The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) makes panel-adjudicated grants in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists. Through Project grants, the Center’s funding has made possible thousands of performing arts events, history and visual arts exhibitions, and other public programs, while our Pew Fellowships annually provide unrestricted grants to individual artists working in all disciplines.

Artists are nominated and invited to apply for fellowships. Nominations are collected from a diverse group of Philadelphia-based cultural practitioners with deep knowledge of artistic practices in the region. Applications are reviewed by a panel of internationally recognized experts.