The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

10/06/2026

Pew Fellow and visual artist Alex Da Corte was recently named one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people shaping the future of art.” Time's Taylor Dafore writes, "In Da Corte’s eyes, symbols of American culture, both mass and niche...become mysterious and uncanny." Da Corte's stop-motion opera "The Party" will premiere with The Philadelphia Orchestra in February.

Time's list also includes several artists who have been commissioned to create work in Philadelphia with Center support, including Hank Willis Thomas, Refik Anadol, Sheila Hicks, and El Anatsui, whose printmaking work is the subject of a Center-supported exhibition opening in December at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Find out why Alex Da Corte is on the list

10/01/2026

Pew Fellow Sosena Solomon is a documentary filmmaker, storyteller, and multimedia visual artist whose work centers around oral history, cultural preservation, and the "fragile vulnerability" of communities in transition. Solomon joins us October 6 at Barnes Foundation for our free public event On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation; get more information and register at the link. 🔗: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/talks/on-practice-pew-fellows-in-conversation-october-6

09/30/2026

Go behind the scenes of the Center-supported project "LOOK HERE" in this short documentary. In 2025, Haverford's John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities and Center For Creative Works showcased the work of neurodivergent artists, illuminating how their perspectives challenge and expand conventional approaches to artmaking. Watch the full video and learn more about the project at: https://exhibits.haverford.edu/lookhere/

09/29/2026

Choreographer Jonathan González, who joins us October 6 at Barnes Foundation for On Practice: Pew Fellows In Conversation, is the "Performance Artist of the Moment" according to ARTnews. Senior editor Alex Greenberger spotlights González's exploration of duration, the power of Black collectivity, and "an interest in what can and cannot be seen." Read more at the link: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/jonathan-gonzalez-whitney-biennial-carnegie-international-1234794399/

📷: Rudy Gerson

Jonathan González is the performance artist of the moment, with works appearing at both the Whitney Biennial and the Carnegie International.

09/28/2026

“The whole zeitgeist had changed. It took all these years for the rest of the world to catch up to Ron.” The Philadelphia Tribune recently featured Pew Fellow Ron Tarver and his photography exhibition "The Long Ride Home, Black Cowboys in America," on view at The Print Center through November 14. The interview looks at how Tarver's work resonates in today's cultural landscape, "where Black Western culture has gained increased visibility through music, film and television."

For more than three decades, photographer Ron Tarver has been documenting a part of American culture that many people never knew existed, Black cowboys.

09/25/2026

We are saddened by the passing of Rachel Blau DuPlessis, a 2002 Pew Fellow and poet, scholar, and critic, whose work explored feminism, modern society, and human connection.

For more than 50 years, DuPlessis wrote poems that experimented with syntax and form. She is best known for her long work "Drafts," which she began in 1986 and published over the course of 100 installments through 2012. In a 2002 interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, DuPlessis said her poems reflect “awe at the universe, grief at the barbarity of modernism, and sense of how it was to be in the world.”

We offer a remembrance of her life and work on our website. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hhwSRz

09/24/2026

Pew Fellow, visual artist, and chef Omar Tate uses food as a medium for storytelling and cultural preservation at Honeysuckle Restaurant, where he and co-owner Cybille St. Aude-Tate were just named to Food & Wine's's Best New Chefs list. Tate says he "seeks to redefine what qualifies as art and who is considered an artist, expanding beyond traditional definitions of artistic roles." On October 6, he joins us for "On Practice: Pew Fellows in Conversation," presented in partnership with the Barnes Foundation. Find more information and register at the link. 🔗:

Join us for an intimate talk about artistic process, influences, and ideas with three of the 2025 Pew Fellows in the Arts. October 6, 2026

09/23/2026

Every year, we commission portraits of our newest Pew Fellows. Here is our 2025 cohort, which we first announced last December. Their creative practices span filmmaking, performance, literature, and visual and culinary arts. They'll all join us in the coming months for "On Practice: Pew Fellows In Conversation," our free public event series presented in collaboration with the Barnes Foundation.

They are:
🎹 Kendrah Butler Waters, composer and musician
🎨 John E. Dowell Jr., visual artist
🎞️ Jos Duncan Asé, filmmaker
✍️ Emma Copley Eisenberg, writer
🕺 Jonathan González, choreographer and artist
🎙️ Rose Jarboe, director, performance artist, and host
🪈 Nathalie Joachim, composer and performer
🧵 Rebecca Kanach, costume designer
🎭 José Ortiz-Pagán, multidisciplinary artist
🗿 George Rodriguez, visual artist
🎥 Sosena Solomon, filmmaker and multimedia visual artist
🍽️ Omar Tate, visual artist and chef

"On Practice" begins October 6 with González, Solomon, and Tate, and continues on November 11 with Jarboe, Ortiz-Pagán, and Rodriguez. Learn more and register to attend on our website. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3TD9rdD

📷: All photos by David Evan McDowell for The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, except for Sosena Solomon, photo by Argenis Apolinario.

09/22/2026

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is currently hiring for a Chief Operating Officer. https://www.pewcenterarts.org/about/careers

➡️ The Chief Operating Officer is a key member of the Center's senior leadership team, responsible for translating organizational vision into operational strategy and organizational effectiveness. The COO oversees administration, financial planning, and operational performance while identifying opportunities for innovation, growth, and long-term sustainability. This is a full-time, hybrid position working both on site at the Center’s Philadelphia office and in a remote setting. Visit the link for a full job description, salary range, and how to apply.

09/21/2026

Visual artist Cody Stuhltrager tells Billy Penn that his two-part installation at Eastern State Penitentiary will examine "the scale, history, economics, and human consequences of prison labor in the United States." Stuhltrager is the first artist-in-residence for the Center-supported project "ReVision: Art And Justice," which spotlights artists impacted by the criminal justice system; his installation is expected to be completed this November. Stuhltrager will also speak on a panel at Eastern State on Wednesday, September 23, about the evolution of the historic site's place-based art program.

Cody Stuhltrager embraced art while in prison. Now he hopes to share his experiences through a two-part exhibit this fall.