CREATIVE PHILADELPHIA PROGRAMS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS / 2009–2015 OFFICE OF ARTS, CULTURE AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMY PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND
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Philadelphia – the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has supported programs and provided services that
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have reached artists, organizations, and communities from Hunting Park to Marconi Plaza, from Frankford, to Kingsessing.
WORKS CONSERVED:
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STRENGTHENING OUR CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM In 2008, the Office of Arts and Culture was re-established through Executive Order 8-14, adding “Creative Economy” to its title and charge. This marked a change in the way the City looked at arts, culture and creativity –acknowledging their contribution of arts and culture to Philadelphia’s livability and recognizing the creative industries as an essential component to our city’s economy. Our nonprofit arts, culture and heritage groups, as well as our artists and creative entrepreneurs are part of what make our city competitive on the world stage – and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (Creative Philadelphia) was created to be a resource for these groups and serve as their voice in City government. Seven years ago, Creative Philadelphia and the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council set out a bold list of priorities responsive to the needs and challenges expressed by the city’s creative communities. Looking back, Creative Philadelphia has gone above and beyond in its accomplishments, including:
Support the use of data for investment strategies with CultureBlocks, the City’s cultural asset mapping database that was recently recognized as a Bright Idea in Government by the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Inclusion of arts, culture and creativity in Philadelphia 2035 and the West Philadelphia Promise Zone collaborative impact model; raising awareness of the arts as fundamental component of neighborhood development.
Encourage civically-engaged artists by establishing the Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate Programs
Build and beautify Philadelphia through the Percent for Art Program and the maintenance and protection of public art Re-launch of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund’s Youth Arts Enrichment grants Activate neighborhoods through arts participation with the Performances in Public Spaces program, brining 27 free performances to civic sites across the city Creative Philadelphia closed out Fiscal Year 2015 with a renewed, updated vision: Arts and culture are a core component for neighborhood development due to the unique and invaluable contribution they make to their community’s social and economic wellbeing. The office will continue to work in and across sectors with local organizations and other City departments to strengthen Philadelphia through arts, culture and creativity.
Michael A. Nutter Mayor
Helen E. Haynes Chief Cultural Officer
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Raise awareness of Philadelphia’s public art collection through the upcoming publication of A Guide to Public Art in Philadelphia
Highlight Philadelphia’s rich and living jazz legacy with the annual observance of Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month and the Jazz Lives campaign
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Make City Hall reflective of Philadelphia’s cultural community through projects like City Hall Presents and the opening of the Art Gallery at City Hall, which works with community organizations to showcase exhibits like A+ Art, which features the works of over 100 students from the School District of Philadelphia each year
2014 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Constance Mensh
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A VISION FOR THE ARTS
Coordinates of Play (2014) Benjamin Volta Pleasant Playground Commissioned by the Percent for Art Program Photo by Steve Weinik
We believe that arts, culture and the creative economy are essential elements in making the Philadelphia region a great place to live, work and visit. We recognize the critical role that arts, culture and the creative economy plays in helping address the city’s challenges and opportunities in areas of economic development, livability and education.
the creation and enjoyment of arts and culture, as well as a welcoming home for individual artists and creative businesses.
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We envision a Philadelphia internationally recognized for
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A LOCAL ARTS AGENCY As Philadelphia’s local arts agency, Creative Philadelphia – The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) – works in cooperation with the Mayor, City Council and other municipal offices to implement the arts as a tool to invigorate our neighborhoods, improve Philadelphians’ quality of life, and stimulate our economy. Left: PHL African American Historical and Cultural Tour Johnson House Photo by Pamela Yau
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Right: 2013 Jazz Appreciation Month Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia Photo by Creative Philadelphia
OUR MISSION
OUR PURPOSE
To support and promote arts, culture and the creative industries; to develop partnerships and coordinate efforts that weave arts, culture and creativity into the economic and social fabric of the city.
Philadelphia is recognized as a world class creative city – a global center for the creation and enjoyment of arts and culture, and a home for artists and creative businesses;
We manage and oversee arts programs, engage artists and arts organizations and serve as the primary point of municipal contact for artists, cultural organizations and creative businesses and entrepreneurs.
The arts are accessible and relevant to as many as possible; Arts, culture and the creative economy are core components of the City’s economic development, tourism, and community revitalization strategies; All Philadelphia children have access to high quality cultural experiences, both in and out of school; and Artists, cultural organizations and creative businesses have access to resources they need – human, facilities and financial – to be successful.
