upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
The nation’s foremost political, leadership and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement. [learn more]
Guidelines and applications is now available. [learn more]
A Blade of Grass is now accepting letters of interest for the 2018 Fellowship for Socially Engaged Art, which aims to make the "invisible" parts of socially engaged art visible through artist-led documentary films and field research. [learn more]
The Our Town grant program supports creative placemaking projects that help to transform communities into lively, beautiful, and resilient places – achieving these community goals through strategies that incorporate arts, culture, and/or design. [learn more]
Join Bread & Roses on September 16 for Change Ride, a 10-mile ride across Philadelphia. [learn more]
Join The Mighty Writers Back-to-School Pep Rally at the Academy at Palumbo on September 9. Special guests include comedian Chris Cotton, radio personality Mina SayWhat, author Solomon Jones and hip-hop artist Chill Moody. [learn more]
In partnership with Philly Stewards, ArtistSpeak is a conversation series focused on connecting Philadelphia's artists and makers with collectors, enthusiasts and the public. Featuring Darla Jackson, Jeremy Sims and Dave Tavacol. [learn more]
Acclaimed poet and author Bao Phi will be on hand for a reading and Q&A. There will also be a special screening of the new Ken Burns' documentary series, "The Vietnam War." [learn more]
Curated by Adriel Luis, the event focuses on the intricacies of migration and features work by Catzie Vilayphonh (ACG '14, ACG '10, LTA '10, WOG '02). [learn more]
Join Cambodian American Girls Empowering (CAGE) for a party to celebrate our traditional styles and learn more about Khmer fashion. [learn more]
Flash (ACG '15) leads an interactive walking tour of historic hot spots in Center City. [learn more]
The exhibit explores experimental black poetry and how the social and cultural constructs of language have shaped black American experiences. [learn more]
The artwork showcases Brush with the Law's past work and ongoing projects inside and outside prison walls. [learn more]
M. Asli Dukan (LTA '16, ACG '16, '14), nominated for the 2017 Philly Geek Awards 'Geek of the Year' at this year’s Philly Geek Awards and a recent recipient of our Transformation Award, works to create short films that fall under the “speculative fiction” genres. [learn more]
Yolanda Wisher (ACG '08) and Lillian Dunn (ACG '12) participate in Monument Lab. [learn more]
Performing Arts Alliance is hiring a part-time administrator to support the activities of its Board of Directors and coordinate PAA's communications and operations. [learn more]
Art and poetry combine when Patricia Goodrich (WOO '04, '03) is in residence at the International Arts Symposium in Aiud, Romania, August 10-25. She will join a group of 39 artists from 21 countries in creating and exhibiting new works. During the symposium Goodrich will give a reading with translator and poet Casandra Ioan, introducing Goodrich's new bilingual book, Stone Hunting in Transylvania. [learn more]
Colette Fu (LTA '13) will build the biggest pop-up book in the world inside the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center gallery in the Crane Arts Building. Beginning on September 14, gallery visitors can watch the pop-up book making progress. The book’s magic will be revealed through a ceremonial opening every Saturday morning at 10:30 AM. An official Guinness measuring ceremony and reception will be held on October 12. [learn more]
Episcopal Community Services (ECS) in Philadelphia is hiring for a variety of full-time and part-time positions. Their mission is to challenge and reduce intergenerational poverty and increase the ability of people to improve their lives and achieve economic independence. [learn more]
The inaugural Roddenberry Fellowship is looking for 20 activists, leaders, advocates, and changemakers whose work has the greatest potential to protect the most vulnerable and make the U.S. a more equitable and inclusive place to live. Selected fellows will receive a $50,000 grant in 2018 to help support a project or initiative in one of four areas: Civil Rights, Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Immigration and Refugee Rights, or LGBTQIA and Women's Rights. Applications are due August 22. [learn more]
The NoVo Foundation announces the Radical Hope Fund, a new $20 million, four-year commitment to support bold and transformative social justice work across the globe. They invite letters of inquiry from projects anywhere in the world. Deadline to apply online is Wednesday, October 4. [learn more]
Learn more about how you can get involved in the Symphony for a Broken Orchestra project at a happy hour mixer and information session hosted by SOUTH Kitchen and Jazz Parlor (600 N. Broad Street) on Tuesday, August 15 at 5:00 PM. Staff from Temple Contemporary will be on hand to provide an overview of the project and information on the variety of ways you can be a part of this experience. Complimentary food and drink will be provided. [learn more]