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Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative
The Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative (PEI) was established in 1997 to foster artistic development and excellence in the region’s visual arts community by supporting public visual arts exhibitions and accompanying publications of high artistic caliber and cultural significance. PEI awards grants of up to $250,000 for exhibitions implementation and up to $25,000 for exhibitions planning to independent curators and organizations meeting the program’s eligibility requirements. These grants are awarded annually on a competitive basis and are selected by a panel of internationally recognized visual arts professionals. Between 1997 and 2009, PEI panels awarded grants totaling $9.6 million, bringing outstanding visual arts exhibitions to the region’s audiences as well as to the field. More about PEI
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Image at top: Space 1026 yurt at the Print Center, 2010. Philagrafika 2010, 2009 Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative grantee.
Image at left: Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn, 1995, triptych of gelatin silver prints, each print 49 5/8” x 43 3/8”, Courtesy private collection, USA. Arcadia University Art Gallery, 2009 Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative grantee.