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Diaspora Productions
James Jackson
Kate Raines
Manuel Alé Vasquez
Natasha Cohen-Carol
Terrell Halsey
Grants, Residencies, and Fellowships
Bread & Roses Community Fund
A grassroots organization that offers potential funding for artist-activist projects for individuals and organizations, but with more of a focus in community organizing and activism in particular.
Illuminate the Arts
Offers microgrants for independent artists and general operating support for arts organizations.
Leah Stein Dance Company
Offers residencies for artists who work in dance, theatre, and performance art.
Leeway Foundation
A granting organization that offers several opportunities for funding for women and trans* artists.
Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF)
Funded by the City of Philadelphia, PCF offers grants for funding for newer arts organizations and collectives.
Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR)
Offers residencies for artists who wish to use recycled materials for their projects.
The Awesome Foundation
Offers monthly $1,000 microgrants to support projects across all disciplines and industries in Philadelphia.
Spaces/Organizations for Professional Development
CultureWorks
A co-working space for arts organizations that can also be used by independent artists.
Headlong
A dance-theater space that supports performance research, and also features a performance institute for independent performance artists.
PhillyCAM
An organization that provides resources for film, video, and broadcasting, including public access channels in local TV.
REC Philly
A co-working/studio space that also offers workshops and opportunities for independent artists.
Scribe Video Center
Specializing in film and video art, Scribe Video Center offers a variety of workshops and opportunities for emerging and experienced artists.
Theatre Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s support organization for theatre artists, which presents a variety of professional development and promotional opportunities.
Vision Driven Consulting
Offers free workshops, hosts co-working groups, and opportunities for early-career artists.
Specialized Services for Artists
Art-Reach
A service organization for artists and organizations seeking to make their work more accessible for disabled audiences. It’s recommended that you reach out to them earlier rather than later in your process!
Hands UP Productions
Offers specialized ASL interpretation for performance projects, with a variety of options for collaborative styles.
Partners for Sacred Spaces
Provides opportunities for artists to use unoccupied sacred spaces such as churches or congregations for a variety of purposes, ranging from rehearsals, performance, or office space.
Tax Prep for Working Artists
Akeem Davis
Amy Smith
Christianne Kapps
Juliana Flower
Logan Cryer
Maria Möller
Tim White

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Upcoming Events

Worldbuilding Duets Residency

July - August; Various times
Visual Art

Receipts: We Have Them

Opening Reception: Friday, July 25, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Current Projects

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Undue Burden

Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024
Projects

Blood Baby

June 2024
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Jun 2025

Bride in motion—guided by values, grounded in community, and creating space for the future.

After 26 years of visionary leadership, Laurel Raczka is stepping down as Executive Director of the Painted Bride Art Center. WHYY’s Peter Crimmins spoke with Laurel and Board Chair John Barber about what’s next—and why this moment is not an ending, but a fresh beginning rooted in transformation. From South… Read More
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Jun 2025

With Gratitude, as I Step into a New Chapter

Dear Friends, After 33 extraordinary years with the Painted Bride Art Center, I announce my retirement—effective December 31, 2025—with immense gratitude and heartfelt reflection. This decision comes after deep consideration and a profound appreciation for the remarkable journey I’ve been privileged to share with so many… Read More
Education & Outreach
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Feb 2025

ESCAPE ARTIST MIXTAPE VOL. 5: THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF SURVIVAL

Synopsis The Escape Artist Mixtape podcast is the soundtrack to the “art of survival” in a wondrously weird and apocalyptic world. Li Sumpter, host and self-proclaimed escape artist, invites a stellar line-up of friends and fellow artists on an epic journey through the stuff science-fiction is made of. About This… Read More
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Amalia Colón-Nava (she/they)
Resistance Garden Project Manager

Amalia is a farmer and multi-disciplinary artist that loves to move. She joined as a founding member of Dirtbaby Farm in 2021. She works for the Painted Bride as the project manager for the Resistance Garden Project. This project works with urban farms/gardens, artists and foragers to expand agricultural knowledge and our relationship with the land. Her passion for urban agriculture stems from the deep belief that we must heal our severed connection with the land on both a personal and political level in order to save our planet from the existential threat of climate change. She is noticing cycles of change and moving through life infusing her love for nurturing the earth with her passion for dance, care, play and sensation.

Caitlin Green (she/they)
Program Committee

Caitlin Green is a Philadelphia-based dance artist with a background in dance/movement therapy (R-DMT). In her work, she tends to concentrate on the body’s role in wellness, individuality, and expressions of personal and collective narratives. As a freelance dance artist, Caitlin has choreographed and co-created works featured in Philly Fringe Festival 2019, RAW Artist showcase (Baltimore), EMERGE Earthdance multidisciplinary artist residency, the Painted Bride Art Center’s artist residency, Building Bridges, and Bodymeld’s GWYN artist residency. She is the curator and facilitator of a workshop series “Dancing to Transgress: lessons from bell hooks” that questions traditional educational settings and challenges today’s teachers, teaching artists, activists, and community leaders to re-imagine what a successful and inclusive learning environment can look like, and convener of “Our Embodied Impulses” which is a collaborative project for movement artists to be the co-creators of dances, using movement scores that explore the interconnected nature of individual and collective restoration. Caitlin is a teaching artist with Dancing Classrooms Philly (DCP), The Village of Arts and Humanities, and BuildaBridge International.

Carl(os) Roa (they/them)
Program Manager

Projects

Resistance Garden project

Critically examining and redefining our relationships with nature, farming, food politics, and the historical use of plants and herbs across different cultures.

 

Running August – October 2022

Call for Artists

We values artists and their role as carriers of culture and tradition and guides to living creatively. Check out our current opportunities to develop new programming that engages with communities.