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November 20, 2024 by Ryan deRoche

Midweek News, Philadelphia Cultural Fund gets more money, Blue World Gallery, Arts League Arts Bloom, Woodmere, Germantown Poetry line, Revival Performance, Peter Pan and more

June 4, 2021 by Roberta

Restore funding to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and help the City recover, Write your Council Members Today

Please write to your Councilperson and to the seven at-large Council Members NOW to advocate for restoring FULL funding for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund in the city’s 2021-22 budget. Voting could start as early as June 17th, so don’t delay! Make your voice heard before the final vote is cast!

June 12, 2020 by Artblog

More strong testimony at City Council hearing, June 9, reinstate funding for arts and culture!

Artblog rounded up some testimonies given to City Council on June 9 by artists, arts workers and arts organization leaders. We present them here for the record, a stream of passionate and well-formed arguments to save OACCE and PCF.

June 1, 2020 by Artblog

Reduce police budget, reinstate arts budget, a call for positive action

In light of the police’s unhelpful and unacceptable actions this weekend we call for a new funding equation: no increase to the police budget for FY21 and restore funding to the arts budget

May 29, 2020 by Artblog

Strong testimony at City Council hearing May 27 to reinstate funding for arts and culture

Artblog rounded up some testimonies given to City Council on May 27 by artists, arts workers and arts organization leaders and presents them here for the record, a stream of passionate and well-formed arguments to save OACCE and PCF.

May 18, 2020 by Artblog

Save the arts, restore OACCE and PCF, Part 3, testimonials by Julia Guerrero, Neil Kleinman, Steven Burns

Artblog solicited testimonials about the proposed cuts to the city budget that would axe the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF).

May 16, 2020 by guest writer

Save the arts and serve all the people, restore OACCE and PCF budgets, Part 2

The former Director of OACCE, Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2013, and Joe Kluger, Chair of the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council from 2008 to 2015, wrote a powerful letter in support of the OACCE and PCF and arguing their importance is vital to the city.

May 15, 2020 by Artblog

Save the arts and serve all the people, restore OACCE and PCF budgets

Artblog solicited testimonials about the proposed cuts to the city budget that would axe the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF).