upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Painted Bride Center presents Re- PLACE -ing Philadelphia, featuring a conversation with performance artist and theater director Marty Pottenger, and Leeway Foundation Executive Director Denise Brown. Funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, RE- PLACE -ING Philadelphia is built on a foundation of public dialogue and interaction, using art as a lens for viewing the city and its history. At the Leeway Foundation on Thursday, May 28 from 6:00pm-8:00pm; Doors open at 5:30pm.
Marty Pottenger is a writer, performer, director and activist whose background in union activism informs her inclusive practice. Creating performances, plays, arts-based dialogues, and community arts projects for nearly 40 years, her practice finds community in the art and civic dialogue movement. She seeks to establish spaces that bring disparate voices together to solve non-art problems.
The Painted Bride Art Center brings together artists, audiences and communities to push the boundaries of how we create and experience art. We cultivate an environment for critical dialog and playful exchange to transform lives and communities.
Funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, RE-PLACE-ING Philadelphia is a 20-month project of the Painted Bride Art Center, designed to be open-ended, flexible, and permeable, generating a stream of performances, artworks, lectures, readings, and conversations that respond to the city and create forums for new ideas. A core group of artists will aid the Painted Bride in transforming their programs, infrastructure, and facilities.