The PFP is an independent, public, folklife agency that documents, supports, and presents Philadelphia-area folk arts and culture, including the arts of people who have been in the city for generations and those who have just arrived. The agency offers exhibitions, concerts, workshops and assistance to artists and communities, conducts ongoing field research into community-based local arts, history, and culture, preserves a record of Philadelphia’s folklife in its archive, and offer arts education programs to give young people opportunities to study with amazing and diverse artists.