To help transform the urban landscape by hiring a world-renowned team of street artists to develop a major project in Philadelphia
To inspire a life-long engagement with the arts by giving Philadelphia 10th graders free admission to participating cultural institutions for one year
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
To promote the creation and appreciation of poetry, plays and performance works by opening Musehouse: A Center for the Literary Arts in the city’s Mount Airy neighborhood
To expand concert content and accessibility by creating smart phone apps that supply real-time context about live performances
To nurture emerging artists by creating a salon night in the festival’s new headquarters where artists will present short excerpts of their work
To celebrate the African arts by bringing the renowned festival Dance Africa to Philadelphia
To expand the reach of the foundation’s art collection by creating an app and a printed guide that highlight and contextualize works
To promote Philadelphia’s film industry by organizing a contest where filmmakers incorporate one of 20 iconic local symbols in a short film
To inspire community pride by creating Sound and Fury, an audio documentary, interactive website and public panel discussions about the role of black Philadelphia radio from the 1950s to the 1980s