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PANELS & APPEARANCES Over the years, we have been invited to share our knowledge with classes and conferences across the country. Americans for the Arts Annual Convention (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) United States Chamber of Commerce – National Conference on Corporate Community Investment (2011) Philadelphia Bar Institute (2011) Community Association of the Philadelphian Apartments (2012) Fleisher ArtInspiration Photo by Dominic Mercier Courtesy of Fleisher Art Memorial
OUR PRIORITIES With 3 general program areas, our 2009-2015 priorities addressed activities and services to improve and increase our impact on Philadelphia’s cultural community. Our priorities during the Mayor’s terms were to: Build a comprehensive creative asset mapping database Expand visual and performing arts offerings at City Hall
Unveil a new website Conduct a campaign about Philadelphia’s public art collection Restore Rafael Ferrer’s El Gran Teatro de la Luna in Fairhill Square Continue innovative, engaging temporary public art commissions Organize collaborative exhibits in City Hall’s public spaces
Downtown Arts & Culture District National Speaker Series (2012, Albequerque, NM) National Symposium on Arts/Culture/ Entertainment Districts (2012, Baltimore, MD) National Jazz Connect Conference (2013, New York, NY) Grantmakers in the Arts Conference (2013) International Conference on Social Theory, Politics & the Arts (2013, Seattle, WA) International Economic Development Council Conference (2013) Redefining “Rustbelt:” An Exchange of Strategies by the Cities of Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia (2013) Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (2013) Connect Trenton Conference (2104, Trenton, NJ) New Data Directions Town Hall (2014) ArtPlace Summit (2015) Imagining Monuments (2015) Baltimore Data Day (2015, Baltimore, MD) In/Out: Time, Pacing and Perspective in Socially-Engaged Art (2015)
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Engage Philadelphia’s creative professionals with the Creative Philadelphia Event Series
Art in the City (2012, San Diego, CA)
Highlight Philadelphia’s living jazz legacy
Provide public support of arts, culture and creative expression
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Establish a Philadelphia Poet Laureate Program
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2014 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Constance Mensh
RESEARCH & POLICY
We research to gain a deeper understanding of the important role arts and culture play in Philadelphia’s social and economic landscape and share our findings with municipal offices and the creative community.
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We connect Philadelphia’s creative community to City departments to ensure they are aware of opportunities for public input to shape City policies and programs.
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2012 We released the Creative Sector Employment Research Brief for a more comprehensive look at the sector, its employees and their economic impact. To get a full picture of the sector job growth and employee earnings, the research brief included non-creative occupation employees in creative industries, creative occupation employees in creative industries, and creative occupation employees in non-creative industries. In 2011, 6.5% of Philadelphia jobs were in the creative sector and yielded $5 billion in direct output and $2.7 billion in employee earnings.
2010 & 2011
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Working with the Western Arts Federation (WESTAF) we released two Creative Vitality in Philadelphia reports (December 2010 and December 2011). The reports used WESTAF’s Creative Vitatlity Index (CVI) to define the creative sector; investigating the many elements and industries that make up our robust creative economy. With a focus on the production and consumption of creative works and the creative workforce. The CVI is comprised of eight indicators including: jobs with high levels of creative output, nonprofit arts organization revenues, per capita book and record store sales and per capita artists’ sales.
Photos, top to bottom: 2012 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Mitchell Leff 2008 & 2010 Creative Vitality in Philadelphia reports 2015 Neighborhood Time Exchange Artist Philippe Leonard Photo by Pamela Yau
2013 The Office, along with the Commerce Department, The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) and the Social Impact of the Arts Project at the University of Pennsylvania (SIAP) established the CultureBlocks Partnership to produce a free online mapping tool that visualizes cultural assets and activity alongside other geographic, economic and demographic data, a Social Wellbeing Index, and a research report (Cultural Ecology, Neighborhood Vitality and Social Wellbeing – A Philadelphia Project) from SIAP and TRF with policy implications. Managed by OACCE, the tool allows users to map and explore the relationship between the arts and indicators of community wellbeing including income, educational attainment and economic and ethnic diversity.
Cultural Ecology, Neighborhood Vitality and Social Wellbeing – A Philadelphia Project found a correlation between the presence of cultural assets, engagement and socio-economic disadvantage. This research is a watershed moment for the city’s cultural sector and supports the intrinsic impact of cultural assets on community wellbeing. Areas of disadvantage need targeted public and philanthropic investments to harness the power of the arts for community wellbeing. In 2015, CultureBlocks.com was recognized by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as a “Bright Idea in Government:” a promising government program at the forefront of innovative government action.
