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2005 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Folk Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts/Partnerships

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

PENNSYLVANIA

Asian Americans United, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. The traditional lunar festival will feature master artists in martial arts, Chinese opera, traditional music, and dance, as well as performances by youth and community members.

Asian Arts Initiative (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support a residency and consortium project, Artists in Communities Training. The project will train multidisciplinary artists to conduct art-making workshops and residencies in multigenerational communities throughout Philadelphia.

Asian Arts Initiative
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the Youth Arts Workshop. Weekly after-school workshops are conducted by resident artists in mural arts, scripting, acting, improvisation, and video making, targeted predominately for Asian American teens.

Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Inc.
Bloomsburg, PA
$23,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support Project Discovery educational programs. Project Discovery in the Classroom brings original, live theatrical performances to elementary and middle schools across Pennsylvania.

Bradford County Regional Arts Council
Towanda, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Learning Communication Skills Through the Arts. Resident artists, while living in local Head Start centers, will provide training in Head Start's Creative Curriculum for early learning in the arts for teachers and parents.

Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
Malvern, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts 
To support Art Ability. An international juried exhibition of work by artists with varying disabilities, Art Ability is designed to give exposure to artists with physical, cognitive, hearing, and visual disabilities.

Carnegie Institute (on behalf of Carnegie Museum of Art)
Pittsburgh, PA
$27,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support a post-graduate painting conservation fellowship. The fellow will work primarily with modern and contemporary art.

Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Carlisle, PA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the DiscoverDance Program. Designed as an arts program for at-risk students, children progress through three levels of interactive dance classes.

Civic Light Opera
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater 
To support the tour of a new musical. Jason Coll and Andrew Masich's historical musical, Young Washington, explores George Washington's early life in western Pennsylvania, and will be presented as part of an education and outreach program in schools.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support continuation of the Folk Arts Support Centers. The project will expand fieldwork and outreach into underserved regions of the state and develop statewide strategies to preserve and enhance folk and traditional arts.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$731,300
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support a post-graduate 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
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support the Healing Art Project. Professional artists will teach hospitalized individuals and other community members artistic techniques that will result in the design and creation of permanent public art projects for public spaces and neighborhood healthcare facilities.

Institute for Cultural Partnerships
Harrisburg, PA
$30,000
To support workshops focused on the integration of refugee and immigrant artists in regional and national arts programming. Workshops and the publication will target community organizations and arts administrators.

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Lancaster, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support Sound Discovery, a music education program. Open rehearsals with Lido©, an animated conductor's baton, will be presented to students in grades five and above, and the Symphonic Concert for Children will reach third- through fifth-grade students.

Landis & Company Theatre (Enchantment Theatre Company)
Glenside, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support a multistate tour of an original production of Pinocchio to student and family audiences. The production will be inspired by commedia dell'arte and minimalist Asian theatre traditions, including Indonesian shadow puppets and the highly stylized classical Noh theater of Japan.

Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association
Bethlehem, PA
$12,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support WDIY-FM radio station's Youth Media program. Project activities will include hands-on training for teens in all aspects of radio production.

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support the presentation, archival recording, and preservation of MCGJazz presentations. Proposed artists for the 19th annual series in 2005-06 include Nestor Torres, Liz Wright, the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band, Joshua Redman, and Chick Corea.

Mattress Factory, Ltd. (consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support The Community Art Lab, a consortium project. With assistance from the Central Northside Neighborhood Council, the program for youth (6 to 13 years old) will include a series of discussions and hands-on activities that combine art making, garden activities, group projects, field trips, and family events to help them become invested in their communities through arts experiences.

Nego Gato, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the 2nd International Capoeira Intensive. The project will feature master Capoeira artists Boa Gente, Pele do Tonel, and Moa Katende.

ODUNDE, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the 2005 ODUNDE Festival. ODUNDE is the oldest African American community festival in Philadelphia, annually featuring local and international African American dancers, musicians, and performers.

Philadelphia Dance Company, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support the expansion of outreach activities. The company will offer post-performance question and answer series, lecture-demonstrations, master classes, career conferences, peer-to-peer conferences, teacher workshops, and open rehearsals to underserved youth, schools, and community groups in Philadelphia and while on tour.

Philadelphia Folklore Project
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the Folk Arts House project. The project will support technical assistance workshops for traditional artists, grassroots groups, and artist-run programs featuring local folk and traditional artists in exhibitions, performances, and workshops.

Philadelphia Orchestra Association (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support Neighborhood Concerts, a consortium project with the Cooper Health System. The orchestra will perform free concerts and ancillary activities in Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey.

Philadelphia Print Collaborative
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts 
To support Printing Philadelphia. The project is designed to promote the art of printmaking to a broad cross-section of the public, and will focus on the art of woodcut printing.

Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support performances of music by 15th century composer Jacob Obrecht. The ensemble will tour the program to Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Massachusetts.

Philomel Concerts, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support expansion of Imagination Workshops, Kids' Concerts, and Concerts & Conversations. The educational outreach programs and family concerts will provide access to, and build long-term audiences for, early music.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts 
To support educational activities and facilities access. Pittsburgh Filmmakers offers its services to more than 1,800 media artists and students each year.

Pittsburgh Symphony Society (consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support a community partners concert with consortium partner Afro-American Music Institute, Inc. The symphony performance will include the winner of the annual Sphinx Competition and will be held at Heinz Hall.

Schuylkill County Council for the Arts
Pottsville, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies 
To support Tribute to the Dorseys, a program inducting Big Band's Dorsey Brothers into the Council's Arts Hall of Fame. As part of the program, the New York Pops with Skitch Henderson and the Buddy Morrow Orchestra will honor native sons Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey with performances and musical workshops.

Scribe Video Center, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts 
To support workshop programs and other related activities. Scribe Video Center is a community-based media arts center that provides students and artists with the tools and skills necessary to produce video art works.

Scribe Video Center, Inc. (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts 
To support the consortium project, the 2005 Conference of the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers. In collaboration with the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers, Scribe Video Center and six other Philadelphia-based media arts organizations will plan and host the bi-annual event.

Strings for Schools, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support music residences in public schools. Working with the Philadelphia School District, schools will be identified as hosts for the artists' residencies.

Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support Expanding Our Borders: Stretching Our Imagination. Performances, exhibitions, and literary events will emphasize the connections among Asian, Puerto Rican, and African American groups.

Temple University (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support a consortium project to reconstruct, restage, and document a work by choreographer Talley Beatty. Temple University, in collaboration with Bryn Mawr College, will document Southern Landscapes, which will be performed by Philadanco.

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support the tour of a multimedia performance using the eVokability Interactive Costume. The work will involve performers with wearable electronic devices that respond to their voices and movements, coordinated with projected images, sound, and text.

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support efforts to define and promote the greater Philadelphia area as a destination for first-class theater. An Economic Impact Study will include hiring a consultant, collecting data, and distributing a report specific to the theater community, and its impact on the local economy.

Village of Arts and Humanities Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Learning Through the Arts Program. The multifaceted arts education series for youth will provide year-round, after-school, weekend, and full-day summer programming.

Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Greensburg, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support the publication of a catalogue of works in the museum's collection. This will be the first publication to bring together the collections of paintings, works on paper, and prints that depict the industrial heritage of the southwestern Pennsylvania region.

 

PENNSYLVANIA total grants: 39
PENNSYLVANIA total dollars: $1,665,800


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