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FY 2009 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnerships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

PENNSYLVANIA

Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Philadelphia, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Arabic Rhythms: A Percussion Instruction and Music Appreciation Program. Professional guest artists will provide year-round group and individual instruction in Arabic percussion at after-school and weekend workshops and apprenticeships. In addition, the project provides performance opportunities for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students ages 8 to 16, and members of the Al Bustan Percussion Ensemble.

Asian Americans United, Inc. (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$32,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Folk Arts Education Program. In partnership with the Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society, the project will provide artist residencies, folk arts educational resources, and professional development for educators.

Asian Arts Initiative
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Artists Exchange Program, including performances, panel presentations, and audience discussions. Asian American performing artists will be presented individually as well as collaboratively in a newly created ensemble work to premiere at the Festival of Solo Performers.

August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Pittsburgh, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Aunt Ester Series, an exploration into the role of older women in African American culture. The presentations of masterworks by African American artists will include performances, film screenings, a photography exhibition, and educational activities.

Baum School of Art
Allentown, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Inner City/Neighborhood Scholarship Program for weekly after-school arts classes in the Allentown School District. Students in grades three to five also will have the opportunity to visit and study at local galleries and museums.

Carnegie Institute (on behalf of Museum of Art)
Pittsburgh, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the reinstallation of the Carnegie Museum of Art's decorative arts collection. The project includes gallery renovation, new storage, a publication of collection highlights, and related education programs.

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Architecture Building Communities project. A series of design events, including a summer camp for local elementary, high school, and college students, a master planning charrette, and a public presentation,  will focus on the design of an underserved neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

Civic Light Opera (aka Pittsburgh CLO)
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the Gallery of Heroes education and outreach program. Pioneers of Flight, by Jason Coll, will explore aviation history and the courageous visionaries who took to the sky.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$978,700
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
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Civic Exchange/Creating Change initiative, a series of multilingual community arts workshops. Professional artists will teach community members artistic techniques, resulting in the design and creation of permanent public art projects for public and neighborhood spaces.

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restaging and presentation of Tensile Involvement (1953) and Blank on Blank (1987), by choreographer Alwin Nikolais (1910-93). DeSales University dance students will perform this work alongside the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, and offer master classes and lectures for other area college and high school students.

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series
Philadelphia, PA
$14,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support Samuel Barber at 100, a program of concerts and related educational activities planned in celebration of the 100th year of the composer's birth.

Fulton Opera House Foundation (aka Fulton Theatre)
Lancaster, PA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Fulton Youtheatre Program. Professional actors, musicians, choreographers, and stage designers will teach a team of youth, ages 13 to 19, key elements of theater which will result in the creation and performance of a new musical based on pertinent issues from their own lives.

GoggleWorks
Reading, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the After School Arts Program (ASAP). Targeted to low-income youth in a neighborhood struggling with gang activity, ASAP offers art instruction by professional artists year-round to kindergarten through middle school aged children.

Institute for Cultural Partnerships (Consortium)
Harrisburg, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support The Art of Many Voices. Students enrolled in the Midtown Learning Center, an inner-city alternative high school in the Harrisburg School District, will study basic ethnographic methodologies, compose personal narratives, and create an original play.

International Association of Performing Arts for Young People, Inc. (aka IPAY)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the IPAY Showcase 2010: Highlighting Critical Discourse, including performances, an exhibition, panel discussions, and networking opportunities. The networking and artistic activities of the showcase will target art presenters, artists, and managers working in the field of youth and family programming.

Kimmel Center Inc. (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Jazz Education Programs. Programs include classes in the history of jazz for middle and high schools, a free two-week summer jazz camp for teens, and a performing youth jazz ensemble for 26 aspiring jazz musicians ages 10 to 14.

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Lancaster, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Sound Discovery, a music education program. The project involves open rehearsals with Lido, an illustrated conductor's baton, that will be presented to adults and students in the fifth grade and older; Friday Nights for Generation X, Y and Next performances; Music Discovery Experience; and Symphonic Concerts for Children, designed for students in the third through fifth grades.

Landis & Company Theatre of Magic, Inc. (aka Enchantment Theatre Company)
Glenside, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation, production, and national tour of The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon, adapted from the children's book by Crockett Johnson. The production will utilize Enchantment Theatre Company's signature blend of puppetry, masked actors, magic, and pantomime.

Library Company of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the Art and Artifacts Collection Access and Awareness project, which  includes documentation, conservation, exhibition, and online access to the library's art collection.

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the preservation of archival recordings of past MCG Jazz subscription series concerts. The project will include recordings of past live performances by the David Liebman Quartet and NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera with his Panamericana Orchestra.

Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania
Blue Bell, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support An American Dream, performances of American chamber music repertoire by the Marion Anderson String Quartet and America's Dream Chamber Artists. Concerts will be held at the Science Center Theater on the campus of the college.

Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania
Blue Bell, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support American Masterpieces: The Jazz Age, presentations of dance and music. The programs will feature works of pianist and composer/arranger Mary Lou Williams and two jazz-inspired works performed by the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.

