Alcoa Foundation Leadership Grants for Arts Managers
From 2004-2011, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council administered this grant program that recognized the importance of ongoing executive education and leadership development for professional arts administrators. These grants provided up to $1,500 to support advanced training and leadership development for senior- and middle-management arts executives in environments where they can interact with peers in the field. The Arts Council thanks the Alcoa Foundation for its generous support during these years!
Previous Grantees
5/1/11 Deadline
$1200 - Carnegie Museum of Art (Louise Lippincott)
To attend peer networking/research trips to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford CT, and to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC.
$1200 - Mattress Factory (Lindsay O'Leary)
To attend the annual conference of the Museum Computer Network to be held in Atlanta, GA, November 16-19, 2011.
$1000 - Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University (Astria Suparak)
To attend the Contemporary Curators' Conference, a private and invitation-only forum for the exchange of ideas and information, attended by 50 of the nation's most important curators.
$1500 - Pittsburgh Community Television (John Patterson)
To attend the Alliance for Community Media International Conference in Tuscon, AZ.
$1200 - Pittsburgh Glass Center (Paige Ilkanipour)
To attend the 2011 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Louisville, KY on November 12-15.
$1400 - Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (Stephanie Riso)
To attend the TCG Conference in LA, June 16-18, 2011, where she will moderate a salon session on the topic of "live streaming full performances".
12/1/10 Deadline
$1500- Andy Warhol Museum (Nicole Dezelon)
To attend the conference "The Museum of Tomorrow", hosted by the American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo on May 22-25, 2011 in Houston, TX.
$1400- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Angela Seals)
To attend the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) national conference in Houston, as having been selected as lead presenter of a session about presenting artists innovatively in children's museums.
$1300- Gateway to the Arts (Linda Hoitsma)
To attend the Young Audiences national conference in Indianapolis, IN in April 2011.
$1200- Mattress Factory (Catena Bergevin)
To attend the Museum Store Association annual conference and expo on April 30-May 2, 2011.
$1000- American Jewish Museum (Melissa Hiller)
To attend the Council of American Jewish Museums Conference, "Our Stories, Our Museums," in Philadelphia, PA.
$1000- Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (Amy Kline)
To attend the 2011 INTIX Conference in San Francisco, January 17-21 where Amy is presenting Social Media for Beginners and leading a roundtable discussion on venues with less than 1000 seats.
11/1/09 Deadline
$1000- Strand Theater Intiative (Ronald Carter)
To attend the 2010 Annual Conference of the League of Historic American Theaters in San Antonio Texas.
$800- Office of Public Art (Lea Donatelli)
For the Americans for the Arts 2010 Annual Convention in Baltimore MD.
$1000- Silver Eye Center for Photography (Sylvia Ehler)
To support first time attendance to the Society for Photographic Education's 2010 National Conference in Philadelphia.
$1000- Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) (Amy Kline)
To attend the annual International Ticketing Association conference in January 2010 in Toronto Canada.
$825- Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society (Patricia Tanner)
To attend the 2010 South by Southwest Conference held annually in Austin Texas.
8/1/09 Deadline
$1000- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Lauren Bracey)
To attend the National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, RI, October 31-November 2, 2009.
$825- Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama (Liz Fox)
To attend the Society of Research Administrator's International Conference in Seattle, Washington in october 2009.
$1000- MCG Jazz (Renee Govanucci)
To attend the Association for Performing Arts Presenters conference in New York City, January 8-12, 2010
$1000- Mattress Factory (Jeffrey Inscho)
To present a session on community building for non-profits at the National Arts Marketing Project Comference that will be held on October 30, 2009 through November 2, 2009, in Providence, Rhode Island
$500- Silk Screen Asian American Festival (Katie Jones)
To attend the Toronto REEL Asian Film Festival November 11-15, 2009, where she will explore festival management, volunteer coordination and ticketing operations alongside REEL Operations Manager Chris Chen.
$1000- Institute for the Management of Creative Enterprises (Haebin Kim)
To attend the 2009 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, Rhode island, October 30-November 2, 2009.
$1000- Steeltown Entertainment Project (Jodi Klebick)
To attend the FutureLab Conference, Seen and Heard: Young People Creating Digital media, October 8, 2009, Mercure Holland House Hotel, Bristol, UK BS1 6SQ.
