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Art
on Gist Street/James Simon
Project: Art on Gist Street is a unique art district with
murals and sculptures; James Simon will create two large-scale,
concrete dogs-a dachshund and a schnauzer-to stand in front of Forbes
Auto Body.
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$3,000
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K.
Chase Patterson on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle with James Simon
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South
Park Theatre
Project: The community theatre will produce five children's
shows in the summer of 2009 created "By Kids! For Kids!,"
in which approximately 60 local children rehearse and perform for
a total audience greater than 8,000.
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$3,000
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Briana
Mihok on behalf of Sen. John Pippy with Kathleen Caliendo
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Gist
Street Reading/Sherrie Flick
Project: The Gist Street Reading Series hosts monthly literary
readings and an annual Writers in the Gardens Project, and plans
to commision an artist to sketch readers to post on its website.
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$2,400
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Sherrie Flick
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Puppets
for Pittsburgh/Cheryl Capezzuti
Project: The puppet lending library loans out giant puppets
at no charge to the nonprofit community and hosts free community
workshops to create puppets for events and for the library's collection.
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$2,400
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Stephanie
Meyer on behalf of Sen. Jim Ferlo with no picture
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Handmade
Arcade
Project: The two-day indie craft fair, which takes place
at the Hunt Armory in November, promotes independent arts and crafts
vendors and Pittsburgh's Do-It-Yourself arts community.
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$2,100
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Royal
Tribe Music
Project: The second annual Urban Roots Hip Hop Symposium
will feature a prominent keynote speaker and promote scholarship,
education and economic opportunities in a "roots" hip
hop culture event.
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$2,100
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Kent Bey
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Steel
Valley Arts Council
Project: In partnership with the Steel Valley School System
and the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, SVAC will provide
student workshops designed to teach local history through art.
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$2,100
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Michael Solomon
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Fe
gallery
Project: "In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists"
is a four-month, salon-style exhibition of 250 works of art by 250
Southwestern Pennsylvania artists, with an accompanying 275 page
full-color catalogue.
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$1,800
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Stephanie
Meyer on behalf of Sen. Jim Ferlo with Mel Luke and Jill Larson
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Saturday
Light Brigade
Project: "Youth Expression Showcase" will feature
7th through 12th graders presenting original songs, writings and
poetry on the radio before a studio audience.
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$1,800
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Sen.
Wayne Fontana with Larry Berger
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Alia
Musica/Federico Garcia
Project: Two concerts, highlighting music composed by emergent
Pittsburgh composers, will include five works by Pittsburghers as
well as Charles Ives' "The Unanswered Question."
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$1,500
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Federico Garcia
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Changyuan
Liu/Rebecca Billock
Project: The premiere of a new composition for cello and
piano by Beijing composer Changyuan Liu will be performed by cellist
Adam Liu and pianist Becky Billock in partnership with the Steinway
Society of Western Pennsylvania.
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$1,500
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Rebecca Billock
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Pittsburgh
Dragon Boat Festival
Project: The performance and demonstration festival, held
at the South Side Riverfront Park, showcases the richness of Asian
cultures in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Sister Cities
Association.
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$1,500
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Stephanie
Meyer on behalf of Sen. Jim Ferlo with Arlene Krava
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Pittsburgh
Jewish Music Festival
Project: The annual three-concert series is devoted to improving
cultural life for Pittsburgh's Jewish and artistic communities at
large, with performances of classical and world music.
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$1,500
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Pittsburgh
Shakespeare in the Parks
Project: Eight free performances of William Shakespeare's
"Twelfth Night" will be performed in public parks across
the city weekends during October 2008.
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$1,500
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Rep.
Dan Frankel with Jennifer Tober
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Cracow
Szopka Project/David Motak
Project: Two, six-week workshops on the design and creation
of the Cracow Szopka will be followed by a major public exhibition
of student works.
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$1,200
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Passports
Art Diversity Project/Christine Bethea
Project: - A multicultural base of established Pittsburgh
visual artists will create and exhibit work based on children's
stories, fables and songs to promote family connections and literacy.
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$1,150
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Christine Bethea
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Academy
of the South Side
Project: The second annual Citywide Salon will feature reproductions
of works by local artists in bus shelters throughout the city, celebrating
Pittsburgh's artists, communities and transportation system.
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$1,000
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Sen.
Wayne Fontana with Dan Vogel
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Balafon
Pittsburgh
Project: By collaborating with musicians experienced in African
drum and traditional rhythm, the ensemble will mount a series of
local performances and workshops.
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$1,000
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Rep.
Joseph Preston, Jr. with Kadiatu Conte with Chrisala Brown
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Enjoy
Bellevue
Project: The four-day community celebration includes live
music, puppeteers, a craft market featuring hand crafted items,
demonstrations from Society for Contemporary Craft, an art exhibition
and a street dance with live music.
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$1,000
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Ted
Knafelc on behalf of Rep. Sean Ramaley with Michele Anne Smith
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Homewood
Brushton Community Coalition Organization
Project: Community Day Festival in August 2009 will honor
the vision of the organization's late president to partner with
artists who bring solidarity to a community that is filled with
a rich history of arts and culture.