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Used by City departments, non-profit arts organizations and Community Development Corporations, Philadelphia is leading the charge in uniting creativity and community planning to facilitate data-driven decision-making across all sectors – both Washington D.C. and Baltimore have expressed interest in replicating the tool.
DID YOU KNOW?
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The origins of this project grew from a set of questions: How can City Government, but also the larger funding sector continue to support the arts in a downturn economy? How can we use data to support creative placemaking and economic development? How can we strengthen the connection between arts and culture and social wellbeing? What are the relationships between the arts and other sectors?
2014 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Constance Mensch
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You Are Here (2013) Ellen Harvey & Jan Baracz Terminal F Hub at Philadelphia International Airport Commissioned by the Percent for Art Program
PUBLIC ART
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Our Public Art Program is the steward of over 1,000 works of Public Art and consists primarily of two areas: Conservation and Collection Management, which oversees the preservation and care of the City’s public art; and Percent for Art, which commissions new public art. We also partner on temporary art initiatives and advise on the commissioning and donation of public art to the City.
Since 2008, the Percent for Art Program has commissioned 12 new works totaling over $1.7 million dollars.
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Later this year the office will publish A Guide to Public Art in Philadelphia, a small-format walking guide to a selection of Philadelphia’s permanent public art collection.
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All of the permanent public art inside the Philadelphia International Airport is commissioned through the City’s Percent for Art Program.
Photos, clockwise from top left: Shooting Star (2014) Tristan Lowe SWAT, K-9, and Bomb Disposal Unit Headquarters Commissioned by the Percent for Art Program
Air (1982) Walker Hancock Commissioned by the Percent for Art Program Restored and Reinstalled in 2015 by Creative Philadelphia
Clouds (2010) Mei-Ling Hom Terminal E Rotunda at Philadelphia International Airport Commissioned by the Percent for Art Program
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Cleaning of the William Penn Statue atop City Hall Photo by Creative Philadelphia
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CONSERVATION & COLLECTION MANAGEMENT Conservation and Collection Management projects vary in scope and complexity and reflect the diversity of our public art collection. Highlights include: 2010: Restored and regilded the iconic Joan of Arc (Emmanuel Frémiet, 1890) statue at 25th Street and Kelly Drive through a combination of capital funds and a grant from the French Heritage Society. 2011: Relocated and restored The Great Doctor and The Great Mother (Waldemar Raemisch, 1955) to make way for the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway. The sculptures were cut apart, welded back together and restored at their new home in front of the High School of the Future in Fairmount Park.
2014: The Playing Angels (Carl Milles, c. 1950) on Kelly Drive became dislodged from their pedestals due to freeze-thaw cycles and water infiltration, creating a public hazard and requiring emergency restoration. This project was awarded a 2015 Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia.
Recently completed commissions include Engine 38 Fire Station, Pleasant Playground and Venice Island Recreation Centers, and the new SWAT Team/Bomb Disposal Unit/K9 Headquarters. Upcoming commissions include: JFK Plaza/LOVE Park ($230,000 commission) Marian Anderson Recreation Center ($11,000 commission) Stenton Park ($15,000 commission) Sturgis playground ($30,000 commission) Philadelphia International Airport (five pieces for a total $107,000 commission) Public Safety Services Campus at 4601 Mark Street ($675,000 commission) Reading Viaduct (estimated commission)
DID YOU KNOW? Soil Kitchen was a temporary public art project, commissioned by Creative Philadelphia, created by Futurefarmers and funded by the William Penn Foundation. The windmill-powered multi-use space at 2nd and Girard hosted workshops, events and informal exchange to imagine a green energy future. It received the 2011 Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review award.
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2015: Restored and relocatedWalker Hancock’s Air (1979), a Percent for Art commission installed in 1982 at the former Civic Center building. The work was restored and installed on the Schuylkill Banks at the Cherry Street overlook, across from Hancock’s most famous work, Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial (1952) in 30th Street Station.
Since 2008, our Percent for Art Program has commissioned 12 works representing over $1.7 million dollars in artist commissions. These dollars go directly to the artists and subcontractors for their projects.
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2012: Reinstalled Rafael Ferrer’s El Gran Teatro de la Luna (1982) in Fairhill Square. With support from the City, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Association for Public Art, Ferrer, nearly 80 years old, was engaged to re-envision and repaint the piece, which was welcomed back to the newly-restored park at 5th and Lehigh.
Home of the country’s first Percent for Art Ordinance, Philadelphia requires up to one percent of the total dollar amount of City construction projects over $1 million be used for site-specific public art. Mayor Nutter signed an Executive Order establishing new policies and guidelines for the Program in 2014.
