In the arts and culture arena, Pew supports organizations, artists, and projects that inspire, educate, and entertain diverse audiences throughout the Philadelphia region.

Through the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, The Pew Charitable Trusts encourages arts and cultural organizations to take innovative approaches in programming, audience engagement, and organizational management. Each fall, the center awards financial support for cultural programs and fellowships through a competitive peer-review process.

Pew also provides support for special, specific projects that enhance Philadelphia’s cultural vibrancy and improve the city’s broader economic outlook. And we partner with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to enhance audience engagement among the Philadelphia region’s arts and culture organizations.

Philly
Philly
Article

Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Philadelphia and Our Grantees

Quick View
Article

The Pew Charitable Trusts recognizes the enormous human and financial toll that COVID-19 is having on individuals, families, and organizations in the Philadelphia region—and understands that the virus and the resulting economic fallout will have both immediate and longer-term consequences.

PCMS
PCMS

Center for Arts & Heritage Announces New Unrestricted Funds for Grantees

Learn More
Quick View

Center for Arts & Heritage Announces New Unrestricted Funds for Grantees

Learn More
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage

25 Years of Support for Local Artists

Learn more
Quick View

25 Years of Support for Local Artists

2017 marked 25 years of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts, which awards unrestricted grants to 12 local artists annually.

Learn more

Our Work

Philadelphia arts
Video

How the Arts in Philadelphia Inspired Us in 2019

Quick View
Video

In 2019, The Pew Charitable Trusts continued its commitment to supporting dynamic cultural programs and visionary local artists through The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. In this video, take a look back at some of the year’s most imaginative and ambitious performances, exhibitions, and public programs produced by the Center’s grantees and fellows, who have helped make the Philadelphia region a vital hub for arts and culture while invigorating civic life in Pew’s hometown.

Podcast

From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process

Quick View
Podcast

From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process

The creative process for artists can seem mysterious—what sparks an artist’s initial idea and how does that idea become reality?