The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation
2024 Grantee Celebration, Sachs Board Member Professor Sharon Hayes & Student Grantee Gayoung Lee, MFA’24.
Sachs 2018 Visiting Artist Grant, Penn Live Arts “Vessels”
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The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation’s mission is to support and inspire creative practice and practitioners across the University of Pennsylvania—in all twelve schools, in the university’s artistic and cultural centers, and through the many partnerships and collaborations that connect Penn to the world at large.
Sachs Program Highlights
About The Sachs Program
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation supports creative practice through grantmaking, public programming, and special exhibitions, with a focus on Penn and the communities of West Philadelphia.
Sachs Program Grantmaking
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation’s grantmaking supports a range of innovative and experimental practices across disciplines, departments, centers, creative groups, and peoples.
in case of fire, speak
in case of fire, speak is the companion exhibition for a world premiere collaborative performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company and PHILADANCO! The exhibition is presented by Penn Live Arts and ArtPhilly, in partnership with The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. It will be on view at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, March 19 through July 6, 2026.
