Advocacy & Cultural Policy

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Hosts Beyond 2026 Data Summit to Advance the Region’s Arts, Culture, and Tourism Sectors  Images and sizzle reel courtesy of Ryan Brandenberg (PHILADELPHIA) – The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (“Cultural Alliance”) on Tuesday hosted Beyond 2026: Maximizing Momentum for Lasting Impact, a first-of-its-kind  summit that connected the Pennsylvania Tourism Office and Creative PHL with leaders across Philadelphia’s arts and tourism sectors to review key data points related to the sector…

PA Arts Funding Changes: Updates, Resources, and Ways to Take Action The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is working closely with our statewide partners across the Commonwealth in response to the impact of recent changes by Pennsylvania Creative Industries (PA Creative Industries), powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The Cultural Alliance first shared this…

Statement from our President & CEO on William Penn Foundation's Grant The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is profoundly grateful to the William Penn Foundation for their generous support and, more importantly, their courage to turn their core values into action. As federal directives continue to destabilize nonprofits serving our most vulnerable populations—endangering immigrant, LGBTQ, minority,…

Statement from the Cultural Alliance on the federal funding freeze   “Whiplash” is the word we’ve been hearing across the cultural community over the past 48 hours. As the news of a federal funding freeze and the subsequent reversal has broken, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance has been monitoring these updates to prepare for aggressive…

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Calls on City Council to Reinstate $2M City Budget Increase to Support Philadelphia Cultural Fund at $5.5M  Stable funding to allow more grant opportunities, develop community programming and promote more cross-sector collaboration  June 2, 2023 (Philadelphia) – The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (“the Cultural Alliance”) is calling on Philadelphia City…