Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

PA CultureCheck is an annual statewide survey created by PA Humanities and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to gather the voices and interests of cultural, arts, and humanities organizations, along with other nonprofits, community organizations, and businesses doing work in this space.

The 2023 survey had two primary goals:

Continuing to track the community’s progress as it recovers and regrows following the pandemic emergency of 2020-2022
Better understand the ways in which organizations working in arts, culture, and humanities are engaged with their communities.

Across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 271 organizations provided valid survey responses, with 109 of these coming from Southeastern Pennsylvania. Survey responses were collected from early May through the end of June 2023.

Data Highlights

Attendance approximately 22% down from 2019, with varying degrees of impact across organization type; performing arts organizations especially affected
Operations are returning to normal but hiring and volunteer participation is especially challenging, with 58% of organizations across Southeastern PA reporting hiring difficulties
Cultural organizations are embedded in communities - 95% partner with community organizations, addressing issues like education (66%), access and inclusion (60%), youth development (38%) and mental health and wellness (29%)
During listening sessions, organizations reported seeking innovative ways to work and interact with audiences. New challenges like inflation and audience members commuting to work/downtown less frequently have arisen.

PA Culture Check was created in partnership between the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and PA Humanities.

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