Partners

 

 

 

A Blade of Grass

A Blade of Grass is a new funding non-profit that is dedicated to nurturing socially engaged art—an evolving field at the intersection of art and social change. We provide Fellowship resources to artists who demonstrate artistic excellence, work actively in dialogue with communities at ambitious scale, and enact social change. And we create events and content in order to foster an inclusive, practical discourse about the aesthetics, function, ethics and meaning of socially engaged art.

www.abladeofgrass.org

 

 

The Carnegie Museum of Art

Carnegie Museum of Art is one of the most dynamic major art institutions in America. With our collection of more than 35,000 objects, and through our programming, exhibitions, and publications, we frequently explore the role of art and artists in confronting key social issues of our time. With our unique history and resources, we strive to become a leader in defining the role of art museums for the 21st century.

www.cmoa.org

 

 

The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University

The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University considers, in practical and visionary terms, the role of art and the artist in society. It is the first program in the country to offer an undergraduate area of study in Contextual Practice, which engages students in experimental approaches to making art in the public realm.

www.cmu.edu/art

 

The College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts (CFA) is a community of nationally and internationally recognized artists and professionals within a unique constellation of five professional schools: Architecture, Art, Design, Drama and Music — and associated centers and programs. CFA enhances and integrates the excellence and distinction of its five schools with the strengths of the university to establish a position of international leadership in preparing students to transform their professions and the world through critical inquiry and creative production.

www.cfa.cmu.edu

The Sprout Fund

The Sprout Fund is Pittsburgh’s leading agency supporting innovative ideas, catalyzing community change, and making our region a better place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Sprout provides critical financial support for new initiatives, events, and organizations that help citizens take action on a pressing issue or enhance the cultural vitality of the Pittsburgh region.

www.sproutfund.org

 

The Office of Public Art

The Office of Public Art is a public-private partnership that provides technical assistance and educational programs about public art in the Pittsburgh region.

www.publicartpittsburgh.org

Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University is a laboratory for atypical, anti-disciplinary, and inter-institutional research at the intersections of arts, science, technology and culture.

www.studioforcreativeinquiry.org

 

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 14th largest of more than 750 community foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, their resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community.

The Heinz Endowments

The Heinz Endowments is based in Pittsburgh, where they use the region as a laboratory for the development of solutions to challenges that are national in scope. Their mission is to help the region thrive as a whole community, economically, ecologically, educationally and culturally, while advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the fields in which we work. Their fields of emphasis include philanthropy in general and the disciplines represented by five grant-making programs: Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & Families; Community & Economic Development; Education; and Environment.

www.heinz.org

 

The Miller Gallery

The Miller Gallery is Carnegie Mellon‘s contemporary art gallery and supports experimentation expanding notions of art and culture. It provides a forum for conversations about creativity and innovation; explorations of new forms; dynamic relationships between past, present and future histories of art; hybrid practices; regional and international investigations across media.

www.millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu

 

 

Socially Engaged Practice at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

The Socially Engaged Practice initiative at ASU centers around participation, reciprocal relationships and collaborations in which arts and design promote civic dialogue and investigate pressing issues of our time. Students earn a Certificate in Socially Engaged Practice at the same time that they pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees.

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Scout Books

Scout Books are Little Books for Big Ideas. As a customizable notebook brand based in sunny Portland, Oregon, Scout Books helps individuals, businesses, and organizations create their own pocket-sized notebooks and books. All Scout Books are carefully manufactured with 100% recycled papers, vegetable based inks, using equipment powered by renewable energy.

www.scoutbooks.com