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A Photograph of Don Buchla with an assortment of his creations from across his career. Photo courtesy of BuchlaUSA.

Instruments That Talk Back: Celebrating the Legacy of Don Buchla

Museum of Music Technology / EMEAPP
Happening NowInstruments That Talk Back exhibition
Grant details
Tia Fuller, saxophonist, composer, and educator. Photo by Jerris Madison.

Soundscapes for Tomorrow: Stage One Residencies

Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts 
Coming UpSoundscapes for Tomorrow concert with Tia Fuller
Grant details
Bettina Escauriza, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.

“Humor is the tool I use in my filmmaking, and a desire for a dignified existence is the fuel.”

— Bettina Escauriza, Pew Fellow, 2024
Artist El Anatsui signing prints made with Brandywine Workshop and Archives staff and affiliated master printer Alexis Nutini. Brandywine’s PrintLab supports eight artists in a creative residency to explore emerging printmaking techniques and technologies. Photo by Gustavo Garcia.

PrintLab

Brandywine Workshop and Archives
Happening NowPrintLab: Material Futures
Grant details
Emma Copley Eisenberg, 2025 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.

“My work is about the space between the authentic self, and the self that the world reduces us to, particularly for queer people, fat people, and women.”

— Emma Copley Eisenberg, Pew Fellow, 2025

Questions of Practice: Discover new perspectives in our hub for the exchange of ideas on evolving cultural practice.

Artist El Anatsui signing prints made with Brandywine Workshop and Archives staff and affiliated master printer Alexis Nutini. Brandywine’s PrintLab supports eight artists in a creative residency to explore emerging printmaking techniques and technologies. Photo by Gustavo Garcia.

Fall Arts Guide: 16 must-see performances and exhibitions from the Bearded Ladies to Philadelphia Museum of Art

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