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Tangle Movement Arts 2015 Performances in Public Spaces participant Photo by Chris Koontz
EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
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Our exhibitions and performances have established a presence for the arts within City Hall, one of the city’s most iconic civic buildings and provide accessible opportunities to enjoy the arts. In 2014 we expanded our programming beyond the walls of City Hall and into other civic spaces.
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Since 2010, we have presented A+ Art, an annual exhibit of works from over 100 K-12 students from the School District of Philadelphia. Last year, teachers from participating schools received a total of $15,000 in gift cards from Blick Art Materials to purchase art supplies for their classrooms.
Having art in the public spaces of City Hall is a marriage of arts advocacy and programming. Photos, top to bottom: Monette Sudler 2015 Jazz in the Gallery Photo by Pamela Yau 2014 A+ Art opening reception Photo by Pamela Yau Pasion y Arte 2015 Performances in Public Spaces Participant Photo by Erika Norton-Urie
Top left: Art Gallery at City Hall Top right: Philadanco 2012 City Hall Presents Photo by Amanda Brandt
ART IN CITY HALL Art in City Hall and the Art Gallery at City Hall bring the people’s art to the people’s building and fill one of the city’s most significant civic spaces with visual art. Having art in the public spaces of City Hall is a marriage of advocacy and programming. With 12-15 exhibits annually, our goals are to: Showcase artwork by emerging and professional visual artists from the Philadelphia region. Present diverse ideas and artistic explorations. Provide the public with a greater knowledge and appreciation of artistic achievement. The Art Gallery at City Hall opened in 2010. Home to Creative Philadelphia offices, the gallery and its exhibits reflect our mission: supporting and promoting Philadelphia’s creative community by providing opportunities for partnerships and making art as accessible and relevant as possible. Art in City Hall:
Showcases professional and self-taught artists including recent art college graduates, the incarcerated, and programs working with adults, children and disabled individuals. Presents student art year round, partnering with the School District of Philadelphia, afterschool programs, and other community organizations.
Performers included Philadanco, the Curtis Institute, Alô Brasil, Kimmel Center, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia and Philadelphia School of Circus Arts.
PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC SPACES Performances in Public Spaces takes the access and opportunity of City Hall Presents beyond the courtyard and into our neighborhoods. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia, our new performance program spotlights Philadelphia’s dynamic public spaces across the city and supports performing artists and arts organizations who may not otherwise be able to afford to present meaningful, high quality cultural experiences for free. In its pilot year, we supported 22 performers with over $58,000 though on a total of 26 performances from May through October across the city.
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Highlights works by City Employees and their immediate family with the National Arts Program Exhibit.
Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, City Hall Presents brought high quality performances of all artistic medium to City Hall. These free performances gave artists and arts organizations the opportunity to showcase their talents to new and broader audiences. In 2012 and 2013, we received 351 applicants to perform as a part of the series. We presented 38 performances with over 4,700 attendees over the 2 years.
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Partners with festivals including DesignPhiladelphia, the National Conference on Latino Arts and Culture and the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts to develop themed exhibits.
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2015 Neighborhood Time Exchange Artist Betty Leacraft Photo by Pamela Yau
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
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We provide the arts, culture and creative industries with opportunities to strengthen and grow the sector. Creative Philadelphia manages opportunities like the Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate Programs, and hosts convenings around the challenges and opportunities our cultural community faces. We also host professional development events for artists and creative entrepreneurs.
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2014 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Constance Mensh
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Our Creative Philadelphia Town Hall convenes the cultural community around new research findings or insights to learn how we and the City can grow, energize, promote and unite the sector. Held in 2011, 2012 and 2014, the outcomes directly inform our program areas and the development of new initiatives. Our 2014 Town Hall focused on Philadelphia’s cultural ecology and the importance of community-based arts and culture organizations. Registration was full within 2 weeks, and on November 12th the Blue Note Hall at the Philadelphia Clef Club was packed with an audience ready to engage in dialogue. Mark J. Stern introduced the Social Impact of the Arts Project’s findings from their CultureBlocks research, Cultural Ecology, Neighborhood Vitality and Social Wellbeing - A Philadelphia Project and shared data supporting the “explosion of inequality” of funding for Philadelphia’s cultural community. The keynote was followed by discussion with 5 leaders from 4 community arts organizations (Asian Arts Initiative, Art Sanctuary, Painted Bride Art Center and Fleisher Art Memorial) around issues facing their organizations and their communities. Additionally, the convening connected attendees with local opportunities that addressed needs expressed in the 2012 Town Hall access to service, funding, space and other resources.
