PA Humanities has officially announced the final 125 Window Keepers, bringing the total honorees to 180 people, recognized through this statewide initiative.
Voices of History Erie is part of PA Humanities’ Voices of History: Stories from Black Pennsylvanians project, a first-of-its-kind statewide effort to collect and celebrate the stories, family histories, struggles, and triumphs of Black Pennsylvanians in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Bring the magic of Rain Poetry to your community! Our new toolkit provides the information, templates, and inspiration to create your own Rain Poetry project - from planning and outreach to installation and celebration.
Watch these videos created by Emmy-winning journalist Kelly Dessoye - they are powerful examples of how everyday people across Pennsylvania are using the tools of the humanities to strengthen their lives and communities.
Strong communities are built on connections between neighbors, organizations, generations and people who might not otherwise cross paths. Across Pennsylvania, Window Keepers are making those connections happen, often through the simple but powerful acts of listening, bringing people together and making sure everyone has a place in the conversation.
We contribute our learnings to the larger conversation about the role of the humanities in creating lasting change through major projects, including PA CultureCheck, PA Humanities Discovery Project, and more. We put participatory research at the forefront of all our work and partner with scholars, consultants, and a cross-sector of leaders including Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania’s PennPraxis, Elizabeth Myrick + Associates, and Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
An independent nonprofit that puts people first, PA Humanities relies on financial support from people like you. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, your support will help more Pennsylvanians experience the humanities and put them in action through civic engagement, education, building community, and however they are inspired to make change.
Our first #PaXFellows weekend is officially in the books!
The PA Cultural Exchange (PaX) is an 18-month statewide fellowship from PA Humanities that brings together practitioners from across Pennsylvania to build relationships, learn from one another, and strengthen their work and communities.
Over three days in the Steel City, our inaugural cohort joined for the first time to meet, connect, and experience some of Pittsburgh’s extraordinary cultural places. Fellows kicked things off at @thewarholmuseum, explored industrial history and got hands-on at @riversofsteel’s Carrie Blast Furnaces, walked through the history and cultural legacy of the Hill District, and closed the weekend at @augustwilsonculturalcenter with time to reflect on what we experienced together and what comes next.
Thank you to our 50 inaugural fellows for showing up with curiosity, generosity, and an enthusiasm to learn from one another! We`ll share more about this extraordinary journey as it unfolds.
Funding for PaX has been provided by @thespringpoint and @theheinzendowments, with additional support from Pennsylvania state legislators, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) @nehgov.
It’s official: Meet our 50 inaugural PA Cultural Exchange (PaX) Fellows!
PaX is a new 18-month statewide fellowship that brings together cultural practitioners from across Pennsylvania to learn from one another, build lasting relationships and strengthen their work and communities.
Selected from 350 applicants, this remarkable group of artists, storytellers, historians, educators, organizers, scholars, librarians, filmmakers and other cultural leaders represents 23 counties and every region of the Commonwealth.
PaX begins later this month in Pittsburgh, where the fellows will come together for their first Cultural Exchange Weekend.
🔗 See our complete list of fellows and read the full announcement at pahumanities.org/pax
The PA Cultural Exchange is made possible through the generous support of Spring Point Partners and The Heinz Endowments, with additional support from Pennsylvania state legislators, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Congratulations to @confluencecreativeartscenter on such a wonderful Rain Poetry celebration on Saturday! It was a beautiful day filled with creativity, expression, joy, poetry, community and fun and we were thrilled to be a part of it!