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2007 MCAI Awarded Grants

Grantee Name Project Description

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MCAI Operating Support
Afro American Music Institute 2007-2008 operating support. $62,500
Umoja African Arts Company 2007-2008 operating support. $62,500
Kuntu Repertory Theatre 2007-2008 operating support. $74,000
Total Operating Support $199,000

MCAI Special Projects
A Gray 8 Production to support the "2007 Summer Serenade Project." $3,000
Artistic Excellence & Excellence & International Education Exchange Music 7 Mentoring Program to support 2006-2007 Artistic Excellence & International Education Exchange (AEIEE) Music & Mentoring Program. $12,500
African American Council on the Arts to support the Fourth Annual AACTA Onyx Awards. $8,000
Braddock Music Arts Center to support an eight-week Summer Music Camp. $10,000
Carnegie Institute, Three Rivers Arts Festival to support the 4th River Project Performance Series. $10,000
Cathleen Richardson Bailey

to support "The Quilting" an intergenerational project.

$5,000
Grisha Coleman to support the development and presentation of a science and art live performance and installation. $15,000
KH Design and Strength Incorporated to support the East Busway Mural Project. $15,000
Kimberly Ellis to support "Poetry in Motion" an interdisciplinary project. $4,500
Kylce Abraham to support a dance production entitled "Passing:An Evening of Work by Kyle." $15,000
Manchester Bidwell Corporation to support two Visiting Artists' residencies at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. $8,000
Mattress Factory to support an artist in residency with Emory Biko. $2,500
Nathan James to support presentation of spoken word poetry entitled "The Mic Melter Series." $7,000
Pittsburgh Chapter of The Links, Inc. to support the presentation of Denyce Graves. $20,000
Pittsburgh International Children's Theater to support a residency with Jabali Acrobats, a Kenyan performance troupe. $5,000
Pittsburgh Opera Theater, Inc. to support the production of "Lost in the Stars." $4,500
Pittsburgh Playback Theater Company to support The Darfur Project. $5,000
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater to support the 5TH Annual Theatre Festival in Black & White. $10,000
S.O.L. Band & Unity Music Inc. to support "The Evolution of Jazz: The Brekthroug" a Jazz event capturing the essence of jazz past and present. $2,000
Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival to support Asian Film Festival. $5,000
Society of Yoruba Bead Artists (SYBA) to support an artists in residency program for women in recovery. $10,000
Staycee Walters to support creation and presentation of Phase I of a dance work entitled "wanna holla." $7,500
Sweetwater Art Center to support 2007 Mavuno Festival of African American Art and Culture. $5,000
The Legacy Arts Project to support The Legacy Arts Project. $20,000
Useam'd Shakespeare Company

to support production of a play entitled "The Constant Prince."

$6,000
WQED Multimedia to support two internships $12,500
  Total Special Projects $228,000
MCAI Technical Assistance
The Legacy Project to support organizational development $5,000
  Total Technical Assistance $5,000

MCAI Strategic Opportunities
     
Total Strategic Opportunities $

 

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