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FY 2010 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.

Art Sanctuary
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 27th annual Black Literary Festival. Events will include readings, performances, workshops, discussions, and a book fair.  The 2011 festival will focus on the theme of Word Play and will feature more than 50 authors. 

Asian Americans United, Inc. (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$21,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Folk Arts Education Program. In consortium with the Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society, the project will provide artist residencies, folk arts educational resources, and professional development for educators.

Bristol Riverside Theater Company
Bristol, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and remounting of a production of What You Will, a contemporary, urban adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Artistic Director Keith Baker, choreographer Donald Byrd, and composer Justin Ellington. The reconceived version will premiere at New York's New Victory Theatre.

BuildaBridge International
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Discovery Program. Philadelphia-based professionals practicing visual arts, dance, drama, creative writing, and culinary arts will be trained to teach children of a variety of ages, backgrounds, capabilities, and experiences who live in transitional homes and homeless shelters.

Carnegie Mellon University (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$28,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Architecture Building Communities project. A series of design events with a community presentation will focus on the design of an underserved neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

Center for Architecture
Philadelphia, PA
$17,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Edmund N. Bacon Student Design Competition, with an accompanying exhibition. The competition is an annual urban design challenge for university-level students to design visionary and practical urban design solutions for a site in Philadelphia.

Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Carlisle, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Leaps and Bounds, a program that provides educational opportunities and performances for communities throughout central Pennsylvania. The program consists of residencies, lecture-demonstrations, community performances, and school-day performances.

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the development of a series of design-oriented neighborhood projects. Projects will be developed in collaboration with cultural, educational, and recreational organizations in Pittsburgh's Northside neighborhood.

Civic Light Opera (aka Pittsburgh CLO) (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the National High School Musical Theater Awards. In partnership with Theater Under the Stars of Houston and other regional theaters, Pittsburgh CLO will conduct a program to recognize achievement in high school musical theater at the national level.

Civic Light Opera (aka Pittsburgh CLO)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Oliver! and related youth outreach activities. Students from the CLO Academy of Musical Theater will take part in the production.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
$1,079,300
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.

Crossing, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the recording of choral works based on poetry by Romanian/German poet Paul Celan (1920-1970). Included on the recording will be new works by American composers Kile Smith, Kirsten Broberg, and David Shapiro as well as German composer Erhard Karkoschka's 1997 work Celan Variations.

Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series
Philadelphia, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances, a recording of American chamber works, and educational activities. Repertoire will include works for flute and piano by composers Mason Bates, Benjamin C. S. Boyle, Katherine Hoover, Daniel Kellogg, David Ludwig, Andrew Rudin, and David Bennett Thomas.

Erie Art Museum (aka ClaySpace)
Erie, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Old Songs New Opportunities. The ClaySpace project will provide training for refugee women to work in daycare centers and use their indigenous children's songs and games to provide childcare and preserve traditions.

Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restaging of an excerpt from choreographer Trisha Brown's Line Up (1976) on Franklin and Marshall dance students. The work will be performed for the public in the Fall Dance Concert at the Schnader Theater in the Roschel Performing Arts Center.

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.

Institute for Cultural Partnerships (Consortium)
Harrisburg, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support The Art of Many Voices. Students enrolled in Midtown Learning Center, an inner-city alternative high school of the partnering 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.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the IPAY International Showcase 2011. The networking and artistic activities of the showcase will target arts presenters of youth and family programming and the artists and managers who produce such work.

Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania
Blue Bell, PA
$12,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances of American chamber music repertoire by the Harlem Quartet and the string quartet Ethel. Concerts will be held at the Science Center Theater on the campus of the college.

Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania
Blue Bell, PA
$31,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presenting series The American Dream in Transition: The 50s. The series will focus on two major works: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and William Inge's Bus Stop.

Musicopia, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Exploring Ourselves and Our Cultures. Professional teaching artists will provide long-term music residencies to students focusing on music that reflects their culture, and provide professional development sessions in music integration for 100 academic and music teachers.

New Sounds Music, Inc. (aka Prism Saxophone Quartet)
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an artist residency by the Prism Quartet at Arizona State University. The ensemble will perform American chamber music for saxophone.

