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October 5, 2020
Philadelphia’s Monument Lab, Receives $4 Million From Mellon Foundation to Reimagine Local MonumentsThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is the largest humanities philanthropy in the United States. Mellon has pledged to spend $250 million over five years to help reimagine the country’s approach to monuments and memorials, in an effort to better reflect the nation’s diversity and highlight buried or marginalized stories. Monuement Lab, is a Philadelphia-based public art and research studio that works with artists and community groups across the country to “reimagine public spaces through stories of social justice and equity." They are the first to receive a grant from Mellon's new initiative.
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October 1, 2020
Penn Museum Reimagines its African, Central American Galleries with a Modern View with Artist Breanna Moore -
October 1, 2020
The Sachs Program Announces 2021 Grant OpportunitiesThe Sachs Program for Arts Innovation's 2020/2021 grants cycle begins October 1. If you have an innovative and ambitious idea for the arts at Penn, you may be eligible for Sachs Program funding.
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September 25, 2020
Gabe Martinez’s ‘Bound to the Past,’ a revisiting of 1981, at Marginal Utility -
September 16, 2020
“Kiraiñia,” a Documentary Film by Juan Castrillón, Explores the Musical Practices of the Cubeo Emi-Hehénewa in Southern Colombian AmazoniaKIRAIÑIA (Long Flutes)“ was part of the seminar „Introduction to ethnomusicological Amazonia research in the context of Gender and Decolonial Studies“ (lecturer Nora Bammer, 2020S). The Colombian director created a best practice example of decolonizing ethnomusicological field research together with the Cubeo Emi-Hehénewa.