Supporting and Promoting the Arts at the University of Pennsylvania
The Sachs Program is now accepting applications for our 2025 grants supporting innovative arts activities throughout the University of Pennsylvania community. Review our 2025 grant opportunities and begin your application by submitting an inquiry today.
- October 10, 2024 2025 Sachs Program Grants Information Sessions
- September 23, 2024 Announcing the Inaugural West Philadelphia Creative Grant Awards
- May 29, 2024 Announcing the West Philadelphia Creative Grants Initiative
- May 8, 2024 The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation celebrates its 2023-24 awardees
- May 6, 2024 Combining the skills of engineering and design

Sachs Program grantmaking supports innovative arts activities throughout the University of Pennsylvania community, providing funding to Penn faculty, staff, students, departments, programs, and centers. Our vision is that the arts at Penn are valued and embraced as a creative catalyst, driving innovation, inspiration, and action.
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October 1–February 28
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Wednesday December 4
Timothy Rommen has been named the University of Pennsylvania’s inaugural vice provost for the arts, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Rommen has taught at Penn since 2002 and is the Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Music and Africana Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences.
The Arts Lounge at the Annenberg Center is a new hub for the creative community, co-developed and managed by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation and Penn Live Arts, featuring art exhibitions, programming, and space for hanging out and studying.