Creative Placemaking Leaders to Meet in Philadelphia


Cultural Alliance Member Taller Puertorriqueño is celebrating 50 incredible years of artistry, education, and community impact. Founded in 1974 and…
Cultural Alliance member BalletX is Philadelphia’s premiere contemporary ballet. On May 2-3, BalletX returns to the iconic Mann Center for…
Located in Doylestown, Bucks County, PA, the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle, operated by the Bucks County Historical Society, are two historic castles celebrating the legacy of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), American archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist and scholar. The Mercer Museum’s historic core showcases over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools and is one of the world’s most comprehensive portraits of pre-Industrial American material culture nestled in a six-story reinforced concrete castle. The research library is a center for local and regional history, and the museum’s modern wing offers local and national exhibits and year-round community programs. Fonthill Castle was Mercer’s home and showplace for his renowned handcrafted ceramic tiles, designed at the height of the American Arts and Crafts movement. It has an eclectic mix of Medieval, Gothic, and Byzantine architectural style and is significant as an early example of poured reinforced concrete architecture.
In the coming weeks and years you will be seeing a lot of requests to call your representatives about issues facing our country, including supporting the arts. If you’ve never called your representatives or are looking for tips on how to call them, this is the guide for you.
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and Citizens for the Arts Pennsylvania to send…