FY 2010 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access to Artistic Excellence |
Challenge America Fast-Track Grants |
Literature Fellowships (Prose)
Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
PENNSYLVANIA
Abington Art Center
Jenkintown, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Green Acres, a residency and site-specific installation opportunity for artists. Works will explore issues of farming, sustainability, and local food production. Academy of Vocal Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter, by composer Margaret Garwood. Performances will take place in Centennial Hall in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and at Merriam Theater in Philadelphia. Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Altoona, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a concert featuring composer and violinist Andy Stein. Most readily recognized for his role as a musician on NPR's A Prairie Home Companion, Stein and the Symphony will perform some of his original compositions for an audience drawn from throughout Blair County. American Poetry Review
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and distribution of American Poetry Review. The journal will expand its reading audience through direct mail campaigns, Web promotion, and advertising. Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Sunday in the Park with George, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Producing artistic director Terrence J. Nolan will direct. Asian Americans United, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 15th Annual Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival will take place in Philadelphia's Chinatown in the fall of 2009 and will feature a day of arts and craft activities and performances. Astral Artistic Services
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support solo recitals and orchestral concerts with roster artists as soloists in Philadelphia and New York City. Plans include solo recitals, concerts of piano trios, and orchestral performances with roster artists as soloists. August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the First Voice Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival. Activities planned for the inaugural season of the center's facility opening include performances, exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, panels, discussions, residencies, and symposia. Berks Filmmakers, Inc.
Reading, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the exhibition of several curated film and video series. Programs will focus on avant-garde cinema, documentary and animation work, presentations by filmmakers, and screenings of films by artists from the region. Brandywine Graphic Workshop, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Art and Reflection: New Narratives and Reinterpretations. Artists will be provided with resources, facilities, and technical assistance to experiment with new work in printmaking. Carnegie Institute (on behalf of Warhol Museum)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Twisted Pair: Marcel Duchamp/Andy Warhol, with accompanying catalogue. The exhibition at the Warhol Museum will present the shared interests of two of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century, Duchamp (1887-1968) and Warhol (1928-1987). Carnegie Institute (on behalf of Museum of Art) (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Displaying the World: Decorative Arts at World's Fairs 1851-1939, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The project is a collaboration between the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. Carnegie Mellon University (on behalf of STUDIO for Creative Inquiry)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Artists Communities
To support artist residencies at the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. Artists will be provided 10- to 100-day residencies with an emphasis on art and technology residencies. City of Asylum Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Jazz-Poetry Concert. The sixth-annual concert will bring together world-renowned jazz musicians, poets, and writers selected to participate in the event by an established selection committee. Previous guest artists have included jazz pianist Gerri Allen, the World Saxophone Quartet, and poets Gerald Stern and Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka. City Parks Institute of Philadelphia (aka City Parks Association)
Philadelphia, PA
$17,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the development of the Action Manual for Philadelphia's Urban Voids. The web-based resource for the rehabilitation of urban vacant lots will offer solutions and ideas for communities impacted by urban vacancies. City Theatre Company, Inc. (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of When January Feels Like Summer by Cori Thomas. In a co-production with Florida Stage, Artistic Director Tracy Brigden and dramaturg Carlyn Aquiline will collaborate with Louis Tyrell and the playwright. Clay Studio
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support an artist residency program. Artists will be provided with two types of residency opportunities, the short-term Guest Artist in Residency Program and the longer-term Resident Artist Program. Community Design Collaborative of AIA Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$32,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the third phase of Infill Philadelphia: Retooling Industrial Sites. The initiative promotes solutions for revitalizing urban neighborhoods through innovative design. COSACOSA art at large, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Change in the Making initiative. Professional artists will teach community members artistic techniques, resulting in the design and creation of permanent public art projects for public and neighborhood spaces. Creative Nonfiction Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary journal Creative Nonfiction. The journal will launch a redesign of its issues, featuring long-form essays, as well as columns about books, writers, and the craft and business of writing. Endless Mountain Music Festival
