2002 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access/Arts Learning/Arts on
Radio & Television/
Challenge America Access/
Heritage-Preservation/
Leadership Initiatives/Partnership Agreements
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change,
contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
PENNSYLVANIA
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Biennial 2002: Crafts, with accompanying catalogue and education
programs. This will be the first exhibition of African American crafts organized by the museum and
will feature work by 15 African American artists from various regions of the United States.
ARTREACH, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support the Outreach Project, an expansion of ARTREACH's ticketing program. This project will
provide tickets to arts events and increase outreach to human service agencies that assist people
with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged.
ArtSanctuary
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 18th Annual Celebration of Black Writing. Scheduled speakers include Major Jackson,
Elizabeth Nunez, Paule Marshall and Dr. Manthia Diawara, chair of the African Studies Department at
New York University.
Asian Arts Initiative
Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support the continuation of the Youth Arts Workshop. The program provides a safe space in which
Asian American teenagers can engage in art making while developing their artistic and leadership
skills.
Asian Arts Initiative (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support the Artist Community Training Program. The program will prepare artists to conduct art
making workshops and residencies in multigenerational community settings across Philadelphia.
Asociacion De Musicos Latino Americanos, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Tesoros Culturales (Cultural Treasures) Program. The project will consist of a series of
workshops and performances of Latin traditional music and dance.
Barnes Foundation
Merion Station, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support research, cataloguing and photographic documentation of the Early American ceramics
collection. The project is the first step toward a future publication of the collection.
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Inc.
Bloomsburg, PA
$27,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Theatre in the Classroom, a traveling educational theatre experience. This 23 year-old
program tours adaptations of world folk literature or American history to elementary and middle
schools, offering performances and residencies throughout Pennsylvania.
Carnegie Institute (on behalf of the Museum of Art)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a post-graduate conservation fellowship position. The fellow will survey approximately
1,000 paintings in preparation for new construction projects, during which the paintings storage
will be moved, and will participate in all staff discussions regarding conservation and collection
management issues.
City Theatre Company, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Community Outreach Initiative. Spearheaded by the Community Relations Department of
City Theatre, the program was created to increase accessibility of programming, events, and
activities to underserved populations with an emphasis on communities with low household incomes
and people with disabilities.
Clay Studio
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support the continuation of Claymobile, a mobile ceramic art education program for underserved
youth. In an effort to provide access to high-quality clay art education and teaching opportunities
for artists, the Claymobile, host institutions, artists, and teachers will design interdisciplinary
lesson plans using ceramic arts.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$32,000
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support expansion of the Folk Arts Support Centers and celebration of the 20th anniversary of
the state's Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. The Folk Arts Support Centers consist of independent
organizations that have formed a network to promote the practice of and participation in the folk
and traditional arts across the state.
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a one-year postgraduate internship in paper conservation. The project will involve
training in the treatment of works on paper such as drawings, prints and watercolors, as well as
manuscripts, maps, photographs, parchment and books.
COSACOSA art at large, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a series of neighborhood-based art workshops led by studio artists at various hospital
and health care facilities. Project participants receive instruction in one or more specific art
making skills and are guided by professional artists in the design and creation of a site-specific,
collaborative work.
Creative Access
Philadelphia, PA
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
To support the Cultural Access Project. The project will provide accessible programming at museums
and venues featuring local/regional theater and touring Broadway productions for deaf and
hard-of-hearing individuals living in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of a radio series of music from the National Folk Festival. In
collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, Duquesne University's WDUQ FM
will select audio performances from the last 30 years of the festival to present a variety of
artists and musical traditions.
Fulton Opera House Foundation
Lancaster, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support Youtheatre, a teen theater company. During this five-week summer project, youth create
and perform a theater piece that is based on topics pertinent to their lives and that of their
peers.
Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition
(on behalf of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program)
$16,000
Philadelphia, PA Y: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the commission of a mural celebrating the cultural resources of North Philadelphia and
the city's economic development initiative, Avenue of the Arts. The mural, to be sited at the
corner of Broad Street and Girard Avenue, will address the theme of local heroes.
InterAct, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the National Showcase of New Plays project. The three-week festival will feature staged
readings of works by writers from across the country.
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
$56,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support MCGJazz series performances and the preservation and distribution of the MCGJazz
archival materials including two compact disc recordings of live performances. Project plans
include presenting eight performances in 2002-03, digitizing archival pieces, creating a database
for more efficient archival management, and transferring audio and video masters and photographs to
multimedia storage.
