Painted Bride Art Center (contemporary performance and community arts)

The Painted Bride Art Center, founded in 1969 and long based at 230 Vine Street, is a nonprofit arts organization known for commissioning and presenting experimental theater, dance, music, and multidisciplinary work. Housed in a converted 19th-century building in Old City, the Bride has a history of supporting emerging and community-based artists and presenting multicultural programs. The organization has played a notable role in Philadelphia's contemporary performing-arts scene for decades.