TribLIVE: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council has announced the creation of a new Lift Grant program.
Lift Grants of $5,000 to $20,000 will be awarded twice annually to artists, organizations, nonprofits and artistic collaborations with budgets of $750,000 or less in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
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The Lift Grant sounds like a great opportunity to foster all of the new and creative art that is making Pittsburgh its home. When I first moved to Pittsburgh, my classmates and I were given a project in which we each researched a different place of art. A lot of them were theaters, but there were several other unique museums and places that we got to explore. It is amazing to me that there is so much art making happening in this city and I think this grant shows those who are already making art here that they are appreciated and presents Pittsburgh as a haven for those who are still looking. An interesting aspect of this grant is that it is not for ongoing, regularly scheduled projects. I think that criteria is only met by a certain type of art project that I could imagine has trouble competing with the more established art projects. Overall, it is cool to see the city supporting its artists.
Pittsburgh has always been known for its support of the arts community and art projects, primarily with organizations throughout Allegheny County including Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. What seems so great about this particular program is that it encompasses more county that just Allegheny County. I have family that leaves in those surrounding counties and they don’t have nearly the same level of support for the arts that that Allegheny county has. The arts are not often studied in this way (examining the arts from a region level, not just county) at least from my experience. Typically, it is at a county level and at a state level. I think this version of support of a “region” could make a huge difference in a lot of these suburban/rural counties. The arts have notoriously struggled in some of these areas and a formal push to support them could make a difference. I’ll be interested to see if this project can have the effect it wants to.
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