Congrats to the graduating class of the Preservation Trades Center's Masonry Academy Eastern State Penitentiary ! Dyk the PTC is a 2023 ABC awardee?

PTC hires Philadelphians underrepresented in the skilled trades — returning citizens, women, people of color — into paid career training.

THANK YOU to our community for showing up to celebrate our work and the 3 honorees at the 38th Annual Awards Celebration. Congratulations again to the 🎉 Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists🎉Black Music City and the 🎉Preservation Trades Center!!!

📢 Calling all arts and non-arts groups!

Have a new or existing program that increases opportunities for diverse communities to connect with the arts?

Apply today for @pecoconnect Powering the Arts Program. Deadline: June 16, 2023 ➡️ peco.com/community

See why Independence Blue Cross SVP+CMO Koleen Cavanaugh is looking forward to our Annual Awards, and why you should be too!

Come convene with our region’s best on, Tue 5/23 for an evening of recognition, performances, refreshments, and mingling.

Buy tickets here: lnkd.in/eWhAvpSe

Announcing 🎉Kulu Mele 🎉 as our final performance at the '23 #ABCAwards . The Awards are just TWO WEEKS AWAY on May 23rd at Moore College of Art and Design! Check out Kulu Mele and all of the incredible performers by registering here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi

CONGRATS to the 2023 graduating class of  #DesigningLeadership . Look at this crew! 😊

The cohort stretched beyond DEI to examine belonging within the workplace and within themselves. Thank you to Slalom Philadelphia and @aampmuseum  for hosting our in person sessions!

Announcing 🎉 Fareed Simpson-Hankins 🎉 as our next musical performer at the '23 #ABCAwards . Philly native Fareed Simpson-Hankins is an award-winning trumpeter, educator, composer, producer & '23 Black Music City grantee. Learn more and register here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi

2023  #DesigningLeadership  wrapped last week but that didn't stop us from showing up! Congrats Mural Arts and ABC 's Board member Jane Golden for a successful Wall Ball. Hedgerow Theatre hosted it's 100th Anniversary Gala and Da Vinci Art Alliance - DVAA had the Everyday Futures Banquet Dinner.

ABC's own Ajené Livingston and Yair Farkas shared their stories on  #climatechange  at FirstPersonArts Some Like It Hot Story Slam. Then they headed over to MaKen Studios for a tour organized by CraftNOW's CraftBUILD program.

Announcing 🎉 Juliaprattmusic 🎉 as the next musical performer at the '23 #ABCAwards .

Julia's a 2023 Black Music City grantee and Philly based singer-songwriter. Check out Julia and all of the other amazing acts we have lined up here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi

Announcing 🎉 DJ NA$H Nashirah🎉 as one of our performers at the 2023 #ABCAwards .

A 2023 Black Music City Grantee, DJ NA$H built a reputation for playing uptempo music ranging from staccato club music to sounds of the African Diaspora.

Register now! buff.ly/3YZZSCi

The '23  #DL  season launched last week with a full house! We hyped each other up, created ad hoc communities by the shoes we wear and our hand types, and got to know each other. Next week we'll learn about mentorship, coaching, and feedback as it relates to our theme: #belonging .

Are you looking to tell your story through video? Our next #DD workshop, 'Video Creation, Content, and Strategy,' led by reps from PhillyCAM, will overview creative, tech, and storytelling strategies for creating content.

Learn more and register here: buff.ly/3d29Alx

Announcing 🎉 The Preservation Trades Center 🎉 the final awardee at the '23 #ABCAwards A program through Eastern State Penitentiary, PTC hires Philadelphians into paid hands-on career training in craftsmanship and masonry. Learn more and register for the awards here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi

Congrats to #DesigningLeadership almuna Ashley Jordan ('22) on this appointment! She is the CEO of the AAMP where the final session of this year's DL will be hosted.

Check out the article here: buff.ly/3m0IC2p

Learn more about DL here: artsbusinessphl.org/designing-lead…

ABC Roundup!:
-Arts leaders met at @tallerpr for the  #artsmayor4philly  Mayoral Forum.
-We toured Wagner Free Institute of Science at their Legislator's Breakfast.
-We stopped at @nextfab_phl for the closing of #ToolsoftheTrades .
-We also learned about World's Fair history with Fairmount Park Conservancy.

Announcing 🎉 The Fellowship for Black Artists 🎉 our next awardee at the '23 #ABCAwards . It's led by Mural Arts & engages local artists in community-centered mural making & gives vital tools for success. Learn more & register for the Awards here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi

#DesigningLeadership alum Jenna Perez talks about the valuable personal and professional takeaways she has from last year on #teamwork and #vulnerability . This year we explore #belonging . Apply for the next season: buff.ly/3HTme32

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Rowan University

Building Your Creative #Business : A #DefiningInnovation Panel, is a wrap!
Our panelists discussed innovation as change, finding motivation in making an impact on communities, and seeing from other perspectives. Learn more about Tools of the Trades here: toolsofthetrades.org

Announcing 🎉 Black Music City 🎉 as 1 of 3 awardees at the 2023 #ABCAwards . Black Music City supports and amplifies Black artists celebrating and perpetuating the rich history of Black music in #Philadelphia . Learn More and register for the awards here: buff.ly/3YZZSCi