News

May 2, 2012

USA Projects, an Online Ecosystem for Funding Artists

Leeway Foundation, in partnership with United States Artists, once again presents this workshop led by USA Projects, a micro-philanthropy website...
April 23, 2012

2 Leeway Grantees receive Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Awards

Thirty-five ideas for the arts in Philadelphia will receive $2.76 million as winners of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge. Now in its second year, the...
April 18, 2012

In Memoriam: Kinyozi Yvette Smalls

It is with a great and deep sadness we announce the passing of Kinyozi Yvette Smalls (LTA ’08), folk artist and filmmaker, who passed away in her West...
April 6, 2012

Camille Billops Exhibit

The Leeway Foundation, in partnership with the Brandywine Workshop and Scribe Video Center, presents a selection of prints by renowned artist and...
March 27, 2012

2 Leeway Grantees receive Dance Advance Grants from Pew

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $812,000 through Dance Advance to 12 dance projects, representing seven individual artists, three dance...
March 8, 2012

Kathryn Pannepacker featured in Philadelphia Magazine

“I am interested in the gestural quality of the woven line,” says Kathryn Pannepacker, a Philadelphia artist who showcases her new works (March 9)...
February 16, 2012

Laundromat Project Philadelphia

The Laundromat Project (The LP), in collaboration with Leeway Foundation and in partnership with PhillyCAM and The Asian Arts Initiative, have...
February 12, 2012

Brenda Dixon Gottschild featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

In her 80 years, Joan Myers Brown has been an artist, entrepreneur, and visionary, who with steely grace founded first, in 1960, a dance school for...
February 1, 2012

Understanding Taxes for Artists

Whether you’re getting grants, selling or performing art privately and/or self employed you still have to file taxes. But what are the best filing...
January 26, 2012

Zoe Strauss Exhibits At Philadelphia Museum Of Art

Zoe Strauss has made a career of capturing and documenting poignant yet troubling portraits of contemporary America. She celebrates ten years as a...