The last twelve months have been a time of continuing challenge and hard-won resilience for the cultural sector. Looking ahead to the new year, we asked our grantees how they envision the possibilities for the arts landscape, inviting them to share with us a single word that encapsulates their hopes for their artistic and organizational practices in 2022.
These words offer a window into the mindset of the Philadelphia region's artists and cultural leaders who have nominated inspirational ideas and values such as connection, transformation, justice, and love.
You'll see the full list below, and I hope you'll take a moment to also share your word for 2022 with us on social media.
My own choice for 2022 is "Generosity." Generosity of spirit, generosity of imagination, generosity of intellect: qualities that are necessary for thoughtful grantmaking and that likewise abound in creative expression and exchange. As we strive to move forward from the rigors of the last 18 months, we're gratified for the continuing privilege, made possible by the generosity of our funder The Pew Charitable Trusts, to support an exceptional and diverse community of artists and arts and history organizations.
All of us at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage wish you a festive holiday season and a safe, healthy, and joyful new year.
Paula Marincola
Executive Director, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
What's your word for 2022?
Share with us online:
Intentions from the Center Community
Transformative
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
Activation
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Sanguine
Arcadia Exhibitions
Love
Asian Arts Initiative
Catalytic
The Barnes Foundation
Connected
Emily Bate, Pew Fellow
Innovation
Beth Sholom Synagogue Preservation Foundation
Liberation
BlackStar Projects
Horizons
Bowerbird
Nourish
Broad Street Ministry
Open
Bucks County Historical Society
Synesthesia
Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Pew Fellow
Powerful
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University
Inspiring
The Clay Studio
Connection
Cliveden of the National Trust
Access
The College of Physicians / Mütter Museum
Alluvial
Jacob Cooper, Pew Fellow
Collaborate
Curtis Institute of Music
Paid
Designing Motherhood
Eventful
Drexel University, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Rededication
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Self-assured
angel shanel edwards, Pew Fellow
Collaboration
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Growth
Historic Germantown
Emergent
Mark Thomas Gibson, Pew Fellow
Re-envisioning
Institute of Contemporary Art
Resurrection
Rhodessa Jones, Pew Fellow-in-Residence
Growth
Naomieh Jovin, Pew Fellow
Experimenting
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Community
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Justice
Maternity Care Coalition
Global
Airea D. Matthews, Pew Fellow
Possibility
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Listening
Opera Philadelphia
Rediscover
People’s Light
Care
Philadelphia Contemporary
Flourish
Philadelphia Folklore Project
Reimagination
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Forward
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Renewal
PRISM Quartet, Inc.
Momentum
Tom Quinn, Pew Fellow
Growth
RAIR
Enlivening
Brett Ashley Robinson, Pew Fellow
Sidereal
Tina Satter, Pew Fellow-in-Residence
Long-haul
Scribe Video Center
Oxidation
Alex Smith, Pew Fellow
Recycle
Kambel Smith, Pew Fellow
Curiosity
Alexandra Tatarsky, Pew Fellow
Heart
Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Pew Fellow-in-Residence
Reinvention
Theatre Horizon
Co-create
The Village of Arts and Humanities
Wonder
University of the Arts School of Dance
Joy
Eva Wǒ, Pew Fellow
Living
The Woodlands
Trailblazing
WXPN, University of Pennsylvania
Flow
Rashid Zakat, Pew Fellow
