The programs and projects below were supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.
Project Stream Grantees
Gist Street Reading Series
$2280 - For Wood-Fired Words, a collaboration with UnSmoke Systems and Braddock Mayor John Fetterman.
Art All Night Lawrenceville
$2166 - For an all-night art show in a vacant Lawrenceville space.
SLB Radio Productions, Inc.
$2166 - For the Youth Expression Showcase, which features live music, poetry, essays and spoken word by young artists grades 5-12.
Studio Capezzuti
$2166 - For Puppets for Pittsburgh, a free puppet lending library that loans giant puppets to the non-profit community and hosts free community workshops to make puppets.
South Park Theatre
$2052 - To produce 5 children's theatre shows, in which 65 local children participate for nearly 9,000 attendees.
ArtUp (Artists Upstairs)
$1596 - For the Pittsburgh portion of "Firefly Tunnels," a workshop series and exhibition aimed at creating dialogue between artists in the United States and Egypt, under the direction of Tavia LaFollette.
The Legacy Arts Project
$1596 - To bring the national "Dance Africa" event to Pittsburgh and establish it officially in this region, using local dancers, drummers, and artists.
Dreams of Hope
$1482 - To create an original show, premier it in Pittsburgh and tour it 15-18 times to non-traditional venues throughout Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks
$1482 - To present free performances of "Much Ado About Nothing" in local parks.
Future Tenant
$1368 - To engage residents of West Pittsburgh neighnorhoods through a rotating window installation series to be installed in vacant store fronts.
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale
$1368 - For two concert performances of Haydn's "The Creation" in March 2011, with three professional soloists and a full symphony orchestra.
Polish Hill Civic Association
$1368 - For a multidisciplinary arts festival in Polish Hill, including visual and performing arts as well as hands-on activities.
David Edwards
$1305 - For the creation of a series of workshops, in which children ages 4-12 will create hands on art learning toys and receive instruction on recycling and solar energy.
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
$1254 - for 7-8 exhibition opportunities for members residing within 150 miles of Pittsburgh and present work to the Greater Pittsburgh region.
Lawrenceville Historical Society
$1254 - To present "Do Dah Days," the annual Stephen Foster Music & Heritage Festival in the Allegheny Cemetary.
Transitional Services, Inc.
$1254 - For the fourth annual Art Exhibit and Sale, which showcases the work of Pittsburgh artists with disabilities on the grounds of the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Global Beats
$1026 - To present an outdoor world music event during Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of the Global Beats series.
Mary Miller Dance Company
$1026 - To create "Confluence- Triveni Sangam," a performance with the Namita Bodaji Dancers of Mumbai, India, to be performed in Point State Park during the Three Rivers Arts Festival.
Poor Yoricks Players
$1026 - To present a free and open to the public performance of "Macbeth" at the Tall Trees Amphitheatre in Monroeville, PA.
Samantha McDonough
$1026 - For the creation and implementation of "Art Out of the Box", a mobile art studio through which the artists will engage residents in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Beth Corning
$988 - To create a show as part of the Glue Factory series, a dancetheater production engaging internationally-recognized performers over age 40, and offer special admission/lecture demonstration for senior citizens.
Art on Gist Street
$912 - To allow Mexican artist Luis Valui to paint a composition for Art on Gist Street.
Pittsburgh Metro Chapter SPEBSQSA
$500 - To produce a concert featuring an internationally known quartet and highly-regarded local babershop quartets.
Mt. Washington Community Development Corporation
$500 - For an art festival wherein residents work alongside artists to create public art using trash from an illegal dumpsite in their community.
Program Stream Grantees
African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pgh
$1656 - To preserve, disseminate and promote the history, accomplishments and talents of the African American jazz experience, including related genres such as Blues and Gospel.
Afro-American Music Institute
$5131 - To provide systematic specialized instrumental and vocal training in all styles of the African-American music tradition, and to provide a forum both in performing and recording opportunities for otherwise undiscovered talent in the greater Pittsburgh comm
American Jewish Museum
$3639 - To contribute to contemporary Jewish identity formation, values and tradition by presenting the best of contemporary art from throughout the country, exceptional traveling exhibitions from world-class museums, and progressive regional artists.
Artists Image Resource
$4384 - To support the artist-run print and imaging organization whose mission is to integrate the creation of fine prints with educational programs that explore the creative process.
Autumn House Press
$2821 - To support a non-profit, independent press whose mission is to publish and promote poetry and other fine literature.
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh
$2286 - To cultivate in our community a joy and passion for excellence in choral music.
Brew House Association
$1663 - For the Distillery Program, an artist residency and gallery show.
Bulgarian Macedonian Nat'l Edu. & Cultural Ctr.
$3458 - To embrace, preserve and perpetuate the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people.
City of Asylum - Pittsburgh
$3960 - To provide sanctuary to literary writers exiled under threat of death, imprisonment, or persecution in their native countries.
Creative Nonfiction
$4974 - To pursue educational and publishing initiatives in the genre of literary nonfiction, in order to provide a venue for quality nonfiction prose; to define the ethics and parameters of the field; and to broaden the genre's impact in the literary arena.
