Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh is intentionally designed to enhance the support made available to Black artists and Black-led arts organizations that have historically been under resourced.
Donor Name: The Pittsburgh Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
City: Pittsburgh
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/03/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $50,00
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The City of Pittsburgh is known for its rich contributions to the canon of Black cultural creativity. Cultural experiences and creative innovations have always reflected the expressions and imaginations of people from the African diaspora. The Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh program is where access and opportunity connect with Pittsburgh artists who are thriving in their creative process as a means and a way of life.
The program is committed to helping to create a vibrant cultural life in Pittsburgh and the region. Until 2023, the program was co-managed in partnership with The Heinz Endowments. Currently the program is managed by The Pittsburgh Foundation, with both foundations consistently making investments towards this initiative since 1988.
The program goals are to:
- Help build the careers and support the lives of individual artists.
- Increase the sustainability of cultural organizations that focus on Black arts.
- Build community awareness of the Black arts sector.
- Support efforts toward greater collaboration and the elimination of racial disparities within the larger arts sector.
- Prioritize the documentation and discussion of Black artists’ work and wellbeing as part of the region’s cultural health.
- Support work that directly addresses and calls for the eradication of systemic and structural racism that allows for disparities to exist.
Funding Information
- Project Support UP TO $50,000 Over 2 years – $25,000/YEAR
- AboveGround Railroad Grant UP TO $10,000 One year
Who Can Apply For Individual Artists
- Be at least 18 years of age by the time of submission.
- Identify as Black, African American, African, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx or of the African diaspora.
- Be in the Pittsburgh region. Applicants in the following counties are eligible to apply for funding: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Mercer, Lawrence, Somerset, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland. • Previous grantees of this program are eligible to apply again 12 months after the submission of a final report. For Organizations
- Be a Black-led and serving 501(c) (3) organization, a fiscally sponsored organization or collective working with a Black fiscal sponsor. If utilizing a fiscal sponsor: Please confirm that the organization is eligible to utilize a fiscal sponsor that meets the requirements included here.
- Have a history of producing or presenting Black art and culture.
- Be in the Pittsburgh region. Applicants in the following counties are eligible to apply for funding: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Mercer, Lawrence, Somerset, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland.
- Previous grantees of this program are eligible to apply again 12 months after submission of final report.
For more information, visit Advancing Black Arts.