Beyond the Town Hall, our Creative Philadelphia Event Series is an opportunity for creative professionals to dig deeper into a specific topic, share ideas, and build their professional networks. Each event is directly informed by or developed in response to needs expressed by the cultural community.
POET LAUREATE Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate Program was established in 2012 with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to elevate the role of poetry, language and creativity in Philadelphia. The position is a marriage of civic and creative engagement. Candidates must have a substantial body of work but also be interested in pursuing a community activity using their poetry. The Poet Laureate serves a two-year term and receives a $5,000 honorarium for their service.
DID YOU KNOW? The West Philadelphia Promise Zone has the highest concentration of cultural assets outside Center City. We formed the Arts and Cultural Community Consortium to promote the involvement of community arts organizations in a targeting investment strategy. The local Promise Zone’s collective impact model now includes arts and culture as an essential element in achieving Promise Zone outcomes.
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The Poet Laureate position is a marriage of civic and creative engagement.
2012–2013: SONIA SANCHEZ Sanchez completed Peace is a Haiku Song, working with the Mural Arts Program on a collaborative, city-wide collection of haikus, which were displayed across the city. The project culminated with a mural at Broad and Christian Streets. Sonia Sanchez Photo provided by Beacon Press
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2014–2015: FRANK SHERLOCK Sherlock led Write Your Block: a city-wide poetry project asking Philadelphian’s to use poetry to illustrate the landmarks, memories and experiences of their communities and to create a collection of neighborhood poems.
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Frank Sherlock Photo provided by Colin M. Lenton
NEIGHBORHOOD TIME EXCHANGE The People’s Emergency Center, Creative Philadelphia, the Mural Arts Program and Broken City Lab implemented the Neighborhood Time Exchange in West Philadelphia: an artist residency exploring the role of creative practice in a challenged and changing neighborhood. In exchange for studio time, artists work on civic projects identified by residents and communitybased organizations.
YOUTH POET LAUREATE The Youth Poet Laureate Program was established by the City and Sonia Sanchez to give one talented high school poet a year to to showcase and develop their talents under the mentorship of the Poet Laureate. This is an empowering role for the selected student to serve as a voice for the city’s youth through their poetry, and each Youth Poet Laureate has seized the opportunity to make it their own. Each spring, the City encourages Philadelphia’s students to submit their work and apply for this unique, 12 month opportunity. 2013: Siduri Beckman (J.R. Masterman)
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2014: Soledad Alfaro-Allah (Science Leadership Academy) 2015: David Jones (Christo Rey Philadelphia High School)
Bruno and the Dragon by Siduri Beckman Photo by Creative Philadelphia
Bruno brother of the poet Yearns for a dragon to come his way His sister hath whispered in small ears of days of old knights fairies trolls On land he will ride a noble steed of snow Drawing from an armored side a sword of justice to shine among the darkness One day said the sister you must ride for the poor the weak the helpless ride the sinewy snow fight the dragon His face chubby framed by the window waits watches sirens wail by a man mugged shot left for dead
Soledad Alfaro-Allah Photo © 2015 by Debra Schell
INAUGURAL POEMS
Every Youth Poet Laureate is asked to share an original poem during the press conference announcing their selection. Each poem affirms the great creative potential that the Youth Poet Laureate program was created to nurture.
Birds by David Jones Photo by Pamela Yau
Pretty birds have the worst songs But the caged bird has always been known how to chain link notes and imprisonment harmonies into the heart She has always had melodies for the melancholy But what are songs of freedom to wild creatures? Just an everyday mantra that becomes cliche So if you’ve never been in chains, you won’t understand why the cage bird sings
For Us by Soledad Alfaro-Allah Photo by Emma Lee for Newsworks/WHYY
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I want to learn how to build with an axe how to tear the blisters harboring splinters in my hands for the love of something new like a home or a smile but I’ve only seen them tear things down in the name of hope in the name of love someone show me how to dance to the songs that life sings in every second that the hymns from the trees hum the symphonies flapping inside of humming birds wings this is for the ones who know how much it hurts to hear the sounds of how freedom really rings but cast their bells loud enough to play songs with the stars but still walk at the speed of sound because if you ever gaze you know that we all look at a sky full of ghosts this is for us For the soldiers who aim high choking back the tears in their eyes hoping to save their country from a death sentence for one thousand years to life when the sting of shotgun shells becomes too heavy for the mothers who pick them up when they hear the pounding of their sons’ and daughters’ hearts against the ground because her ears have always been made of stethoscopes
her chest a pillow her lap a prayer bed where the water is full of sin but ready to turn to wine thick and full of love on our bad days this is for our bad days for seeing how beautiful a storm can be How God can crack the sky with lighting and stich it back together with the rolls in his voice let’s call that thunder let’s call him clockmaker for every hour that the earth ticks on its axis telling the tales we cried to laughed to for hearing the rings in the silence at night for trying to listen this is for loving contradiction for the skeptic atheist clutching a bible in hopes that paradise is real and for the woman dressed in burkas who hold his hands in the name of living this is for living for the shatter in our breath when we say I love you to eachother for the days when we laugh at the sun and cry in the rain this is for us this is for love.
