Pew Center for Arts and Heritage

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Our Grantmaking

Art and access to it are essential to the fabric of civic life. As a multidisciplinary grantmaker dedicated to fostering a vibrant and diverse cultural ecology in the Philadelphia region, the Center annually awards grants to organizations and artists, whose imaginative programs, events, and artistic work inspire audiences and make Philadelphia a thriving hub for culture.

2024 Application Guidelines Now Available

Application guidelines for The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s 2024 grant cycle are now available. This year’s grant making offers organizations two options for funding. Along with our annual Project grants in the Exhibitions & Public Interpretation and Performance areas, we are introducing Evolving Futures grants. Learn more on our Apply page.

Project Grants

Project grants in two funding areas, Performance and Exhibitions & Public Interpretation, support a spectrum of public programs that engage broad and varied publics in theaters, performing arts venues, museums, galleries, civic sites, community spaces, and neighborhoods.

Pew Fellowships in the Arts

Pew Fellowships provide direct financial support through unrestricted grants to distinctive artists of all disciplines who live and work in our region.

Grantmaking Impact

$182,600,182

Total grant dollars awarded

1,949

Total number of grants in the Center's history

400

Total number of Pew Fellowships for artists