Dance Africa Philadelphia

To bring Dance Africa to Philadelphia, presenting African dance while building community among people of African descent and members of all ethnicities

Dance USA Philadelphia

To highlight Philadelphia's professional dance community with a portable sprung floor, allowing artists to perform, rehearse and teach in non-traditional venues

Fairmount Park Art Association

To premier 'GPS Intersect/Open Air,' a project by internationally renowned new media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer that will transform the Philadelphia night sky into an array of lights through searchlight voice activation via mobile devices

Fresh Studios

To establish Fresh Studios, a multi-faceted, inter-generational collaborative bringing together local art makers (children, teens, artists, retired and master art teachers as well as raw recruits) to support all-age art making in public schools

Hidden City Philadelphia

To inspire residents to explore Philadelphia's history and imagine new futures for the urban landscape with Hidden City Philadelphia, a quadrennial festival that transforms private space into public space for community enjoyment

Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby

To unite the Kensington community of Philadelphia with the larger region in the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby, a fun event highlighting local artistic talent

Mighty Writers

To relive the lost legacy of Philadelphia black radio by creating an audio documentary, a website, panel discussions and a digital community radio station

Mobile Art App: Barnes Collection

To provide the public with user-friendly access to the Barnes collection through a state-of-the art mobile application for audiences of all ages

Musehouse

To establish Musehouse, a center for writers of all ages to share their work in readings, engage in workshops and conferences and participate in a literary magazine

Nichole Canuso Dance Company's The Garden

To expand the way Philadelphia audiences experience live performance and widen their perspective on their daily urban surroundings with an immersive performance project inspired by Italo Calvino's novel Invisible Cities

Opera Company of Philadelphia

To launch Philadelphia's cultural season with a live, high-definition simulcast of the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Opening Night performance of Bizet's Carmen on Philadelphia's historic Independence Mall

PTC@PLAY

To present PTC@PLAY, a ground-breaking and community-enriching annual new play festival, and to fuel its potential to achieve local and national recognition