| Grantee Name |
Project Description |
Approved |
MCAI Operating Support |
| Afro American Music Institute |
2005-2006 Operating support |
$60,000 |
| Kuntu Repertory Theatre |
2004-2005 operating support |
$70,000 |
| Umoja African Arts Company |
2004-2005 opearting support |
$60,000 |
|
Total Operating Support |
$190,000 |
MCAI Special Projects |
| African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh |
to support the 2006 jazz appreciation month and a multimedia project entitled, 471 Anthology. |
$7,500 |
| Billy Jackson |
for final editing and premiere of Jonny Gammage: Enough is Enough," a documentary |
$7,500 |
| Braddock Music Art Center |
to support an eight-week summer music camp program with professional musician and instructor James Alston |
$15,000 |
| BridgeSpotters Collective |
to support 2005-06 Urban Space Exhibitions. |
$5,000 |
| CAPA High School |
to support a dance residency with internationally acclaimed choreographer and sculptor Nick Cave. |
$12,500 |
| Calvary Development Corporation |
to support the Artistic Excellence & International Education Exchange Music & Mentoring Program. |
15,000 |
| Carnegie Institute, Andy Warhol Museum |
to present Thaddeus Phillips, a Latino performance artist and dancer and Universes, an African-American spoken word/theater ensemble. |
5,000 |
| Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. |
to support Cave Canem poetry workshop series. |
$5,000 |
| Chris Ivey |
to support a documentary fousing on the residents of the East Liberty high-rises |
$2,500 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry |
to support Efest 2005, a summer arts and performance Festival |
$15,000 |
| Ellsworth Avenue Business Association |
to support an African American Dance & Visual Artist's Showcase during the Ellsworth Arts Festival |
$6,000 |
| Grisha Coleman |
to support "The Desert," the second in a series of interdiscplinary projects called echo::system |
$20,000 |
| Hill House Association |
to support a documentary on the Hill District. |
$17,500 |
| History's Flipside Productions |
to support production of Robert Samll's, "Legend of the Balck Mariner." |
$5,000 |
| Hope Academy |
to support the musical production of "Once on this Island Junior." |
8,000 |
| Janera Solomon |
to support First Annual Steelband Music Showcase |
$20,000 |
| Kelly Strayhorn |
to support "Celebrating East Liberty 2005, " an annual community outreach project |
$7,500 |
| Kenneth Love |
for Phase III of a documentary on the Pittsburgh Courier. |
$5,000 |
| Kimberly Ellis |
to support production of a one women entitled "Dr. Goddess" |
$10,000 |
| Kyle Holbrook |
to support the East Liberty Mural Project |
$15,000 |
| Mattress Factory |
to support the residency and exhibition of artist Karyn Olivier. |
5,000 |
| Nathan James |
to support "Growing Pains," a one man show |
$7,500 |
| Nego Gato, Inc. |
to support the 2nd International Capoeira Intensive. |
28,000 |
| Nego Gato, Inc. |
to create a new work with choreographer Paco Gomes from Brazil and present "Navio Negrnho" at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater |
20,000 |
| New Horizon Theater, Inc. |
to support the production of "A Soldier's Play" by Charles Fuller |
20,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
to support "Downbeat in the District," a jazz concert series |
$15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
to support the production of "August in February |
$15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Dance Ensemble |
to support 2005 Dance Showcase |
$20,000 |
Pittsburgh Dance Alloy |
to support a residency with choreographer Blonell Cummings |
$6,000 |
| Pittsburgh International Childrens Theater |
to support a five-day residency with Manding Jata in "Sundiata." |
4,000 |
| Pittsburgh Playback Theater |
to develop original theatre with Somali Bantu Refugees |
$15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Playwright Theaere Company |
to support "Theatre Festival in Black and White." |
$7,500 |
| Sandra Gould Ford |
to support creative journaling workshops. |
$7,800 |
| Shona Sharif African Dance & Drum Ensemble |
to support "Black Nativity." |
$15,000 |
| Srishiti Dances of India |
to support a "Nritya! Guinena Fare! A Celebration of Danwo Continents." |
$7,500 |
| Three Rivers Arts Festival |
to present the work of Baltimore artist Joyce C. Scott during the annual Three Arts Festival |
$5,000 |
| The Sprout Fund |
to support the Homewood Brushton community mural. |
5,000 |
| University Art Gallery |
to support an exhibition of contemporary African American art. |
$8,000 |
| Unseam'd Shakespeare Company |
to support the production of "Othello." |
6,000 |
| Vintage |
to support batik and quilting residencies with local artists |
$2,500 |
| WQED Multimedia |
to support an internship for two African American students. |
16,000 |
| XPRESSIONS Contmeporary Dance Company |
to support 2005-2006 season. |
$20,000 |
| |
Total Special Projects |
459,800 |
| MCAI Technical Support |
| African American Cultural Center |
to support the African American Joint Marketing Project. |
27,000 |
| Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Company |
to support development of a strategic plan. |
8,000 |
| Nego Gato, Inc. |
technical support for artistic and staff development. |
10,000 |
| Nego Gato, Inc. |
to support professional development. |
1,000 |
| New Horizon Theater, Inc. |
technical support for in-service project conducted by actress Ruby Dee. |
5,000 |
| Staycee Walters |
to support independent dance study. |
4,370 |
| Tereneh Idia Mosley |
to support the development of textile design. |
5,000 |
| Umoja African Arts Company |
technical assistance to contract a director for production of Kikombe Cha Umoja. |
2,500 |
| |
Total Technical Assistance |
62,870 |
| MCAI Strategic Opportunities |
| African American Cultural Cener |
support for opening night activities of the National Family Reunion Conference held in Pittsburgh. |
15,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation |
to support Pittsburgh Host Committee of Council on Foundtions. |
$1,000 |
| Pennsylvania Council on the Arts |
to support the Open Dialogue Ten Conference in August 2005. |
13,700 |
|
Total Strategic Opportunities |
$29,700 |
