Summary: To create personal cultural experiences that connect audiences across cultures by producing a series of monthly outdoor performances in the heart of Latino Philadelphia.

Summary: To inspire the community by offering an innovative arts series, Spectrum, that crosses the traditional boundaries of visual art, performance, music, film, video, dance and theater

Summary: To strengthen the contemporary performing arts scene by launching a two-year training program for actors and directors

Summary: To create a new kind of communal space through a world premiere public art event that will transform the night sky with roving searchlights

Summary: To nurture young residents through poetry by establishing a gathering space offering cultural workshops, as well as homework tutoring and life-skills mentoring

Summary: To illustrate how music connects cultures by commissioning innovative concerts for Philadelphia’s World Café Live that will be simulcast to new audiences.

Summary: To involve public school children in the arts by exposing them to performances and having them interact with artists

Summary: To promote cross-cultural understanding and appreciation for Arab music by creating a unique concert series with a resident ensemble.

Summary: To expand participation in Philadelphia’s theatrical arts by launching a new audience engagement initiative that helps actors interact with residents in their everyday lives

Summary: To help transform the urban landscape by hiring a world-renowned team of street artists to develop a major project in Philadelphia.

To bring live dance performances to broader audiences by making available a portable dance floor that can be used by companies throughout the region at festivals and other events