Lunchtime on Penn Avenue. Photo by John Altdorfer
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Lunchtime on Penn Avenue. Photo by John Altdorfer
Endowments awards major funding to support region’s arts organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
The Heinz Endowments, November 18, 202037 organizations receive $5.75 million in arts and creative learning funding
Read MoreThe Heinz Endowments awards $5.75 million to arts groups in Pittsburgh for both operating grants and innovation
NextPittsburgh, November 18, 2020The Heinz Endowments has awarded $5.75 million in funding to 37 arts organizations in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreHeinz Endowments commits $12.1 million in grant funding to make Pittsburgh more equitable for Black residents
Pittsburgh City Paper, November 11, 2020The Heinz Endowments is focusing on improving the quality of life for Pittsburgh's Black community with $12.1 million in grants, a major portion of which will go to local Black-led nonprofit organizations.
Read MoreStudy: Pittsburgh Kids Near Polluting Sites Have Higher Asthma Rates
90.5 WESA, November 11, 2020Pittsburgh-area children living near steel mills, power plants and other large sources of pollution had “nearly triple” the national rate of childhood asthma, according to a new peer-reviewed study.
Read MoreThe Pillow Project's '(in person)' brings back live dance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 11, 2020For months, Pearlann Porter had been mulling over an idea for a new dance piece for her company, The Pillow Project. Then the pandemic hit, and live performances came to a halt. She thought this one
... Read MoreAdvancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $456,000 in grants
The Heinz Endowments & The Pittsburgh Foundation, November 9, 2020
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh, a joint program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments, has awarded $456,000 to individual artists and art programs for the initiative’s 2020 grant-making cycle.