Peace is a Haiku Song © 2012 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Josh Sarantitis and Parris Stancell Photo by Steve Weinikv
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PHL African American Historical and Cultural Tour African American Museum in Philadelphia Photo by Pamela Yau
CREATIVE ECONOMY
Creative Economy is a recent addition to our program areas. It is in direct alignment with the Mayor’s vision to re-establish our office to support the impact arts, culture and the creative industries have on Philadelphia’s economic development. CREATIVE PHILADELPHIA | 2009–2015 PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND
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Asian Arts Initiative Youth Arts Workshop Photo courtesy of Asian Arts Initiative
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INSTORE The InStore Forgivable Loan Program launched in 2013 in partnership with the Commerce Department to encourage business attraction and expansion of food, retail and creative businesses along eligible commercial corridors. The forgivable loan of up to $50,000 supports the expansion or improvement of new or existing spaces. Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) was the first creative business to receive the loan; utilizing the $50,000 to make improvements to its multi-tenant building and enhance its street-level presence in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North neighborhood. The construction added a mural studio for the Mural Arts Program, permanent office space for Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and a new storefront space for AAI’s Youth Art Workshops and Pop-up Shop along Pearl Street. These improvements created jobs, enhanced a cluster of creative businesses and added to the existing business mix in and around Chinatown.
Philadelphia 2035, the City’s current comprehensive, citywide plan cites Public Art and the Creative Economy as essential elements for a successful future that are in need of greater development and support.
PHL LIVE CENTER STAGE PHL Live Center Stage launched in 2014 to give local musicians the opportunity to perform at notable Philadelphia venues, compete and develop connections with the local music industry. We partnered with the office of Councilman David Oh to provide $5,500 total in cash prizes to winners from the 10 categories including classical, world, gospel and DJing.
PHL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL & CULTURAL TOUR Initiated by our office, the tour took participants through Germantown (Johnson House), Center City (African American Museum in Philadelphia and Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church), North Philadelphia (George W. South Memorial Episcopal Church of the Advocate) and West Philadelphia (Belmont Mansion and Paul Robeson House) to sites that speak to African Americans’ contributions to and sacrifices for Philadelphia’s cultural history. Tested as an affinity tour during the 2015 NAACP convention, the tour led 150 patrons to the six sites over four days and was well received. Expect the return of this and similar cultural affinity tours in FY 16.
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JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month celebrates and raises awareness of Philadelphia’s rich jazz legacy and current vibrant jazz scene. We host the annual kickoff celebration with Mayor Nutter proclaiming April as Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month and honor a Philadelphia Jazz legend. Past honorees have included Benny Golson, Charlie Rice, Ron Carter and the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia. Jazz pianist and composer McCoy Tyner was the 2015 honoree. In 2015 we celebrated with over 20 community partners including the Philadelphia Clef Club, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art and World Café Live. We promoted and featured over 40 events through a comprehensive marketing campaign including online and outdoor advertisements, as well as features on WRTI. We also produced an official Philadelphia Jazz Appreciation Month guide featuring a Jazz History Timeline of noted Philadelphia musicians and hosted Jazz in the Gallery lunchtime concerts.