Painted Bride Art Center
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the community event Life is Living and the presentation of red, black, and GREEN: a blues (rbGb). The event will celebrate hip-hop and engage the community in a forum on environmental awareness and building sustainable neighborhoods.

Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc. (aka Echoes)
Chester Springs, PA
$10,000
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 250,000 listeners on 130 stations throughout the United States.

Philadelphia Folklore Project
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
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 Fringe Festival
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presentation of recently staged performances. A world premiere based on Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises will be adapted and performed by New York-based theater ensemble Elevator Repair Service and the Philadelphia premiere of Brazilian choreographer Bruno Beltrão's latest work will be performed by his company Grupo de Rua, H3.

Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates (aka Philadelphia Mural Arts Program) (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support research and documentation of Philadelphia's historic and contemporary murals. The project, undertaken in collaboration with the African American Museum, will focus on two collections: the Center City Outdoor Gallery and the African-American History & Heritage Collection.

Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates (aka Philadelphia Mural Arts Program)
Philadelphia, PA
$74,000
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
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Neighborhood Concerts. In partnership with the Upper Darby Educational and Cultural Foundation, Inc., the orchestra will perform free concerts and ancillary activities in several Philadelphia locations.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Young Playwrights' Professional Productions and the Play Development Series. Executive Producing Director Glen Knapp, director of education Amy Hodgdon, and literary manager Walter Bilderback will collaborate with Artistic Directors Blanka and Jiri Zizka of the Wilma Theater.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Philadelphia, PA
$36,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Classics Program. Students will enhance their playwriting skills and deepen their understanding of theater through interactions with professional artists, trips to see professional theater, and intensive writing workshops.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$45,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove. Performances will take place at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh's downtown Cultural District.

Pittsburgh Film-Makers Inc. (aka Pittsburgh Filmmakers)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the acquisition of, access to, and training in High Definition Video equipment.

Pittsburgh Glass Center, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
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 Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. (aka PICT)
Pittsburgh, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Hearing Noise in the Silence: A Celebration of Harold Pinter, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Andrew Paul will lead a major retrospective of the life and artistry of Harold Pinter.

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support performances of chamber works by American composers Joan Tower, David Lang, and Aaron Jay Kernis. The concerts will be presented at Pittsburgh's City Theatre, with related educational activities in community venues.

Pittsburgh Symphony Society (Consortium)
Pittsburgh, PA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a community outreach concert. The orchestra will perform at Heinz Hall.

Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
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 gallery in South Philadelphia.

Scribe Video Center, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$80,000
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 training and mentoring program provides high school students with pre-professional music instruction through individual study, ensemble classes, collaborative efforts with professional musicians and composers, and performance opportunities.

Spiral Q Puppet Theater
Philadelphia, PA
$22,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Lifting Our Cultures and Families. Artists will teach fifth-grade students at Feltonville Intermediate School the arts of giant puppetry, storytelling, and neighborhood parades.

Squonk Opera, Inc.
Turtle Creek, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support touring of Astro-rama, an outdoor performance of special effects. Performances will be installed at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center (Long Beach), the College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University (Minneapolis), and a site in the Mid-Atlantic (to be determined).

Susquehanna Folk Music Society, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the American Masters: the Future of the Traditional Arts Series. Music and dance performances will be complemented by lectures, workshops, and educational activities.

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support an industry-wide capacity-building initiative that will provide member organizations with professional development, shared resources, and joint promotional activities. The project will serve the greater Philadelphia theater community.

Touchstone
Bethlehem, PA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Civil War Project. The community-based production will use content drawn from biographies of individuals buried in cemeteries throughout Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War period.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of theater, dance, and music presentations at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The project will include theater residencies, performances by established and emerging jazz musicians, and traditional dance and world music programs.

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national distribution of the public radio series World Cafe. This contemporary music and interview series, hosted by David Dye, is distributed by NPR to 220 public radio stations.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a commissioning, performance, and recording project. The compact disc recording will include a new work by American composer Joseph Turrin, as well as works by Eric Ewazen and Anthony Plog, for multiple instruments and wind ensemble, and will be released on the MSR label.

WHYY, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$65,000
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.

Williamsport Symphony Orchestra
Williamsport, PA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support free community concerts. The outdoor concerts will be held at Williamsport's Brandon Park.


Number of Grants: 52          Total Amount: $2,437,800

 
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