Get to Know the Grantee: Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
This week, we are in conversation with Katie Moore, Business Director at Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) about how they have pivoted their school residencies in the virtual classroom. You can also check out their short mindful movement videos here. Your CHI Dance program focuses on mindfulness through movement, primarily for elementary school children. You have created […]
Get to Know the Grantee: Young Artist Program
We are excited to share news from our grantees as they continue to provide great programs despite all the challenges we are facing. This week, we welcome Kristin Hill, an alumni of the YAP program who runs the instagram account @theyoungartistprogram. Your organization works with a small group of young people from the LGBT […]
Get to Know the Grantee: ArtWell
We are excited to welcome Briana Clarke as the new Program Manager at ArtWell. Check out this interview to learn more about her journey. Tell us a bit about your journey that brought you to become the new Program Manager at ArtWell. My background consists of diverse community and arts involvement independently and within Philadelphia […]
Get to Know the Grantee: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
In 2020, we made our selections for the grantee winners just as the COVID-19 pandemic closed all schools and community programs. In recognition of these difficult circumstances, we enabled each organization to define how they could use the funding to strengthen their programming during the shutdown (e.g. developing curriculum, delivering remote programs, etc). We are […]