Wellsboro, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Endless Mountain Music Festival, a series of performances, pre- and post-concert discussions, master classes, and educational programs. The festival is in its fourth year of presenting world-class artists such as Russian pianist Pavel Nersessian and Sweet Plantain, a string quartet, to residents in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Erie Civic Theatre Association
Erie, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the creation of a sculpture by metal artist Evan Everhart. Prior to the installation of the sculpture in a local city park, the work will serve as a set component for a production of Jonathan Larson's Rent by the Erie Playhouse. Fabric Workshop and Museum, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support an artist-in-residence program. Each participating artist will create new work using innovative fabrics, materials, and construction techniques in experimental ways. Gamut Theatre Group, Inc. (aka Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival)
Harrisburg, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support free outdoor performances of Shakespeare's As You Like It. The free outdoor performances will take place at Reservoir Park in Allison Hill, a largely low-income, multi-ethnic neighborhood. Gas & Electric Arts, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of Between Trains, a new play by Juanita Rockwell, with music and video by Chas Marsh, and lighting design by James Clotfelter. Artistic Director Lisa Jo Epstein will direct the production. Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Philadelphia, PA
$47,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support technological upgrades to and increase public awareness of two electronic marketing initiatives: PhillyFunGuide.com and FunSavers. PhillyFunGuide.com is the region's leading online entertainment event calendar and FunSavers is a discount ticket program with more than 72,000 weekly subscribers. Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Pittsburgh, PA
$28,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support ProArtsTickets, a centralized box office and marketing database service. The service provides subscription, group, and single-ticket sales via telephone and a secure website, as well as targeted information for direct-marketing campaigns to approximately 50 small and midsized arts organizations in the Pittsburgh area. Headlong Dance Theater
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of The Improv Show by Headlong Dance Theater. Headlong Dance Theater will work with dancers and choreographers Miguel Gutierrez and Dan Rothenberg to examine and challenge existing improvisational practices. Huntingdon County Arts Council
Huntingdon, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Folk College, a series of performances and instructional workshops focused on traditional American and international folk music. Proposed featured artists include Bruce Molsky, Crowfoot, Bamboo Breeze, and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, as well as resident ensemble Simple Gifts. The event will take place at Juniata College. Institute for Cultural Partnerships
Harrisburg, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the exhibition Making it Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today. The project will feature public programming to accompany a traveling exhibit presenting the work of outstanding folk artists currently residing in Pennsylvania. InterAct, Inc. (aka InterAct Theatre Company)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of When We Go Upon the Sea, a new play by Lee Blessing. The production will be directed by Paul Meshejian. Jeanne Ruddy and Dancers, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of a new work by Jeanne Ruddy in collaboration with painter Elizabeth Osborne and video projects by Jorge Cousineau. Kimmel Center Inc. (aka formerly Regional Performing Arts Center)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Rennie Harris. The new work will paraphrase Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and update Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography by way of hip-hop dance. Koresh Dance Company
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of Benchtime Stories by artistic director Ronen Koresh. The work will premiere at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia. Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support presentation Mali Saido. The ensemble will perform a choreographed version of the Guinean folktale using traditional African dance, songs, drumming, and costuming. Lafayette College
Easton, PA
$17,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Jazz at Lafayette: A Launch for the Second Quarter Century, concert residencies at the Williams Center for the Arts. Featured ensembles, representing diverse musical styles, will be the Patricia Barber Quartet, Dave Liebman Big Band, SF Jazz Collective, Dafnis Prieto Sextet, and Kenny Werner Quartet. Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Arts in the Park series and performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Activities will include dance and music performances by international artists at Fairmont Park. Marlboro School of Music, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Invited Master Artist Project. Student musicians will participate in a series of workshops, open rehearsals and concerts, master classes, and lecture-demonstrations led by a group of world-class concert artists, composers, and scholars. Mattress Factory, Ltd.
