From March - May, the People's Budget will host a series of free community workshops across Philadelphia. The workshops will provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about the City Budget process and speak about what they want to see funded. At the workshops participants will contribute to a collective artwork about their neighborhood’s funding priorities which will be shown to City Council. 

Free food will be provided.

Join artist Lily Xie to reimagine the police budget at the Budget Office. Lily has been researching the budget for police uniforms and equipment and reimagining an abolitionist set of tools for real "public safety". Come to this event to design an alternative safety uniform and share how you think the Philadelphia police budget should be reallocated to turn Philly into "the safest big city in the nation."

Design a fully funded city with us! Screen print your own t-shirt or tote bag with artist Alice Thompson, then decorate it with your funding priorities.  

Safety means a variety of things to people across Philadelphia. Artist in Residence, Aaron Brokenbough wants to know “What does a safe Philly mean to you?

Join us for a creative workshop where you can contribute to a larger video project about public safety.  Whether it’s more community centers, less policing, cleaner streets, or something deeply personal, your story belongs here.

Utopian Interiors will be a cyanotype workshop where participants create sun-prints using domestic and architectural imagery to build depictions of ideal interiors for the present and future. Utilizing an almost 200 year old photography process that develops using UV rays, participants will cut and collage transparencies showcasing a range of images from vernacular interiors and exteriors. Considering issues of affordable housing, this experience will help participants envision how themes of housing justice impact our interior lives and landscapes.