New Sounds Music, Inc. (aka PRISM Quartet)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a compact disc recording of works by American composers performed by the PRISM Quartet. Titled Dedications, the recording will comprise 23 short works that were written in celebration of the quartet's 20th anniversary in 2004.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Academy Visit Program. The program serves K-12 Philadelphia school students, and is the foundation of the academy's educational outreach activities.

Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc. (aka Echoes)
Chester Springs, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of concerts and special features for Echoes, a daily radio series of contemporary music. Distributed by Public Radio International, the series will serve a weekly audience of more than 254,000 listeners on 130 stations throughout the United States.

Peregrine Arts, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support production of a publication to document Hidden City. Hidden City is a series of site-based installations by 14 artists at lesser-known historic sites in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Dance Company (aka Philadanco)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restaging and presentation by Philadanco of dance works by choreographers Talley Beatty and Gene Hill Sagan during the company's 40th anniversary in 2010. The works will be part of a retrospective of African American choreographers and choreographers who have an appreciation for the African American experience in dance.

Philadelphia Folklore Project
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Folk Arts House program. The project will include technical assistance workshops for folk and traditional artists and will feature local artists presenting their work in small settings.

Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates (aka Mural Arts Program)
Philadelphia, PA
$72,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Mural Arts Program. Activities will include the Big Picture after-school mural-making program for youth, ages 10 to 14, and Mural Corps for students, ages 14 to 21.

Philadelphia Orchestra Association (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Neighborhood Concerts. In partnership with the Deliverance Evangelistic Church, the orchestra will perform free concerts and ancillary activities in several Philadelphia locations.

Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support free community outreach concerts. Music Director Daniel Spaulding and the orchestra will present performances in Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey.

Philagrafika
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support documentation of Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious. A joint project with the Moore College of Art and Design, Philagrafika 2010 will include the work of approximately 100 printmakers and a number of special commissions for other artists. Artist commissions will be documented using audio, visual, and still photography.

Pittsburgh Film-Makers, Inc. (aka Pittsburgh Filmmakers)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a workshop program and related activities. The classes will provide filmmakers with the tools and skills necessary to master production work in high definition video.

Pittsburgh Glass Center, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an artist residency program. Artists will be provided with resources, facilities, and technical assistance for exploration in glass making.

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support performances of chamber works by American composers George Crumb, Michael Daugherty, and David Lang. Concerts and post-performance discussions will be presented at Pittsburgh's City Theatre.

Pittsburgh Symphony Society (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a community outreach concert. In partnership with the Hill House Association, the orchestra will perform in the Hill District community of Pittsburgh and provide transportation for community residents to attend activities at the orchestra's home stage.

Port Authority of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
$77,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the conservation and relocation of a monumental ceramic mural by American artist Romare Bearden (1911-88). Commissioned by the Port Authority in 1984, the mural Pittsburgh's Recollections was installed in the Gateway Center Station, now set for demolition due to a planned expansion of light rail service.

Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an exhibition series featuring work by contemporary artists. Artists will be selected by an independent jury of artists and curators for the exhibitions, to be held in the Fleisher's Dene Louchheim Gallery in South Philadelphia.

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the exhibition Edible Landscapes. The environmental art exhibition will feature site-specific works by artists selected by a curatorial committee from an open call.

Scribe Video Center, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support workshop programs and 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 artworks.

Settlement Music School of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Advanced Study Program. The tuition-free program provides high school students with pre-professional music training through individual study classes, collaborative efforts with professional musicians and composers, and performance opportunities.

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restaging of choreographer Doug Varone's Of the Earth Far Below (2003) on Slippery Rock dance majors. The project will include master classes and lecture-demonstrations for children and adults.

Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Graphic Arts: Roots, Reconstruction, and Revolutions. The series will celebrate the organization's 35th anniversary and will include exhibitions, artist residencies, festivals, workshops, performances, and a symposium.

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Tessitura Consortium to significantly increase the marketing capacity of the region's nonprofit theater community. Executive Director Margie Salvante and Project Manager Mary Ledwith will lead the initiative in partnership with the People's Light & Theatre Company of Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (on behalf of Penn Museum)
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support Paintings of Maya Pottery: The Art and Career of M. Louise Baker. The project will conserve, re-house, and publish the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (Penn Museum) collection of Baker's  drawings and watercolors.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the By Local Series presented by the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Local performing artists and arts organizations will create new work as well as receive technical, marketing, and production assistance.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national distribution of the public radio series World Cafe. A contemporary music and interview series hosted by David Dye, the program reaches more than 500,000 listeners each week.

University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the reconstruction and presentation of choreographer Louis Johnson's Forces of Rhythm. Other activities will include open rehearsals, outreach activities, an open lecture and roundtable panel discussion, a question and answer session, and an exhibition of Louis Johnson's memorabilia in the university's gallery.

WHYY, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and 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 and culture is broadcast on 510 NPR stations and is heard by more than 4.5 million people each week.


Number of Grants: 51          Total Amount: $2,319,200

 
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