura. Constructed in 1953, "It became one of the most influential Japanese homes of the postwar generation," AD reports. Take an in-depth virtual tour of Shofuso on November 25.
   
• The New York Times profiles free jazz pioneer Milford Graves and his study of music’s impact on the human heart. Ars Nova Workshop, in partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Art, continues its Mondays with Milford film screening series through January.

International Artists Residencies Awarded to Three Pew Fellows

Pew Fellows Andrea Clearfield (2016), David Scott Kessler (2015), and Wilmer Wilson IV (2017) have been awarded international artist residencies, tentatively scheduled for the fall of 2021 at Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Fogo Island Arts, and Civitella Ranieri, respectively. The residency “is going to come at the perfect time,” Wilson says, “because I will have internalized an ethos of flexibility or portability in my work, which feels like a specific response to this historical moment.”

Staff News from the Center

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Pew Fellow Lisa Marie Patzer, Antichamber of Municipal Futures, Algorithmic Generated Wallpaper, produced in collaboration with Andrew Hart and the College of Architecture and Built Environment, Jefferson University, installation view, part of Philadelphia Forthcoming: The Endless Urban Portrait, Da Vinci Art Alliance, 2020, photo by the artist; Hank Willis Thomas, All Power to All People, Philadelphia, Monument Lab, 2017, photo by Steve Weinik/Mural Arts Philadelphia; Wilmer Wilson IV, performance detail from Channel, 2017, photo by Allison McDaniel, courtesy of the artist; Kelly Shindler, photo by Constance Mensh. 

Questions of Practice: Mimi Lien on a Design-First Theater-Making Process 

Earlier this year, Mimi Lien received the prestigious Edwin Booth Award, recognizing four of her projects, including her work on Pig Iron Theatre Company''s Superterranean, which premiered in Philadelphia with Center support last fall. In this newly published interview, the MacArthur Fellow and Tony Award-winning designer discusses how beginning with design for this devised theater work afforded new possibilities to "harness" the audience''s experience of three-dimensional space "for dramatic potential."

On the Potential of Social Practice

Experience Center-Supported Projects Online & On-site

While several cultural institutions are reopening, these programs also offer digital experiences. Click through for more information, and be sure to consult an organization''s website for in-person visiting guidelines.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Pig Iron Theatre Company, Superterranean, 2019, pictured: Rolls André, Isaac Calvin, Pew Fellow Dito van Reigersberg, and Chelsea Murphy, photo by Johanna Austin; Koyo Kouoh, photo courtesy of RAW Material Company; Mariam Ghani, photo by Nicole Bengiveno; Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, photo by Elizabeth Felicella, courtesy of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia; Milford Graves, Beyond Polymath, 2017, sculpture detail, photo courtesy of Ars Nova Workshop; The Philadelphia Matter - 1972/2020, Christ Church Preservation Trust, photo by Benjamin Brown, Masters Group Design. 

Dear colleagues,

We hope this email finds you safe and well and that this month''s newsletter offers you a few moments of insight and inspiration as we all try to stay connected to the arts during this global pandemic.

Celebrating National Poetry Month

In a previously unreleased, career-spanning interview, acclaimed poet and Pew Fellow Sonia Sanchez reflects on her artistic legacy and shares stories from her life as a writer, teacher, and activist.

In 2017, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships program, we invited Sanchez to talk with poet and Pew Fellow Major Jackson, who studied under her at Temple University and is himself a nationally recognized figure in poetry. In honor of National Poetry Month, we''ve published their full discussion. 
 

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: 1993 Pew Fellow Sonia Sanchez, still from video, image by Dave Tavani; 2002 Pew Fellow Trapeta B. Mayson, image courtesy of the artist; 1995 Pew Fellow Major Jackson, photo by Erin Patrice O’Brien; There at the Wilma Theater, photo by Johanna Austin.

Dear colleagues and friends of the Center,

The events of the past weeks have brought to the forefront of public discussion the urgent need for Americans to confront our society’s longstanding systemic racism and injustice. In a recent statement from our funder, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Susan K. Urahn and Pew Research Center’s Michael Dimock write, “Systemic racism is an unacceptable aspect of our culture. It has deep roots. But that does not mean that it cannot be examined, recognized, and addressed.”

As we mourn the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and far too many others unconscionably lost to racial violence, we state unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has been and will remain committed to representation that reflects the diversity of our city in our annual grant recipients and the panelists who review grant proposals.

As an organization, we acknowledge our responsibility to listen, learn, and reflect on how we can further an inclusive culture for our employees and the many artists, cultural practitioners, and arts administrators whose work we support through our funding.

The arts play a powerful role in fostering empathy and connection, speaking to our times, helping us to understand our past, and offering possible paths forward toward a more just and equitable future. We are committed to supporting and spotlighting our grantees’ extraordinary contributions—some of which you’ll find in this month’s newsletter.

Paula Marincola
Executive Director
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Grants in Action

Fellows at Work

15+ More Ways to Get Philadelphia Arts and Culture at Home

As the region continues to follow stay-at-home guidelines, more cultural offerings from current and recent Center grantees are coming online. Find out how to experience a digital opera festival, a virtual tour of a museum of medical history, an Afro-Cuban dance lesson, and more in our latest digital roundup.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, investing in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases Philadelphia''s cultural vitality and enhances public life.

Images: Eric Battle, photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg/Temple University; Slavs and Tatars, Not Moscow Not Mecca, 2012, installation view, Secession, Vienna, photo by Otto Ottenschläger; Colored People Time: Banal Presents, installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, photo by Constance Mensh; Imani Perry, 2019 Pew Fellow; James Ijames, 2015 Pew Fellow, photo by Ryan Collerd; Yolanda Wisher, 2015 Pew Fellow, photo by Ryan Collerd.