The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, in collaboration with the Barra, Neubauer Family, William Penn, and Wyncote foundations, has announced $1.17 million in fellowships to 12 BIPOC artists in the Philadelphia region. 

Through the Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures (PCT) funding initiative, 12 Philadelphia-area artists will receive unrestricted grants ranging from $75,000 to $120,000 in support of their work in music, performance, film, visual arts, literature, and multidisciplinary and community-based art forms. The larger fellowships are awarded to artists whose contributions have made an impact on the region for 20 years or more. In addition, each fellow will receive $15,000 in retirement savings along with professional development opportunities to promote their well-being and assist with advancing their work. 

This year’s fellows are Daryl Kwasi Burgee, Vashti Dubois, Maori Karmael Holmes, Homer Jackson, Wit López, Roberto Lugo, Louis Massiah, Pepón Osorio, Ursula Rucker, Sinta Penyami Storms, Andrea Walls, and Yolanda Wisher. 

“The 2022 Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures fellows represent extraordinary artistic practices and exemplary community-driven work by artists of color that are critical to the city’s cultural landscape,” said Pew Center for Arts & Heritage executive director Paula Marincola. “We are honored and delighted to be a part of the collaborative effort with our regional partners to support these artists’ creative activities and to steward this aspect of the Cultural Treasures funding initiative in Philadelphia.”

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