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$1,000
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Lemington
Community Services
Project: Through research and remembering sessions, the project
will explore on the legacy of the oldest African American elder
care facility in the nation, founded in 1883 as the "Home for
Aged and Infirmed Colored Women," and create a book, archive
and educational materials.
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$1,000
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Rep.
Joseph Preston, Jr. with Joy Starzl
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Mary
Miller Dance Company
Project: "City Dance/Traveling Dance" will blend
modern dance and pedestrian movements with live music in each of
five site-specific public performances throughout Pittsburgh.
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$1,000
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Sen.
Wayne Fontana with Mary Miller
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Nature-Nurture/Leslie
Golomb
Project: "Nurture/Nature: A Prayer" is a site specific
installation and community project that will enhance the interaction
of nursing home residents with an existing on-site aviary.
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$1,000
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Rep.
Dan Frankel with Leslie Golomb
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Pillow
Project Dance Company
Project: "Twenty Eighty-Four," an intense, site-specific
performance featuring heavy video projection work, revolves around
themes of insolation, inadequacy and uncertainty about one's role
in modern society.
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$1,000
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Abby Gleason
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The
Legacy Arts Project
Project: Dance, drumming, storytellers, song, and mixed media
performances will focus on the life, work and art of Katherine Dunham,
an innovator of African American modern dance in the mid-20th century.
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$1,000
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K.
Chase Patterson on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle with Alice Pittrell
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Union
Project
Project: Two, one-year Cooperative Ceramic studio residencies
will be offered to current students or recent graduates of B.A.
level art programs.
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$1,000
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Rep.
Joseph Preston, Jr. with Heather Mediate
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Unsmoke
Systems/Stephanie Armbruster
Project: Unsmoke Systems, a space for residents to work and
exhibit, will become the community hub for the arts in Mayor John
Fetterman's overall revitalization of the city of Braddock.
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$1,000
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Front
Porch Theatricals/Bruce Smith
Project: A musical production of "Only Me," a new
work created by local composer and playwrights, will be performed
in October 2008 at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater.
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$900
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Hill
Dance Academy Theatre
Project: "Legacy and Linkages" will bring African
and African American children and teens together for a weekend dance
workshop exploring the cultural artistry, traditions and rhythms
of black dance rooted in Africa.
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$900
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K.
Chase Patterson on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle with Ayisha Morgan-Lee
and other representatives of HDAT.
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Kabile
& KAL/Lynette Garlan
Project: Kabile, a traditional Bulgarian ensemble, and KAL,
a Serbian Romani (Gypsy) group, will perform in various locations
in Pittsburgh as part of their nationwide tours.
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$900
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Rep.
Nick Kotik with Lynette Garlan
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Our
House Development, Inc.
Project: The event will create community pride through a
showcase of talented artists who graduated from Westinghouse High
School or grew up in the Homewood area.
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$900
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Rep.
Joseph Preston, Jr. with Dawn Webb Turner
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Polish
Hill Civic Association
Project: "Art What You Got" is a one day festival
of art and art-related activities that includes an artists' market,
hands-on activities, performances and demonstrations.
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$800
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Stephanie
Meyer on behalf of Sen. Jim Ferlo with Susan Constance
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Spilling
Ink/Vijay Palaparty
Project: "Samhita: Conversations in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam"
is an artistic venture based on two Indian classical dance styles,
weaving a rich tapestry of South India's cultural expression.
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$800
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Pittsburgh
Parks Conservancy
Project:
The Schenley Plaza World Music Series features musical offerings from
four different countries in interactive monthly evening concerts,
inviting audience members to dance, clap and sing. |
$750
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Sen.
Wayne Fontana with Lorrie Anderson |
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Future
Tenant
Project: The window installation series will increase visibility
for local emerging artists and provide accessible art to the downtown
Pittsburgh Community.
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$700
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Sen.
Wayne Fontana with Jamie Leonardi |
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ToonSeum/Joe
Wos
Project: "Comics Influences" is an art exhibit that
will examine the impact and influence of cartoons and comics on fine
art, pop artists and cartoonists.
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$700
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K.
Chase Patterson on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle with Erika Kast
and Rob Rogers |
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Dreams
of Hope
Project: The gay/straight youth organization for the creative
and performing arts will produce an original show of youth works to
be performed for the public in January 2009.
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$500
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Sen.
Jay Costa with Susan Haugh |
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Pittsburgh
Concert Chorale
Project: Classical concerts will feature the msuic of the French
Masters Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc in March 2009.
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$500
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Jennifer
Raypach on behalf of U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire with Krista Schwandt |
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UPWords
Reading Series/Damian Dressick
Project: The UPWords Reading Series is an ongoing multi-community
reading series presenting one poet and one fiction or creative non-fiction
writer reading orignal work each month.
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$500
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Stephanie
Meyer on behalf of Sen. Jim Ferlo with Damian Dressick |
