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
Polish Cultural Council - $3000
To present the Warsaw Village Band, a "hardcore folk" group from
Gist Street Reading Series - $3000
For the
Kaminski, Kessler - $3000
To work with middle school-aged girls to re-draw a community map of the North Side and discuss how violence affects their lives, using silkscreen and video with polycarbonate structure.
Art All Night Lawrenceville - $2324
To present an all-night art festival that invites everyone to showcase one artistic creation in a free, unjuried art show staged annually in a vacant Lawrenceville warehouse.
SLB Radio Productions - $2324
For the Youth Expression Showcase, which features live music, poetry, essays and spoken arts performances by young artists, grades 5-12, on its weekly Saturday morning radio program.
Studio Capezzuti - $2234
For Puppets for
Rubin, Jon - $2234
To create a mobile video talk show that roams around the city of
Zapata, Alison - $2188
To convert two transportation buses into community "art buses", working collaboratively with the children, teens and parents of Hazelwood to design, paint and convert the buses.
For the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival, an annual multi-genre concert series devoted to improving cultural life for
Center for the Arts in Society - $1874
To support the Arts Greenhouse program, which sharpens songwriting skills of high school students; teaches the origins of African-American, hip-hop and rap music; and culminates in a public performance of their work.
LaSpina, Lazae - $1874
For the project "
Fiberarts International 2010 - $1874
To present Fiberarts International 2010, the 20th in a series of triennial juried exhibitions, which will take place from April 16- August 22.
For African American dance, music and visual art worshops for children and teens in McKees Rocks.
South Park Theatre - $1410
For the 2010 Children's Theatre season, comprised of five shows where approximately sixty local children participate and almost 9,000 people attend.
Dreams of Hope - $1380
To produce an original show by LGBT youth that will premier in Pittsburgh and tour to non-traditional venues throughout Allegheny County.
Fe Arts Gallery - $1380
To produce "Rock, Paper, Scissors," a project of three linked exhibitions in three
For the 2009 festival, which increases awareness of
Palaparty, Vijay - $1290
For "Nava Durga", a dance theater project that combines the classical Indian dance forms of Bharatanatyam and Odissi with elements of theater.
Chhandayan - $1290
To present two concerts of North Indian Classical music, featuring renowned international maestros with local talent to enrich the greater community.
Royal Tribe Music - $1260
For a symposium that uses wholesome "roots" hip hop culture to promote the region's diversity and raise awareness about scholarship, education and economic opportunities.
For free, weekly public performances demonstrating
To present a choral/orchestral concert of music from the early 18th century including music from the Harmony Society.
To produce workshops in Carnegie, Wilmerding and at the Children's
To present a concert by the
Union Project - $780
For public ceramic exhibitions designed to further the craft education of city residents and build the careers of emerging ceramic artists.
Filipino American Association of
To produce a program of Philippine folk dances which can be showcased at multicultural, social or school events in the
Mary Miller Dance Company - $720
To present "I look at You I See Myself", a collaborative performance featuring choreography by Mary Miller and story-quilts by fiber artist Tina Williams Brewer.
Wos, Joe - $675
For "Dr. Sketchy's Downtown Guerrilla Sketch Jam", which takes its unique brand of life drawing to the streets with live, spontaneous themed sessions throughout
To present the March 2010 classical concerts, which will feature Arthur Honegger's "King David.'
For the "Pittsburgh Eeco-Drama Festival", which will present free, public staged readings of four prize-winning plays about ecological and environmental issues.
Tamler, Cory - $630
For a German-American festival in Pittsburgh featuring the production of an international theatre collaboration of two one-act plays, one by an American and one by a German playwright.
Polish Hill Civic Association - $580
For "Art What You Got", a one day festival of art, performance and art-related activities thatl includes an artist market, performances, hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Sembene - The Film and Arts Festival - $580
For "Sembene -The Film and Art Festival", a two-day event of film, music and art to pay tribute to the father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembene.
Program Stream Grantees
Hope Academy of Music and the Arts - $4110
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.
African American Jazz Preservation Society - $2032
To preserve, disseminate and promote the history, accomplishments and talents of the African American jazz experience, including related genres such as Blues and Gospel.
American Jewish Museum - $4466
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.
Autumn House Press - $2821
To support a non-profit, independent press whose mission is to publish and promote poetry and other fine literature.
Brew House Association - $2377
To produce the Black Sheep Puppet Festival in an environment that encourages community participation and creates educational opportunities in the creative arts for artists and non-artists.
Carnegie Mellon University Press - $1947
To publish and promote the most highly accomplished contemporary poets available, and to maintain the publication of poetry in our culture.
City of Asylum-Pittsburgh - $3961
To provide sanctuary to literary writers exiled under threat of death, imprisonment, or persecution in their native countries.
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra - $1135
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.
Guitar Society of Fine Arts - $3328
To support and promote music, the guitar and young artists through performance, education and community outreach programs.
Jazz Workshop Incorporated - $5572
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 - $7361
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.
New Horizon Theater - $7413
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 - $1767
For support a professional chamber choir dedicated to performances distinguished by imaginative programming in unique settings.
Pittsburgh Philharmonic - $1450
For a civic orchestra that presents classical and contemporary music and educational activities to families and seniors.
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery - $4295
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
Shakespeare-in-the-Schools - $2955
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.
South Arts - $1261
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.
Tickets for Kids Foundation - $3961
Tickets for Kids Foundation seeks to include often-forgotten children and families in quality community, educational and entertainment events and activities.
WYEP-FM - $7598
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 - $6908
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.
Pittsburgh Youth Ballet - $4435
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.
Artists Image Resource - $4386
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.
Squonk Opera - $5897
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.
Bulgarian Macedonian Nat'l Edu. & Cultural Ctr. - $3722
To embrace, preserve and perpetuate the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people.
Tuesday Musical Club - $1067
To provide free daytime public concerts of classical and contemporary music, scholarships for music students, and performance opportunities for the community.
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh - $2805
To cultivate in our community a joy and passion for excellence in choral music.
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble - $9361
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
Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival - $3729
To celebrate diversity and multi-cultural appreciation of the Asian and Asian American experience through cultural events.
McKeesport Symphony Orchestra - $1380
To present orchestral concerts and other musical events of professional quality in the Mon-Yough Valley.
Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Society - $1350
To celebrate LGBT culture and foster appreciation and visibility through film media.
Open Stage Theatre - $0
To celebrate the art, artists and lovers of theatre by creating challenging projects and providing unique opportunities for them to actively engage with one another.
Three Rivers Young People's Orchestras - $4809
To provide musically talented young people of the tri-state area an opportunity for artistic development, music education and social growth.
Creative Nonfiction - $4975
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.
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.
Prime Stage Theatre - $4326
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.
LABCO (Laboratory Company Dance) - $0
To support the company of professional dancers and choreographers focusing on professional development for artists, community outreach and performance.
Unseam'd Shakespeare Co. - $2574
For a professional theatre company dedicated to rediscovering, reinventing and presenting classic and classically-inspired plays for modern audiences.
Renaissance & Baroque - $5777
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 Wind Music Society - $3089
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.
Afro-American Music Institute - $5256
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
Northland Public Library Foundation - $1124
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.
Renaissance City Choirs - $3158
To build bridges within the GLBT community and with the greater community through music.
UMOJA African Arts Ensemble - $4423
To increase appreciation and preservation of African culture through educational and artistic presentation of African arts.
Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival - $2282
To promote Jewish and Israeli culture by presenting current and classic films from the United States and abroad.
Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra - $1260
To educate, train and develop students to excel in music as a career or a lifelong avocation.
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company - $1597
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.