Pittsburgh, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a touring exhibition of contemporary Cuban art, with accompanying education programs. The project is a partnership between the Mattress Factory and the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies. Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a residency and performances by the dance company Rennie Harris Puremovement. The residency will involve students at Eisenhower Middle School in Norristown, a multi-ethnic community. New Paradise Laboratories Theatre, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and premiere of Freedom Club. The new work will be produced in collaboration with Adriano Shaplin and The Riot Group. Opera Company of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support performances of Tea: A Mirror of Soul, by composer Tan Dun and librettist Xu Ying, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Pennsylvania Ballet Association
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, by choreographer William Forsythe. The piece will be performed at Philadelphia's Merriam Theater. Pennsylvania Youth Theatre
Bethlehem, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support performances of Yasha Frank's Pinocchio. Puppeteer Doug Roydson will create several marionettes for the production. Students from Title One schools will receive complementary transportation. People's Light & Theatre Company
Malvern, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production of Stretch (a fantasia) by Susan Bernfields. Daniella Topol will direct. Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Philadelphia, PA
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Engage 2.0 Premiere Project, a number of world and regional premiere performances of new chamber music. Guests artists will include the Brentano, Orion, St. Lawrence and Takacs string quartets, pianists Simone Dinnerstein, Jeremy Denk, and Marcantonio Barone; and composer John Adams. Philadelphia Dance Company (aka Philadanco)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by dancer/choreographer Ray Mercer. The work will premiere at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary. Philadelphia Dance Company (aka Philadanco) (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 22nd Annual International Conference of Blacks in Dance. In partnership with the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the conference will bring together dance professionals from across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean to network, strategize, and share their artistic experiences. Philadelphia Folklore Project (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Art Happens Here, a series of residencies, performances, and workshops featuring folk artists living in Philadelphia. In partnership with Crossroads Music, the project will allow the artists to develop their traditional forms and share this development with the general public. Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Philadelphia, PA
$72,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Philadelphia Firsts, the orchestra's first performances of works by composers Kalevi Aho, Richard Danielpour, and Bright Sheng. The concerts will be performed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Philadelphia Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the fifth year of the New Plays Project, an ongoing program that commissions and develops new plays and theater pieces for national audiences. The project will include the world premiere of Golden Age by Terrence McNally and the continuing STAGES New Play Series. Philagrafika
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support production of a catalogue to document Philagrafika 2101: The Graphic Unconscious. A suite of exhibitions and installations at venues in Philadelphia, The Graphic Unconscious refers to the ubiquitous presence of printed matter in daily visual culture. Piffaro, The Renaissance Band
Philadelphia, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances of music by 17th-century Spanish composer and harpist Juan Hidalgo de Polanco (1614-1685). Concerts will be performed in Philadelphia and in Wilmington, Delaware. Pig Iron Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation of Cankerblossom, a new work of stop-motion animation, projection, and live performance. The project will result from a multi-year investigation of the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room and Paul Taylor's Company B as part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's 40th anniversary. Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh's Downtown Cultural District. Pittsburgh Dance Alloy (aka Dance Alloy Theater)
Pittsburgh, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Martha Clarke. The work will premiere at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh as the centerpiece of Dance Alloy's 35th season. Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Inc. (aka Opera Theater of Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of The Beggar's Holiday, by composers Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and librettist Dale Wasserman. Multifaceted education and outreach programs will focus on the work and its relevance to Pittsburgh's jazz legacy. Pittsburgh Opera, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support performances of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro). The company will develop education and community engagement programs and corresponding written materials focusing on the theme and content of the opera. Pittsburgh Symphony Society
Pittsburgh, PA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Composer of the Year, an artist residency with composer Richard Danielpour. The orchestra, with guest conductor Leonard Slatkin, will perform the composer's Pastime, a co-commissioned work with the Atlanta Symphony and Brooklyn Philharmonic which was premiered in 2006, and Rocking the Cradle (2007), which will be conducted by music director Manfred Honeck. PlayPenn, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the 2010 Summer Conference Workshops. After a rigorous selection process, playwrights will be invited to develop specific plays through workshops with directors, dramaturgs, and actors. Quantum Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the a creation and production of a play based on the 1981 novel The Howling Miller, by Finnish writer Arto Paasilinna. The work will be created collaboratively by Artistic Director Karla Boos, director Peter Duschenes, and actor Tristan Farmer. Rennie Harris Puremovement
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of new works by artistic director Rennie Harris. The new works will explore mainstream ideas regarding gender and perceived disabilities through hip-hop dance. Rosenberg, Robert
Lewisburg, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
Susquehanna Folk Music Society, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Folk Traditions Alive, a series of concerts and workshops exploring traditional arts. Featured artists will include Appalachian cloggers Fiddlekicks, American blues artist Guy Davis, Serbian dancers Sviraj and Miroslav Marcetic, Scottish fiddler Darol Anger, and Bulgarian dancer Illian Bozhanova. Sweetwater Art Center
Sewickley, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Mavuno Festival of African American Art and Culture. South African musician Mogauwane Mahloele will perform at the festival and travel to local, low-income areas to help students learn about African culture. Project activities also will include jazz performances, visual arts exhibitions, and workshops for children. Taller Puertorriqueño
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Urbanization: Subcultures, Inner City Mentalities, and Hidden Treasures. The series will include exhibitions, artist residencies, festivals, workshops, performances, and a symposium. Tempesta di Mare, Inc. (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Learning from Maestro Vivaldi. In partnership with Pro Musica Rara, performances will take place at two churches in Philadelphia and at Towson University Center for the Arts in Baltimore. Wilma Theater, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of Language Rooms by Yussef El Guindi. Artistic Director Blanka Zizka will direct the production. Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the International Turning Exchange. Artists will be given the opportunity to create new work during an eight-week residency program. Zelitch, Simone
Philadelphia, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
Number of Grants: 70 Total Amount: $1,376,500
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