Grants
Each year, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council pursues local foundations and corporations for funds to "re-grant" directly to the arts community. These small awards are designed to provide an infusion of big-picture thinking and career-changing connections. Sometimes it's by sending a sculptor to study with a famous mentor or helping a marketing director try a new strategy to grow audiences. Other times it's by funding an art project in a community that rarely has access to grants. To see which program is a good fit for you, read on! You can also view previously-funded grantees.
Dee Delaney Arts Accessibility Fund
- Deadline: February 1, 2012 (11:59 pm)
- Eligibile Applicants: 501(c)3 nonprofit (or fiscally-sponsored) organizations located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties
- Maximum Grant: $2,500
Named for the former executive director of the FISA Foundation, who led efforts to improve the lives of people with disabilities until her retirement in 2010, this new grant program will support projects that increase the accessibility of arts facilities and programming.
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Advancing the Black Arts in Pittsburgh
The  Advancing the Black Arts in Pittsburgh grant program was launched in January 2011 by The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation with the following goals: 1) to help to build the careers of individual artists; 2) to increase the sustainability of cultural organizations that focus on Black arts; 3) to build community awareness of the Black arts sector; and 4) to support efforts toward greater collaboration and the elimination of racial disparities within the larger arts sector. For more information, download the Guidelines.
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Artist Opportunity Grants
- Next Deadline: March 15, 2012
- Eligible Applicants: Individual Artists*
- Maximum Grant: $1,500
Greater Pittsburgh Artist Opportunity Grants help advance the careers of individual artists by providing funds to support expenses related to specific, extraordinary opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact an artist's work and professional development. Grants range from $250 to $1,500. To get started, download the guidelines and  application.
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Alcoa Leadership Grants for Arts Managers
- Next Deadline: Funding for this program expired in 2011. No additional deadlines are planned at this time.
- Eligible Applicants: Arts Managers*
- Maximum Grant: $1,500
Just as artists need to nurture their creativity and continue to develop their skills, arts managers throughout their careers need to keep their problem-solving muscles strong and flexible. With generous support from the Alcoa Foundation, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council administers this grant program that recognizes the importance of ongoing executive education and leadership development for professional arts administrators.
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PA Partners in the Arts
- Next Deadline: Friday, June 29, 2012
- Eligible Applicants: Individual Artists, Associations, or Nonprofits Organizations in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence or Washington County*
- Maximum Grant: $3,000
- Guidelines: Last Year's Guidelines (for reference only; 2012-13 guidelines will be published in early May!)
- Info Sessions will be held well in advance of the deadline. Check back for details in the spring!
If you'd like to hold a performance, exhibit, reading or other art project in your community, we encourage you to apply to Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PA Partners) for up to $3,000! Projects can be any genre—visual art, dance, theatre, music—and must be open to the public. In short, we're looking for well-planned projects that will bring high quality art to people who might not already have many arts experiences available to them.
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Grant Recipients
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council congratulates the following grantees, who have been funded through our regranting programs. Click on a program to view the funded individuals, programs and projects.
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