Podcasts Culture Philadelphia Community Podcast What's Going On: Brighter Futures Awards, Sneaker Ball, Of God and Country: American Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection

What's Going On: Brighter Futures Awards, Sneaker Ball, Of God and Country: American Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection

Published: June 9, 2023, 6:32 p.m.

b'I enjoyed a conversation with NFL Player and Super Bowl Champion, Rodney McLeod and wife Erika McLeod, Philanthropist and Healthcare and youth advocate about the fun and fabulous 3rd annual Sneaker Ball to benefit their Change Our Future Foundation Thursday June 22nd at Vie by Cescaphe. Listeners can take advantage of a ticket discount code: SBIHEART23
https://www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/ChangeOurFutureSneakerBall

I speak with Wendy Williams, Program Analyst Supervision For The Public Awareness Unit for Philadelphia\\u2019s Intellectual DisAbilities Services (IDS) about the 31st Annual Brighter Future Awards which honors those dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. https://dbhids.org/event/31st-annual-my-city-my-place-brighter-futures-awards/

In 2013 I was moved by an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of art featuring extraordinary work created by so called \\u201coutsider\\u201d artists not influenced by art history or established artistic conventions. There is a newly curated exhibit that richly represents these artists\' unique and authentic expressions. I was excited to talk about\\u201d Of God and Country: American Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection\\u201d with Louis Marchesano, head of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum Of Art. https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/of-god-and-country-american-art-from-the-jill-and-sheldon-bonovitz-collection'