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,500
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the continuation of JazzNet, a jointly funded initiative with the Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation. Designed to increase commissioning, residencies and educational programming through 13
regional presenters, JazzNet encourages individual artists and ensembles by providing creation
funds, touring support, artists' residencies and access to shared workspace.
National Black Programming consortium
Pittsburgh, PA
$9,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the fifth Prized Pieces film festival. The event, held in the fall, showcases new work
by African and African American video and filmmakers.
Odunde, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the ODUNDE Festival. The festival is the oldest African American festival in
Philadelphia and features local African American dancers, musicians and performers including hip
hop, tap dance, gospel, steel drum, stepping, double-dutch, drill teams and many other
community-rooted art forms.
Partners for Sacred Places, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support Sacred Trust, a national conference to disseminate a wide range of practical information
about preserving historic religious properties. The conference will feature 20 comprehensive
sessions led by nationally known experts on religious architecture, building maintenance and
repair, building management, community outreach and fundraising.
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$709,400
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.
Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc.
Uwchland, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of concerts and feature programs for Echoes, a nationally
broadcast radio series of contemporary music. The series will serve a weekly audience of nearly
300,000 listeners from 175 stations in 36 states and the Northern Mariana Islands.
People's Light & Theatre Company
Malvern, PA
$55,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support Project Discovery. The program features performances both for and with young people, an
intensive ensemble project for at-risk students, school residencies, teacher workshops, theater
classes and summer programs.
Perry County Council of the Arts
Newport, PA
$11,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the 19th Annual Festival at Little Buffalo and Coffeehouse presentations. The festival
is a regional event that combines musical performances, workshops, a fine arts and crafts
marketplace, juried art exhibits, and artist demonstrations. Coffeehouse provides a venue for
poets, authors and emerging musicians.
Philadanco (Philadelphia Dance Company, Inc.)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support an increase in Philadanco's outreach programs. Programs will include workshops, master
classes, lecture demonstrations and career development conferences.
Philadelphia Dance Alliance
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support the Neighborhood Dance Exchange Program. Now in its 16th year, the program, which
provides quality dance training for inner-city youth in Philadelphia, will complete a comprehensive
evaluation and assessment plan and develop a broad-based dance curriculum.
Philadelphia Folklore Project
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Art Happens Here. The project will document and present Philadelphia folk artists and
their arts to audiences in community sites within the region through exhibitions and artists
residencies.
Philadelphia Orchestra Association (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support outreach performances in the Washington Township School District, NJ. During 2002, the
Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a free neighborhood concert in the district's Center for the
Performing Arts and additional smaller performances, all free of charge, in the township.
Philomel Concerts, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the expansion of Philomel's outreach and educational programs. Imagination Workshops,
Kids' Concerts, and Concerts & Conversations family concerts will provide access and build
long-term audience involvement in early music.
Pittsburgh CLO (Civic Light Opera)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support expansion of the Creative Vision program to broaden the reach of its in-school component
among the Pittsburgh middle schools. The Civic Light Opera will provide theater arts training
within a standards-driven language arts curriculum to 300 at-risk students.
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the publication of a book that documents the variety of stained glass windows in
Catholic churches within the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The richness and variety of
Philadelphia's stained glass will be examined in the context of the social and economic fabric of
the city and its surroundings.
Shirley Road Productions
Narberth, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support production and post-production costs for a documentary film on Margarita and Ramona de
Saa. Mirror Dance is the story of two Cuban identical twins who, though separated for nearly
40 years, continue to share a passion for dance.
Strings for Schools, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$12,500
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support an ongoing music education/exposure program for K-12 students. The project includes
development and implementation of sequential learning activities to introduce students to
traditional and multi-ethnic musical genre.
Village of Arts and Humanities, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$9,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support the creation of an art park in a blighted section of North Philadelphia. Students of the
Daniel Boone School, in collaboration with Village artists, will design and construct a community
art park in one of the abandoned properties adjacent to the school.
WHYY, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$75,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national broadcast of the radio series Fresh Air with Terry
Gross. The award-winning daily journal of contemporary arts, culture and issues is broadcast on
355 public radio stations and heard by three million people each week.
Total Dollars Awarded: $1,534,400
Total Grants Awarded: 39
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