$350- Pittsburgh Filmmakers (Brady Lewis)
To attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD) in Pittsburgh, PA
$1000- Society for Contemporary Craft (Kate Lydon)
To attend the 2009 National Leaadership Conference, Creating A New Craft Culture, soncored by the American Craft Council taking place October 15-17, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN
$1000- University of Pittsburgh Theatre Arts Department (Sloan MacRae)
To attend the National Arts Marketing Project Conference
$825- Carnegie Museum of Art (Mary Ann Perkins)
To attend the National Docent Symposium in Toronto, Canada, oct. 14-17, 2009
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Allison Revello)
To attend the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums (RC-AAM) third Internatinoal Registrars Symposium (IRS3) in Chicago from November 6-8, 2009.
$500- River City Artists Management (Linda Reznik)
To attend the Midwest Arts Conference 2009 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, September 9-12, 2009
$1000- Gateway to the Arts (Carol Wolfe)
To attend the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children to be held in Washington, DC, November 18-21, 2009
5/1/09 Deadline
$1000- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts (Courtney Ehrlichman)
I am respectfully requesting $1,000 to be able to attend the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Seattle, where I will attend the Economic Development Track that will inform my project in assisting Pittsburgh artists in generating wealth through s
$1000- Pittsburgh Opera (Rachael French)
By attending the Tessitura Learning & Community Conference in San Antonio, TX, I will gain important knowledge to more effectively and efficiently navigate the Tessitura System Software, to which Pittsburgh Opera has just transferred.
$1000- August Wilson Center for African American Culture (Ada Gay Griffin)
Support to attend the Association of African American Museums annual conference in Baton Rouge, LA August 19-22, 2009 in anticipation of the 2010 conference to be hosted by the August Wilson Center and the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.
$1000- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Kathryn Heidemann)
I am seeking funds to pursue a summer festival management opportunity at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, during which I would take a personal (unpaid) leave of absence from my current employer.
$1000- Pittsburgh Filmmakers (Teresa Heistand)
In an effort to expand our in-house IT and database capabilities, I am requesting $1000 to help defray the cost of attending Filemaker Devcon 2009.
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Dale Luce)
As part of CMA's object preparation team, Dale Luce would like to attend a hands-on workshop and information session at the Seattle Museum of Art's mountmaking lab.
$1000- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts (Kelly Lyons)
To support Kelly Lyons' attendence at the Architecture and Design Education Network (A+DEN) and Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) conjoined conference held November 5-7 in Chicago.
$1000- Young Men & Women's African Heritage Association (Pamela Pennywell)
YMWAHA is requesting GPAC to sponsor Pamela Pennywell to attend the Americans for the Arts Conference held in Seattle, WA June 18-20, 2009.
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Katherine Reilly)
I would like to visit significant publishers in the New York area to further my understanding of the field and learn how to better promote and develop the museum's book projects, including seeking potential co-publishers for several major upcoming exhibit
$1000- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts (Sue Tolmer)
I respectfully request $1000 to attend the Americans for the Arts Annual convention in Seattle, WA June 18-20, 2009 where I'll be attending the Private Sector track that will inform my fundraising work in developing collaborative strategies.
2/1/09 Deadline
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Jara Dorsey)
To attend the Americans for the Arts annual convention in Seattle, WA and learn about best practices for sustainable arts-based civic engagement programs designed for underserved audiences, as well as network with peers from a variety of organizations acr
$250- Pittsburgh Opera (Shawn Fertitta)
In an effort to contribute to the sustainability of the environment, Pittsburgh Opera is currently undergoing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification, a system of the United States Green Building Council. It will benefit the Com
$1000- Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (Melissa Grande)
I am seeking support to participate in the annual Theatre Communications Group Conference, both for my own professional development and to share the resulting information with my peers at PICT and other arts professionals in Pittsburgh.
$1000- Children's Museum Of Pittsburgh (Lois Winslow)
Funding for registration, travel and hotel expenses to the annual conference of the Association of Children's Museums, 2009, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, April 28-30.
