Bartol Foundation

📣 If you're an arts organization in the Greater Philadelphia area, here's a grant opportunity for you!

The Forman Family Fund Grant is now accepting applications for programs serving young people ages 11–18. The following in- and out-of-school programs are eligible:

📸 Photography
🏛️ Architectural drawing and architecture
✍️ Written arts

Ten grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded. The fund honors the legacy of Nessa R. Forman, a longtime advocate for arts education and former Vice President for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at WHYY.

🗓️ Application Deadline: July 3, 2026

Apply here today! https://www.philafound.org/nonprofits/available-grants/special-initiative-grants/forman-family-fund-grants/

🎉 Congratulations to former Bartol Teaching Artist Micro-Grantee Kareem B. Goodwin on being selected as a 2026–27 Dance Research Fellow at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts!

Kareem's project, The Weight That Isn’t Mine Alone: Rituals of Falling, Carrying, and Becoming, explores the Limón dance technique through the lens of Black embodiment, examining themes of lineage, humanity, belonging, and survival. The project reexamines José Limón's legacy through the lens of migration, identity, and belonging. By combining modern dance principles with jazz and Afro-diasporic movement, Kareem explores how these influential techniques can be understood, embodied, and transformed through a Black contemporary dance practice. He is reimagining foundational modern dance principles while honoring the cultural histories that shape them.

As one of this year's fellows, Kareem will receive a $10,000 stipend and dedicated support from the Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division as he develops this important work over the next six months.

We are proud to have supported Kareem's artistic journey through the Bartol Teaching Artist Micro-Grant and are thrilled to see his work recognized on a national stage.

Please join us in congratulating on this incredible achievement! 👏⭐️