Communities welcome lasting benefits from PA Heart & Soul
Across the state, our PA Heart & Soul communities are enjoying the rewards of the citizen-led process that centers story gathering as a way to learn what people love about their towns and their hopes and dreams for the future in order to move forward together. Read about five of them here.
Full STEAM ahead: Pittsburgh nonprofit centers people of color in science history
Using PA SHARP funding, Assemble is teaching students about leaders from the African diaspora in STEAM fields and Philadelphia’s Brandywine Workshop and Archives has created a free database that makes diverse, contemporary art and artists more accessible.
The new face of success: Nueva Esperanza pushes back against lack of representation
Nueva Esperanza found examples of accomplished Latino leaders missing from educational materials in their schools. Now they’re using PA SHARP funds to create their own curriculum.
Teens mesh old and new storytelling traditions to weave tale of kindness
By Karen Price PA Humanities’ Teen Reading Lounge (TRL) program gives young people the space to learn different perspectives, ask questions and share ideas, which in turn helps them figure out who they are, who they want to be, and their role in the community. Based on our extensive research into youth-led programs, one tool…
Signs of friendship: Unique collaboration bridges divides in Western PA
At first glance, the rehearsal could be taking place at any school with any group of students.
There’s singing, there’s dancing…and there’s sign language.
That’s the point at which the production reveals itself as something different.
Restored theater emerges as regional humanities hub
The historic Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock hosts film festivals and other programming that helps to bring the world to Wyoming County.