![]() Jackson, who leads the Red & Blue Advisory Committee, congratulated the grantees and emphasized the importance of the arts at Penn-and its role in everything it does. ![]() Provost-designee Jackson was an advisory board member when the program was founded in 2017. So, what we’re generally seeing is increased interest and need from across the University-which is both exciting and also indicative of the importance of a program such as ours.”Īt the May 9 ceremony, McInerney opened with remarks introducing incoming Provost John Jackson, who made brief remarks about The Sachs Program and the awards. “That need for foundational support for the arts is still there and is significant, even as more people from other disciplines learn about The Sachs Program and apply for support. “We’re seeing applicants from a wide range of disciplines, but also seeing consistent and growing need from departments that we would consider core arts departments,” says Chloe Reison, associate director of The Sachs Program. McInerney says that, in addition to receiving more student applications than ever, The Sachs Program also received them from areas of the University that hadn’t applied before: Among the 77 applications were projects pitched from the Center for Public Health Initiatives and their Research & Equity in Academic Community Partnerships for Health (REACH) program, the Department of Landscape Architecture, Cognitive Science, Francophone and Germanic Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and others-many of which live outside of more traditional arts departments that would typically apply. Zoë Ryan, left, chats with John McInerney, center, and Ani Liu inside the Arts Lounge at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. “When they see the success of their colleagues, you see people start to creative practices in their departments in ways they maybe didn’t before.” “Every year, we reach out into new communities and see more projects come out of them, which is great because that often leads to more creative practice projects happening in that department or program-whether funded by us or not,” says McInerney. John McInerney, executive director of The Sachs Program, reflected on this year’s grants by noting the program’s broadened and deepened reach in departments and centers across campus. This year’s grants totaled $170,000 in support of 15 projects, in addition to another $95,000 awarded in the spring in support of first-year seminars and student creative projects. In five categories, the grants offer strategic support to artists, faculty, centers, departments, students, and staff at Penn, with one category supporting Philadelphia more broadly through community partnerships. Capping its sixth year of transformative grantmaking for the arts at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its 2023 round of grants at a ceremony held at the Arts Lounge at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on May 9.
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