The Ongoing Revolution
Temple Contemporary will uncover the overlooked stories that have contributed to the United States’ ongoing pursuit of equality, tolerance, and independence. With the intent to connect present-day concerns to the country’s revolutionary legacy, this discovery process will culminate in a public forum at the Museum of the American Revolution.
Ongoing Revolution PageHow & Why
Many of our peer museums and galleries come up with a great idea and then start looking for an audience to come and see it. At Temple Contemporary, we start with the public first! Our programming is designed with the public at the forefront of our process. Learn about how we do it here.
Read moreVelocity Fund Grantees
The Velocity Fund awarded 12 $5000 grants to Philadelphia-based art projects in its third year of re-granting. We are so excited to support these amazing projects that engage communities across the city. Click on this box for more information about the projects.
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Temple Contemporary’s Advisory Council—consisting of a diverse group of Philadelphians, including high school, Tyler and Temple University students, faculty, community activists, civic leaders and more—meets regularly to discuss pressing questions that inform our programming. At each meeting, our advisors vote on the questions that they feel have the greatest local relevance and international significance. One such question that Temple Contemporary is currently exploring in its programming is "Are we listening?"
"Are we listening?"
With the national political climate polarized on an unprecedented scale and social media algorithms increasingly insulating us from perspectives we do not "like," there are diminishing opportunities to listen—really listen—to one another. The profound irony is that we have never in human history been better connected to such a diverse range of sources of information and individual perspectives. Are we losing patience with different or opposing opinions? Are we even hearing them anymore? Have we really stopped listening?