8/1/08 Deadline
$1000- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Lauren Bracey)
To attend the 2008 National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Houston from November 10-12, 2008.
$1000- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Camilla Brent Pearce)
Funding is requested to cover tuition for a 2 year Leadership Program for Development and Marketing Professionals sponsored by the League of American Orchestras.
$1000- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Kathryn Heidemann)
I would like to request funds to help cover the tuition costs for Leadership Pittsburgh's Leadership Development Initiative, a nine-month program for high-potential young professionals in the Pittsburgh Area.
$1000- American Jewish Museum (Melissa Hiller)
I am requesting funds so that I can attend the Council of American Jewish Museum's 2009 conference, which will address topics including ways to keep museums relevant, developing new approaches to exhibitions, and ways to enhance technological services.
5/1/08 Deadline
$900- City Theatre Company (Carlyn Aquiline)
To attend the 2008 summer conference of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, the national organization for free-lance and institutionally-based literary staff.
$900- Bach Choir of Pittsburgh (Wrenn White)
To attend the National Performing Arts Convention and breakout sessions with Chorus America, held in Denver CO on June 10-14, 2008.
$900- Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) (Joshua Green)
To attend an international symposium on Chinese/American ceramic art and education in Jingdezhen, China in October of 2008, which will allow him to exchange ideas with ceramic artists and historians from both the U.S. and China.
$900- African American Jazz Preservation Society (Dana Payne)
To attend and participate in the Association of African American Museums' 2008 Annual Conference.
$900- Carnegie Museum of Art (Melinda Poellot Harkiewicz)
To attend the 13th Annual National Museum Publishing Seminar in Chicago in June 2008, where she will learn from experts in the field of museum publishing, including editors, curators, publishers and directors, and network with colleagues in the field.
2/1/08 Deadline
$500- City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning (Kim Baker)
To cover registration fees and accommodations for the Americans for the Arts 2008 Annual Convention, American Evolution: Arts in the New Civic Life.
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Rachel Delphia)
To support participation in the Attingham Summer School in England from July 4-22, 2008, where I will study renowned English country houses and their collections, hear lectures from leading decorative arts scholars, and network with fellow museum professi
$1000- Shakespeare in the Schools (Tamara Goldbogen)
To participate as a Delegate and Presenter in the 16th ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival (that celebrates theatre for children and young people made by artists from across the globe) on May 9-18, 2008, in Adelaide, Australia.
$500- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Diane Hines)
To fund costs associated with attending the annual USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) Conference and Stage Expo, held this year in Houston, TX, March 19-22, 2008.
$750- Three Rivers Arts Festival (Chris Taylor)
To attend the 2008 IEG Sponsorship Conference in Chicago from March 16-19, 2008.
11/1/07 Deadline
$450- Center for Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University (Krista Campbell)
To underwrite registration for The Grant Institute's "Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop" to be held in Pittsburgh, January 23-25.
$1000- Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society (Christopher McGlumphy)
To attend the 2008 Chamber Music America 30th Anniversary Conference, in January 2008 in New York City.
$1000- Young Men & Women's African Heritage Association (Janice Parks)
To attend the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Philadelphia on June 20-22.
$940- New Hazlett Theater (Sara Radelet)
To attend the "Under the Radar" performance festival and symposium in New York in January 2008.
$1000- City Theatre Company (Jan Ripper)
To participate in the spring 2008 LORT meeting, hosted by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, which will focus on human resources and benefits administration issues.
$610- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Jessica Schmidt)
To attend the annual Education and Community Engagement Mid-Year Meeting of the League of American Orchestras taking place in Detroit on February 21-23.
$1000- Pittsburgh Filmmakers (Andrew Swensen)
For travel expenses to conduct benchmarking observations and peer interviews at regional film festivals, to gain knowledge for the expansion of the Three Rivers Film Festival.
8/1/07 Deadline
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Jason Busch)
to support his participation in the American Ceramics Circle symposium in Seattle, and to study recent installations of museum collections, building expansions and storage facilities in selected cities nationwide in preparation for the renovation and inst
$750- Dance Alloy Theatre (Beth Corning)
to attend two cutting edge dance theater productions and to meet with key dance theater studio directors, teachers and choreographers to further advance her artistic and leadership skills.
