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Philadelphia is known for its scrappy, authentic spirit. And out of its many cultural institutions, no place captures it quite like Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Created by artist Isaiah Zagar, this unique space is a sprawling environment covered in a myriad of mosaics, blurring the line between museum and artwork. With roughly 150,000 visitors per year, Philadelphia’s Magic Gar...

INNOVATION GENERATION:Inspired artmaking about Unsung Heroes whose ideas changed the world. ARTEFFECT announces a new summer competition: Innovation Generation! This competition focuses on the theme of innovation and invites young artists to celebrate the stories of Unsung Heroes who made positive, profound, and lasting contributions to others through their innovations, inventio...

PA Humanities has officially launched the new PA Cultural Exchange (PaX) Fellowship — an innovative statewide fellowship program designed to bring together humanities, creative, and cultural practitioners from across Pennsylvania for a dynamic, collaborative learning experience rooted in the humanities. The fellowship is designed for artists, educators, organizers, scholars, lib...

Teaching about Holocaust Denial & Distortion andDefiant Requiem:  Cultural Resistance in the Terezín Ghetto Teaching about Holocaust Denial & Distortion:  July 6-19 Gain an understanding of how antisemitic tropes and hate speech related to the Holocaust are weaponized and how to challenge students to think critically and empower them to recognize and reject antisemitic h...

ATLAS is a digital platform designed to support K-12 science educators by providing a library of NGSS-aligned performance tasks. The tool was created by California. It aims to empower educators with authentic, phenomena-based instruction and assessment that brings science to life.  The platform is teacher-centered, collaborative, and focuses on authentic, experiential performanc...