The arts are having a bumpy pandemic recovery in Philly, new report shows

“I really ask a lot of questions around place, taste and urban change and whose tastes and cultural identities get to shape public space,” Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta said.

UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?

Despite some success stories, many of the region’s arts and culture organizations have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.