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Welcome to the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Story Bank.  Making mosaics, listening to live music, reaching out to a neighbor --  these stories tell tales of moments when art came alive. 

We want to hear from you about how arts and culture matter to you.  What sparks your creativity?  Who is your cultural role model? If arts and culture has had an impact on you, tell us about it.

For questions about the Story Bank, please contact  Jessica Eldredge at jessicae@philaculture.org

We look forward to hearing from you!

Mohammed's Smile

Mohammed was an angry, young man in an after school program at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford.

Roy's Story
Back when I was at the Annenberg Center, I was sitting in on a matinee performance of the Guthrie Theatre's Othello with an audience of high school students.
Without non-profit art programs, I would not be where I am today
A few years back, the beginning of my high school career, my dad said he had a surprise for me. I hopped in the car and we were off. A twelve minute car ride later, I found myself looking at this beautiful little building near the end of a block.
Art Teachers Make a Difference
When I was a teenager, I bumped into my elementary school art teacher in front of the Guggenheim.
When I was fifteen
I was at the Art Gallery of South Australia visiting the Adelaide Arts Festival as part of a school drama club field trip, when I came across Edward Hopper’s painting
Pride in being a Philadelphian
I recently took a trip to San Francisco and visited Precita Eyes Art Center, which gives mural tours of the city's Mission district. Little did I know that coming from Philadelphia made me a kind of celebrity in the mural scene.
My Story
I came to the Wharton Esherick Museum by a very circuitous path, probably appropriate in view of Esherick’s delight in the curvilinear.
L.C.'s Story
The neighborhood bus stop is the place to meet people you'd only otherwise pass in the local grocery store. At my stop, a few of us have become friends, regardless of where we work or what our age. One of my "bus buddies" has become a concert-going pal, as well
Frank's Story
I was from Wilkes-Barre, PA and had never been to a concert or listened to classical music. As a sophomore on scholarship at Princeton University a professor offered a free ticket to see The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Barbara's Story
My life in the arts started by accident. In the early 80s, I was in an unsatisfying corporate job when a friend told me about the Cultural Alliance job bank and changed my life.
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