$750- Office of Public Art (Lea Donatelli)
to travel with a cultural and professional exchange trip to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai, China, where she will explore public art programs, meet with public art professionals and visit studios of artists working in the field of public art.
$800- Carnegie Museum of Art (Will Real)
to attend the Museum Computer Network annual conference, Building Content, Building Community: 40 Years of Museum Information and Technology, Novemeber 7-10, 2007 in Chicago.
5/1/07 Deadline
$500- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (Laura Domencic)
For travel and hotel expenses to visit Philadelphia art organizations, particularly The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, to cultivate a traveling exhibition exchange program of regional Pittsburgh artists for PF/PCA.
$1000- Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (Jonathan Eaton)
To attend the Prague Quadrennial Stage Design exhibition--the world's leading such event, on June 14-24, 2007.
$1000- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (Kathryn Heidemann)
To defray costs of travel to Edinburgh, where I will work as an Edinburgh Fringe Venue Manager (professional development opportunity), while also researching festival acts (at the Fringe, Children's International Theatre, and Jazz Festivals, etc.) for pot
$730- Carnegie Museum of Art (Heather Pesanti)
To travel to three major contemporary art exhibitions in Europe during summer 2007 to gain leadership skills and knowledge of comparable exhibitions for the 2008 Carnegie International.
$500- Carnegie Museum of Art (Martha Schloetzer)
To support her travel to Oxford, England to attend an international conference about plaster casts.
$500- Pittsburgh Opera (Laura Willumsen)
To help cover travel expenses and registration fees for her upcoming trip to the Target Resource Group 2007 Revenue Summit.
2/1/07 Deadline
$500- Pittsburgh CLO (Kristen Archbold)
For five on-demand, web-based seminars through The Public Relations Society of America that focus on email marketing campaigns, web blogs, podcasts and website trends to help both myself and my organization stay ahead of the curve in regards to the use of
$500- Mattress Factory Museum of Art (Anna Fitzpatrick)
To attend the American Association of Museums Conference in May 2007.
$500- Senator John Heinz History Center (Ann Fortescue)
To participate in the American Association of Museums 2007 annual meeting, "Why Museums Matter," enabling her to learn about innovations and best-practices for museums in creating and demonstrating the value they bring to the community.
$775- Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (Andrew Paul)
To attend the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) 2007 Conference in Minneapolis/St. Paul on June 7-9.
$775- Carnegie Museum of Art (Maureen Rolla)
To participate in the annual course, Legal Issues in Museum Administration, which is co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution with the cooperation of the American Association of Museums; it will be held in Philadelpha in March 2007.
$500- Carnegie Museum of Art (Marilyn Russell)
To attend the annual American Association of Museums conference in Chicago in May 2007.
$775- Pittsburgh Opera (Ellen Sheppard)
To help cover travel expenses and registration fees for her upcoming trip to the Opera America Conference in Miami, FL.
12/1/06 Deadline
$1000- City Theatre Company (John Federico)
To attend management level discussions about board governance and fundraising at the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) Conference in the spring of 2007.
$500- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Jodi Golomb)
To cover registration and travel expenses for the American Association of Museums (AAM) Conference on May 13-17, 2007, in Chicago.
$1000- August Wilson Center for African American Culture (Pamela Quatchak)
To attend the 50th annual members conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), "Presenting America: Perspectives & Dialogue," from January 19-23, 2007 in New York City.
$1000- Union Project (Justin Rothshank)
To support a 6-8 week residencey at Cub Creek foundation in Appomattox, Virgina, to continue work on product development for the Union Project's pottery production.
8/1/06 Deadline
$1000- Renaissance & Baroque Society (Ann Felter)
I am requesting $1000 to support my participation in the 2006-2007 Leadership Pittsburgh program which begins in September and ends in June.
$1000- Pittsburgh International Children's Theater (Andie Markijohn)
The Alcoa Foundation Leadership Grant will allow Pittsburgh International Children's Theater's Marketing Manager to attend the 2007 International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase and Education Day, January 10-13 in Cleveland, OH.
