Twelve institutions across the country will receive $50,000 each from the Knight Foundation in a push to explore the intersection of arts and technology, and two of them are in Philly.

At Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities, in collaboration with Malvern, Pa.-based People’s Light Project, the funds will help make theater and performance art more accessible for the Deaf, hard of hearing and non-English-speaking communities by integrating augmented reality and smart captioning systems into performances.

For public art and history initiative Monument Lab, the grant will help encourage public input on new forms of historical monuments through the creation of a digital tool that lets users identify locations, topics and create designs for potential public art and monuments.

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