2014 Philadelphia United Jazz Festival Photo courtesy of Philadelphia United Jazz Festival
CREATIVE-ECONOMY CO-SPONSORSHIPS In 2014, we began to co-sponsor Creative Economy events and programs: activities supporting our cultural community and generating economic activity. We supported over 19 events and 25 organizations across the city including: Neighborhood Time Exchange PHL Live Center Stage (2014, 2015) Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Teaching Artist Workshops We Culture Creative Community Convening Center City Jazz Festival PHL African American Historical & Cultural Tour BlackStar Film Festival First Person Arts BEyond Expectations: Engaging Males of Color Fresh Artists Job Fair Lancaster Avenue Jazz Festival
Philadelphia United Jazz Festival Art in the Open Philadelphia African American Museum in Philadelphia Artists Outcry Popup Restoration of the John Coltrane Mural Craft NOW Festival Philadelphia Clef Club 20th Anniversary on Avenue of the Arts Taller Puertorriqueño Feria del Barrio
Honoree McCoy Tyner with Mayor Michael A. Nutter at the 2015 Jazz Appreciation Month kick-off Photo by Bill Z. Foster
Freedom Theatre National Guild for Community Arts Educators Conference (16 registration scholarships)
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Print Center, Philadelphia Art Alliance and Curtis Institute of Music: Rittenhouse Square Centennial
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Philadelphia Geek Awards
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Photo by Chris Kendig Courtesy of Rock to the Future
PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND
CREATIVE PHILADELPHIA | 2009–2015 PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND
The Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) is a non-profit established by the Mayor and City Council in 1992 by Bill 1421 to support and enhance the cultural life and vitality of Philadelphia and its residents. The Fund promotes arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development in the Philadelphia region.
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GRANT PROGRAMS Created to provide general operating grants to Philadelphia arts and culture organizations, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) grew its grant program during the Nutter Administration to more effectively reflect and serve the dynamic arts and culture community of the City. Since its creation, PCF has received operating and grantmaking funds through annual appropriation from the City budget. PCF then distributes these funds as general operating and program grants to both new and emerging and established non-profit organizations through a peer review process. Adaptations to the PCF’s grant programs have allowed for a larger representation of the arts community and an ethos of inclusion: New and Emerging category created to review groups less than 5 years old, applying as a 501(c)(3) or with a Fiscal Sponsor; Multi-Year Grant program for established organizations (groups less than 5 years old), once approved for funding receive three consecutive years of support as long as eligibility is maintained;
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Program/Project specific support for organizations working on a project-by-project basis or for organizations whose missions are not primarily arts and culture but that provide consistent quality arts programming; Fiscal Sponsor guidelines revised, groups may now apply with an approved Fiscal Sponsor indefinitely; Technical Assistance Grants for capacity building opportunities such as leadership training scholarships, paid time for professional services, technological support or marketing outreach to improve organizational competitiveness.
YOUTH ARTS ENRICHMENT GRANTS In 2010 the Philadelphia Cultural Fund created the Youth Arts Enrichment Grant program to align with Mayor Nutter’s vision of youth empowerment, by directly funding projects aimed at providing high quality art instruction, participation and consistent programming thus addressing the call to reduce youth violence, truancy and dropout rates and increase graduation rates by encouraging arts and cultural programming as an alternative for youth in after-school, weekend, and summer programs. After a three year hiatus, due to a 43% reduction in PCF’s annual allocation, the Youth Arts Enrichment Grants were reinstated in 2015 when the City appropriation was increased. That year, PCF awarded a total of $350,000 to support the programming of 11 organizations serving K-12 students in every district of the City.
CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES In recent years the Philadelphia Cultural Fund experienced fluctuations in its annual appropriation. In 2009 PCF reached its peak allocation of $3.2 million and as the Recession hit its allocation was reduced to its lowest level since 2002, $1.84 million. During the Recession and into the period of recovery PCF grantees and the cultural community at large organized and vocalized their support of PCF. Thanks to the advocacy efforts of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s GroundSwell PA, the people of Philadelphia and Philadelphia’s City Council, PCF has received an allocation of $3.14 million for both 2015 and 2016. The Philadelphia Cultural Fund is grateful to its champions and looks forward to continuing its mission of promoting arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development— maintaining its commitment to the arts in Philadelphia.
DID YOU KNOW? Compared to all other funders in the city, including the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, PCF distributes the largest number of arts and culture grants; it has the widest reach.
DID YOU KNOW? Since its formation, City Council and the Mayor have led the public investment of more than $30 million through the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Philadelphia’s cultural organizations now support nearly 30,000 jobs and return $119 million annually in local tax revenue.
Photos, top to bottom: ANDY: A Popera Photo by Plate 3 Photography Courtesy of Bearded Ladies Cabaret Fleisher ArtInspiration Photo by Dominic Mercier Courtesy of Fleisher Art Memorial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their continued support: MICHAEL A. NUTTER, MAYOR, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL MAYOR’S CULTURAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Patricia Wilson Aden African American Museum in Philadelphia Penny Balkin Bach Association for Public Art Paul S. Beideman Avenue of the Arts, Inc. Jesse Bermudez AMLA & AMLA School of Performing Arts Joan Myers Brown Philadanco Jennifer Childs 1812 Productions Mark Christman Ars Nova Workshop
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Charles Croce Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent Ian Cross I-SITE
Beverly Harper Portfolio Associates, Inc. Gail Harrity Philadelphia Museum of Art James Haskins Wilma Theater Julie Hawkins Drexel University Arts Administration Program, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Ed Tettemer Independent Writer & Creative Director James Timberlake Kieran Timberlake CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ART COMMISSION José Almiñana FASLA, LEED AP Andropogon Associates
Jonas dos Santos Independent Curator & Artist Eiko Fan Artist & Teaching Artist Greta Greenberger City Hall Tours
Moe Brooker Moore College of Art
Ona Kalstein Artist
Harvey Kimmel Crossway Ventures, Inc.
