Pew Center Announces 2011 Pew Fellowships in the Arts Recipients

An elegant and commanding dancer who fuses European, African, and Caribbean influences in her choreography; an architect whose designs couple concerns about environmental cost and sustainability; and a poet whose unique form of writing invites readers to participate in the deeply embodied experiences portrayed in his poems. These are three of 12 exceptional artists from the Philadelphia area who will each receive a $60,000 award this year from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Pew Fellowships in the Arts (PFA).

"The Pew Fellowship promises to have a powerful impact on all of the talented practitioners who have emerged in this cycle-new additions to an ongoing list of names that continues to reflect the breadth and scope of Philadelphia's artistic community."
The 2011 Pew Fellows, four of whom are first-time applicants to the program, were chosen in recognition of their extraordinary artistic achievements to date. Each $60,000 fellowship is granted over a 1- to 2-year period and may be awarded to artists at any stage of their careers.

Pew Fellowships in the Arts director Melissa Franklin notes, "The Pew Fellowship promises to have a powerful impact on all of the talented practitioners who have emerged in this cycle-new additions to an ongoing list of names that continues to reflect the breadth and scope of Philadelphia's artistic community."

Please visit www.pcah.us/fellowships to view the full text of this release and the complete bios of the 2011 Pew Fellows in the Arts, as well as lists of this year's panelists and evaluators.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is dedicated to stimulating a vibrant cultural community in the five-county, Southeastern Pennsylvania region. Established in 2005, the Center houses seven funding Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and through them supports area artists and arts and heritage organizations whose work is distinguished by excellence, imagination, and courage. Each year, the Center's grants make possible more than 800 performances in dance, music, and theatre as well as history and visual arts exhibitions, and other public programs for audiences in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.pcah.us.