| Grantee Name |
Project Description |
Approved |
MCAI Operating Support |
| Afro American Music Institute |
2004-2005 Operating Support |
$60,000 |
| Jazz Workshop, Inc. |
2004-2005 operating support |
$40,000 |
| Kuntu Repertory Theatre |
2004-2005 operating support |
$70,000 |
| Umoja African Arts Company |
2003-2004 operating support |
$60,000 |
| Umoja African Arts Company |
2004-2005 operating support |
$60,000 |
|
Total Operating Support |
$290,000 |
MCAI Special Projects |
African American Council of The Arts |
to present ACTA Onyx Awards |
$10,000 |
| African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh |
for outreach programming and a targeted marketing campaign to the African American community |
$20,000 |
| African American Jazz Preservation Society |
to support 2004-2005 artistic programming |
$8,000 |
| African Grove Performance Ensemble |
to present "Your Arms too Short to Box with God" |
$9,000 |
| Afrika YETU |
to present the Pittsburgh African Music Series |
$15,000 |
| Ahmad Sandidge |
to support a 15 session digital photography workshop for students |
$9,500 |
| Billy Jackson |
for the completion of "Jonny Gammage: Enough is Enough," a documentary |
$11,000 |
| Braddock Music Arts Center |
to support a seven-week summer music camp |
$10,000 |
| Brian Sanders |
to support Horama Sumphonia, a musical concert at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild |
$3,000 |
| Bridgespotters, Inc. |
to support "The Gallery Discovery" exhibit |
$10,000 |
| Carnegie Institute, Andy Warhol Museum |
to present Marc Bamuthi Joseph, an African-American performance poet and Marga Gomez, a Latino playwright |
$5,000 |
| Cave Canem |
to support a gala public reading by four African American poets at the Andy Warhol Museum & the Ninth Annual Summer Workshop/Retreat |
$7,000 |
| CMU Regina Gouger Miller Gallery |
to support "A Fictional of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad," an exhibition |
$12,500 |
| Concerned Citizens Community Creation Center |
for the 2004 Youth Performing Arts Project |
$10,000 |
| Diatribe, LLC |
for Hip Hop Film Festival, a project of the Pittsburgh Hip Hop initiative |
$3,500 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry |
for E-Fest 2004 |
$10,000 |
| Ellsworth Avenue Business Association |
to support an African American Dance Showcase during the Ellsworth Arts Festival |
$6,500 |
| Glorious Rebirth Performing Troupe |
to support the presentation of an original production, "Music for the Black Experience" |
$10,000 |
| Guitar Society of Fine Art |
to present Flamenco program and Earl Klugh Jazz Trio |
$5,000 |
| Hope Academy |
for production of a children's opera entitled, "Brundibar." |
$7,500 |
| Innertainment Live |
for "Spoken Mic", an event showcasing local poets, vocalists and visual artists |
$5,000 |
| K. H. Design Studio |
to support a Community Mural Project in Wilkinsburg |
$8,000 |
| Kelly Strayhorn Theatre |
to present "Fantastic Rhythm 2004," a community residency and workshops series |
$7,000 |
| Kenneth Love |
for Phase II of a documentary on the Pittsburgh Courier |
$9,000 |
| Men With A Vision Performance Troupe |
to support an eight-week summer arts program |
$10,000 |
| Neighborhood Academy |
support of artist residences |
$6,500 |
| New Horizon Theatre, Inc. |
to support the production of "Ma Noah," a play written by Mark Clayton Southers |
$11,000 |
| Nurture Clubs, Inc. |
to support an artist residency, arts workshop and an exhibition |
$5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Dance Ensemble |
for two performances at the Kelly Strayhorn Community Performing Arts Center during E-Fest in East Liberty |
$15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools For CAPA |
for a three week residency with master wood sculptor, Ibou N'Daiye |
$2,000 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra |
to support "Beethoven UnRapped", a musical production |
$3,000 |
| Pittsburgh Chapter Links, Inc. |
for a planning grant to create an African American Awards Program |
$7,500 |
| Propel Schools |
to support a six-week art enrichment production |
$5,000 |
| Rights and Responsibilities |
to present the African Human Rights Film Project |
$2,500 |
| Rochelle Blumenfield |
to support an exhibition entitled "Celebration of Spirit" during the National Performing Arts Convention |
$6,000 |
| Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble |
to present Black Nativity, a theatrical performance |
$13,000 |
| Society of Contemporary Craft |
for "COLOR: Ten African American Artists," an exhibition and education project. |
$10,000 |
| Steel Industry Heritage Corporation |
for an exhibit, "Adapting Africa: African vs. African-inspired Clothing Styles." |
$2,500 |
| Sweetwater Center for the Arts |
for 2004 Mavuno Festival of art and culture |
$8,000 |
| The Kingsley Association |
for the Selma Burke World Dance Residency |
$3,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
to assist in implementing a community engagement initiative |
$12,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. |
to produce a theatre festival entitled, "Theatre in Black and White" |
$10,000 |
| Three Rivers Art Festival |
to present "Totem Voices" a public art installation and gallery exhibition |
$6,000 |
| Veronica Morgan-Lee |
to present, "Black Dance in Pittsburgh," a multi-media exhibition |
$20,000 |
| WQED Multimedia |
to support an internship for two African American students |
$20,000 |
| Xpressions Contemporary Dance |
for the 2004-2005 season |
$23,500 |
| Young Men and Women's African Heritage Association |
for Camp Nia, an after-school eight-week program. |
$5,000 |
|
Total Special Projects |
$408,000 |
MCAI Technical Support |
| Afro American Music Institute |
to develop a strategic fundraising and development plan |
$10,000 |
| Global Posse Productions, Inc. |
for script development of "Wade in the Water," an original screenplay |
$5,000 |
| Nego Gato, Inc. |
to create a new work with choreographer Paco Gomes from Brazil |
$5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Black Theatre Dance Ensemble |
for developing a business plan |
$5,000 |
| XPRESSIONS Contemporary Dance Company |
to create a new work with choreographer, Darrell Garnd Moultrie |
$5,000 |
|
Total Technical Support |
$30,000 |
MCAI Strategic Opportunities |
| African American Cultural Center |
to showcase contemporary African American choreographers as part of the National Performing Arts Convention in June 2004 |
$27,500 |
| African American Cultural Center |
to support Phases I and II of a Cultural Scan |
$50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Hip Hop Initiative |
to support the launch of the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Initiative and signature events for 2004-2005 |
$25,000 |
|
Total Strategic Opportunities |
$102,500 |