Bridget Collins-Greenwald City of Philadelphia Department of Public Property
Leslie Kaufman Philadelphia Sculptors
Joseph H. Kluger (Chair) WolfBrown Nancy Kolb President Emeritus, Please Touch Museum Meryl Levitz Visit Philadelphia Maud Lyon Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Sueyun Locks Locks Gallery Martin McNamara Gallery 339
Karen B. Davis Former President and CEO, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia Cecelia Fitzgibbon Moore College of Art Emanuel Kelly, FAIA (Chair) Kelly/Maiello Architects Patricia Alexander Sanford Alexander Perry, Inc. Robert Roesch Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts CONSERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Olive Mosier William Penn Foundation
Linda Bantel Art Historian & Consultant
Thoai Nguyen SEAMAAC, Inc.
Laura Griffith Association for Public Art
David Devan Opera Philadelphia
Sharon Pinkenson Greater Philadelphia Film Office
Andrew Lins Philadelphia Museum of Art
Vikram H. Dewan Philadelphia Zoo
Hal Real World Cafe Live
Carmen Febo-San Miguel, MD Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
Siobhan Reardon Free Library of Philadelphia
Sarah Garonzik Philadelphia Theatre Company
Romona Riscoe Benson PECO
Jane Golden City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
Nick Stuccio FringeArts
Karen B. Davis Former President and CEO, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
Shawn Beeks Artist
Gayle Isa Asian Arts Initiative
Leslie Anne Miller Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., LLC
Diane Dalto Former Chair, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
ART IN CITY HALL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dennis Montagna National Park Service Robert Roesch Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Theresa Stuhlman Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Kate Kraczon Institute for Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania Diedra Krieger Artist Dave Kyu City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Amie Potsic (Chair) Main Line Art Center Damon Reaves Philadelphia Museum of Art Mary Salvante Rowan University Joan Smith Independent Curator & Artist Sean Stoops Independent Curator & Artist John Vick Philadelphia Museum of Art Barbara Wallace Fine Art Consultant Richard Watson African American Museum in Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Directors Appointed by Mayor Donna Frisby-Greenwood Fund for the School District of Philadelphia Julie Hawkins Drexel University Arts Administration Program, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design Helen Haynes (Ex-Offico) City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy David Young Cliveden of the National Trust Rachel Zimmerman Inliquid.com, Inc. Directors Appointed by President of City Council Cindy Bass Philadelphia City Council, District 8 David Oh Philadelphia City Council, Council-at-Large Maria D. Quinones-Sanchez Philadelphia City Council, District 7 Mark Squilla Philadelphia City Council, District 1
Community Directors Stuart Adair Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Patricia Wilson Aden African American Museum in Philadelphia
Helen Haynes Chief Cultural Officer helen.haynes@phila.gov Margot Berg Public Art Director margot.berg@phila.gov
James Claiborne, Jr. Visit Philadelphia
Tu Huynh City Hall Exhibitions Manager tu.huynh@phila.gov
Denise Kinney Musicopia/Dancing Classrooms Philly
Jacque Liu Percent for Art Project Manager jacque.liu@phila.gov
Adrienne Mackey Swim Pony Performing Arts
Betsy Riley Executive Assistant betsy.riley@phila.gov
Magda Martínez Fleisher Art Memorial
Lindsay Tucker So Research & Policy Associate lindsay.so@phila.gov
Ken Metzner (President) Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Hazami Sayed Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Pamela Yau Special Projects Coordinator pamela.yau@phila.gov Barbara Silzle Executive Director, Philadelphia Cultural Fund barbara@philaculturalfund.org Michelle Currica Program Manager, Philadelphia Cultural Fund michelle@philaculturalfund.org Design by Random Embassy www.randomembassy.com
2009–2015 programming made possible with support from:
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2014 Creative Philadelphia Town Hall Photo by Constance Mensh Front Cover Photo: Shakespeare in Clark Park, A Winter’s Tale 2015 Performances in Public Spaces participant Photo by Chris Koontz
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