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.
Photos by @erinninehouser.
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