$1000- Society for Contemporary Craft (Laura Rundell)
I am requesting funds to attend the New England Museum Association's annual conference, "Great Expectations: What Audiences Really Want," in Hartford, CT, from November 8-10, 2006.
$1000- Pittsburgh Filmmakers (Andrew Swensen)
Pittsburgh Filmmakers will be conducting a capital campaign to support the Regent Square Theater, and I am requesting travel funds to support site visits and benchmarking at four nonprofits who have recently conducted similar campaigns.
$750- Gateway to the Arts (Carol Wolfe)
A grant is requested so that I may attend the Arts Education Partnership September 2006 forum on evaluating arts education.
5/1/06 Deadline
$1000- Prime Stage Theatre (Wayne Brinda)
To attend the American Alliance fore Theatre and Education national conference in Washington, DC, July 27-30, 2006, to present two sessions and attend others.
$1000- Center for the Arts in Society (Krista Campbell)
To attend the International Conference of the Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 15-18, 2006.
$1000- Pittsburgh Glass Center (Janet McCall)
To participate in the American Craft Council's national leadership conference on October 19-21, 2006, in Houston, TX.
$1000- Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (Lori Monnier)
To attend the Theatre Communications Group Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 8-10, 2006.
$1000- Kuntu Repertory Theatre (Eileen Morris)
To attend the Black Theatre Network's 20th Anniversary Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, July 26-30, 2006.
$1000- WYEP-FM (Maura O'Neill)
To attend the 2006 Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference in New Orleans, July 27-29, 2006.
$625- Carnegie Museum of Art (Heather Pesanti)
To attend the Summer Curators' Conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, July 13-15.
2/1/06 Deadline
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Ellen Baxter)
To attend "Modern Paint Uncovered" research symposium at Tate Modern, London, May 16-19, 2006.
$1000- Society for Contemporary Craft (Julie Farr)
For funding to attend the 2006 National Leadership Conference, "Shaping the Future of Craft," allowing SCC to have a voice in an important dialogue about future trends in the contemporary craft field.
$1000- Society for Contemporary Craft (Kate Lydon)
To attend the 2006 National Leadership Conference which will allow SCC to have a voice in this important dialogue about future trends in the contemporary craft field.
$1000- Pittsburgh Opera (Kevin Patterson)
To attend a two-day executive seminar on Negotiating Labor Agreements at Harvard University.
$500- Pittsburgh Jewish-Israeli Film Festival (Kathryn Spitz-Cohan)
To attend the 5th Conference of Jewish Film Festivals in Toronto Canada, May 4-7,2006, sponsored by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture in cooperation with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
11/1/05 Deadline
$1000- The Mattress Factory (Catena Bahneman)
To attend the Museum Retail Conference and Expo in Lousiville, KY, April 22-25, 2006.
$1000- Pittsburgh Opera (Marilyn Michalka Egan)
For transportation and registration fees for the Opera America Conference 2006 hosted by Seattle Opera, which would allow her to network with opera education peers to learn about their successes and reflections on arts education programs.
8/1/05 Deadline
$1000- Carnegie Museum of Art (Will Real)
To attend two conferences [1] "The Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets," November 1-2, offered by the Northeast Document Conservation Center, and [2] the Museum Computer Network annual meeting.
$1000- Regina Gouger Miller Gallery (Jenny Strayer)
To attend the Association of Midwest Museums conference, October 26-28, in Cincinnati. Ohio, in order to tap into a considerable and valuable "collective arts administrative brain," to learn more about the specific issues she currently faces.
5/1/05 Deadline
$1000- Heinz Endowments (Justin Laing)
To attend the Americans for the Arts Conference and Emerging Leaders Pre-Conference in June 2005.
$500- Pittsburgh International Children's Theatre (Pam Lieberman)
To attend the 15th International Association of the Theater for Children and Young People conference in Montreal, Canada in September 2005.
$1000- WYEP-FM (Kathleen Radock)
To attend the annual DEI Public Radio Development & Marketing Conference in July 2005.
$1000- Pittsburgh Filmmakers - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (Amy Solomon)
To participate in a professional development program taking place during "Week Five: The Arts" at Chautauqua Institution in July 2005.
$1000- Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society (Patricia Tanner)
To attend the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference in January 2006.