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
$925 - To establish important links among professional musicians, amateur musicians, high school musicians, and the community at large through a performance series, community outreach and educational programs.
Father Ryan Arts Center of Focus on Renewal
$1468 - For programming to inspire, empower and encourage innovative exploration in the arts and foster a sense of accomplishment and hope by developing the spirit, mind and body of students and the entire McKees Rocks community through creative expression.
Hope Academy of Music and the Arts
$3349 - To provide quality, affordable arts education to children and youth in an underserved community in order to give them opportunities to discover hidden skills and talents, and build self-esteem in a supportive, caring environment.
Jazz Workshop Incorporated
$4540 - The Jazz Workshop project is the continuation of developing its outreach programming through music while building diversity to Homewood, Wilkinsburg and surrounding communities.
Latin American Literary Review Press
$5998 - To promote cross-cultural understanding and appreciation by making available much-needed translations of outstanding Latin American authors who, though they are well known in their native countries, remain little known in the U.S.
McKeesport Symphony Pops
$1380 - To present orchestral concerts and other musical events of professional quality in the Mon-Yough Valley.
Miller Gallery at CMU
$3500 - To nurture and exhibit contemprary art by promoting art that is stimulating and courageous, supporting emerging and established artists, creating an accessible environment open to thought-provoking ideas and actively embracing the arts as an open-ended pr
New Horizon Theater, Inc.
$6041 - To bring consistent, high-quality cultural events reflecting African-American points of view to the Pittsburgh area; and to provide an ongoing venue for ethnic performers to further their professional development.
Pittsburgh Camerata
$1510 - For support a professional chamber choir dedicated to performances distinguished by imaginative programming in unique settings.
Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival
$2590 - To promote Jewish and Israeli culture by presenting current and classic films from the United States and abroad.
Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Society
$1100 - To celebrate LGBT culture and foster appreciation and visibility through film media.
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
$7628 - To return immediacy and relevance to the live concert community through the commissioning of living composers and other creators, and through both world-class performances and dissemination efforts designed to reach the widest range and largest number of
Pittsburgh Philharmonic
$1182 - For a civic orchestra that presents classical and contemporary music and educational activities to families and seniors.
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
$1596 - To connect cultures by providing emerging playwrights, theatre companies, directors, actors and other artists a comfortable and professional space in which to produce plays, perform and display their art.
Pittsburgh Youth Ballet
$4255 - To train, inspire and nuture young dancers towards artistic excellence, to perform works by both choreographic masters and emerging choreographers, and to bring the art of dance, through outreach efforts, to new multigenerational audiences.
Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra
$1260 - To educate, train and develop students to excel in music as a career or a lifelong avocation.
Prime Stage Theatre
$3896 - To serve as the region's bridge between children's and adult theatre through productions of live theatre adaptations of classic and contemporary literature works.
Renaissance & Baroque Society
$4707 - To foster the understanding and appreciation of music, arts and culture of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque time periods and to present historically informed performances of music from the Medieval through the early Classical Periods.
Renaissance City Choirs
$2573 - To build bridges within the GLBT community and with the greater community through music.
Renaissance City Wind Music Society
$2518 - To promote the best in wind chamber music, with an emphasis on American music, through concerts, educational programs, recordings, commission of new works, and collaborations with other artists.
Shakespeare in the Schools
$2413 - To educate and engage students and teachers throughout the tri-state region with Shakespeare and other classic works through a touring show, artist residencies, field trip matinees, and teacher workshops.
Silk Screen Asian American Festival
$3728 - To celebrate diversity and multi-cultural appreciation of the Asian and Asian American experience through cultural events.
South Arts
$1027 - To coordinate, promote, and assist in the development and advancement of cultural activities of the arts in the South Hills through the collaborative efforts of the individuals and organization.
Squonk Opera
$5761 - To create new work that is interdisciplinary, transformative and accessible to young and old; to acknowledge and embrace cultural traditions of our home and of the world; and to empower our audiences by inspiring them to explore new and different avenues.
Three Rivers Storytelling Festival
$1111 - To support the Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, whose mission is to expand the community's understanding and love of storytelling, develop literacy skills, and expose the audiences to different cultures.
Three Rivers Young People's Orchestras
$3919 - To provide musically talented young people of the tri-state area an opportunity for artistic development, music education and social growth.
Tickets for Kids Charities
$3960 - Tickets for Kids Foundation seeks to include often-forgotten children and families in quality community, educational and entertainment events and activities.
Tuesday Musical Club
$1011 - To provide free daytime public concerts of classical and contemporary music, scholarships for music students, and performance opportunities for the community.
UMOJA African Arts Ensemble
$3095 - To increase appreciation and preservation of African culture through educational and artistic presentation of African arts.
Unseam'd Shakespeare Co.
$2097 - For a professional theatre company dedicated to rediscovering, reinventing and presenting classic and classically-inspired plays for modern audiences.
WYEP-FM
$6192 - Independent and innovated, listener-supported public media organization that gives voice to quality music and provacative ideas, fostering an increasingly more vibrant, artistic, diverse and caring community.
Young Men & Women's African Heritage Association
$5629 - To provide the best quality services possible for children and their families with particular foucs on the needs of children of African Heritage and their families.
