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PENNSYLVANIA BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (PCA)
www.pacouncilonthearts.org
GRANT/PROGRAM
Preserving Diverse Cultures Division – The Preserving Diverse
Cultures (PDC) Division supports organizational stabilization
and expansion of arts and cultural programming in
culturally specific communities. The division focuses on the development
of culturally-specific organizations and professional
development for their administrators.
Eligible organizations include those whose mission is deeply
rooted in and reflective of the African American, Asian American,
Hispanic/Latino, and Native American perspectives. The
applicant’s programs, perspective, and staff must be representative
of those communities.
Arts in Education – The Arts in Education Division of the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts provides funding for arts
in education programs and projects. Regional partners train,
place, and evaluate artists for residencies in schools. To determine
the appropriate regional partner, please go to www.pacouncilonthearts.org/aie.cfm
Who Can Apply – Funding is available to public and private
schools; childcare centers, senior centers and other not-forprofit,
tax-exempt organizations; and units of government in
Pennsylvania. For additional information and application assistance,
contact your local AIE Partner organization.
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
First-time applicants are encouraged to contact
PDC Program Director, Charon Battles,
at (717) 787-1521 or cbattles@pa.gov prior to
completing an application.
Deadline: March 5, 2012
Go to www.pacouncilonthearts.org/diverse_
cultures.cfm
Deadline – Regional Partners have rolling
deadlines. Early school year application is
encouraged as funding is limited.
PennPAT – Through a multi-layered approach that includes
grants to presenters, grants to artists, training for artists and
marketing support, Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour
(PennPAT) seeks to increase opportunities for professional
Pennsylvania-based performing artists to obtain successful
touring engagements. PennPAT offers support for touring engagements
with PennPAT roster artists to presenters in: Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands,
and West Virginia.
Created as a unique public/private partnership, PennPAT receives
funding and guidance from its four founding partners:
Vira I. Heinz Endowment, The William Penn Foundation,
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and The Pew Charitable
Trusts; and is administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Who can apply – Individual artists and
presenters must be Pennsylvania residents.
Performing arts companies must either be
incorporated in Pennsylvania, or if not incorporated,
at least 50 percent of the artists
must be Pennsylvania residents. College and
university-based performers must perform
regularly off-campus for professional fees to
be eligible. Artists selected for inclusion in
the 2012 PennPAT Artist Roster will be eligible
for all roster benefits for one year – from
January 2012 through December 2012.
Go to www.pennpat.org or contact Program
Assistant Jenny Filer at (215) 496-9424, x3
Deadlines – Artists: June 1, 2012. Presenters:
October 17, 2011, February 15 and October 15,
2012
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