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…
Cultural Dynamics A report on the future of arts & culture in Philadelphia Launched in November 2024 by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, in partnership with PA Humanities, Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and Creative Philadelphia, Cultural Dynamics is a collaborative, community-driven effort to shape Philadelphia’s first Cultural Plan. The…
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,…
A Look at Theater-Going Habits in Greater Philadelphia The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is pleased to share the results of A Look at Theater-Going Habits in Greater Philadelphia, a report created at the request of the region’s theater community and as part of our commitment to research that illuminates our region’s cultural sector. Our 2023…
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…
PA CultureCheck 2025 PA CultureCheck 2025 is a statewide report that shines a light on the pandemic recovery progress and community engagement efforts of cultural, arts, and humanities organizations, released by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance in partnership with PA Humanities and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. The report reveals the cultural sector is…
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases Economic & Social Impact Study ‘Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity: Greater Philadelphia’ Study finds combined economic impact of $3.3 Billion from Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Arts & Culture Sector PHILADELPHIA (April 30, 2024) – The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (“Cultural Alliance”) today released the results of Arts, Culture & Economic Prosperity: Greater…
PA CultureCheck 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…
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…
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Releases PHL Arts & Culture Voter Guide Guide to help Philadelphians elect an “Arts Mayor for Philadelphia” with information about how Mayoral Candidates would integrate arts and culture policies into their administrations May 9, 2023 (Philadelphia) –The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released its PHL Arts & Culture Voter Guide to help…